Danielle R. Heller
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View article: Quality of Life After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Women
Quality of Life After Axillary Lymph Node Dissection Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Women Open
Importance Higher lymphedema rates after axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) have been found in Black and Hispanic women; however, there is poor correlation between subjective symptoms, quality of life (QOL), and measured lymphedema. Add…
View article: Association of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act With Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis
Association of Medicaid Expansion Under the Affordable Care Act With Breast Cancer Stage at Diagnosis Open
In this cohort study, expansion of Medicaid was associated with a reduced number of uninsured patients and a reduced incidence of advanced-stage breast cancer. African American patients and patients younger than 50 years experienced partic…
View article: Liver-first approach to stage IV colon cancer with synchronous isolated liver metastases
Liver-first approach to stage IV colon cancer with synchronous isolated liver metastases Open
The LFA to CAC with synchronous ILM is uncommon but is associated with greater likelihood of receiving chemotherapy prior to surgery and increased survival in selected candidates.
View article: Association of Treatment Inequity and Ancestry With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Survival
Association of Treatment Inequity and Ancestry With Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Survival Open
Black patients with PDAC present at younger ages and with more advanced disease than white patients, suggesting that differences in tumor biology may exist. Black patients receive less treatment stage for stage and fewer surgical procedure…
View article: Why Has Breast Cancer Screening Failed to Decrease the Incidence of de Novo Stage IV Disease?
Why Has Breast Cancer Screening Failed to Decrease the Incidence of de Novo Stage IV Disease? Open
Background: Despite screening mammography, the incidence of Stage IV breast cancer (BC) at diagnosis has not decreased over the past four decades. We previously found that many BCs are small due to favorable biology rather than early detec…
View article: Practice Patterns and Guideline Non-Adherence in Surgical Management of Appendiceal Carcinoid Tumors
Practice Patterns and Guideline Non-Adherence in Surgical Management of Appendiceal Carcinoid Tumors Open
Despite well-known size-based treatment guidelines for appendiceal carcinoids, one-third of patients in the US undergo hemicolectomy for small tumors and appendectomy for large tumors. Guideline non-adherence, however, is not associated wi…
View article: Defining Early-Onset Colon and Rectal Cancers
Defining Early-Onset Colon and Rectal Cancers Open
Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence is rising in the young, yet the age of those affected is not clearly defined. In this study, we identify such cohorts and define clinicopathological features of early-onset colon and rectal can…