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| Gem M LeSummaryAffiliation: Northern California Cancer Center Country: USA Publications
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Breast implants following mastectomy in women with early-stage breast cancer: prevalence and impact on survivalGem M Le
Northern California Cancer Center, Fremont, California, USA
Breast Cancer Res 7:R184-93. 2005..Few studies have examined the effect of breast implants after mastectomy on long-term survival in breast cancer patients, despite growing public health concern over potential long-term adverse health effects...
Cancer incidence patterns among Vietnamese in the United States and Ha Noi, VietnamGem M Le
Northern California Cancer Center, Union City, CA 94587, USA
Int J Cancer 102:412-7. 2002....
Patient, hospital, and neighborhood factors associated with treatment of early-stage breast cancer among Asian American women in CaliforniaScarlett Lin Gomez
Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21:821-34. 2012..Yet, Asian Americans are more likely than other groups to have mastectomy or omit radiation after BCS...
Variability among hospitals and staff in collection of race, ethnicity, birthplace, and socioeconomic information in the greater San Francisco Bay AreaScarlett L Gomez
Northern California Cancer Center, 2201 Walnut Avenue, Suite 300, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
J Registry Manag 36:105-10. 2009..Nationally standardized policies, including standards for where, what, and when these data should be collected, are necessary for accurate and uniform data collection, and for effectively addressing health disparities...
Cancer incidence patterns in Koreans in the US and in Kangwha, South KoreaScarlett Lin Gomez
Northern California Cancer Center, Union City, CA 94587, USA
Cancer Causes Control 14:167-74. 2003..In the US, Koreans are a rapidly growing group and comprised 10.5% of the total Asian population as of 2000. However, little has been published regarding cancer patterns in this subpopulation...
Availability and utility of body mass index for population-based cancer surveillanceTheresa H M Keegan
Northern California Cancer Center, 2201 Walnut Avenue, Fremont, CA 94538, USA
Cancer Causes Control 19:51-7. 2008....
Studying cancer incidence and outcomes in immigrants: methodological concernsScarlett S Lin
Northern California Cancer Center, Union City 94587, USA
Am J Public Health 92:1757-9. 2002
Hospital policy and practice regarding the collection of data on race, ethnicity, and birthplaceScarlett Lin Gomez
Northern California Cancer Center, Union City, CA 94587, USA
Am J Public Health 93:1685-8. 2003
Socioeconomic status and breast carcinoma survival in four racial/ethnic groups: a population-based studyCynthia D O'Malley
Northern California Cancer Center, Union City, California 94587, USA
Cancer 97:1303-11. 2003..To better understand racial/ethnic survival patterns, we investigated the effect of socioeconomic status (SES) and disease stage on racial/ethnic differences in breast carcinoma survival in a large population-based cohort...
The burden of liver cancer in Asians and Pacific Islanders in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, 1990 through 2004Ellen T Chang
Northern California Cancer Center, Fremont, California 94538, USA
Cancer 109:2100-8. 2007..In this study, liver cancer incidence trends were evaluated in Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese men and women in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area of California between 1990 and 2004...
Experiences and perceptions of medical discrimination among a multiethnic sample of breast cancer patients in the Greater San Francisco Bay Area, CaliforniaThu Quach
Cancer Prevention Institute of California, Fremont, CA, USA
Am J Public Health 102:1027-34. 2012..We conducted qualitative interviews with breast cancer survivors to identify themes related to institutional, personally mediated, and internalized discrimination in the medical setting...
Birthplace and survival among Asian women diagnosed with breast cancer in cancer registry data: the impact of selection biasScarlett S Lin
Int J Epidemiol 31:511-3; author reply 513. 2002
