Browsing by Author "Keating, Nancy"
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Associations between palliative chemotherapy and adult cancer patients’ end of life care and place of death: prospective cohort study
Wright, Alexi A; Zhang, Baohui; Keating, Nancy L; Weeks, Jane C; Prigerson, Holly G (BMJ Publishing Group Ltd., 2014)Objectives: To determine whether the receipt of chemotherapy among terminally ill cancer patients months before death was associated with patients’ subsequent intensive medical care and place of death. Design: Secondary ... -
End-of-Life Care for Older Patients With Ovarian Cancer Is Intensive Despite High Rates of Hospice Use
Wright, A. A.; Hatfield, Laura Anne; Earle, C. C.; Keating, Nancy Lynn (American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2014)Purpose: To date, few studies have examined end-of-life care for patients with ovarian cancer. One study documented increased hospice use among older patients with ovarian cancer from 2000 to 2005. We sought to determine ... -
Medical Oncologists’ Experiences in Using Genomic Testing for Lung and Colorectal Cancer Care
Gray, Stacy; Kim, Benjamin; Sholl, Lynette Marie; Cronin, Angel; Parikh, Aparna R.; Klabunde, Carrie N.; Kahn, Katherine L.; Haggstrom, David A.; Keating, Nancy Lynn (American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO), 2017)Purpose: Genomic testing improves outcomes for many at-risk individuals and patients with cancer; however, little is known about how genomic testing for non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and colorectal cancer (CRC) is ... -
Prostate Cancer Survivorship: Prevention and Treatment of the Adverse Effects of Androgen Deprivation Therapy
Saylor, Philip J; Keating, Nancy Lynn; Smith, Matthew Raymond (Springer-Verlag, 2009)BACKGROUND: More than one-third of the estimated 2 million prostate cancer survivors in the United States receive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT). This population of mostly older men is medically vulnerable to a variety ... -
Surgical Treatment of Early Stage Breast Cancer in Elderly: An International Comparison
Kiderlen, M.; Bastiaannet, E.; Schrodi, S.; Engel, J.; van de Water, W.; Ess, S. M.; van Eycken, L.; Miranda, A.; de Munck, L.; van de Velde, C. J. H.; de Craen, A. J. M.; Liefers, G. J.; Walsh, P.M.; Keating, Nancy Lynn (Springer US, 2011)Over 40% of breast cancer patients are diagnosed above the age of 65. Treatment of these elderly patients will probably vary over countries. The aim of this study was to make an international comparison (several European ... -
Survival Implications Associated with Variation in Mastectomy Rates for Early-Staged Breast Cancer
Brooks, John M.; Chrischilles, Elizabeth A.; Landrum, Mary Beth Elizabeth; Wright, Kara B.; Fang, Gang; Winer, Eric Paul; Keating, Nancy Lynn (Hindawi Publishing, 2012)Despite a 20-year-old guideline from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Consensus Development Conference recommending breast conserving surgery with radiation (BCSR) over mastectomy for woman with early-stage breast ... -
Variation in Patient-Sharing Networks of Physicians Across the United States
Landon, Bruce Evan; Keating, Nancy Lynn; Barnett, Michael Lawrence; Onnela, Jukka-Pekka; Paul, Sudeshna; O’Malley, A. James; Keegan, Thomas; Christakis, Nicholas (American Medical Association (AMA), 2012) -
Vitamin D deficiency in minority populations
Taksler, Glen B; Cutler, David M.; Giovannucci, Edward L.; Keating, Nancy Lynn (Cambridge University Press (CUP), 2014)Objective Black and Hispanic individuals synthesize less vitamin D per unit of sun exposure than white individuals. The relationship between UV radiation and vitamin D insufficiency in minorities has not been well ...