Recent publications on Cancer

Kamineni A, Weinmann S, Shy K, Mandelson M, Glass A, Weiss N. Cervical cancer screening efficacy in older women.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011;20(4):718-9. PubMed

Sprague B, Trentham-Dietz A, Hedman C, Hemming J, Hampton J, Buist D, Bowles EA, Burnside E, Sisney G. The association of serum phthalates and parabens with mammographic breast density.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011;20(4):718. PubMed

Bello C, Yu D, Komrokji RS, Zhu W, Wetzstein GA, List AF, Lancet JE. Outcomes after induction chemotherapy in patients with acute myeloid leukemia arising from myelodysplastic syndrome. Cancer. 2011 Apr 1;117(7):1463-9. doi: 10.1002/cncr.25598. Epub 2010 Nov 8. PubMed

Van Poznak CH, Temin S, Yee GC, Janjan NA, Barlow WE, Biermann JS, Bosserman LD, Geoghegan C, Hillner BE, Theriault RL, Zuckerman DS, Von Roenn JH. American Society of Clinical Oncology executive summary of the clinical practice guideline update on the role of bone-modifying agents in metastatic breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Mar 20;29(9):1221-7. Epub 2011 Feb 22. PubMed

Kharfan-Dabaja MA, Chavez JC, Yu D, Zhu W, Fernandez-Vertiz EI, Perkins J, Shapiro J, Bookout R, Perez L, Fernandez HF, Komrokji RS, Lancetf J, Brand L, Field T, Ayala E, Janssen W, List AF, Anasetti C. Severe hypoalbuminemia at day 90 predicts worse non-relapse mortality and overall survival after allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for acute myeloid leukemia and myelodysplastic syndrome. Biol Blood Marrow Transplant. 2011 Mar;17(3):384-93. Epub 2010 Jul 22. PubMed

Ellis GK, Barlow WE, Gralow JR, Hortobagyi GN, Russell CA, Royce ME, Perez EA, Lew D, Livingston RB. Phase III comparison of standard doxorubicin and cyclophosphamide versus weekly doxorubicin and daily oral cyclophosphamide plus granulocyte colony-stimulating factor as neoadjuvant therapy for inflammatory and locally advanced breast cancer: SWOG 0012. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Mar 10;29(8):1014-21. Epub 2011 Jan 10. PubMed

Coghill AE, Newcomb PA, Chia VM, Zheng Y, Wernli KJ, Passarelli MN, Potter JD. Pre-diagnostic NSAID use but not hormone therapy is associated with improved colorectal cancer survival in women.  Br J Cancer. 2011 Mar 1;104(5):763-8. Epub 2011 Feb 8. PubMed

Phipps AI, Buist DS, Malone KE, Barlow WE, Porter PL, Kerlikowske K, Li CI. Reproductive history and risk of three breast cancer subtypes defined by three biomarkers.  Cancer Causes Control. 2011 Mar;22(3):399-405. Epub 2010 Dec 24. PubMed

Fann JR, Hubbard RA, Alfano C, Roth-Roemer S, Katon WJ, and Syrjala KL. Pre- and post-transplantation risk factors for delirium onset and severity in patients undergoing hematopoietic stem cell transplantation. J Clin Oncol 2011 Mar 1;29(7):895-901. Epub 2011 Jan 24. PubMed

Doyle GP, Onysko J, Pogany L, Major D, Caines J, Shumak R, Wadden N, Carney PA, Sickles EA, Monsees BS, Bassett LW, Miglioretti DL. Limitations of minimally acceptable interpretive performance criteria for screening mammography.  Radiology. 2011;258(3):960-1. PubMed

Houssami N, Abraham LA, Miglioretti DL, Sickles EA, Kerlikowske K, Buist DS, Geller BM, Muss HB, Irwig L. Accuracy and outcomes of screening mammography in women with a personal history of early-stage breast cancer.  JAMA. 2011;305(8):790-9. PubMed

Hotaling JM, Wright JL, Pocobelli G, Bhatti P, Porter MP, White E. J Urol. 2011 Apr;185(4):1210-5. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.11.081. Epub 2011 Feb 22. J Urol. 2011 Apr;185(4):1210-5. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2010.11.081. Epub 2011 Feb 22. PubMed

Sprague BL, Trentham-Dietz A, Gangnon RE, Buist DS, Burnside ES, Aiello Bowles EJ, Stanczyk FZ, Sisney GS. Circulating sex hormones and mammographic breast density among postmenopausal women.  Horm Cancer. 2011;2(1):62-72. PubMed

Wernli KJ, Hampton JM, Trentham-Dietz A, Newcomb PA. Use of antidepressants and NSAIDs in relation to mortality in long-term breast cancer survivors.  Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf. 2011;20(2):131-7. doi: 10.1002/pds.2064. PubMed

Pollack SM, Loggers ET, Rodler ET, Yee C, Jones RL. Immune based therapies for sarcoma. Sarcoma. 2011;2011:438940. doi: 10.1155/2011/438940. Epub 2011 Jan 23. PubMed

McCorkle R, Ercolano E, Lazenby M, Schulman-Green D, Schilling LS, Lorig K, Wagner EH. Self-management: enabling and empowering patients living with cancer as a chronic illness.  CA Cancer J Clin. 2011;61(1):50-62. Epub 2011 Jan 4. PubMed

Goldman LE, Walker R, Miglioretti DL, Smith-Bindman R, Kerlikowske K. Accuracy of diagnostic mammography at facilities serving vulnerable women.  Med Care. 2011 Jan;49(1):67-75. PubMed

Carney PA, Geller BM, Sickles EA, Miglioretti DL, Aiello Bowles EJ, Abraham L, Feig SA, Brown D, Cook AJ, Yankaskas BC, Elmore JG. Feasibility and satisfaction with a tailored web-based audit intervention for recalibrating radiologists' thresholds for conducting additional work-up.  Acad Radiol. 2011 Mar;18(3):369-76. Epub 2010 Dec 30. PubMed

Wagner EH, Aiello Bowles EJ, Tuzzio L, Wiese CJ, Kirlin B, Greene SM, Clauser SB. The quality of cancer patient experience: perspectives of patients, family members, providers, and experts. Qual Saf Health Care. 2010 Dec;19(6):484-9. PubMed

Miglioretti DL, Walker R, Weaver DL, Buist DS, Taplin SH, Carney PA, Rosenberg RD, Dignan MB, Zhang ZT, White E. Accuracy of screening mammography varies by week of menstrual cycle.  Radiology. 2011 Feb;258(2):372-379. Epub 2010 Dec 3. PubMed