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Factors Related to Underuse of Surveillance Mammography Among Breast Cancer Survivors
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New strategies are needed to increase use of surveillance mammography and decrease variations based on nonclinical factors that are likely unrelated to appropriateness of medical care.Citations
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Differences between primary care physicians' and oncologists' knowledge, attitudes and practices regarding the care of cancer survivors.
Arnold L. Potosky,Paul K. J. Han,Julia H. Rowland,Carrie N. Klabunde,Tenbroeck Smith,Noreen M. Aziz,Craig C. Earle,John Z. Ayanian,Patricia A. Ganz,Michael Stefanek +9 more
TL;DR: Improving cancer survivors’ care may require more effective communication between these two groups to increase PCPs’ confidence in their knowledge, and must also address oncologists’ attitudes regarding PC Ps’ ability to care for cancer survivors.
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The role of primary care physicians in cancer care
Carrie N. Klabunde,Anita Ambs,Nancy L. Keating,Nancy L. Keating,Yulei He,William R. Doucette,Diana M. Tisnado,Steven B. Clauser,Katherine L. Kahn,Katherine L. Kahn +9 more
TL;DR: SPCPs across the US have an active role in cancer patient management and determining the optimal interface between PCPs and oncologists in delivering and coordinating cancer care is an important area for future research.
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Provision and Discussion of Survivorship Care Plans Among Cancer Survivors: Results of a Nationally Representative Survey of Oncologists and Primary Care Physicians
Danielle Blanch-Hartigan,Laura P. Forsythe,Catherine M. Alfano,Tenbroeck Smith,Larissa Nekhlyudov,Patricia A. Ganz,Julia H. Rowland +6 more
TL;DR: Training and knowledge specific to survivorship care and coordinated care between PCPs and oncologists were associated with increased survivorship discussions with survivors.
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Adoption of Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer in the United States
Benjamin Smith,I-Wen Pan,Ya-Chen T. Shih,Grace L. Smith,Jay R. Harris,Rinaa S. Punglia,Lori J. Pierce,Reshma Jagsi,James A. Hayman,Sharon H. Giordano,Thomas A. Buchholz +10 more
TL;DR: It is suggested that reimbursement policy and practice setting strongly influenced adoption of IMRT billing for breast cancer, contributing to a 33% increase in the cost of breast radiation.
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Population-based longitudinal study of follow-up care for breast cancer survivors.
TL;DR: A substantial proportion of women with surgically treated breast cancer are receiving more than recommended imaging for metastatic disease but fewer than recommended mammograms for detection of local recurrence or new primary cancer, for which effective intervention is possible.
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A new method of classifying prognostic comorbidity in longitudinal studies: Development and validation☆
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Adapting a clinical comorbidity index for use with ICD-9-CM administrative databases
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Longitudinal data analysis for discrete and continuous outcomes.
Scott L. Zeger,Kung-Yee Liang +1 more
TL;DR: A class of generalized estimating equations (GEEs) for the regression parameters is proposed, extensions of those used in quasi-likelihood methods which have solutions which are consistent and asymptotically Gaussian even when the time dependence is misspecified as the authors often expect.
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Overview of the SEER-Medicare data: content, research applications, and generalizability to the United States elderly population.
TL;DR: An overview of the SEER-Medicare files is provided for investigators interested in using these data for epidemiologic and health services research and a comparison of selected characteristics of elderly persons residing in the SEer areas to the US total aged is compared.
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Overcoming the absence of socioeconomic data in medical records: validation and application of a census-based methodology
TL;DR: This census-based methodology offers a valid and useful approach to overcoming the absence of socioeconomic data in most US medical records.