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| Takamaru AshikagaSummaryAffiliation: University of Vermont Country: USA Publications
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Morbidity results from the NSABP B-32 trial comparing sentinel lymph node dissection versus axillary dissectionTakamaru Ashikaga
University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
J Surg Oncol 102:111-8. 2010....
Texture analysis of post breast cancer lymphedema ultrasound images obtained using a portable device--a pilot studyTakamaru Ashikaga
Department of Medical Biostatistics and Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
Lymphat Res Biol 3:147-55. 2005..This study examined the reliability and validity of the first and second order quantitative image texture measures, average pixel intensity and entropy, and compared their site-specific correlations...- Effect of occult metastases on survival in node-negative breast cancerDonald L Weaver
University of Vermont College of Medicine and Vermont Cancer Center, Department of Pathology, Burlington, VT 05405 0068, USA
N Engl J Med 364:412-21. 2011..Prospective data on clinical outcomes from randomized trials according to sentinel-node involvement have been lacking... - Surgeon training, protocol compliance, and technical outcomes from breast cancer sentinel lymph node randomized trialDavid N Krag
Department of Surgery, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Given Building, Rm E309, 89 Beaumont Ave, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 101:1356-62. 2009..We evaluated the relationship of surgeon trial preparation, protocol compliance audit, and technical outcomes... - Technical outcomes of sentinel-lymph-node resection and conventional axillary-lymph-node dissection in patients with clinically node-negative breast cancer: results from the NSABP B-32 randomised phase III trialDavid N Krag
University of Vermont, College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405 0068, USA
Lancet Oncol 8:881-8. 2007..The aim of this paper is to report the technical success and accuracy of SLN resection plus ALND versus SLN resection alone... - Metastasis detection in sentinel lymph nodes: comparison of a limited widely spaced (NSABP protocol B-32) and a comprehensive narrowly spaced paraffin block sectioning strategyDonald L Weaver
Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405 0068, USA
Am J Surg Pathol 33:1583-9. 2009..7 to 4.8 mm) and the modal thickness was 2.3 mm. Although more comprehensive sectioning of SLNs detects additional micrometastases, the data suggest diminishing returns and reduced cost effectiveness for the comprehensive strategy... - Detection of occult sentinel lymph node micrometastases by immunohistochemistry in breast cancer. An NSABP protocol B-32 quality assurance studyDonald L Weaver
Department of Pathology, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405 0068, USA
Cancer 107:661-7. 2006..2 mm but not larger than 2.0 mm) or isolated tumor cell clusters (< or = 0.2 mm). This study defines the rate at which pathologists miss metastases on CK IHC of sentinel lymph nodes (SLN)... - Mass media interventions to reduce youth smoking prevalenceBrian S Flynn
Office of Health Promotion Research, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05401, USA
Am J Prev Med 39:53-62. 2010..Mass media interventions for reduction of youth cigarette smoking have been recommended based on a broad array of evidence, although few randomized community trials have been reported... - A study of low dose peginterferon alpha-2b with ribavirin for the initial treatment of chronic hepatitis CEdward L Krawitt
Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont, and Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA
Am J Gastroenterol 101:1268-73. 2006..CONCLUSION: The results of this study underscore the importance of adequate dosing of ribavirin as well as pegylated interferons in achieving an SVR when treating genotype 1 chronic hepatitis C patients with combination therapy... 
Urban-rural differences in motivation to control prejudice toward people with HIV/AIDS: the impact of perceived identifiability in the communityJanice Yanushka Bunn
Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
J Rural Health 24:285-91. 2008..Differences between rural and more metropolitan community members' attitudes toward people with HIV/AIDS, however, have rarely been examined...- Youth audience segmentation strategies for smoking-prevention mass media campaigns based on message appealBrian S Flynn
Office of Health Promotion Research, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington
Health Educ Behav 34:578-93. 2007..Age should be a primary consideration in developing and delivering smoking-prevention messages to youth audiences. The unique needs of boys and girls and older African American adolescents should also be considered... - Sentinel-lymph-node resection compared with conventional axillary-lymph-node dissection in clinically node-negative patients with breast cancer: overall survival findings from the NSABP B-32 randomised phase 3 trialDavid N Krag
National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project NSABP, Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Lancet Oncol 11:927-33. 2010.... - Factors influencing intention to obtain a genetic test for colon cancer risk: a population-based studyJanice Yanushka Bunn
Department of Medical Biostatistics, University of Vermont, Burlington 05405, USA
Prev Med 34:567-77. 2002..This study expands a previous psychosocial model of factors influencing intention to undergo genetic testing for cancer in general to the context of colon cancer... - Peginterferon alfa-2b and ribavirin for treatment-refractory chronic hepatitis CEdward L Krawitt
Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
J Hepatol 43:243-9. 2005..However, little is known about the utility of such regimens for individuals who failed to respond to prior conventional interferon-based treatment... - Prerandomization Surgical Training for the National Surgical Adjuvant Breast and Bowel Project (NSABP) B-32 trial: a randomized phase III clinical trial to compare sentinel node resection to conventional axillary dissection in clinically node-negative breSeth P Harlow
Department of Surgery, University of Vermont College of Medicine and the Vermont Cancer Center, Burlington 05405, USA
Ann Surg 241:48-54. 2005..To train surgeons in a standardized technique of sentinel lymph node biopsy and to prepare them for the requirements of a prospective randomized surgical trial... - Primary care physicians' use of family history for cancer risk assessmentBrian S Flynn
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05405, USA
BMC Fam Pract 11:45. 2010..Family history (FH) assessment is useful in identifying and managing patients at increased risk for cancer. This study assessed reported FH quality and associations with physician perceptions... - Discrepancy between preference and actual adjuvant therapy for breast cancerMarie E Wood
Department of Medicine, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405
Clin Breast Cancer 10:398-403. 2010..Pretreatment preferences for adjuvant therapy were examined and compared with actual treatment received... - Ultrafast 3-T MRI in the evaluation of children with acute lower abdominal pain for the detection of appendicitisAlisa K Johnson
Department of Radiology, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, VT, USA
AJR Am J Roentgenol 198:1424-30. 2012..The purpose of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of ultrafast 3-T MRI in the evaluation of children with acute lower abdominal pain for the detection of appendicitis... - Intraoperative ultrasound versus mammographic needle localization for ductal carcinoma in situT A James
Department of Surgery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
Ann Surg Oncol 16:1164-9. 2009..The purpose of this study was to compare the efficacy of intraoperative ultrasound versus mammographic needle localization (MNL) for partial mastectomy in DCIS... - HER-2/neu detection in fine-needle aspirates of breast cancer: fluorescence in situ hybridization and immunocytochemical analysisBarbara G Beatty
Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington 05405-0068, USA
Am J Clin Pathol 122:246-55. 2004.... - Attitudes, perceived norms, and intentions: a needs assessment study of the influenza immunization intentions of elderly citizens in VermontKwadwo Bosompra
Department of Medical Biostatistics and Bioinformatics Facility, College of Medicine, Department of Physical Therapy, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT, USA
J Rural Health 20:125-30. 2004..Although immunization has been demonstrated to prevent influenza or reduce its incidence and associated complications among the elderly, it has been largely underutilized... - HPV is detectable in virtually all abnormal cervical cytology samples after reinvestigation of HPV negatives with multiple alternative PCR testsMark Francis Evans
Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, 05405, USA
Diagn Mol Pathol 19:144-50. 2010..HPV may be causal in almost every instance of abnormal cervical cytology; however, passenger HPV that is incidental to an abnormality may also have been detected... - Internet delivered behavioral obesity treatmentJean Harvey-Berino
University of Vermont, Department of Nutrition and Food Sciences, Burlington, VT 05405, USA
Prev Med 51:123-8. 2010..To evaluate the efficacy of an Internet behavioral weight loss program; and determine if adding periodic in-person sessions to an Internet intervention improves outcomes... - Influence of breast cancer histology on the relationship between ultrasound and pathology tumor size measurementsBobbi Pritt
Department of Pathology, University of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT 05405-0068, USA
Mod Pathol 17:905-10. 2004..Pathologic tumor size can be estimated from the ultrasonographic measurement, particularly if the histologic tumor subtype is known. The results of this study underscore the continued benefit of pretreatment tumor histology... - Mass media for smoking cessation in adolescentsLaura J Solomon
Department of Psychology, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT 05405 0134, USA
Health Educ Behav 36:642-59. 2009..A media campaign based on social cognitive constructs produced a modest overall effect on smoking prevalence among adolescents, but the role of theory-based constructs is unclear... - Phase I/II trial of adjuvant dose-dense docetaxel/epirubicin/cyclophosphamide (TEC) in stage II and III breast cancerSusan Burdette-Radoux
Vermont Cancer Center, University of Vermont, Burlington, Vermont 05401, USA
Breast J 13:274-80. 2007.... - Measuring the nursing workforce: clarifying the definitionsKyndaron Reinier
University of Vermont, USA
Med Care Res Rev 62:741-55. 2005..The Vermont pilot study results demonstrate that a richer profile of the health workforce can be obtained by using both standard workforce measures and more subjective questions to assess a statewide need for nurses... - Attitudes and beliefs of primary care physicians regarding prostate and colorectal cancer screening in a rural stateGeorge K Philips
Hematology Oncology Unit, Fletcher Allen Health Care, Burlington, Vermont 05401, USA
J Cancer Educ 20:167-72. 2005..Screening for prostate cancer (PC) is paradoxically more prevalent than for colorectal cancer (CRC)... - The design of trials comparing sentinel-node surgery and axillary resectionDavid Krag
N Engl J Med 349:603-5. 2003 - Swelling, numbness, pain, and their relationship to arm function among breast cancer survivors: a disablement process model perspectiveKwadwo Bosompra
Breast J 8:338-48. 2002..Such a tool, if properly designed and implemented, would allow for the timely introduction of lymphedema or pain management strategies to improve arm function and ultimately the quality of life of breast cancer survivors... - Knowledge about preventing and managing lymphedema: a survey of recently diagnosed and treated breast cancer patientsKwadwo Bosompra
Patient Educ Couns 47:155-63. 2002..Additionally, research into factors that could motivate survivors to practice the recommended behaviors is warranted...