Fiscal Year 2008 Scientific Articles

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This page contains a list of citations for selected publications authored by CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) staff members. The following citations are posted on a year-to-date basis beginning October 1, 2007. The citations are organized alphabetically into cancer topic areas.

Breast Cancer

Baron RC, Rimer BK, Breslow RA, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Melillo S, Habarta N, Kalra GP, Chattopadhyay S, Wilson KM, Lee NC, Mullen PD, Coughlin SS, Briss PA; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Client-directed interventions to increase community demand for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S34–55.

Baron RC, Rimer BK, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Mullen PD, Chattopadhyay S, Briss PA; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S26–33.

Breslow RA, Rimer BK, Baron RC, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Wilson KM, Lee NC, Mullen PD, Coughlin SS, Briss PA. Introducing the Community Guide's reviews of evidence on interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S14–20.

Coughlin SS, Leadbetter S, Richards T, Sabatino SA. Contextual analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening and factors associated with health care access among United States women, 2002. Social Science and Medicine 2008;66(2):260–275.

Coughlin SS, Sabatino SA, Shaw KM. What factors are associated with where women undergo clinical breast examination? Results from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey.* The Open Clinical Cancer Journal 2008;2(1):32–43.

Ekwueme DU, Gardner JG, Subramanian S, Tangka FK, Bapat B, Richardson LC. Cost analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: selected states, 2003 to 2004. Cancer 2008;112(3):626–635.

Ekwueme DU, Hall IJ, Richardson LC, Gardner JG, Royalty J, Thompson TD. Estimating personal costs incurred by a woman participating in mammography screening in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Cancer 2008;113(3):592–601.

Gregory-Mercado KY, Will J, True S, Royalty J, Starcher ET 2nd, Khavjou O, Helsel W, Kammerer W, Howe W. A combined approach to women's health is associated with a greater likelihood of repeat mammography in a population of financially disadvantaged women. Preventing Chronic Disease 2007;4(4):A89.

Hahn KM, Bondy ML, Selvan M, Lund MJ, Liff JM, Flagg EW, Brinton LA, Porter P, Eley JW, Coates RJ. Factors associated with advanced disease stage at diagnosis in a population-based study of patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer. American Journal of Epidemiology 2007;166(9):1035–1044.

Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Breen N, Coughlin S, McLean TA, McNeel TS, Ponce NA. Breast and cervical cancer screening rates of subgroups of Asian American women in California. Medical Care Research and Review 2007;64(6):706–730.

Norman SA, Russell Localio A, Weber AL, Coates RJ, Zhou L, Bernstein L, Malone KE, Marchbanks PA, Weiss LK, Lee NC, Nadel MR. Protection of mammography screening against death from breast cancer in women aged 40–64 years. Cancer Causes and Control 2007;18(9):909–918.

Richardson LC, Wang W, Hartzema AG, Wagner S. The role of health-related quality of life in early discontinuation of chemotherapy for breast cancer. Breast Journal 2007;13(6):581–587.

Sabatino SA, Coates RJ, Uhler RJ, Breen N, Tangka F, Shaw KM. Disparities in mammography use among US women aged 40–64 years, by race, ethnicity, income, and health insurance status, 1993 and 2005. Medical Care 2008;46(7):692–700.

Sabatino SA, Habarta N, Baron RC, Coates RJ, Rimer BK, Kerner J, Coughlin SS, Kalra GP, Chattopadhyay S; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Interventions to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers systematic reviews of provider assessment and feedback and provider incentives. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S67–74.

Sabatino SA, McCarthy EP, Phillips RS, Burns RB. Breast cancer risk assessment and management in primary care: Provider attitudes, practices, and barriers. Cancer Detection and Prevention 2007;31(5):375–383.

Cancer Survivorship

Byers TE, Wolf HJ, Bauer KR, Bolick-Aldrich S, Chen VW, Finch JL, Fulton JP, Schymura MJ, Shen T, Van Heest S, Yin X; for the Patterns of Care Study Group. The impact of socioeconomic status on survival after cancer in the United States: findings from the National Program of Cancer Registries Patterns of Care Study. Cancer 2008;113(3):582–591.

Coleman MP, Quaresma M, Berrino F, Lutz JM, De Angelis R, Capocaccia R, Baili P, Rachet B, Gatta G, Hakulinen T, Micheli A, Sant M, Weir HK, Elwood JM, Tsukuma H, Koifman S, E Silva GA, Francisci S, Santaquilani M, Verdecchia A, Storm HH, Young JL; the CONCORD Working Group. Cancer survival in five continents: a worldwide population-based study (CONCORD). Lancet Oncology 2008 Jul 16.

Coughlin SS. Surviving cancer or other serious illness: a review of individual and community resources. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2008;58(1):60–64.

Coughlin SS. Survivors of Cancer. In: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society. GA Colditz, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008.

Hawkins NA, Pollack LA, Leadbetter S, Steele WR, Carroll J, Dolan JG, Ryan EP, Ryan JL, Morrow GR. Informational needs of patients and perceived adequacy of information available before and after treatment of cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 2008;26(2):1–16.

Richardson LC, Wingo PA, Zack MM, Zahran HS, King JB. Health-related quality of life in cancer survivors between ages 20 and 64 years: Population-based estimates from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. Cancer 2008;112(6):1380–1389.

Cervical Cancer

Baron RC, Rimer BK, Breslow RA, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Melillo S, Habarta N, Kalra GP, Chattopadhyay S, Wilson KM, Lee NC, Mullen PD, Coughlin SS, Briss PA; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Client-directed interventions to increase community demand for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S34–55.

Baron RC, Rimer BK, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Mullen PD, Chattopadhyay S, Briss PA; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S26–33.

Breslow RA, Rimer BK, Baron RC, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Wilson KM, Lee NC, Mullen PD, Coughlin SS, Briss PA. Introducing the Community Guide's reviews of evidence on interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S14–20.

Chesson HW, Ekwueme DU, Saraiya M, Markowitz LE. Cost-effectiveness of human papillomavirus vaccination in the United States. Emerging Infectious Diseases 2008;14(2):244–251.

Coughlin SS, Leadbetter S, Richards T, Sabatino SA. Contextual analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening and factors associated with health care access among United States women, 2002. Social Science and Medicine 2008;66(2):260–275.

Ekwueme DU, Gardner JG, Subramanian S, Tangka FK, Bapat B, Richardson LC. Cost analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: selected states, 2003 to 2004. Cancer 2008;112(3):626–635.

Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Breen N, Coughlin S, McLean TA, McNeel TS, Ponce NA. Breast and cervical cancer screening rates of subgroups of Asian American women in California. Medical Care Research and Review 2007;64(6):706–730.

Sabatino SA, Habarta N, Baron RC, Coates RJ, Rimer BK, Kerner J, Coughlin SS, Kalra GP, Chattopadhyay S; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Interventions to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers systematic reviews of provider assessment and feedback and provider incentives. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S67–74.

Steele CB, Thomas CN, Richardson LC. Human papillomavirus-related content in state and tribal comprehensive cancer control plans. Journal of Women's Health 2008;17(1):5–10.

Tsui J, Saraiya M, Thompson T, Dey A, Richardson L. Cervical cancer screening among foreign-born women by birthplace and duration in the United States. Journal of Women's Health 2007;16(10):1447–1457.

Colorectal Cancer

Baron RC, Rimer BK, Breslow RA, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Melillo S, Habarta N, Kalra GP, Chattopadhyay S, Wilson KM, Lee NC, Mullen PD, Coughlin SS, Briss PA; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Client-directed interventions to increase community demand for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening: a systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S34–55.

Baron RC, Rimer BK, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Mullen PD, Chattopadhyay S, Briss PA; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Methods for conducting systematic reviews of evidence on effectiveness and economic efficiency of interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S26–33.

Benson VS, Patnick J, Davies AK, Nadel MR, Smith RA, Atkin WS; on behalf of the International Colorectal Cancer Screening Network. Colorectal cancer screening: A comparison of 35 initiatives in 17 countries. International Journal of Cancer 2008;122(6)1357–1367.

Berkowitz Z, Hawkins NA, Peipins LA, White MC, Nadel MR. Beliefs, risk perceptions, and gaps in knowledge as barriers to colorectal cancer screening in older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 2008;56(2):307–314.

Breslow RA, Rimer BK, Baron RC, Coates RJ, Kerner J, Wilson KM, Lee NC, Mullen PD, Coughlin SS, Briss PA. Introducing the Community Guide's reviews of evidence on interventions to increase screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S14–20.

DeGroff A, Boehm J, Green SG, Holden D, Seeff LC. Facilitators and challenges to start-up of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Program. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(2):A39.

DeGroff A, Holden D, Green SG, Boehm J, Seeff LC, Tangka F. Start-up of the Colorectal Cancer Screening Demonstration Project. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(2):A38.

Fernandez ME, Wippold R, Torres I, Byrd T, Freeberg D, Bains Y, Guajardo J, Coughlin SS, Vernon SW. Colorectal cancer screening among Latinos from U.S. cities along the Texas-Mexico border. Cancer Causes and Control 2008;19(2):195–206.

Joseph DA, Rim SH, Seeff LC. Use of colorectal cancer tests—United States, 2002, 2004, and 2006. MMWR 2008;57(10);253–258.

Sabatino SA, Habarta N, Baron RC, Coates RJ, Rimer BK, Kerner J, Coughlin SS, Kalra GP, Chattopadhyay S; Task Force on Community Preventive Services. Interventions to increase recommendation and delivery of screening for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancers by healthcare providers systematic reviews of provider assessment and feedback and provider incentives. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(1 Suppl):S67–74.

Schneider EC, Nadel MR, Zaslavsky AM, McGlynn EA. Assessment of the scientific soundness of clinical performance measures: A field test of the National Committee for Quality Assurance's colorectal cancer screening measure. Archives of Internal Medicine 2008;168(8):876–882.

Seeff LC, DeGroff A, Tangka F, Wanliss E, Major A, Nadel M, Ryerson AB, Royalty J, Gelb C, Reed E. Development of a federally funded demonstration colorectal cancer screening program. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(2):A64.

Shapiro JA, Seeff LC, Thompson TD, Nadel MR, Klabunde CN, Vernon SW. Colorectal cancer test use from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2008;17(7):1623–1630.

Tangka FK, Subramanian S, Bapat B, Seeff LC, DeGroff A, Gardner J, Ryerson AB, Nadel M, Royalty J. Cost of starting colorectal cancer screening programs: Results from five federally funded demonstration programs. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(2):A47.

Gynecologic Cancers

Stewart SL, Wike JM, Foster SL, Michaud F. The incidence of primary fallopian tube cancer in the United States. Gynecologic Oncology 2007;107(3):392–397.

Health Disparities in Cancer

Byers TE, Wolf HJ, Bauer KR, Bolick-Aldrich S, Chen VW, Finch JL, Fulton JP, Schymura MJ, Shen T, Van Heest S, Yin X; for the Patterns of Care Study Group. The impact of socioeconomic status on survival after cancer in the United States: findings from the National Program of Cancer Registries Patterns of Care Study. Cancer 2008;113(3):582–591.

Coughlin SS, Leadbetter S, Richards T, Sabatino SA. Contextual analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening and factors associated with health care access among United States women, 2002. Social Science and Medicine 2008;66(2):260–275.

Crawford ND, Jones CP, Richardson LC. Understanding the role of reactions to race-based treatment in breast and cervical cancer screening. Journal of the National Medical Association 2008;100(2):188–196.

Espey DK, Wu XC, Swan J, Wiggins C, Jim MA, Ward E, Wingo PA, Howe HL, Ries LA, Miller BA, Jemal A, Ahmed F, Cobb N, Kaur JS, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2004, featuring cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Cancer 2007;110(10):2119–2152.

Faruque A, Perz JF, Kwong S, Jamison PM, Friedman C, Bell BP. National trends and disparities in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, 1998–2003. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(3):A74.

Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Breen N, Coughlin S, McLean TA, McNeel TS, Ponce NA. Breast and cervical cancer screening rates of subgroups of Asian American women in California. Medical Care Research and Review 2007;64(6):706–730.

Li J, Thompson TD, Miller JW, Pollack LA, Stewart SL. Cancer incidence among children and adolescents in the United States, 2001–2003. Pediatrics 2008;121(6):e1470–1477.

Mkanta WN, Chumbler NR, Richardson LC, Kobb RF. Age-related differences in quality of life in cancer patients: a pilot study of a cancer care coordination/home-telehealth program. Cancer Nursing 2007;30(6):434–440.

Richert-Boe KE, Weinmann S, Shapiro JA, Rybicki BA, Enger SM, Van Den Eeden SK, Weiss NS. Racial differences in treatment of early-stage prostate cancer. Urology 2008;71(6):1172–1176.

Sabatino SA, Coates RJ, Uhler RJ, Breen N, Tangka F, Shaw KM. Disparities in mammography use among US women aged 40–64 years, by race, ethnicity, income, and health insurance status, 1993 and 2005. Medical Care 2008;46(7):692–700.

National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program (NBCCEDP)

Ekwueme DU, Gardner JG, Subramanian S, Tangka FK, Bapat B, Richardson LC. Cost analysis of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program: selected states, 2003 to 2004. Cancer 2008;112(3):626–635.

Ekwueme DU, Hall IJ, Richardson LC, Gardner JG, Royalty J, Thompson TD. Estimating personal costs incurred by a woman participating in mammography screening in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Cancer 2008;113(3):592–601.

Subramanian S, Ekwueme DU, Gardner JG, Bapat B, Kramer C. Identifying and controlling for program-level differences in comparative cost analysis: Lessons from the economic evaluation of the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Evaluation and Program Planning 2008;31(2):136–144.

National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)

Ahmed F, Perz JF, Kwong S, Jamison PM, Friedman C, Bell BP. National trends and disparities in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, 1998–2003. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(3).

Alley LG, Chen VW, Wike JM, Schymura MJ, Rycroft RK, Shen T, Bolick-Aldrich S, Roshala W, Fulton JP. CDC–NPCR's Breast, Colon, and Prostate Cancer Data Quality and Patterns of Care Study: overview and methodology. Journal of Registry Management 2007;34(4)148–157.

Alley LC, Fulton JP, Wike JM, Kahn AR, Roshala W, Chen VW, Rycroft RK, Bolick-Aldrich S, German R, Snodgrass J. Studying patterns of care: An evaluation of a project using CDC–NPCR data. Journal of Registry Management 2008;35(1):27–33.

Byers TE, Wolf HJ, Bauer KR, Bolick-Aldrich S, Chen VW, Finch JL, Fulton JP, Schymura MJ, Shen T, Van Heest S, Yin X; for the Patterns of Care Study Group. The impact of socioeconomic status on survival after cancer in the United States: findings from the National Program of Cancer Registries Patterns of Care Study. Cancer 2008;113(3):582–591.

Larson T, Melnikova N, Davis SI, Jamison P. Incidence and descriptive epidemiology of mesothelioma in the United States, 1999–2002. International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 2007;13(4):398–403.

Li J, Thompson TD, Miller JW, Pollack LA, Stewart SL. Cancer incidence among children and adolescents in the United States, 2001–2003. Pediatrics 2008;121(6):e1470–1477.

Mulvihill L. Education and Training Series from the National Program of Cancer Registries. Journal of Registry Management 2008;35(1):17–20.

Stewart SL, Wike JM, Foster SL, Michaud F. The incidence of primary fallopian tube cancer in the United States. Gynecologic Oncology 2007;107(3):392–397.

Trivers KF, Sabatino SA, Stewart SL. Trends in esophageal cancer incidence by histology, United States, 1998–2003. International Journal of Cancer 2008 Jun 10.

Wingo PA, Tucker TC, Jamison PM, Martin H, McLaughlin C, Bayakly R, Bolick-Aldrich S, Colsher P, Indian R, Knight K, Neloms S, Wilson R, Richards TB. Cancer in Appalachia, 2001–2003. Cancer 2008;112(1):181–192.

Ovarian Cancer

Rim SH, Berkowitz Z, Peipins L. Ovarian as a subsequent primary cancer among women cancer survivors, 1973–2004. Abstracts: 32nd Annual Meeting, American Society of Preventive Oncology, Bethesda, Maryland, March 16–18, 2008. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2008;17(2):460–465.

Prostate Cancer

Berge V, Thompson T, Blackman D. Additional surgical intervention after radical prostatectomy, radiation therapy, androgen-deprivation therapy, or watchful waiting. European Urology 2007;52(4):1036–1043.

Coates RJ, Khoury MJ, Gwinn M. Five genetic variants associated with prostate cancer. New England Journal of Medicine 2008;358(25):2738.

Ekwueme DU, Stroud LA, Chen Y. Cost analysis of screening for, diagnosing, and staging prostate cancer based on a systematic review of published studies. Preventing Chronic Disease 2007;4(4):A100.

Richert-Boe KE, Weinmann S, Shapiro JA, Rybicki BA, Enger SM, Van Den Eeden SK, Weiss NS. Racial differences in treatment of early-stage prostate cancer. Urology 2008;71(6):1172–1176.

Ross LE, Berkowitz Z, Ekwueme DU. Use of the prostate-specific antigen test among U.S. men: Findings from the 2005 National Health Interview Survey. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2008;17(3):636–644.

Volk RJ, Hawley ST, Kneuper S, Holden EW, Stroud LA, Cooper CP, Berkowitz JM, Scholl LE, Saraykar SS, Pavlik VN. Trials of decision aids for prostate cancer screening: A systematic review. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2007;33(5):428–434.

Werny DM, Saraiya M, Carrera J, Coughlin SS, Frank E. Learning amid controversy: prostate cancer knowledge and screening practices among US medical students. Journal of Cancer Education 2008;23(2):108–113.

Werny DM, Saraiya M, Platz EA, Chen X. Prostate-specific antigen, sexual behavior, and sexually transmitted infections in US men 40–59 years old, 2001–2004: a cross-sectional study. Infectious Agents and Cancer 2007;2(1):19.

Skin Cancer

Glanz K, Yaroch AL, Dancel M, Saraiya M, Crane LA, Buller DB, Manne S, O'Riordan DL, Heckman CJ, Hay J, Robinson JK. Measures of sun exposure and sun protection practices for behavioral and epidemiologic research. Archives of Dermatology 2008;144(2):217–222.

General and Miscellaneous

Abel GA, Friese CR, Magazu LS, Richardson LC, Fernandez ME, De Zengotita JJ, Earle CC. Delays in referral and diagnosis for chronic hematologic malignancies: a literature review. Leukemia and Lymphoma 2008;49(7):1352–1359.

Ahmed F, Perz JF, Kwong S, Jamison PM, Friedman C, Bell BP. National trends and disparities in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, 1998–2003. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(3).

Chumbler NR, Kobb R, Harris L, Richardson LC, Darkins A, Sberna M, Dixit N, Ryan P, Donaldson M, Kreps GL. Healthcare utilization among veterans undergoing chemotherapy: The impact of a cancer care coordination/home-telehealth program. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 2007;30(4):308–317.

Coughlin SS. How health services researchers are helping to transform the delivery of medical care in the United States.* Open Health Services and Policy Journal 2008;1(1):1–4.

Coughlin SS. How many principles for public health ethics?* Open Public Health Journal 2008;1(1):8–16.

Coughlin SS. Public health ethics: theory, policy, and practice: edited by Ronald Bayer, Lawrence O. Gostin, Bruce Jennings, and Bonnie Steinbock. American Journal of Epidemiology 2008;167(1):121–122.

Coughlin SS. Using cases with contrary facts to illustrate and facilitate ethical analysis. Science and Engineering Ethics 2008;14(1):103–110.

Coughlin SS, Bonds C, Malilay J, Araujo J. Ethics. In: Encyclopedia of Global Warming and Climate Change. SG Philander, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008.

Coughlin SS, Hall HI, Saraiya M. HIV/AIDS-related Cancers. In: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society. GA Colditz, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008.

Espey DK, Wu XC, Swan J, Wiggins C, Jim MA, Ward E, Wingo PA, Howe HL, Ries LA, Miller BA, Jemal A, Ahmed F, Cobb N, Kaur JS, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2004, featuring cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Cancer 2007;110(10):2119–2152.

Faruque A, Perz JF, Kwong S, Jamison PM, Friedman C, Bell BP. National trends and disparities in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, 1998–2003. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(3):A74.

Frank E, Modi S, Elon E, Coughlin S. U.S. medical students' attitudes about patients' access to care. Preventive Medicine 2008;47(1):140–14.

Hall HI, Coughlin SS, Saraiya M. Kaposi's Sarcoma. In: Encyclopedia of Cancer and Society. GA Colditz, ed. Thousand Oaks, CA, Sage Publications, 2008.

Li J, Thompson TD, Miller JW, Pollack LA, Stewart SL. Cancer incidence among children and adolescents in the United States, 2001–2003. Pediatrics 2008;121(6):e1470–1477.

Mkanta WN, Chumbler NR, Richardson LC, Kobb RF. Age-related differences in quality of life in cancer patients: a pilot study of a cancer care coordination/home-telehealth program. Cancer Nursing 2007;30(6):434–440.

Pollack LA, Stewart SL, Thompson TD, Li J. Trends in childhood cancer mortality—United States, 1990–2004. MMWR 2007;56(48);1257–1261.

Ramsey SD, Zeliadt SB, Richardson LC, Pollack L, Linden H, Blough DK, Anderson N. Disenrollment from Medicaid after recent cancer diagnosis. Medical Care 2008;46(1):49–57.

Richardson LC, Tangka FK. Ambulatory care for cancer in the United States: Results from 2 national surveys comparing visits to physician's offices and hospital outpatient departments. Journal of the National Medical Association 2007;99(12):1350–1358.

Sedjo RL, Byers T, Barrera E Jr, Cohen C, Fontham ET, Newman LA, Runowicz CD, Thorson AG, Thun MJ, Ward E, Wender RC, Eyre HJ; for the ACS Cancer Incidence & Mortality Ends Committee. A midpoint assessment of the American Cancer Society challenge goal to decrease cancer incidence by 25% between 1992 and 2015. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2007;57(6):326–340.

Trivers KF, Sabatino SA, Stewart SL. Trends in esophageal cancer incidence by histology, United States, 1998–2003. International Journal of Cancer 2008 Jun 10.

Wilson KM, Fridinger F; The National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion Work Group on Translation. Focusing on public health: a different look at translating research to practice. Journal of Women's Health 2008;17(2):173–179.

Wingo PA, Tucker TC, Jamison PM, Martin H, McLaughlin C, Bayakly R, Bolick-Aldrich S, Colsher P, Indian R, Knight K, Neloms S, Wilson R, Richards TB. Cancer in Appalachia, 2001–2003. Cancer 2008;112(1):181–192.

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