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	Authors:	Panchal JM, Lairson DR, Chan W, Du XL
	Title:	Geographic Variation and Sociodemographic Disparity in the Use of Oxaliplatin-Containing Chemotherapy in Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jun
	Journal:	Clin Colorectal Cancer 12(2):113-21
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Fisher KJ, Lee JH, Ferrante JM, McCarthy EP, Gonzalez EC, Chen R, Love-Jackson K, Roetzheim RG
	Title:	The effects of primary care on breast cancer mortality and incidence among Medicare beneficiaries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May 15
	Journal:	Cancer
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Shahinian VB, Kuo YF
	Title:	Patterns of Bone Mineral Density Testing in Men Receiving Androgen Deprivation for Prostate Cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May 14
	Journal:	J Gen Intern Med
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Shuch B, Hanley J, Lai J, Vourganti S, Kim SP, Setodji CM, Dick AW, Chow WH, Saigal C, the Urologic Diseases in America Project
	Title:	Overall survival advantage with partial nephrectomy: A bias of observational data?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May 14
	Journal:	Cancer
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Schroeck FR, Kaufman SR, Jacobs BL, Skolarus TA, Miller DC, Weizer AZ, Montgomery JS, Wei JT, Shahinian VB, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Technology diffusion and diagnostic testing for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May 10
	Journal:	J Urol
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Huo J, Du XL, Lairson DR, Chan W, Jiang J, Buchholz TA, Guadagnolo BA
	Title:	Utilization of Surgery, Chemotherapy, Radiation Therapy, and Hospice at the End of Life for Patients Diagnosed With Metastatic Melanoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May 02
	Journal:	Am J Clin Oncol
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Owonikoko TK, Ragin C, Chen Z, Kim S, Behera M, Brandes JC, Saba NF, Pentz R, Ramalingam SS, Khuri FR
	Title:	Real-World Effectiveness of Systemic Agents Approved for Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer: A SEER-Medicare Analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May 01
	Journal:	Oncologist
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Lund JL, Stürmer T, Harlan LC, Sanoff HK, Sandler RS, Brookhart MA, Warren JL
	Title:	Identifying specific chemotherapeutic agents in medicare data: a validation study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May
	Journal:	Med Care 51(5):e27-34
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Neuman HB, Weiss JM, Leverson G, O'Connor ES, Greenblatt DY, Loconte NK, Greenberg CC, Smith MA
	Title:	Predictors of Short-Term Postoperative Survival After Elective Colectomy in Colon Cancer Patients ≥80 Years of Age.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May
	Journal:	Ann Surg Oncol 24(5):1352-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Olszewski AJ, Castillo JJ
	Title:	Comparative outcomes of oncologic therapy in gastric extranodal marginal zone (MALT) lymphoma: analysis of the SEER-Medicare database.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May
	Journal:	Ann Oncol 24(5):1352-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Pruitt SL, Harzke AJ, Davidson NO, Schootman M
	Title:	Do diagnostic and treatment delays for colorectal cancer increase risk of death?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 May
	Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 24(5):961-77
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Connelly-Frost A, Shantakumar S, Kobayashi MG, Li H, Li L
	Title:	Older renal cell cancer patients experience increased rates of venous thromboembolic events: a retrospective cohort study of SEER-Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 27
	Journal:	BMC Cancer 13(1):209
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Oberstein PE, Hershman DL, Khanna LG, Chabot JA, Insel BJ, Neugut AI
	Title:	Uptake and Patterns of Use of Gemcitabine for Metastatic Pancreatic Cancer: A Population-Based Study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 24
	Journal:	Cancer Invest
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Kadakia A, Rajan SS, Abughosh S, Du XL, Johnson ML
	Title:	CMF-Regimen Preferred as First-course Chemotherapy for Older and Sicker Women With Breast Cancer: Findings From a SEER-Medicare-based Population Study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 19
	Journal:	Am J Clin Oncol
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Fenton JJ, Xing G, Elmore JG, Bang H, Chen SL, Lindfors KK, Baldwin LM
	Title:	Short-term outcomes of screening mammography using computer-aided detection: a population-based study of medicare enrollees.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 16
	Journal:	Ann Intern Med 158(8):580-7
	Topic(s):	Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Yang Y, Mauldin PD, Ebeling M, Hulsey TC, Liu B, Thomas MB, Camp ER, Esnaola NF
	Title:	Effect of metabolic syndrome and its components on recurrence and survival in colon cancer patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 15
	Journal:	Cancer 119(8):1512-20
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Cooper GS, Kou TD, Rex DK
	Title:	Complications following colonoscopy with anesthesia assistance: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 08
	Journal:	JAMA Intern Med 173(7):551-6
	Topic(s):	Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Zhu J, Sharma DB, Chen AB, Johnson BE, Weeks JC, Schrag D
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of three platinum-doublet chemotherapy regimens in elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 05
	Journal:	Cancer
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Wang YR, Cangemi JR, Loftus EV Jr, Picco MF
	Title:	Increased Odds of Interval Left-Sided Colorectal Cancer After Flexible Sigmoidoscopy Compared With Colonoscopy in Older Patients in the United States: A Population-Based Analysis of the SEER-Medicare Linked Database, 2001-2005.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 03
	Journal:	Mayo Clin Proc
	Topic(s):	Policy; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Kaplan JR, Kowalczyk KJ, Borza T, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Nguyen PL, Friedlander DF, Trinh QD, Hu JC
	Title:	Patterns of care and outcomes of radiotherapy for lymph node positivity after radical prostatectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 02
	Journal:	BJU Int
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Stott-Miller M, Chen C, Schwartz SM
	Title:	Type II diabetes and metabolic syndrome in relation to head and neck squamous cell carcinoma risk: A SEER-Medicare database study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 02
	Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Bikov KA, Mullins CD, Seal B, Onukwugha E, Hanna N
	Title:	Algorithm for Identifying Chemotherapy/Biological Regimens for Metastatic Colon Cancer in SEER-Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 01
	Journal:	Med Care
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Roberts KB, Soulos PR, Herrin J, Yu JB, Long JB, Dostaler E, Gross CP
	Title:	The adoption of new adjuvant radiation therapy modalities among Medicare beneficiaries with breast cancer: clinical correlates and cost implications.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 85(5):1186-92
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brachytherapy; Breast Neoplasms; Costs and Cost Analysis; economics; Female; Humans; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medicare; methods; pathology; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Fernandez FG, Crabtree TD, Liu J, Meyers BF
	Title:	Incremental risk of prior coronary arterial stents for pulmonary resection.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr
	Journal:	Ann Thorac Surg 95(4):1212-20
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angioplasty, Balloon, Coronary; complications; Coronary Angiography; Coronary Artery Disease; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Myocardial Infarction; Pneumonectomy; radiography; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Stents; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Mooney SJ, Winner M, Hershman DL, Wright JD, Feingold DL, Allendorf JD, Neugut AI
	Title:	Bowel obstruction in elderly ovarian cancer patients: A population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr
	Journal:	Gynecol Oncol 129(1):107-12
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Schneider EB, Haider AH, Hyder O, Efron JE, Lidor AO, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Assessing short- and long-term outcomes among black vs white Medicare patients undergoing resection of colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr
	Journal:	Am J Surg 205(4):402-8
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Zandberg DP, Huang TY, Ke X, Baer MR, Gore SD, Smith SW, Davidoff AJ
	Title:	Treatment and outcomes for chronic myelomonocytic leukemia compared to myelodysplastic syndromes in older adults.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Apr
	Journal:	Haematologica 98(4):584-90
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia; Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Saver BG, Wang CY, Dobie SA, Green PK, Baldwin LM
	Title:	The central role of comorbidity in predicting ambulatory care sensitive hospitalizations.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 28
	Journal:	Eur J Public Health
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Davidoff AJ, Weiss SR, Baer MR, Ke X, Hendrick F, Zeidan A, Gore SD
	Title:	Patterns of erythropoiesis-stimulating agent use among Medicare beneficiaries with myelodysplastic syndromes and consistency with clinical guidelines.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 21
	Journal:	Leuk Res
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Snyder CF, Frick KD, Herbert RJ, Blackford AL, Neville BA, Wolff AC, Carducci MA, Earle CC
	Title:	Quality of care for comorbid conditions during the transition to survivorship: differences between cancer survivors and noncancer controls.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 31(9):1140-8
	Topic(s):	Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Lund JL, Stürmer T, Sanoff HK, Brookhart A, Sandler RS, Warren JL
	Title:	Determinants of adjuvant oxaliplatin receipt among older stage II and III colorectal cancer patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 19
	Journal:	Cancer
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Brawarsky P, Neville BA, Fitzmaurice GM, Earle C, Haas JS
	Title:	Surveillance after resection for colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 15
	Journal:	Cancer 119(6):1235-42
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Surveillance
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analysis; Carcinoembryonic Antigen; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; surgery; Survivors; therapy
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	Authors:	Wright JD, Deutsch I, Wilde ET, Ananth CV, Neugut AI, Lewin SN, Siddiq Z, Herzog TJ, Hershman DL
	Title:	Uptake and outcomes of intensity-modulated radiation therapy for uterine cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 13
	Journal:	Gynecol Oncol
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Corpus Uteri
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Akushevich I, Kravchenko J, Ukraintseva S, Arbeev K, Yashin AI
	Title:	Time trends of incidence of age-associated diseases in the US elderly population: medicare-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 12
	Journal:	Age Ageing
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate; Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Brooks GA, Li L, Sharma DB, Weeks JC, Hassett MJ, Yabroff KR, Schrag D
	Title:	Regional Variation in Spending and Survival for Older Adults With Advanced Cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 12
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Pancreas; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Guadagnolo BA, Huo J, Liao KP, Buchholz TA, Das P
	Title:	Changing trends in radiation therapy technologies in the last year of life for patients diagnosed with metastatic cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer 119(5):1089-97
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Pancreas; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; epidemiology; Female; Hospice Care; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis; Radiosurgery; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; Time Factors; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Sharma A, Schwartz SM, Méndez E
	Title:	Hospital volume is associated with survival but not multimodality therapy in Medicare patients with advanced head and neck cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Chien LC, Schootman M, Pruitt SL
	Title:	The modifying effect of patient location on stage-specific survival following colorectal cancer using geosurvival models.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar
	Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 24(3):473-84
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Loeb S, Carter HB, Berndt SI, Ricker W, Schaeffer EM
	Title:	Is repeat prostate biopsy associated with a greater risk of hospitalization? Data from SEER-Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar
	Journal:	J Urol 189(3):867-70
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Nurgalieva ZZ, Franzini L, Morgan RO, Vernon SW, Liu CC, Du XL
	Title:	Impact of timing of adjuvant chemotherapy initiation and completion after surgery on racial disparities in survival among women with breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar
	Journal:	Med Oncol 30(1):419
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Screening; Surveillance; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Satram-Hoang S, Lee L, Yu S, Guduru SR, Gunuganti AR, Reyes C, McKenna E
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of chemotherapy in elderly patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Mar
	Journal:	J Gastrointest Cancer 44(1):79-88
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Bekelman JE, Suneja G, Guzzo T, Pollack CE, Armstrong K, Epstein AJ
	Title:	Effect of Practice Integration Between Urologists and Radiation Oncologists on Prostate Cancer Treatment Patterns.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Feb 08
	Journal:	J Urol
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Halasz LM, Weeks JC, Neville BA, Taback N, Punglia RS
	Title:	Use of stereotactic radiosurgery for brain metastases from non-small cell lung cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Feb 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 85(2):e109-16
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; economics; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; Physician's Practice Patterns; Radiosurgery; Registries; secondary; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Neuman HB, O'Connor ES, Weiss J, Loconte NK, Greenblatt DY, Greenberg CC, Smith MA
	Title:	Surgical treatment of colon cancer in patients aged 80 years and older : analysis of 31,574 patients in the SEER-Medicare database.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Feb 01
	Journal:	Cancer 119(3):639-47
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Carcinoma; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; Comorbidity; Databases, Factual; epidemiology; ethnology; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; Medicare; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Kim PH, Pinheiro LC, Atoria CL, Eastham JA, Sandhu JS, Elkin EB
	Title:	Trends in the use of incontinence procedures after radical prostatectomy: a population based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Feb
	Journal:	J Urol 189(2):602-8
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Matushansky I, Dela Cruz F, Insel BJ, Hershman DL, Neugut AI
	Title:	Chemotherapy use in elderly patients with soft tissue sarcoma: a population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Feb
	Journal:	Cancer Invest 31(2):83-91
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Rajan SJ, Carpenter WR, Stearns SC, Lyman GH
	Title:	Short-term costs associated with primary prophylactic G-CSF use during chemotherapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Feb
	Journal:	Am J Manag Care 19(2):150-9
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Revels SL, Banerjee M, Yin H, Sonnenday CJ, Birkmeyer JD
	Title:	Racial disparities in surgical resection and survival among elderly patients with poor prognosis cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Feb
	Journal:	J Am Coll Surg 216(2):312-9
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Esophagus; Liver; Lung; Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Comorbidity; epidemiology; ethnology; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasms; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Nathan H, Hyder O, Mayo SC, Hirose K, Wolfgang CL, Choti MA, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Surgical Therapy for Early Hepatocellular Carcinoma in the Modern Era: A 10-Year SEER-Medicare Analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan 07
	Journal:	Ann Surg
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Guadagnolo BA, Liao KP, Elting L, Giordano S, Buchholz TA, Shih YC
	Title:	Use of radiation therapy in the last 30 days of life among a large population-based cohort of elderly patients in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 31(1):80-7
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Pancreas; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; economics; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Care Costs; Hospice Care; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasms; Prognosis; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; Survival Rate; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Mahnken JD, Keighley JD, Girod DA, Chen X, Mayo MS
	Title:	Identifying incident oral and pharyngeal cancer cases using Medicare claims.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan 01
	Journal:	BMC Oral Health 13(1):1
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Algorithms; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Insurance Claim Review; Male; Medicare; Mouth Neoplasms; Pharyngeal Neoplasms; SEER Program; Sensitivity and Specificity; United States
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	Authors:	Cook LS, Nelson HE, Cockburn M, Olson SH, Muller CY, Wiggins CL
	Title:	Comorbidities and endometrial cancer survival in Hispanics and non-Hispanic whites.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 24(1):61-9
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Corpus Uteri
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Goulart BH, Reyes CM, Fedorenko CR, Mummy DG, Satram-Hoang S, Koepl LM, Blough DK, Ramsey SD
	Title:	Referral and Treatment Patterns Among Patients With Stages III and IV Non-Small-Cell Lung Cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	J Oncol Pract 9(1):42-50
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Jacobs BL, Zhang Y, Skolarus TA, Wei JT, Montie JE, Schroeck FR, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Certificate of need legislation and the dissemination of robotic surgery for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 189(1):80-5
	Topic(s):	Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Certificate of Need; Diffusion of Innovation; Humans; legislation & jurisprudence; Male; methods; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Robotics; surgery; utilization
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	Authors:	Jacobs BL, Zhang Y, Tan HJ, Ye Z, Skolarus TA, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Hospitalization trends after prostate and bladder surgery: implications of potential payment reforms.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 189(1):59-65
	Topic(s):	Policy
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate; Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Cystectomy; Humans; Length of Stay; Patient Discharge; Patient Readmission; Prostatectomy; Reimbursement Mechanisms; standards; statistics & numerical data; trends
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	Authors:	Khanna A, Hu JC, Gu X, Nguyen PL, Lipsitz S, Palapattu GS
	Title:	Certificate of need programs, intensity modulated radiation therapy use and the cost of prostate cancer care.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 189(1):75-9
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Certificate of Need; economics; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; utilization
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	Authors:	Kim S, Moore DF, Shih W, Lin Y, Li H, Shao YH, Shen S, Lu-Yao GL
	Title:	Severe genitourinary toxicity following radiation therapy for prostate cancer--how long does it last?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 189(1):116-21
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; etiology; Humans; Male; Male Urogenital Diseases; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiation Injuries; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; Severity of Illness Index; Time Factors
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	Authors:	Lin CC, Virgo KS
	Title:	Association Between the Availability of Medical Oncologists and Initiation of Chemotherapy for Patients With Stage III Colon Cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	J Oncol Pract 9(1):27-33
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Parsons HM, Begun JW, McGovern PM, Tuttle TM, Kuntz KM, Virnig BA
	Title:	Hospital characteristics associated with maintenance or improvement of guideline-recommended lymph node evaluation for colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	Med Care 51(1):60-7
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colonic Neoplasms; Female; Hospital Bed Capacity; Hospitals; Hospitals, Teaching; Humans; Male; Medicare; Ownership; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Residence Characteristics; SEER Program; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; standards; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Presley CJ, Raldow AC, Cramer LD, Soulos PR, Long JB, Yu JB, Makarov DV, Gross CP
	Title:	A new approach to understanding racial disparities in prostate cancer treatment
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	J Geriatr Oncol 4(1):1-8
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Prostatic neoplasms; Healthcare disparities; Minority health; Standard-of-care; Population; Geriatrics
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	Authors:	Sathiakumar N, Delzell E, Morrisey MA, Falkson C, Yong M, Chia V, Blackburn J, Arora T, Kilgore ML
	Title:	Mortality following bone metastasis and skeletal-related events among patients 65 years and above with lung cancer: A population-based analysis of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2006.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	Lung India 30(1):20-6
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Singh A, Kuo YF, Goodwin JS
	Title:	Many patients who undergo surgery for colorectal cancer receive surveillance colonoscopies earlier than recommended by guidelines.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 11(1):65-72.e1
	Topic(s):	Surveillance
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Sun M, Bianchi M, Trinh QD, Hansen J, Abdollah F, Hanna N, Tian Z, Shariat SF, Montorsi F, Perrotte P, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	Comparison of partial vs radical nephrectomy with regard to other-cause mortality in T1 renal cell carcinoma among patients aged ≥75 years with multiple comorbidities.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2013 Jan
	Journal:	BJU Int 111(1):67-73
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Comorbidity; Epidemiologic Methods; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Nephrectomy; pathology; surgery; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Shankaran V, Mummy D, Koepl L, Blough D, Yim YM, Yu E, Ramsey S
	Title:	Adverse Events Associated With Bevacizumab and Chemotherapy in Older Patients With Metastatic Colorectal Cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 28
	Journal:	Clin Colorectal Cancer
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Griffiths RI, Danese MD, Gleeson ML, Valderas JM
	Title:	Epidemiology and outcomes of previously undiagnosed diabetes in older women with breast cancer: an observational cohort study based on SEER-Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 22
	Journal:	BMC Cancer 12(1):613
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	In H, Jiang W, Lipsitz SR, Neville BA, Weeks JC, Greenberg CC
	Title:	Variation in the Utilization of Reconstruction Following Mastectomy in Elderly Women.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 22
	Journal:	Ann Surg Oncol
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Dodgion CM, Neville BA, Lipsitz SR, Hu YY, Schrag D, Breen E, Greenberg CC
	Title:	Do older Americans undergo stoma reversal following low anterior resection for rectal cancer?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 21
	Journal:	J Surg Res
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Bleicher RJ, Ruth K, Sigurdson ER, Ross E, Wong YN, Patel SA, Boraas M, Topham NS, Egleston BL
	Title:	Preoperative delays in the US Medicare population with breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(36):4485-92
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Mastectomy; Medicare; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Time Factors; United States; Waiting Lists
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	Authors:	Chen J, Long JB, Hurria A, Owusu C, Steingart RM, Gross CP
	Title:	Incidence of heart failure or cardiomyopathy after adjuvant trastuzumab therapy for breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 18
	Journal:	J Am Coll Cardiol 60(24):2504-12
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Cardiomyopathies; chemically induced; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Heart Failure; Humans; Incidence; SEER Program
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	Authors:	Griffiths RI, Gleeson ML, Mikhael J, Dreyling MH, Danese MD
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness and cost of adding rituximab to first-line chemotherapy for elderly patients diagnosed with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 15
	Journal:	Cancer 118(24):6079-88
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cost-Benefit Analysis; drug therapy; economics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Male; Middle Aged; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Quality-Adjusted Life Years; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Austin S, Martin MY, Kim Y, Funkhouser EM, Partridge EE, Pisu M
	Title:	Disparities in Use of Gynecologic Oncologists for Women with Ovarian Cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 03
	Journal:	Health Serv Res
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Chang CM, Warren JL, Engels EA
	Title:	Chronic fatigue syndrome and subsequent risk of cancer among elderly US adults.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(23):5929-36
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; complications; epidemiology; etiology; Fatigue Syndrome, Chronic; Female; Humans; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Male; Neoplasms; Odds Ratio; Risk; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Shirvani SM, Jiang J, Chang JY, Welsh JW, Gomez DR, Swisher S, Buchholz TA, Smith BD
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of 5 treatment strategies for early-stage non-small cell lung cancer in the elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84(5):1060-70
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Female; Humans; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Pneumonectomy; Proportional Hazards Models; Radiosurgery; Radiotherapy; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Smoking; surgery; Survival Analysis; therapy; Treatment Outcome; Watchful Waiting
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	Authors:	Epstein AJ, Johnson SJ
	Title:	Physician response to financial incentives when choosing drugs to treat breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	Int J Health Care Finance Econ 12(4):285-302
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Halpern MT, Holden DJ
	Title:	Disparities in timeliness of care for U.S. Medicare patients diagnosed with cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	Curr Oncol 19(6):e404-13
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Jacobs BL, Zhang Y, Skolarus TA, Wei JT, Montie JE, Schroeck FR, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Managed care and the diffusion of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	Urology 80(6):1236-42
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Diffusion of Innovation; Humans; Male; Managed Care Programs; Medicare; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Jayadevappa R, Malkowicz SB, Chhatre S, Johnson JC, Gallo JJ
	Title:	The burden of depression in prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	Psychooncology 21(12):1338-45
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cost of Illness; Depression; diagnosis; economics; epidemiology; Fee-for-Service Plans; Health Care Costs; Health Resources; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; mortality; Odds Ratio; Prevalence; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatic Neoplasms; psychology; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Kutikov A, Egleston BL, Canter D, Smaldone MC, Wong YN, Uzzo RG
	Title:	Competing risks of death in patients with localized renal cell carcinoma: a comorbidity based model.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	J Urol 188(6):2077-83
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Cause of Death; Comorbidity; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; Models, Statistical; mortality; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Lu-Yao GL, Albertsen PC, Li H, Moore DF, Shih W, Lin Y, DiPaola RS, Yao SL
	Title:	Does primary androgen-deprivation therapy delay the receipt of secondary cancer therapy for localized prostate cancer?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	Eur Urol 62(6):966-72
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Morgan TM, Barocas DA, Keegan KA, Cookson MS, Chang SS, Ni S, Clark PE, Smith JA Jr, Penson DF
	Title:	Volume outcomes of cystectomy--is it the surgeon or the setting?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	J Urol 188(6):2139-44
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Cystectomy; Female; Hospital Mortality; Hospitals, High-Volume; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Physicians; Prognosis; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate; United States; Urinary Bladder; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; utilization
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	Authors:	Oran B, Weisdorf DJ
	Title:	Survival for older patients with acute myeloid leukemia: a population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	Haematologica 97(12):1916-24
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Rengan R, Mitra N, Liao K, Armstrong K, Vachani A
	Title:	Effect of HIV on survival in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer in the era of highly active antiretroviral therapy: a population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	Lancet Oncol 13(12):1203-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Antiretroviral Therapy, Highly Active; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; complications; drug therapy; HIV Infections; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; mortality; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; therapy
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	Authors:	Smaldone MC, Egleston B, Uzzo RG, Kutikov A
	Title:	Does partial nephrectomy result in a durable overall survival benefit in the Medicare population?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	J Urol 188(6):2089-94
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; Nephrectomy; pathology; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Williams SB, Amarasekera CA, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Nguyen PL, Hevelone ND, Kowalczyk KJ, Hu JC
	Title:	Influence of surgeon and hospital volume on radical prostatectomy costs.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Dec
	Journal:	J Urol 188(6):2198-202
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; economics; Health Care Costs; Hospitals, High-Volume; Hospitals, Low-Volume; Humans; Male; methods; Prostatectomy; Urology
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	Authors:	Feuer EJ, Lee M, Mariotto AB, Cronin KA, Scoppa S, Penson DF, Hachey M, Cynkin L, Carter GA, Campbell D, Percy-Laurry A, Zou Z, Schrag D, Hankey BF
	Title:	The Cancer Survival Query System: making survival estimates from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program more timely and relevant for recently diagnosed patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Nov 15
	Journal:	Cancer 118(22):5652-62
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Breast Neoplasms; Data Interpretation, Statistical; diagnosis; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Life Expectancy; Male; mortality; Nomograms; Prognosis; Prostatic Neoplasms; Registries; Risk; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Beadle BM, Liao KP, Chambers MS, Elting LS, Buchholz TA, Kian Ang K, Garden AS, Guadagnolo BA
	Title:	Evaluating the impact of patient, tumor, and treatment characteristics on the development of jaw complications in patients treated for oral cancers: A SEER-Medicare analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Nov 14
	Journal:	Head Neck
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Schneider EB, Hyder O, Wolfgang CL, Hirose K, Choti MA, Makary MA, Herman JM, Cameron JL, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Patient readmission and mortality after surgery for hepato-pancreato-biliary malignancies.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Nov
	Journal:	J Am Coll Surg 215(5):607-15
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biliary Tract Neoplasms; Cohort Studies; Digestive System Surgical Procedures; epidemiology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Length of Stay; Liver Neoplasms; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Patient Readmission; Postoperative Complications; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Sun M, Abdollah F, Hansen J, Trinh QD, Bianchi M, Tian Z, Briganti A, Shariat SF, Montorsi F, Perrotte P, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	Is a treatment delay in radical prostatectomy safe in individuals with low-risk prostate cancer?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Nov
	Journal:	J Sex Med 9(11):2961-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Disease Progression; Erectile Dysfunction; etiology; Humans; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Postoperative Complications; Prognosis; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; United States; Urinary Incontinence; Watchful Waiting
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	Authors:	Wang R, Gross CP, Frick K, Xu X, Long J, Raza A, Galili N, Zikria J, Guan Y, Ma X
	Title:	The impact of hypomethylating agents on the cost of care and survival of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Nov
	Journal:	Leuk Res 36(11):1370-5
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia; Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analogs & derivatives; Azacitidine; Drug Costs; drug therapy; economics; Enzyme Inhibitors; Female; Humans; Male; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	O'Neill CB, Atoria CL, O'Reilly EM, LaFemina J, Henman MC, Elkin EB
	Title:	Costs and trends in pancreatic cancer treatment.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Oct 15
	Journal:	Cancer 118(20):5132-9
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; economics; Health Care Costs; Health Services; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Medicare; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Population Surveillance; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; therapy; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Albert JM, Pan IW, Shih YC, Jiang J, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH, Smith BD
	Title:	Effectiveness of radiation for prevention of mastectomy in older breast cancer patients treated with conservative surgery.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Oct 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(19):4642-51
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; analysis; Breast Neoplasms; chemistry; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lymphatic Metastasis; Mastectomy, Modified Radical; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; prevention & control; Proportional Hazards Models; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Receptors, Estrogen; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Tumor Markers, Biological; United States
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	Authors:
	Title:	The effect of postoperative beam, implant, and combination radiation therapy on GI and bladder toxicities in female Medicare beneficiaries with stage I uterine cancer
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Oct
	Journal:	J Geriatric Oncol 3(4):344-50
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Corpus Uteri
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Guadagnolo BA, Xu Y, Zagars GK, Cormier JN, Pollock RE, Feig BW, Giordano S, Buchholz TA, Shih YC
	Title:	A population-based study of the quality of care in the diagnosis of large (≥5 cm) soft tissue sarcomas.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Oct
	Journal:	Am J Clin Oncol 35(5):455-61
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Biopsy; diagnosis; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Quality of Health Care; Sarcoma; SEER Program; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Wisnivesky JP, Bonomi M, Lurslurchachai L, Mhango G, Halm EA
	Title:	Radiotherapy and chemotherapy for elderly patients with stage I-II unresected lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Oct
	Journal:	Eur Respir J 40(4):957-64
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Chemoradiotherapy; Combined Modality Therapy; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; radiotherapy; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Wisnivesky JP, Halm EA, Bonomi M, Smith C, Mhango G, Bagiella E
	Title:	Postoperative radiotherapy for elderly patients with stage III lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep 15
	Journal:	Cancer 118(18):4478-85
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative Period; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; surgery
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	Authors:	Abdollah F, Sun M, Schmitges J, Thuret R, Tian Z, Shariat SF, Briganti A, Jeldres C, Perrotte P, Montorsi F, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	Competing-risks mortality after radiotherapy vs. observation for localized prostate cancer: a population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 84(1):95-103
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; Comorbidity; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization; Watchful Waiting
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	Authors:	Sanoff HK, Carpenter WR, Freburger J, Li L, Chen K, Zullig LL, Goldberg RM, Schymura MJ, Schrag D
	Title:	Comparison of adverse events during 5-fluorouracil versus 5-fluorouracil/oxaliplatin adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(17):4309-20
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; drug therapy; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Organoplatinum Compounds; pathology; Population Surveillance
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	Authors:	Abdollah F, Schmitges J, Sun M, Jeldres C, Tian Z, Briganti A, Shariat SF, Perrotte P, Montorsi F, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	Comparison of mortality outcomes after radical prostatectomy versus radiotherapy in patients with localized prostate cancer: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	Int J Urol 19(9):836-5
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Bonomi MR, Smith CB, Mhango G, Wisnivesky JP
	Title:	Outcomes of elderly patients with stage IIIB-IV non-small cell lung cancer admitted to the intensive care unit.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	Lung Cancer 77(3):600-4
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Female; Hospital Mortality; Hospitalization; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Patient Admission; SEER Program; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Cheng YJ, Wang MC
	Title:	Estimating propensity scores and causal survival functions using prevalent survival data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	Biometrics 68(3):707-16
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Bias (Epidemiology); Biometry; Breast Neoplasms; Causality; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Models, Statistical; mortality; radiotherapy; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Choi WW, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, D'Amico AV, Williams SB, Hu JC
	Title:	The effect of minimally invasive and open radical prostatectomy surgeon volume.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	Urol Oncol 30(5):569-76
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Blood Transfusion; epidemiology; etiology; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; methods; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Postoperative Complications; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive; United States
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	Authors:	Kim AW, Detterbeck FC, Boffa DJ, Decker RH, Soulos PR, Cramer LD, Gross CP
	Title:	Characteristics associated with the use of nonanatomic resections among Medicare patients undergoing resections of early-stage lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	Ann Thorac Surg 94(3):895-901
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; anatomy & histology; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Confidence Intervals; Disease-Free Survival; epidemiology; Ethnic Groups; ethnology; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Lung; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; physiopathology; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative Complications; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; Sex Distribution; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Mobley LR, Kuo TM, Watson L, Gordon Brown G
	Title:	Geographic disparities in late-stage cancer diagnosis: multilevel factors and spatial interactions.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	Health Place 18(5):978-90
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Policy; Research Methodology; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnosis; epidemiology; Female; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Middle Aged; pathology; Registries; SEER Program; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Parsons HM, Tuttle TM, Kuntz KM, Begun JW, McGovern PM, Virnig BA
	Title:	Quality of care along the cancer continuum: does receiving adequate lymph node evaluation for colon cancer lead to comprehensive postsurgical care?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	J Am Coll Surg 215(3):400-11
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chi-Square Distribution; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; Comprehensive Health Care; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Logistic Models; Lymph Node Excision; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Postoperative Care; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality of Health Care; SEER Program; standards; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Roetzheim RG, Ferrante JM, Lee JH, Chen R, Love-Jackson KM, Gonzalez EC, Fisher KJ, McCarthy EP
	Title:	Influence of primary care on breast cancer outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep-Oct
	Journal:	Ann Fam Med 10(5):401-11
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All); Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; Cohort Studies; diagnosis; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Mammography; Medicare; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Primary Health Care; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Ulmer WD, Prasad SM, Kowalczyk KJ, Gu X, Dodgion C, Lipsitz S, Palapattu GS, Choueiri TK, Hu JC
	Title:	Factors associated with the adoption of minimally invasive radical prostatectomy in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Sep
	Journal:	J Urol 188(3):775-80
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Hospitals; Humans; Male; methods; Physician's Practice Patterns; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; surgery; Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Albert JM, Liu DD, Shen Y, Pan IW, Shih YC, Hoffman KE, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH, Smith BD
	Title:	Nomogram to predict the benefit of radiation for older patients with breast cancer treated with conservative surgery.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Aug 10
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(23):2837-43
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Mastectomy, Segmental; Nomograms; radiotherapy; SEER Program; surgery
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	Authors:	Hu YY, Kwok AC, Jiang W, Taback N, Loggers ET, Ting GV, Lipsitz SR, Weeks JC, Greenberg CC
	Title:	High-cost imaging in elderly patients with stage IV cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Aug 08
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 104(15):1164-72
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; Comparative Effectiveness Research; diagnosis; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Logistic Models; Lung Neoplasms; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Neoplasms; pathology; Positron-Emission Tomography; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Yabroff KR, Warren JL
	Title:	High-cost imaging in elderly patients with stage IV cancer: challenges for research, policy, and practice.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Aug 08
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 104(15):1113-4
	Topic(s):	Decision-making; Economics of Cancer; Guidance & Policy Research; Health Care Systems; Palliative & End-of-life Care; Quality of Care; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	diagnosis; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Neoplasms; Positron-Emission Tomography; Tomography, Emission-Computed, Single-Photon; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; trends
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	Authors:	Dinan MA, Curtis LH, Carpenter WR, Biddle AK, Abernethy AP, Patz EF Jr, Schulman KA, Weinberger M
	Title:	Stage migration, selection bias, and survival associated with the adoption of positron emission tomography among medicare beneficiaries with non-small-cell lung cancer, 1998-2003.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Aug 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(22):2725-30
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bias (Epidemiology); Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Positron-Emission Tomography; radionuclide imaging; Retrospective Studies; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Boyd CA, Branch DW, Sheffield KM, Han Y, Kuo YF, Goodwin JS, Riall TS
	Title:	Hospital and medical care days in pancreatic cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Aug
	Journal:	Ann Surg Oncol 19(8):2435-42
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Cohort Studies; diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Patient Care Team; Patient-Centered Care; Prognosis; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapy; trends; utilization
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	Authors:	Smaldone MC, Kutikov A, Egleston B, Simhan J, Canter DJ, Teper E, Viterbo R, Chen DY, Greenberg RE, Uzzo RG
	Title:	Assessing performance trends in laparoscopic nephrectomy and nephron-sparing surgery for localized renal tumors.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Aug
	Journal:	Urology 80(2):286-91
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Laparoscopy; Male; methods; Nephrectomy; Nephrons; Retrospective Studies; surgery
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	Authors:	Baxter NN, Warren JL, Barrett MJ, Stukel TA, Doria-Rose VP
	Title:	Association between colonoscopy and colorectal cancer mortality in a US cohort according to site of cancer and colonoscopist specialty.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jul 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(21):2664-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adult; Aged; Case-Control Studies; Cohort Studies; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; Early Detection of Cancer; epidemiology; Female; Gastroenterology; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; manpower; Mass Screening; Medicare; methods; Middle Aged; mortality; Odds Ratio; pathology; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; standards; United States
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	Authors:	Jacobs BL, Zhang Y, Skolarus TA, Wei JT, Montie JE, Miller DC, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Comparative Effectiveness of External-Beam Radiation Approaches for Prostate Cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jul 06
	Journal:	Eur Urol
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Ehdaie B, Atoria CL, Gupta A, Feifer A, Lowrance WT, Morris MJ, Scardino PT, Eastham JA, Elkin EB
	Title:	Androgen deprivation and thromboembolic events in men with prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jul 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(13):3397-406
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; chemically induced; complications; drug therapy; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Humans; Male; Orchiectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Pulmonary Embolism; Risk Assessment; surgery; Venous Thrombosis
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	Authors:	Abdollah F, Sun M, Schmitges J, Thuret R, Bianchi M, Shariat SF, Briganti A, Jeldres C, Perrotte P, Montorsi F, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	Survival benefit of radical prostatectomy in patients with localized prostate cancer: estimations of the number needed to treat according to tumor and patient characteristics.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jul
	Journal:	J Urol 188(1):73-83
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Canada; diagnosis; epidemiology; Europe; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Male; methods; mortality; pathology; Prognosis; Propensity Score; Prostate; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; surgery; Survival Rate; Time Factors; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Griffiths RI, Gleeson ML, Danese MD, O'Hagan A
	Title:	Inverse probability weighted least squares regression in the analysis of time-censored cost data: an evaluation of the approach using SEER-Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jul-Aug
	Journal:	Value Health 15(5):656-63
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; economics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Health Care Costs; Humans; Least-Squares Analysis; Medicare; Models, Statistical; Multivariate Analysis; pathology; Regression Analysis; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; therapy; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Sun M, Abdollah F, Bianchi M, Trinh QD, Shariat SF, Jeldres C, Tian Z, Hansen J, Briganti A, Graefen M, Montorsi F, Perrotte P, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	Conditional survival of patients with urothelial carcinoma of the urinary bladder treated with radical cystectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jul
	Journal:	Eur J Cancer 48(10):1503-11
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cystectomy; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Male; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; Urothelium
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	Authors:	Williams SB, Lei Y, Nguyen PL, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Yu HY, Kowalczyk KJ, Hu JC
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of cryotherapy vs brachytherapy for localised prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jul
	Journal:	BJU Int 110(2 Pt 2):E92-8
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Androgen Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents; Brachytherapy; Cryotherapy; economics; Erectile Dysfunction; etiology; Humans; Male; methods; Propensity Score; Prostatic Neoplasms; Socioeconomic Factors; therapeutic use; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Cooper GS, Xu F, Barnholtz Sloan JS, Schluchter MD, Koroukian SM
	Title:	Prevalence and predictors of interval colorectal cancers in medicare beneficiaries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun 15
	Journal:	Cancer 118(12):3044-52
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Prevention; Risk Factors; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Lowrance WT, Eastham JA, Yee DS, Laudone VP, Denton B, Scardino PT, Elkin EB
	Title:	Costs of medical care after open or minimally invasive prostate cancer surgery: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun 15
	Journal:	Cancer 118(12):3079-86
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; economics; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Robotics; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Mack CD, Carpenter W, Meyer AM, Sanoff H, Stürmer T
	Title:	Racial disparities in receipt and comparative effectiveness of oxaliplatin for stage III colon cancer in older adults.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(11):2925-34
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; Colonic Neoplasms; drug therapy; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Fluorouracil; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Organoplatinum Compounds; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Skolarus TA, Zhang Y, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Understanding fragmentation of prostate cancer survivorship care: implications for cost and quality.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(11):2837-45
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Health Care Systems
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Delivery of Health Care; economics; Health Expenditures; Health Services Misuse; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Prostatic Neoplasms; Quality of Health Care; Survivors; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Cen P, Liu C, Du XL
	Title:	Comparison of toxicity profiles of fluorouracil versus oxaliplatin regimens in a large population-based cohort of elderly patients with colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun
	Journal:	Ann Oncol 23(6):1503-11
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antineoplastic Agents; chemically induced; Colorectal Neoplasms; drug therapy; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Male; Neutropenia; Organoplatinum Compounds; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Stomatitis; therapeutic use; Thrombocytopenia
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	Authors:	Hu CY, Chan W, Delclos GP, Du XL
	Title:	Adjuvant chemotherapy and risk of gastrointestinal, hematologic, and cardiac toxicities in elderly patients with stage III colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun
	Journal:	Am J Clin Oncol 35(3):228-36
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; chemically induced; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; Comorbidity; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Fluorouracil; Follow-Up Studies; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Heart Diseases; Hematologic Diseases; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Risk Factors; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Rueth NM, Parsons HM, Habermann EB, Groth SS, Virnig BA, Tuttle TM, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA, D'Cunha J
	Title:	Surgical treatment of lung cancer: predicting postoperative morbidity in the elderly population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun
	Journal:	J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 143(6):1314-23
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Comorbidity; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Logistic Models; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; Patient Selection; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative Complications; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Shapiro M, Mhango G, Kates M, Weiser TS, Chin C, Swanson SJ, Wisnivesky JP
	Title:	Extent of lymph node resection does not increase perioperative morbidity and mortality after surgery for stage I lung cancer in the elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun
	Journal:	Eur J Surg Oncol 38(6):516-22
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Lymph Node Excision; Lymph Nodes; Male; Medicare; methods; Morbidity; mortality; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Perioperative Period; Pneumonectomy; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Shaukat A, Salfiti NI, Virnig DJ, Howard DH, Sitaraman SV, Liff JM, Lederle FA
	Title:	Is ulcerative colitis associated with survival among older persons with colorectal cancer in the US? A population-based case-control study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jun
	Journal:	Dig Dis Sci 57(6):1647-51
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Cause of Death; Colitis, Ulcerative; Colorectal Neoplasms; complications; diagnosis; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Reference Values; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; Severity of Illness Index; Survival Analysis; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Slatore CG, Cecere LM, Letourneau JL, O'Neil ME, Duckart JP, Wiener RS, Farjah F, Cooke CR
	Title:	Intensive care unit outcomes among patients with lung cancer in the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-medicare registry.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May 10
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(14):1686-91
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; Combined Modality Therapy; Disease Progression; Disease-Free Survival; epidemiology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Intensive Care; Intensive Care Units; Logistic Models; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; pathology; Predictive Value of Tests; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; Sex Factors; Survival Analysis; therapy; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Soulos PR, Yu JB, Roberts KB, Raldow AC, Herrin J, Long JB, Gross CP
	Title:	Assessing the impact of a cooperative group trial on breast cancer care in the medicare population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May 10
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(14):1601-7
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Life Expectancy; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medicare; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prognosis; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Koay EJ, Teh BS, Paulino AC, Butler EB
	Title:	Treatment trends and outcomes of small-cell carcinoma of the bladder.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(1):64-70
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Combined Modality Therapy; Cystectomy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; Middle Aged; mortality; Neoplasms, Second Primary; Organ Sparing Treatments; pathology; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use; therapy; Treatment Outcome; trends; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Swisher-McClure S, Pollack CE, Christodouleas JP, Guzzo TJ, Haas NB, Vapiwala N, Bekelman JE
	Title:	Variation in use of androgen suppression with external-beam radiotherapy for nonmetastatic prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(1):8-15
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; blood; Combined Modality Therapy; drug therapy; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Male; methods; pathology; Physician's Practice Patterns; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Regression Analysis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; standards; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States; Unnecessary Procedures
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	Authors:	Yu JB, Soulos PR, Sharma R, Makarov DV, Decker RH, Smith BD, Desai RA, Cramer LD, Gross CP
	Title:	Patterns of care and outcomes associated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy versus conventional radiation therapy for older patients with head-and-neck cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 83(1):e101-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Proportional Hazards Models; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Brawarsky P, Neville BA, Fitzmaurice GM, Hassett MJ, Haas JS
	Title:	Use of annual mammography among older women with ductal carcinoma in situ.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	J Gen Intern Med 27(5):500-5
	Topic(s):	Surveillance
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; Ethnic Groups; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Mammography; radiography; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; Social Class; utilization
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	Authors:	Cheng L, Swartz MD, Zhao H, Kapadia AS, Lai D, Rowan PJ, Buchholz TA, Giordano SH
	Title:	Hazard of recurrence among women after primary breast cancer treatment--a 10-year follow-up using data from SEER-Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21(5):800-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Neoplasm Metastasis; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; pathology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	In H, Neville BA, Lipsitz SR, Corso KA, Weeks JC, Greenberg CC
	Title:	The role of National Cancer Institute-designated cancer center status: observed variation in surgical care depends on the level of evidence.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Ann Surg 255(5):890-5
	Topic(s):	Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Gastric; Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Cancer Care Facilities; Colonic Neoplasms; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; National Cancer Institute (U.S.); Neoplasms; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Physician's Practice Patterns; Rectal Neoplasms; SEER Program; Standard of Care; standards; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Thyroid Neoplasms; United States
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	Authors:	Keating NL, Landrum MB, Lamont EB, Bozeman SR, McNeil BJ
	Title:	Area-level variations in cancer care and outcomes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Med Care 50(5):366-73
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Costs and Cost Analysis; economics; Fee-for-Service Plans; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Middle Aged; mortality; Neoplasms; Outcome and Process Assessment (Health Care); Practice Guidelines as Topic; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; standards; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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	Authors:	Kuo YF, Montie JE, Shahinian VB
	Title:	Reducing bias in the assessment of treatment effectiveness: androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Med Care 50(5):374-80
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; Bias (Epidemiology); Cohort Studies; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Databases, Factual; drug therapy; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; surgery; therapeutic use; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Lowrance WT, Elkin EB, Yee DS, Feifer A, Ehdaie B, Jacks LM, Atoria CL, Zelefsky MJ, Scher HI, Scardino PT, Eastham JA
	Title:	Locally advanced prostate cancer: a population-based study of treatment patterns.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	BJU Int 109(9):1309-14
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; Combined Modality Therapy; Humans; Male; methods; Physician's Practice Patterns; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; supply & distribution; therapeutic use; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Olson SH, Atoria CL, Cote ML, Cook LS, Rastogi R, Soslow RA, Brown CL, Elkin EB
	Title:	The impact of race and comorbidity on survival in endometrial cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21(5):753-60
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Corpus Uteri
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Endometrial Neoplasms; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Status Disparities; Humans; mortality; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; United States
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	Authors:	Sheffield KM, Crowell KT, Lin YL, Djukom C, Goodwin JS, Riall TS
	Title:	Surveillance of pancreatic cancer patients after surgical resection.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Ann Surg Oncol 19(5):1670-7
	Topic(s):	Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Cause of Death; Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Office Visits; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Population Surveillance; Postoperative Period; radiography; secondary; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Rate; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Wheeler SB, Carpenter WR, Peppercorn J, Schenck AP, Weinberger M, Biddle AK
	Title:	Structural/organizational characteristics of health services partly explain racial variation in timeliness of radiation therapy among elderly breast cancer patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 133(1):333-45
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Guideline Adherence; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Logistic Models; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; organization & administration; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Quality of Health Care; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	White LA, Menzin J, Korn JR, Friedman M, Lang K, Ray S
	Title:	Medical care costs and survival associated with hepatocellular carcinoma among the elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 May
	Journal:	Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 10(5):547-54
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; mortality; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis
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	Authors:	Sheets NC, Goldin GH, Meyer AM, Wu Y, Chang Y, Stürmer T, Holmes JA, Reeve BB, Godley PA, Carpenter WR, Chen RC
	Title:	Intensity-modulated radiation therapy, proton therapy, or conformal radiation therapy and morbidity and disease control in localized prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr 18
	Journal:	JAMA 307(15):1611-20
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Cohort Studies; Data Collection; Erectile Dysfunction; etiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Hip Fractures; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; Morbidity; Propensity Score; Prostatic Neoplasms; Protons; Radiation Injuries; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Conformal; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Risk; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Tan HJ, Norton EC, Ye Z, Hafez KS, Gore JL, Miller DC
	Title:	Long-term survival following partial vs radical nephrectomy among older patients with early-stage kidney cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr 18
	Journal:	JAMA 307(15):1629-35
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Nephrectomy; pathology; Retrospective Studies; Risk; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Zhu J, Sharma DB, Gray SW, Chen AB, Weeks JC, Schrag D
	Title:	Carboplatin and paclitaxel with vs without bevacizumab in older patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr 18
	Journal:	JAMA 307(15):1593-601
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Cancer Research Network (CRN); SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Angiogenesis Inhibitors; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carboplatin; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Cohort Studies; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Paclitaxel; pathology; Propensity Score; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Landrum MB, Keating NL, Lamont EB, Bozeman SR, Krasnow SH, Shulman L, Brown JR, Earle CC, Rabin M, McNeil BJ
	Title:	Survival of older patients with cancer in the Veterans Health Administration versus fee-for-service Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(10):1072-9
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal; Lung; Lymphoma; Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Comorbidity; diagnosis; economics; epidemiology; Fee-for-Service Plans; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lung Neoplasms; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Male; Medicare; mortality; Multiple Myeloma; Neoplasms; Odds Ratio; Proportional Hazards Models; Rectal Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; therapy; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs; Veterans
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	Authors:	Elliott SP, Adejoro OO, Konety BR, Jarosek SL, Dusenbery KE, Virnig BA
	Title:	Intensity modulated radiation therapy replaces 3-dimensional conformal radiotherapy as prostate cancer treatment.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr
	Journal:	J Urol 187(4):1253-8
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Fairfield KM, Murray KM, Wierman HR, Han PK, Hallen S, Miesfeldt S, Trimble EL, Warren JL, Earle CC
	Title:	Disparities in hospice care among older women dying with ovarian cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr
	Journal:	Gynecol Oncol 125(1):14-8
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Palliative & End-of-life Care; Quality of Care; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; ethnology; Female; Health Services for the Aged; Healthcare Disparities; Hospice Care; Humans; Logistic Models; Medicare; Minority Groups; mortality; Ovarian Neoplasms; Poverty; Referral and Consultation; Registries; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; therapy; Time Factors; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Jacobs BL, Zhang Y, Skolarus TA, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Growth of high-cost intensity-modulated radiotherapy for prostate cancer raises concerns about overuse.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr
	Journal:	Health Aff (Millwood) 31(4):750-9
	Topic(s):	Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Databases, Factual; Diffusion of Innovation; economics; Health Care Costs; Health Services Misuse; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Risk; SEER Program; United States; Unnecessary Procedures; utilization
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	Authors:	Massarweh NN, Park JO, Yeung RS, Flum DR
	Title:	Comparative assessment of the safety and effectiveness of radiofrequency ablation among elderly medicare beneficiaries with hepatocellular carcinoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr
	Journal:	Ann Surg Oncol 19(4):1058-65
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Catheter Ablation; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Patient Readmission; Regression Analysis; Risk Assessment; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Rate; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Schneider EB, Hyder O, Brooke BS, Efron J, Cameron JL, Edil BH, Schulick RD, Choti MA, Wolfgang CL, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Patient readmission and mortality after colorectal surgery for colon cancer: impact of length of stay relative to other clinical factors.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr
	Journal:	J Am Coll Surg 214(4):390-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Colectomy; Colorectal Neoplasms; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Length of Stay; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; mortality; Patient Readmission; Postoperative Complications; Quality Indicators, Health Care; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; standards; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Treatment Outcome; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Sun M, Trinh QD, Bianchi M, Hansen J, Hanna N, Abdollah F, Shariat SF, Briganti A, Montorsi F, Perrotte P, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	A non-cancer-related survival benefit is associated with partial nephrectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Apr
	Journal:	Eur Urol 61(4):725-31
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Cause of Death; Chi-Square Distribution; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Nephrectomy; pathology; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Hershman DL, Wilde ET, Wright JD, Buono DL, Kalinsky K, Malin JL, Neugut AI
	Title:	Uptake and economic impact of first-cycle colony-stimulating factor use during adjuvant treatment of breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar 10
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(8):806-12
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colony-Stimulating Factors; drug therapy; economics; Female; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Humans; Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent; Recombinant Proteins; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Chamie K, Saigal CS, Lai J, Hanley JM, Setodji CM, Konety BR, Litwin MS, Urologic Diseases in America Project
	Title:	Quality of care in patients with bladder cancer: a case report?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(5):1412-21
	Topic(s):	Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; BCG Vaccine; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Cohort Studies; Cystoscopy; epidemiology; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Male; mortality; Quality Assurance, Health Care; Quality of Health Care; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; utilization
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	Authors:	Gray SW, Landrum MB, Lamont EB, McNeil BJ, Jaklitsch MT, Keating NL
	Title:	Improved outcomes associated with higher surgery rates for older patients with early stage nonsmall cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(5):1404-11
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Age of Onset; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Pulmonary Surgical Procedures; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Treatment Outcome; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Prasad SM, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Nguyen PL, Hu JC
	Title:	Inappropriate utilization of radiographic imaging in men with newly diagnosed prostate cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(5):1260-7
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age of Onset; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma; Diagnostic Imaging; economics; epidemiology; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiography; Risk Factors; SEER Program; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Craig BM, Rollison DE, List AF, Cogle CR
	Title:	Underreporting of myeloid malignancies by United States cancer registries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar
	Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 21(3):474-81
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Bias (Epidemiology); Data Collection; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Insurance Claim Review; Leukemia, Myeloid; Male; Medicare; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; Sensitivity and Specificity; standards; United States
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	Authors:	Gearhart SL, Nathan H, Pawlik TM, Wick E, Efron J, Shore AD
	Title:	Outcomes from IBD-associated and non-IBD-associated colorectal cancer: a Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results Medicare study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar
	Journal:	Dis Colon Rectum 55(3):270-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Colorectal Neoplasms; complications; Female; Humans; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Male; mortality; Odds Ratio; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Locher JL, Bonner JA, Carroll WR, Caudell JJ, Kilgore ML, Ritchie CS, Roth DL, Tajeu GS, Yuan Y, Allison JJ
	Title:	Gastrostomy tube placement and use in patients with head and neck cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar
	Journal:	Head Neck 34(3):422-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Enteral Nutrition; Female; Gastrostomy; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Intubation, Gastrointestinal; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Nutrition Surveys; pathology; Patient Selection; Postoperative Care; Preoperative Care; Retrospective Studies; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Nambudiri VE, Landrum MB, Lamont EB, McNeil BJ, Bozeman SR, Freedland SJ, Keating NL
	Title:	Understanding variation in primary prostate cancer treatment within the Veterans Health Administration.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Mar
	Journal:	Urology 79(3):537-45
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; ethnology; Hospitals, Veterans; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; methods; Middle Aged; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Physician's Practice Patterns; Propensity Score; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Registries; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States; United States Department of Veterans Affairs
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	Authors:	Meyerhardt JA, Li L, Sanoff HK, Carpenter W 4th, Schrag D
	Title:	Effectiveness of bevacizumab with first-line combination chemotherapy for Medicare patients with stage IV colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Feb 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 30(6):608-15
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analogs & derivatives; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Camptothecin; chemically induced; Cohort Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Comorbidity; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Intestinal Perforation; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Organoplatinum Compounds; pathology; statistics & numerical data; Stroke; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Sanoff HK, Carpenter WR, Martin CF, Sargent DJ, Meyerhardt JA, Stürmer T, Fine JP, Weeks J, Niland J, Kahn KL, Schymura MJ, Schrag D
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of oxaliplatin vs non-oxaliplatin-containing adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Feb 08
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 104(3):211-27
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Cancer Research Network (CRN); SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Clinical Trials, Phase III as Topic; Colonic Neoplasms; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); drug therapy; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; Meta-Analysis as Topic; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Staging; Organoplatinum Compounds; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Registries; SEER Program; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Cooper GS, Xu F, Barnholtz Sloan JS, Koroukian SM, Schluchter MD
	Title:	Management of malignant colonic polyps: a population-based analysis of colonoscopic polypectomy versus surgery.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Feb 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(3):651-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; Colonic Polyps; Colonoscopy; Disease Management; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intestinal Polyps; Intestine, Large; Male; mortality; Ohio; pathology; Prognosis; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Griffiths RI, Barron RL, Gleeson ML, Danese MD, O'Hagan A, Chia VM, Legg JC, Lyman GH
	Title:	Granulocyte-colony stimulating factor use and medical costs after initial adjuvant chemotherapy in older patients with early-stage breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Feb 01
	Journal:	Pharmacoeconomics 30(2):103-18
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; chemically induced; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Continental Population Groups; Costs and Cost Analysis; diagnosis; drug therapy; economics; Female; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Health Care Costs; Hospitalization; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Least-Squares Analysis; Long-Term Care; Medicare; Neutropenia; prevention & control; Recombinant Proteins; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Akushevich I, Kravchenko J, Ukraintseva S, Arbeev K, Yashin AI
	Title:	Age patterns of incidence of geriatric disease in the U.S. elderly population: Medicare-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Feb
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 60(2):323-7
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Distribution; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; epidemiology; Female; Geriatrics; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medicare; United States
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	Authors:	Pollack CE, Weissman G, Bekelman J, Liao K, Armstrong K
	Title:	Physician social networks and variation in prostate cancer treatment in three cities.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Feb
	Journal:	Health Serv Res 47(1 Pt 2):380-403
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Male; Medicare; Physician's Practice Patterns; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Social Networking; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; surgery; therapy; United States; Urology
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	Authors:	Hoffman KE, Neville BA, Mamon HJ, Kachnic LA, Katz MS, Earle CC, Punglia RS
	Title:	Adjuvant therapy for elderly patients with resected gastric adenocarcinoma: population-based practices and treatment effectiveness.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan 01
	Journal:	Cancer 118(1):248-57
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Gastric
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Combined Modality Therapy; Disease-Free Survival; drug therapy; Female; Gastrectomy; Humans; Male; mortality; Prognosis; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; SEER Program; Stomach Neoplasms; surgery
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	Authors:	Beebe-Dimmer JL, Cetin K, Shahinian V, Morgenstern H, Yee C, Schwartz KL, Acquavella J
	Title:	Timing of androgen deprivation therapy use and fracture risk among elderly men with prostate cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Pharmacoepidemiol Drug Saf 21(1):70-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; agonists; Androgen Antagonists; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; drug therapy; epidemiology; Fractures, Bone; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Metastasis; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Davidoff AJ, Weiss Smith S, Baer MR, Ke X, Bierenbaum JM, Hendrick F, McNally DL, Gore SD
	Title:	Patient and physician characteristics associated with erythropoiesis-stimulating agent use in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Haematologica 97(1):128-32
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; drug therapy; Epidemiologic Factors; epidemiology; Female; Hematinics; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Physician's Role; SEER Program
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	Authors:	Davila JA, Duan Z, McGlynn KA, El-Serag HB
	Title:	Utilization and outcomes of palliative therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma: a population-based study in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	J Clin Gastroenterol 46(1):71-7
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; methods; Palliative Care; Population Surveillance; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Hanna NN, Onukwugha E, Choti MA, Davidoff AJ, Zuckerman IH, Hsu VD, Mullins CD
	Title:	Comparative analysis of various prognostic nodal factors, adjuvant chemotherapy and survival among stage III colon cancer patients over 65 years: an analysis using surveillance, epidemiology and end results (SEER)-Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Colorectal Dis 14(1):48-55
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Hardy D, Chan W, Liu CC, Cormier JN, Xia R, Bruera E, Du XL
	Title:	Racial disparities in length of stay in hospice care by tumor stage in a large elderly cohort with non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Palliat Med 26(1):61-71
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Palliative & End-of-life Care; Policy
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Cohort Studies; Ethnic Groups; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Hospice Care; Humans; Length of Stay; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Multivariate Analysis; pathology; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Khiani VS, Soulos P, Gancayco J, Gross CP
	Title:	Anesthesiologist involvement in screening colonoscopy: temporal trends and cost implications in the medicare population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 10(1):58-64.e1
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anesthesia; Colonoscopy; economics; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Makarov DV, Desai RA, Yu JB, Sharma R, Abraham N, Albertsen PC, Penson DF, Gross CP
	Title:	The population level prevalence and correlates of appropriate and inappropriate imaging to stage incident prostate cancer in the medicare population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 187(1):97-102
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Policy
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cross-Sectional Studies; Diagnostic Imaging; epidemiology; Humans; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prevalence; Prostatic Neoplasms; United States
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	Authors:	Mayo SC, Gilson MM, Herman JM, Cameron JL, Nathan H, Edil BH, Choti MA, Schulick RD, Wolfgang CL, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Management of patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma: national trends in patient selection, operative management, and use of adjuvant therapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	J Am Coll Surg 214(1):33-45
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Chemoradiotherapy; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Male; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Patient Selection; radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Panageas KS, Sima CS, Liberman L, Schrag D
	Title:	Use of high technology imaging for surveillance of early stage breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 131(2):663-70
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Surveillance
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Case-Control Studies; diagnosis; Diagnostic Imaging; epidemiology; Female; Humans; methods; Neoplasm Staging; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Sail KR, Franzini L, Lairson DR, Du XL
	Title:	Clinical and economic outcomes associated with adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly patients with early stage operable breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Value Health 15(1):72-80
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Costs and Cost Analysis; drug therapy; economics; Female; Humans; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Sathiakumar N, Delzell E, Morrisey MA, Falkson C, Yong M, Chia V, Blackburn J, Arora T, Brill I, Kilgore ML
	Title:	Mortality following bone metastasis and skeletal-related events among women with breast cancer: a population-based analysis of U.S. Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2006.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 131(1):231-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Retrospective Studies; secondary; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States
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	Authors:	Smith SW, Sato M, Gore SD, Baer MR, Ke X, McNally D, Davidoff A
	Title:	Erythropoiesis-stimulating agents are not associated with increased risk of thrombosis in patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Haematologica 97(1):15-20
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; complications; Cross-Over Studies; diagnosis; drug therapy; etiology; Female; Hematinics; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; therapeutic use; Venous Thrombosis
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	Authors:	Vest MT, Tanoue L, Soulos PR, Kim AW, Detterbeck F, Morgensztern D, Gross CP
	Title:	Thoroughness of mediastinal staging in stage IIIA non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	J Thorac Oncol 7(1):188-95
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy, Needle; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Confidence Intervals; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Lymph Nodes; Mediastinoscopy; Mediastinum; Medicare; methods; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; Positron-Emission Tomography; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; therapy; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Wheeler SB, Carpenter WR, Peppercorn J, Schenck AP, Weinberger M, Biddle AK
	Title:	Predictors of timing of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with hormone receptor-negative, stages II-III breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 131(1):207-16
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Drug Administration Schedule; drug therapy; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Middle Aged; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Receptor, erbB-2; Receptors, Estrogen; Receptors, Progesterone; Socioeconomic Factors
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	Authors:	Witkowski ER, Smith JK, Ragulin-Coyne E, Ng SC, Shah SA, Tseng JF
	Title:	Is it worth looking? Abdominal imaging after pancreatic cancer resection: a national study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012 Jan
	Journal:	J Gastrointest Surg 16(1):121-8
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Surveillance
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Cohort Studies; economics; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Logistic Models; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Male; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Positron-Emission Tomography; Radiography, Abdominal; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Barcenas CH, Zhang N, Zhao H, Duan Z, Buchholz TA, Hortobagyi GN, Giordano SH
	Title:	Anthracycline regimen adherence in older patients with early breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012
	Journal:	Oncologist 17(3):303-11
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anthracyclines; Antibiotics, Antineoplastic; Breast Neoplasms; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Male; Medicare; Medication Adherence; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Retrospective Studies; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Cummings LC, Delaney CP, Cooper GS
	Title:	Laparoscopic versus open colectomy for colon cancer in an older population: a cohort study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012
	Journal:	World J Surg Oncol 10():31
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Cohort Studies; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Laparoscopy; Length of Stay; Male; mortality; Ohio; Prognosis; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Danese MD, Lindquist K, Doan J, Lalla D, Brammer M, Griffiths RI
	Title:	Effect of central nervous system metastases on treatment discontinuation and survival in older women receiving trastuzumab for metastatic breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012
	Journal:	J Cancer Epidemiol 2012():819210
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Griffiths RI, Gleeson ML, Mikhael J, Danese MD
	Title:	Impact on Medical Cost, Cumulative Survival, and Cost-Effectiveness of Adding Rituximab to First-Line Chemotherapy for Follicular Lymphoma in Elderly Patients: An Observational Cohort Study Based on SEER-Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012
	Journal:	J Cancer Epidemiol 2012():978391
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Hanna N, Bikov KA, McNally D, Onwudiwe NC, Dalal M, Mullins CD
	Title:	Impact of venous thromboembolism on mortality of elderly Medicare patients with stage III colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012
	Journal:	Oncologist 17(9):1191-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; complications; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Prevalence; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; United States; Venous Thromboembolism
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	Authors:	Sail K, Franzini L, Lairson D, Du X
	Title:	Differences in treatment and survival among African-American and Caucasian women with early stage operable breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012
	Journal:	Ethn Health 17(3):309-23
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Logistic Models; Lymphatic Metastasis; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; SEER Program; Social Class; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Shebl FM, Warren JL, Eggers PW, Engels EA
	Title:	Cancer risk among elderly persons with end-stage renal disease: a population-based case-control study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2012
	Journal:	BMC Nephrol 13():65
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Pollack CE, Bekelman JE, Liao KJ, Armstrong K
	Title:	Hospital racial composition and the treatment of localized prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec 15
	Journal:	Cancer 117(24):5569-78
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; diagnosis; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Wang SJ, Lemieux A, Kalpathy-Cramer J, Ord CB, Walker GV, Fuller CD, Kim JS, Thomas CR Jr
	Title:	Nomogram for predicting the benefit of adjuvant chemoradiotherapy for resected gallbladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec 10
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(35):4627-32
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; Female; Gallbladder Neoplasms; Humans; Male; mortality; Nomograms; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Chamie K, Saigal CS, Lai J, Hanley JM, Setodji CM, Konety BR, Litwin MS, Urologic Diseases in America Project
	Title:	Compliance with guidelines for patients with bladder cancer: variation in the delivery of care.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(23):5392-401
	Topic(s):	Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Delivery of Health Care; Female; Guideline Adherence; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; therapy; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Koay EJ, Teh BS, Paulino AC, Butler EB
	Title:	A Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results analysis of small cell carcinoma of the bladder: epidemiology, prognostic variables, and treatment trends.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(23):5325-33
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Small Cell; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prognosis; SEER Program; therapy; Time Factors; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Du XL, Xia R, Burau K, Liu CC
	Title:	Cardiac risk associated with the receipt of anthracycline and trastuzumab in a large nationwide cohort of older women with breast cancer, 1998-2005.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec
	Journal:	Med Oncol 28 Suppl 1():S80-90
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anthracyclines; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; Cardiotoxins; chemically induced; Cohort Studies; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Heart Diseases; Humans; Risk Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Gold HT, Sorbero ME, Griggs JJ, Do HT, Dick AW
	Title:	Structural estimates of treatment effects on outcomes using retrospective data: an application to ductal carcinoma in situ.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec
	Journal:	Med Care Res Rev 68(6):627-49
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; Comparative Effectiveness Research; Disease-Free Survival; economics; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Mastectomy; Medicare; methods; Models, Econometric; mortality; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Retrospective Studies; Selection Bias; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Hu CY, Delclos GL, Chan W, Du XL
	Title:	Assessing the initiation and completion of adjuvant chemotherapy in a large nationwide and population-based cohort of elderly patients with stage-III colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec
	Journal:	Med Oncol 28(4):1062-74
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; Colonic Neoplasms; Comorbidity; drug therapy; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; utilization
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	Authors:	Roberts CB, Jang TL, Shao YH, Kabadi S, Moore DF, Lu-Yao GL
	Title:	Treatment profile and complications associated with cryotherapy for localized prostate cancer: a population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec
	Journal:	Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 14(4):313-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; complications; Cryotherapy; epidemiology; Erectile Dysfunction; etiology; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk Factors; therapy; Urinary Incontinence
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	Authors:	Shao YH, Albertsen PC, Shih W, Roberts CB, Lu-Yao GL
	Title:	The impact of PSA testing frequency on prostate cancer incidence and treatment in older men.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec
	Journal:	Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 14(4):332-9
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Policy; Screening; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; blood; epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Mass Screening; Medicare; Prognosis; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Skolarus TA, Ye Z, Montgomery JS, Weizer AZ, Hafez KS, Lee CT, Miller DC, Wood DP Jr, Montie JE, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Use of restaging bladder tumor resection for bladder cancer among Medicare beneficiaries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec
	Journal:	Urology 78(6):1345-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma in Situ; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; utilization
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	Authors:	Thrall MM, Gray HJ, Symons RG, Weiss NS, Flum DR, Goff BA
	Title:	Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the Medicare cohort with advanced ovarian cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Dec
	Journal:	Gynecol Oncol 123(3):461-6
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Medicare; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Neoplasm Staging; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Ovarian Neoplasms; pathology; Postoperative Complications; SEER Program; surgery; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Weiss JM, Pfau PR, O'Connor ES, King J, LoConte N, Kennedy G, Smith MA
	Title:	Mortality by stage for right- versus left-sided colon cancer: analysis of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results--Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(33):4401-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colonic Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Bekelman JE, Mitra N, Efstathiou J, Liao K, Sunderland R, Yeboa DN, Armstrong K
	Title:	Outcomes after intensity-modulated versus conformal radiotherapy in older men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov 15
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81(4):e325-34
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; complications; Erectile Dysfunction; etiology; Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage; Humans; Intestines; Male; Medicare; methods; pathology; Proctitis; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiation effects; Radiation Injuries; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy, Conformal; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; Urination Disorders
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	Authors:	Sher DJ, Neville BA, Chen AB, Schrag D
	Title:	Predictors of IMRT and conformal radiotherapy use in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a SEER-Medicare analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov 15
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81(4):e197-206
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Health Services Research; Humans; Male; Medicare; pathology; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Conformal; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; SEER Program; Sex Distribution; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Griffiths R, Mikhael J, Gleeson M, Danese M, Dreyling M
	Title:	Addition of rituximab to chemotherapy alone as first-line therapy improves overall survival in elderly patients with mantle cell lymphoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov 03
	Journal:	Blood 118(18):4808-16
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cohort Studies; Cyclophosphamide; diagnosis; Doxorubicin; drug therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lymphoma, Mantle-Cell; Male; mortality; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Prednisone; Prognosis; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; Vincristine
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	Authors:	Park CH, Bonomi M, Cesaretti J, Neugut AI, Wisnivesky JP
	Title:	Effect of radiotherapy planning complexity on survival of elderly patients with unresected localized lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 81(3):706-11
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; classification; Female; Humans; International Classification of Diseases; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Matched-Pair Analysis; Medicare; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Computer-Assisted; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Sheffield KM, Boyd CA, Benarroch-Gampel J, Kuo YF, Cooksley CD, Riall TS
	Title:	End-of-life care in Medicare beneficiaries dying with pancreatic cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(21):5003-12
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adolescent; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Female; Hospice Care; Hospitalization; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Medicare; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Terminal Care; therapeutic use; therapy; Time Factors; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Williams SB, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Nguyen PL, Choueiri TK, Hu JC
	Title:	Utilization and expense of adjuvant cancer therapies following radical prostatectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(21):4846-54
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Combined Modality Therapy; economics; Hormones; Humans; Male; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; surgery; therapeutic use; utilization
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	Authors:	Abdollah F, Sun M, Schmitges J, Tian Z, Jeldres C, Briganti A, Shariat SF, Perrotte P, Montorsi F, Karakiewicz PI
	Title:	Cancer-specific and other-cause mortality after radical prostatectomy versus observation in patients with prostate cancer: competing-risks analysis of a large North American population-based cohort.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Eur Urol 60(5):920-30
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chi-Square Distribution; Cohort Studies; Decision Support Techniques; epidemiology; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; mortality; Nomograms; North America; pathology; Patient Selection; Propensity Score; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; Watchful Waiting
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	Authors:	Craig BM, Rollison DE, List AF, Cogle CR
	Title:	Diagnostic testing, treatment, cost of care, and survival among registered and non-registered patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Leuk Res 35(11):1453-6
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; diagnosis; Diagnostic Tests, Routine; drug therapy; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Hematinics; Humans; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Male; Medicare; mortality; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Dobie S, Saver BG, Wang CY, Green PK, Baldwin LM
	Title:	Do primary care physicians lose contact with their colorectal cancer patients?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov-Dec
	Journal:	J Am Board Fam Med 24(6):704-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Population Surveillance; Primary Health Care; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Gilbert SM, Kuo YF, Shahinian VB
	Title:	Prevalent and incident use of androgen deprivation therapy among men with prostate cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov-Dec
	Journal:	Urol Oncol 29(6):647-53
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; drug therapy; Humans; Incidence; Male; Orchiectomy; Physician's Practice Patterns; Prevalence; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; therapeutic use; trends; utilization
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	Authors:	Griffiths RI, Lalla D, Herbert RJ, Doan JF, Brammer MG, Danese MD
	Title:	Infused therapy and survival in older patients diagnosed with metastatic breast cancer who received trastuzumab.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Cancer Invest 29(9):573-84
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Humanized; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; Cohort Studies; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Infusions, Intravenous; Neoplasm Metastasis; pathology; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; Taxoids; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Karanicolas PJ, Elkin EB, Jacks LM, Atoria CL, Strong VE, Brennan MF, Coit DG
	Title:	Staging laparoscopy in the management of gastric cancer: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	J Am Coll Surg 213(5):644-651, 651.e1
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Gastric
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; ethnology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Laparoscopy; Laparotomy; Length of Stay; Male; Medical Futility; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Stomach Neoplasms; surgery; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Kim S, Shen S, Moore DF, Shih W, Lin Y, Li H, Dolan M, Shao YH, Lu-Yao GL
	Title:	Late gastrointestinal toxicities following radiation therapy for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Eur Urol 60(5):908-16
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; epidemiology; etiology; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Patient Selection; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiation Injuries; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; therapy; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Loeb S, Carter HB, Berndt SI, Ricker W, Schaeffer EM
	Title:	Complications after prostate biopsy: data from SEER-Medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	J Urol 186(5):1830-4
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Pollack CE, Bekelman JE, Epstein AJ, Liao K, Wong YN, Armstrong K
	Title:	Racial disparities in changing to a high-volume urologist among men with localized prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Med Care 49(11):999-1006
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Confidence Intervals; Continental Population Groups; diagnosis; European Continental Ancestry Group; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Odds Ratio; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; standards; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States; Urology
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	Authors:	Rajan SS, Stearns SC, Lyman GH, Carpenter WR
	Title:	Effect of primary prophylactic G-CSF use on systemic therapy administration for elderly breast cancer patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 130(1):255-66
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; complications; drug therapy; etiology; Female; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Humans; Neutropenia; prevention & control; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Reiner AS, Jacks LM, Van Zee KJ, Panageas KS
	Title:	A SEER-Medicare population-based study of lymphedema-related claims incidence following breast cancer in men.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 130(1):301-6
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms, Male; Cohort Studies; complications; economics; epidemiology; etiology; Humans; Incidence; Lymphedema; Male; Medicare; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Yeboa DN, Guzzo T, Mitra N, Christodouleas JP, Haas NB, Vapiwala N, Armstrong K, Bekelman JE
	Title:	Prostate-specific antigen surveillance among men with clinically localized prostate cancer who do not receive initial treatment.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Nov
	Journal:	Urology 78(5):1107-13
	Topic(s):	Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; blood; Humans; Male; Population Surveillance; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; Retrospective Studies
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	Authors:	Ferrante JM, McCarthy EP, Gonzalez EC, Lee JH, Chen R, Love-Jackson K, Roetzheim RG
	Title:	Primary care utilization and colorectal cancer outcomes among Medicare beneficiaries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct 24
	Journal:	Arch Intern Med 171(19):1747-57
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; Office Visits; pathology; Physicians, Primary Care; Primary Health Care; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; Treatment Outcome; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Shirvani SM, Pan IW, Buchholz TA, Shih YC, Hoffman KE, Giordano SH, Smith BD
	Title:	Impact of evidence-based clinical guidelines on the adoption of postmastectomy radiation in older women.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct 15
	Journal:	Cancer 117(20):4595-605
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast; epidemiology; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Health Care Surveys; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Logistic Models; Lymphatic Metastasis; Mastectomy; Medicare; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; Practice Guidelines as Topic; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Fairfield KM, Murray K, Lucas FL, Wierman HR, Earle CC, Trimble EL, Small L, Warren JL
	Title:	Completion of adjuvant chemotherapy and use of health services for older women with epithelial ovarian cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct 10
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(29):3921-6
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; drug therapy; Female; Health Services; Humans; Medicare; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Ovarian Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Elliott SP, Jarosek SL, Alanee SR, Konety BR, Dusenbery KE, Virnig BA
	Title:	Three-dimensional external beam radiotherapy for prostate cancer increases the risk of hip fracture.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(19):4557-65
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; Combined Modality Therapy; diagnosis; drug therapy; etiology; Hip Fractures; Humans; Imaging, Three-Dimensional; Incidence; Male; Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Ricker W, Wheeler W, Parsons R, Warren JL
	Title:	Use of surveillance, epidemiology, and end results-medicare data to conduct case-control studies of cancer among the US elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct 01
	Journal:	Am J Epidemiol 174(7):860-70
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Case-Control Studies; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; Neoplasms; Risk Factors; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States
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	Authors:	Greenberg CC, Lipsitz SR, Neville B, In H, Hevelone N, Porter SA, Weeks C, Jha AK, Gawande AA, Schrag D, Weeks JC
	Title:	Receipt of appropriate surgical care for Medicare beneficiaries with cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct
	Journal:	Arch Surg 146(10):1128-34
	Topic(s):	Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Gastric; Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Female; Guideline Adherence; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Insurance Coverage; Male; Medicare; Neoplasms; Physician's Practice Patterns; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Hollenbeak CS, Nikkel LE, Schaefer EW, Alemao E, Ghahramani N, Raman JD
	Title:	Determinants of medicare all-cause costs among elderly patients with renal cell carcinoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct
	Journal:	J Manag Care Pharm 17(8):610-20
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Tan HJ, Wolf JS Jr, Ye Z, Wei JT, Miller DC
	Title:	Complications and failure to rescue after laparoscopic versus open radical nephrectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Oct
	Journal:	J Urol 186(4):1254-60
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Laparoscopy; Male; mortality; Nephrectomy; Postoperative Complications; surgery; therapy
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	Authors:	Haas JS, Brawarsky P, Iyer A, Fitzmaurice GM, Neville BA, Earle C
	Title:	Association of area sociodemographic characteristics and capacity for treatment with disparities in colorectal cancer care and mortality.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep 15
	Journal:	Cancer 117(18):4267-76
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colorectal Neoplasms; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; mortality; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; surgery; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Tan HJ, Wolf JS Jr, Ye Z, Wei JT, Miller DC
	Title:	Population-level comparative effectiveness of laparoscopic versus open radical nephrectomy for patients with kidney cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep 15
	Journal:	Cancer 117(18):4184-93
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Laparoscopy; Male; methods; Nephrectomy; surgery; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Feifer AH, Elkin EB, Lowrance WT, Denton B, Jacks L, Yee DS, Coleman JA, Laudone VP, Scardino PT, Eastham JA
	Title:	Temporal trends and predictors of pelvic lymph node dissection in open or minimally invasive radical prostatectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(17):3933-42
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Humans; Laparoscopy; Lymph Node Excision; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; methods; pathology; Pelvis; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; trends
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	Authors:	O'Connor ES, Greenblatt DY, LoConte NK, Gangnon RE, Liou JI, Heise CP, Smith MA
	Title:	Adjuvant chemotherapy for stage II colon cancer with poor prognostic features.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(25):3381-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicare; Middle Aged; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Hsiao FY, Mullins CD, Onukwugha E, Pandya N, Hanna N
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of different chemotherapeutic regimens on survival of people aged 66 and older with stage III colon cancer: a "real world" analysis using Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 59(9):1717-23
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analogs & derivatives; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Camptothecin; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; Comparative Effectiveness Research; drug therapy; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Leucovorin; Male; mortality; Organoplatinum Compounds; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Nurgalieva Z, Liu CC, Du XL
	Title:	Chemotherapy use and risk of bone marrow suppression in a large population-based cohort of older women with breast and ovarian cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep
	Journal:	Med Oncol 28(3):716-25
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Bone Marrow; Breast Neoplasms; chemically induced; Cohort Studies; drug effects; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Neoplasm Staging; Ovarian Neoplasms; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Thrombocytopenia
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	Authors:	Snyder CF, Frick KD, Herbert RJ, Blackford AL, Neville BA, Carducci MA, Earle CC
	Title:	Preventive care in prostate cancer patients: following diagnosis and for five-year survivors.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep
	Journal:	J Cancer Surviv 5(3):283-91
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Prevention; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma; Case-Control Studies; Continuity of Patient Care; diagnosis; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; mortality; Preventive Health Services; Prostatic Neoplasms; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survivors; therapy; Time Factors
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	Authors:	Sommer CA, Stitzenberg KB, Tolleson-Rinehart S, Carpenter WR, Carey TS
	Title:	Breast MRI utilization in older patients with newly diagnosed breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep
	Journal:	J Surg Res 170(1):77-83
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Breast; Breast Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Magnetic Resonance Imaging; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; SEER Program; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Thrall MM, Goff BA, Symons RG, Flum DR, Gray HJ
	Title:	Thirty-day mortality after primary cytoreductive surgery for advanced ovarian cancer in the elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Sep
	Journal:	Obstet Gynecol 118(3):537-47
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Medicare; Models, Statistical; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Ovarian Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Chavez-MacGregor M, Zhao H, Fang S, Srokowski TP, Hortobagyi GN, Giordano SH
	Title:	Complications associated with erythropoietin-stimulating agents in patients with metastatic breast cancer: a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Aug 15
	Journal:	Cancer 117(16):3641-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; chemically induced; drug therapy; Erythropoietin; Female; Humans; Medicare; Neoplasm Metastasis; pathology; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Stroke; Thrombosis; United States; Venous Thrombosis
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	Authors:	Mayo SC, Heckman JE, Shore AD, Nathan H, Parikh AA, Bridges JF, Anders RA, Anaya DA, Becker NS, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Shifting trends in liver-directed management of patients with colorectal liver metastasis: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Aug
	Journal:	Surgery 150(2):204-16
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Catheter Ablation; Colorectal Neoplasms; Comorbidity; drug therapy; Female; Hepatectomy; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Male; pathology; radiography; Retrospective Studies; secondary; SEER Program; surgery; therapeutic use; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Rueth NM, Parsons HM, Habermann EB, Groth SS, Virnig BA, Tuttle TM, Andrade RS, Maddaus MA, D'Cunha J
	Title:	The long-term impact of surgical complications after resection of stage I nonsmall cell lung cancer: a population-based survival analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Aug
	Journal:	Ann Surg 254(2):368-74
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Adenocarcinoma, Bronchiolo-Alveolar; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cause of Death; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Pneumonectomy; Postoperative Complications; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Saito AM, Landrum MB, Neville BA, Ayanian JZ, Weeks JC, Earle CC
	Title:	Hospice care and survival among elderly patients with lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Aug
	Journal:	J Palliat Med 14(8):929-39
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Databases, Factual; Female; Hospice Care; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; SEER Program; Survival
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	Authors:	Shaukat A, Virnig DJ, Salfiti NI, Howard DH, Sitaraman SV, Liff JM
	Title:	Is inflammatory bowel disease an important risk factor among older persons with colorectal cancer in the United States? A population-based case-control study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Aug
	Journal:	Dig Dis Sci 56(8):2378-83
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; complications; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Male; Prevalence; Risk Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Welzel TM, Graubard BI, Zeuzem S, El-Serag HB, Davila JA, McGlynn KA
	Title:	Metabolic syndrome increases the risk of primary liver cancer in the United States: a study in the SEER-Medicare database.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Aug
	Journal:	Hepatology 54(2):463-71
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Bile Duct Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; Cholangiocarcinoma; complications; Databases, Factual; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Metabolic Syndrome X; Regression Analysis; Risk Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Patnaik JL, Byers T, Diguiseppi C, Denberg TD, Dabelea D
	Title:	The influence of comorbidities on overall survival among older women diagnosed with breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jul 20
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 103(14):1101-11
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Comorbidity; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Databases, Factual; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Medicare; mortality; Mortality; Odds Ratio; Predictive Value of Tests; Prevalence; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Yasmeen S, Xing G, Morris C, Chlebowski RT, Romano PS
	Title:	Comorbidities and mammography use interact to explain racial/ethnic disparities in breast cancer stage at diagnosis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jul 15
	Journal:	Cancer 117(14):3252-61
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Risk Factors; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Comorbidity; diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer; Ethnic Groups; ethnology; Female; Humans; Mammography; pathology; utilization
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	Authors:	Baillargeon J, Kuo YF, Lin YL, Raji MA, Singh A, Goodwin JS
	Title:	Effect of mental disorders on diagnosis, treatment, and survival of older adults with colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jul
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 59(7):1268-73
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Colonic Neoplasms; complications; Dementia; diagnosis; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Mental Disorders; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Proportional Hazards Models; Psychotic Disorders; Retrospective Studies; therapy
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	Authors:	Mayo SC, Shore AD, Nathan H, Edil BH, Hirose K, Anders RA, Wolfgang CL, Schulick RD, Choti MA, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Refining the definition of perioperative mortality following hepatectomy using death within 90 days as the standard criterion.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jul
	Journal:	HPB (Oxford) 13(7):473-82
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Hepatectomy; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Perioperative Period; SEER Program; surgery; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Rajan SS, Lyman GH, Stearns SC, Carpenter WR
	Title:	Effect of primary prophylactic granulocyte-colony stimulating factor use on incidence of neutropenia hospitalizations for elderly early-stage breast cancer patients receiving chemotherapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jul
	Journal:	Med Care 49(7):649-57
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; chemically induced; Drug Administration Schedule; drug therapy; Female; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor; Hospitalization; Humans; Incidence; Neoplasm Staging; Neutropenia; Recombinant Proteins; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Thrall MM, Gray HJ, Symons RG, Weiss NS, Flum DR, Goff BA
	Title:	Trends in treatment of advanced epithelial ovarian cancer in the Medicare population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jul
	Journal:	Gynecol Oncol 122(1):100-6
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; Drug Therapy; drug therapy; economics; Female; Guideline Adherence; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Humans; Logistic Models; Medicare; Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial; Ovarian Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Cogle CR, Craig BM, Rollison DE, List AF
	Title:	Incidence of the myelodysplastic syndromes using a novel claims-based algorithm: high number of uncaptured cases by cancer registries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun 30
	Journal:	Blood 117(26):7121-5
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Bias (Epidemiology); Blood Cell Count; Bone Marrow Examination; Databases, Factual; Diagnostic Services; economics; Epidemiologic Methods; epidemiology; Female; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Incidence; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; Male; Medicare; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Registries; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States
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	Authors:	Chen AB, Neville BA, Sher DJ, Chen K, Schrag D
	Title:	Survival outcomes after radiation therapy for stage III non-small-cell lung cancer after adoption of computed tomography-based simulation.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun 10
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(17):2305-11
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Computer Simulation; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; radiography; radiotherapy; SEER Program; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Warren JL, Barbera L, Bremner KE, Yabroff KR, Hoch JS, Barrett MJ, Luo J, Krahn MD
	Title:	End-of-life care for lung cancer patients in the United States and Ontario.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun 08
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 103(11):853-62
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Canada; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); drug therapy; Emergency Medical Services; epidemiology; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Hospice Care; Hospitalization; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Ontario; Palliative Care; Registries; Research Design; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; standards; statistics & numerical data; Survivors; Terminal Care; therapeutic use; therapy; Time Factors; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Legler A, Bradley EH, Carlson MD
	Title:	The effect of comorbidity burden on health care utilization for patients with cancer using hospice.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun
	Journal:	J Palliat Med 14(6):751-6
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Comorbidity; Cost of Illness; Cross-Sectional Studies; Dementia; Emergency Medical Services; epidemiology; Female; Health Services; Hospice Care; Hospital Mortality; Hospitalization; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Neoplasms; Risk Adjustment; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Link BK, Brooks J, Wright K, Pan X, Voelker M, Chrischilles E
	Title:	Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma in the elderly: diffusion of treatment with rituximab and survival advances with and without anthracyclines.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun
	Journal:	Leuk Lymphoma 52(6):994-1002
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anthracyclines; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; drug therapy; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Logistic Models; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Multivariate Analysis; Prognosis; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Rajan SS, Lyman GH, Carpenter WR, Stearns SC
	Title:	Chemotherapy characteristics are important predictors of primary prophylactic CSF administration in older patients with breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 127(2):511-20
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; Colony-Stimulating Factors; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Phenotype; SEER Program; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Sathiakumar N, Delzell E, Morrisey MA, Falkson C, Yong M, Chia V, Blackburn J, Arora T, Kilgore ML
	Title:	Mortality following bone metastasis and skeletal-related events among men with prostate cancer: a population-based analysis of US Medicare beneficiaries, 1999-2006.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun
	Journal:	Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 14(2):177-83
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Bone Neoplasms; Comorbidity; Databases, Factual; epidemiology; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatic Neoplasms; Registries; secondary; United States
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	Authors:	Shaukat A, Virnig DJ, Howard D, Sitaraman SV, Liff JM, Lederle FA
	Title:	Crohn's disease and small bowel adenocarcinoma: a population-based case-control study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun
	Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 20(6):1120-3
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; complications; Crohn Disease; Duodenal Neoplasms; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Ileal Neoplasms; Intestine, Small; Jejunal Neoplasms; Male; Minnesota; pathology; Prognosis; Risk Factors; SEER Program
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	Authors:	Tal R, Jacks LM, Elkin E, Mulhall JP
	Title:	Penile implant utilization following treatment for prostate cancer: analysis of the SEER-Medicare database.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun
	Journal:	J Sex Med 8(6):1797-804
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Combined Modality Therapy; epidemiology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Multivariate Analysis; Penile Prosthesis; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; utilization; Utilization Review
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	Authors:	Williams SB, D'Amico AV, Weinberg AC, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Hu JC
	Title:	Population-based determinants of radical prostatectomy surgical margin positivity.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jun
	Journal:	BJU Int 107(11):1734-40
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Age Distribution; Aged; Benchmarking; Confidence Intervals; Databases, Factual; Disease-Free Survival; epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Laparoscopy; Logistic Models; Male; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; Prognosis; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis
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	Authors:	Smith BD, Pan IW, Shih YC, Smith GL, Harris JR, Punglia R, Pierce LJ, Jagsi R, Hayman JA, Giordano SH, Buchholz TA
	Title:	Adoption of intensity-modulated radiation therapy for breast cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May 18
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 103(10):798-809
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Breast Neoplasms; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Logistic Models; Lymphatic Metastasis; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; pathology; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy Planning, Computer-Assisted; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Reimbursement Mechanisms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Choi WW, Williams SB, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Nguyen PL, Hu JC
	Title:	Overuse of imaging for staging low risk prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May
	Journal:	J Urol 185(5):1645-9
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Chi-Square Distribution; Diagnostic Imaging; Educational Status; Humans; Income; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States; Unnecessary Procedures; utilization
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	Authors:	Davidoff AJ, Gardner JF, Seal B, Edelman MJ
	Title:	Population-based estimates of survival benefit associated with combined modality therapy in elderly patients with locally advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May
	Journal:	J Thorac Oncol 6(5):934-41
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Combined Modality Therapy; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neoplasm Staging; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Hu CY, Delclos GL, Chan W, Du XL
	Title:	Post-treatment surveillance in a large cohort of patients with colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May
	Journal:	Am J Manag Care 17(5):329-36
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Surveillance
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; blood; Carcinoembryonic Antigen; classification; Colonic Neoplasms; Colonoscopy; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Guideline Adherence; Guidelines as Topic; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Neoplasm Staging; Office Visits; pathology; Patient Compliance; Population Surveillance; prevention & control; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survivors; United States
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	Authors:	Lindquist KJ, Danese MD, Mikhael J, Knopf KB, Griffiths RI
	Title:	Health care utilization and mortality among elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May
	Journal:	Ann Oncol 22(5):1181-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anemia; complications; Delivery of Health Care; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Neutropenia; Prevalence; Proportional Hazards Models; statistics & numerical data; Thrombocytopenia; utilization
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	Authors:	Liu CC, Xia R, Guadagnolo A, Cormier JN, Du XL
	Title:	Risk of xerostomia in association with the receipt of radiation therapy in older patients with head and neck cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May
	Journal:	Am J Ther 18(3):206-15
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Amifostine; Combined Modality Therapy; complications; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; prevention & control; Radiation-Protective Agents; radiotherapy; Registries; Risk; therapeutic use; Time Factors; Xerostomia
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	Authors:	Massarweh NN, Park JO, Bruix J, Yeung RS, Etzioni RB, Symons RG, Baldwin LM, Flum DR
	Title:	Diagnostic imaging and biopsy use among elderly medicare beneficiaries with hepatocellular carcinoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May
	Journal:	J Oncol Pract 7(3):155-60
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Porter MP, Kerrigan MC, Donato BM, Ramsey SD
	Title:	Patterns of use of systemic chemotherapy for Medicare beneficiaries with urothelial bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 May-Jun
	Journal:	Urol Oncol 29(3):252-8
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Combined Modality Therapy; Cystectomy; drug therapy; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; Medicare; Middle Aged; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Physician's Practice Patterns; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Ho TH, Barbera L, Saskin R, Lu H, Neville BA, Earle CC
	Title:	Trends in the aggressiveness of end-of-life cancer care in the universal health care system of Ontario, Canada.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(12):1587-91
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Chi-Square Distribution; Drug Administration Schedule; Emergency Service, Hospital; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Intensive Care; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; Middle Aged; mortality; National Health Programs; Neoplasms; Odds Ratio; Ontario; Palliative Care; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Terminal Care; therapy; Time Factors; trends; United States; Universal Coverage
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	Authors:	Nguyen PL, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Choueiri TK, Choi WW, Lei Y, Hoffman KE, Hu JC
	Title:	Cost implications of the rapid adoption of newer technologies for treating prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(12):1517-24
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Brachytherapy; Chi-Square Distribution; Cost-Benefit Analysis; diagnosis; Diffusion of Innovation; economics; Health Care Costs; Health Expenditures; Humans; Laparoscopy; Male; Medical Oncology; Medicare; methods; Models, Economic; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Robotics; SEER Program; Surgery, Computer-Assisted; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Schonberg MA, Marcantonio ER, Ngo L, Li D, Silliman RA, McCarthy EP
	Title:	Causes of death and relative survival of older women after a breast cancer diagnosis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(12):1570-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; Case-Control Studies; Cause of Death; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Life Expectancy; Mammography; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; radiography; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; Survival Rate; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Albertsen PC, Moore DF, Shih W, Lin Y, Li H, Lu-Yao GL
	Title:	Impact of comorbidity on survival among men with localized prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(10):1335-41
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All)
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cause of Death; Cell Differentiation; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Humans; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prognosis; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Friese CR, Earle CC, Magazu LS, Brown JR, Neville BA, Hevelone ND, Richardson LC, Abel GA
	Title:	Timeliness and quality of diagnostic care for medicare recipients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(7):1470-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Databases as Topic; Delayed Diagnosis; diagnosis; Female; Flow Cytometry; Humans; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Hardy D, Chan W, Liu CC, Cormier JN, Xia R, Bruera E, Du XL
	Title:	Racial disparities in the use of hospice services according to geographic residence and socioeconomic status in an elderly cohort with nonsmall cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(7):1506-15
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Palliative & End-of-life Care; Policy
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Ethnic Groups; ethnology; Female; Health Status Disparities; Hospice Care; Humans; Male; Odds Ratio; Rural Population; Social Class; therapy
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	Authors:	Riall TS, Sheffield KM, Kuo YF, Townsend CM Jr, Goodwin JS
	Title:	Resection benefits older adults with locoregional pancreatic cancer despite greater short-term morbidity and mortality.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 59(4):647-54
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; methods; Morbidity; Neoplasm Staging; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic Neoplasms; pathology; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate; Time Factors; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Schneider M, Zuckerman IH, Onukwugha E, Pandya N, Seal B, Gardner J, Mullins CD
	Title:	Chemotherapy treatment and survival in older women with estrogen receptor-negative metastatic breast cancer: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 59(4):637-46
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; blood; Breast Neoplasms; Cause of Death; Confidence Intervals; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Proportional Hazards Models; Receptors, Estrogen; Retrospective Studies; secondary; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; trends; Tumor Markers, Biological; United States
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	Authors:	Shih YC, Chien CR, Xu Y, Pan IW, Smith GL, Buchholz TA
	Title:	Economic burden of renal cell carcinoma in the US: Part II--an updated analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr
	Journal:	Pharmacoeconomics 29(4):331-41
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; Databases, Factual; drug therapy; economics; Fees and Charges; Female; Health Expenditures; Humans; Male; Medicare; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Wisnivesky JP, Arciniega J, Mhango G, Mandeli J, Halm EA
	Title:	Lymph node ratio as a prognostic factor in elderly patients with pathological N1 non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Apr
	Journal:	Thorax 66(4):287-93
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Epidemiologic Methods; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Lymph Node Excision; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; pathology; Pneumonectomy; Prognosis; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; secondary; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Danese MD, Griffiths RI, Gleeson M, Satram-Hoang S, Knopf K, Mikhael J, Reyes C
	Title:	An observational study of outcomes after initial infused therapy in Medicare patients diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar 31
	Journal:	Blood 117(13):3505-13
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia; Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Combined Modality Therapy; diagnosis; drug therapy; economics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Immunotherapy; Infusion Pumps; Infusions, Intravenous; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Male; Medicare; methods; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Observation; SEER Program; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Chan JK, Sherman AE, Kapp DS, Zhang R, Osann KE, Maxwell L, Chen LM, Deshmukh H
	Title:	Influence of gynecologic oncologists on the survival of patients with endometrial cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 29(7):832-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Combined Modality Therapy; diagnosis; Disease-Free Survival; Early Detection of Cancer; Endometrial Neoplasms; Female; Gynecologic Surgical Procedures; Humans; Hysterectomy; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Medical Oncology; methods; Middle Aged; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Physician's Practice Patterns; Physician's Role; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Reference Values; Referral and Consultation; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; standards; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Reyes-Ortiz CA, Goodwin JS, Zhang DD, Freeman JL
	Title:	Socioeconomic Status and Chemotherapy Use for Melanoma in Older People.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar 01
	Journal:	Can J Aging 1-11
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Shah SA, Smith JK, Li Y, Ng SC, Carroll JE, Tseng JF
	Title:	Underutilization of therapy for hepatocellular carcinoma in the medicare population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer 117(5):1019-26
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Protocols; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; economics; epidemiology; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Incidence; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; mortality; Physician's Practice Patterns; Population; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Beebe-Dimmer J, Morgenstern H, Cetin K, Yee C, Bartoces M, Shahinian V, Fryzek J, Acquavella J, Schwartz KL
	Title:	Androgen deprivation therapy and cataract incidence among elderly prostate cancer patients in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar
	Journal:	Ann Epidemiol 21(3):156-63
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; Cataract; chemically induced; drug therapy; epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Male; Orchiectomy; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk Factors; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Cahill KS, Chi JH, Day AL, Claus EB
	Title:	Trends in survival after surgery for breast cancer metastatic to the brain and spinal column in medicare patients: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar
	Journal:	Neurosurgery 68(3):705-13; discussion 713
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Brain Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Medicare Part A; mortality; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; secondary; Spinal Neoplasms; surgery; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Gruschkus SK, Lairson D, Dunn JK, Risser J, Du XL
	Title:	Cost-effectiveness of white blood cell growth factor use among a large nationwide cohort of elderly non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patients treated with chemotherapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar-Apr
	Journal:	Value Health 14(2):253-62
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; blood; chemically induced; Cohort Studies; Cost-Benefit Analysis; drug therapy; economics; Female; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Humans; Insurance Claim Review; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Male; Medicare; Neutropenia; prevention & control; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Hosmer W, Malin J, Wong M
	Title:	Development and validation of a prediction model for the risk of developing febrile neutropenia in the first cycle of chemotherapy among elderly patients with breast, lung, colorectal, and prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar
	Journal:	Support Care Cancer 19(3):333-41
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; chemically induced; drug therapy; Female; Fever; Forecasting; Granulocyte Colony-Stimulating Factor; Humans; Male; Models, Biological; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Neoplasms; Neutropenia; pathology; Practice Guidelines as Topic; prevention & control; Risk Factors; SEER Program; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Nathan H, Shore AD, Anders RA, Wick EC, Gearhart SL, Pawlik TM
	Title:	Variation in lymph node assessment after colon cancer resection: patient, surgeon, pathologist, or hospital?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar
	Journal:	J Gastrointest Surg 15(3):471-9
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Policy
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Benchmarking; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; Female; Guideline Adherence; Hospitals; Humans; Logistic Models; Lymph Nodes; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Physicians; Practice Guidelines as Topic; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery
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	Authors:	Roberts CB, Albertsen PC, Shao YH, Moore DF, Mehta AR, Stein MN, Lu-Yao GL
	Title:	Patterns and correlates of prostate cancer treatment in older men.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Mar
	Journal:	Am J Med 124(3):235-43
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents; Brachytherapy; ethnology; Humans; Life Expectancy; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; Odds Ratio; Patient Selection; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Bergman J, Saigal CS, Lorenz KA, Hanley J, Miller DC, Gore JL, Litwin MS, Urologic Diseases in America Project
	Title:	Hospice use and high-intensity care in men dying of prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Feb 14
	Journal:	Arch Intern Med 171(3):204-10
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Hospices; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Medicare; mortality; Odds Ratio; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Terminal Care; therapy; United States; utilization; Utilization Review
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	Authors:	Carpenter WR, Reeder-Hayes K, Bainbridge J, Meyer AM, Amos KD, Weiner BJ, Godley PA
	Title:	The role of organizational affiliations and research networks in the diffusion of breast cancer treatment innovation.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Feb
	Journal:	Med Care 49(2):172-9
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; diagnosis; Diffusion of Innovation; epidemiology; Female; Health Services Research; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Interinstitutional Relations; Linear Models; Logistic Models; Medical Oncology; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; organization & administration; Organizational Affiliation; Physician's Practice Patterns; SEER Program; Sentinel Lymph Node Biopsy; Societies, Medical; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Translational Medical Research; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Ghia AJ, Gonzalez VJ, Tward JD, Stroup AM, Pappas L, Gaffney DK
	Title:	Primary vaginal cancer and chemoradiotherapy: a patterns-of-care analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Feb
	Journal:	Int J Gynecol Cancer 21(2):378-84
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Combined Modality Therapy; Databases, Factual; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Medicare; radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use; United States; Vaginal Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Hu JC, Prasad SM, Gu X, Williams SB, Lipsitz SR, Nguyen PL, Choueiri TK, Choi WW, D'Amico AV
	Title:	Determinants of performing radical prostatectomy pelvic lymph node dissection and the number of lymph nodes removed in elderly men.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Feb
	Journal:	Urology 77(2):402-6
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; Male; methods; Pelvis; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; surgery
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	Authors:	Jayadevappa R, Chhatre S, Johnson JC, Malkowicz SB
	Title:	Association between ethnicity and prostate cancer outcomes across hospital and surgeon volume groups.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Feb
	Journal:	Health Policy 99(2):97-106
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Efficiency, Organizational; Ethnic Groups; ethnology; Hospitals; Humans; Linear Models; Male; Organizational Policy; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Physicians; Poisson Distribution; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Workload
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	Authors:	Keating NL, Landrum MB, Brooks JM, Chrischilles EA, Winer EP, Wright K, Volya R
	Title:	Outcomes following local therapy for early-stage breast cancer in non-trial populations.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Feb
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res Treat 125(3):803-13
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Cohort Studies; Female; Humans; Mastectomy; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medicare; methods; Models, Statistical; pathology; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; surgery; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Samper-Ternent R, Zhang D, Kuo YF, Hatch S, Freeman J
	Title:	Late GI and bladder toxicities after radiation for uterine cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Feb
	Journal:	Gynecol Oncol 120(2):198-204
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Corpus Uteri
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Disease-Free Survival; etiology; Female; Gastrointestinal Diseases; Gastrointestinal Tract; Humans; Middle Aged; pathology; radiation effects; Radiation Injuries; Radiotherapy; radiotherapy; SEER Program; Urinary Bladder; Urinary Bladder Diseases; Uterine Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Mariotto AB, Yabroff KR, Shao Y, Feuer EJ, Brown ML
	Title:	Projections of the cost of cancer care in the United States: 2010-2020.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jan 19
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 103(2):117-28
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Epidemiologic, Experimental, & Methodological Studies; Epidemiology Studies & Related Methods; Guidance & Policy Research; Health Care Systems; Surveillance; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	Surveillance, Epidemiology, & End Results (SEER) Program; SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; economics; epidemiology; Female; Forecasting; Health Care Costs; Health Expenditures; Humans; Incidence; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasms; Population Dynamics; Prevalence; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Semrad TJ, Tancredi DJ, Baldwin LM, Green P, Fenton JJ
	Title:	Geographic variation of racial/ethnic disparities in colorectal cancer testing among medicare enrollees.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jan 10
	Journal:	Cancer
	Topic(s):	Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Baldwin LM, Dobie SA, Cai Y, Saver BG, Green PK, Wang CY
	Title:	Receipt of general medical care by colorectal cancer patients: a longitudinal study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jan-Feb
	Journal:	J Am Board Fam Med 24(1):57-68
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms; Confidence Intervals; Diabetes Mellitus; Disease Management; Early Detection of Cancer; Female; Humans; Lipids; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Mammography; methods; mortality; pathology; prevention & control; Preventive Health Services; Primary Health Care; Quality of Health Care; Registries; Risk; standards; statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Cipriano LE, Romanus D, Earle CC, Neville BA, Halpern EF, Gazelle GS, McMahon PM
	Title:	Lung cancer treatment costs, including patient responsibility, by disease stage and treatment modality, 1992 to 2003.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jan
	Journal:	Value Health 14(1):41-52
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Case-Control Studies; Costs and Cost Analysis; Deductibles and Coinsurance; economics; Financing, Personal; Health Care Costs; Humans; Insurance, Health, Reimbursement; Longitudinal Studies; Lung Neoplasms; Medicare; pathology; Small Cell Lung Carcinoma; Terminal Care; therapy; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Prasad SM, Gu X, Lavelle R, Lipsitz SR, Hu JC
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of perineal versus retropubic and minimally invasive radical prostatectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 185(1):111-5
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Humans; Male; methods; Perineum; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; surgery; Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Patnaik JL, Byers T, DiGuiseppi C, Dabelea D, Denberg TD
	Title:	Cardiovascular disease competes with breast cancer as the leading cause of death for older females diagnosed with breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011
	Journal:	Breast Cancer Res 13(3):R64
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Cardiovascular Diseases; Cause of Death; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Diabetes Mellitus; Female; Humans; mortality; Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program
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	Authors:	Riley GF, Warren JL, Harlan LC, Blackwell SA
	Title:	Endocrine therapy use among elderly hormone receptor-positive breast cancer patients enrolled in Medicare Part D.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011
	Journal:	Medicare Medicaid Res Rev 1(4):
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Rubin JL, Sanon M, Taylor DC, Coombs J, Bollu V, Sirulnik L
	Title:	Epidemiology, survival, and costs of localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011
	Journal:	Int J Gen Med 4():121-30
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Surveillance; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Saito AM, Landrum MB, Neville BA, Ayanian JZ, Earle CC
	Title:	The effect on survival of continuing chemotherapy to near death.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011
	Journal:	BMC Palliat Care 10():14
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Stokes ME, Ishak J, Proskorovsky I, Black LK, Huang Y
	Title:	Lifetime economic burden of prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011
	Journal:	BMC Health Serv Res 11():349
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Cost of Illness; Costs and Cost Analysis; economics; Humans; Male; Managed Care Programs; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Wisnivesky JP, Smith CB, Packer S, Strauss GM, Lurslurchachai L, Federman A, Halm EA
	Title:	Survival and risk of adverse events in older patients receiving postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for resected stages II-IIIA lung cancer: observational cohort study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2011
	Journal:	BMJ 343():d4013
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Platinum Compounds; Postoperative Care; Registries; Risk Factors; surgery; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Elliott SP, Jarosek SL, Wilt TJ, Virnig BA
	Title:	Reduction in physician reimbursement and use of hormone therapy in prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec 15
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 102(24):1826-34
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; Drug Prescriptions; drug therapy; economics; Health Resources; Humans; legislation & jurisprudence; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; methods; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent; Odds Ratio; Palliative Care; pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Jayadevappa R, Chhatre S, Johnson JC, Malkowicz SB
	Title:	Variation in quality of care among older men with localized prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec 14
	Journal:	Cancer
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Gillessen S, Templeton A, Marra G, Kuo YF, Valtorta E, Shahinian VB
	Title:	Risk of colorectal cancer in men on long-term androgen deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec 01
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 102(23):1760-70
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Androgen Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Colorectal Neoplasms; Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; drug therapy; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Neoplasms, Hormone-Dependent; prevention & control; Prostatic Neoplasms; Quality of Life; Risk Assessment; Time Factors
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	Authors:	Hadley J, Yabroff KR, Barrett MJ, Penson DF, Saigal CS, Potosky AL
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of prostate cancer treatments: evaluating statistical adjustments for confounding in observational data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec 01
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 102(23):1780-93
	Topic(s):	Epidemiologic, Experimental, & Methodological Studies; Epidemiology Studies & Related Methods; Outcomes (All); Clinical Outcomes; Outcomes Research Measures & Methods; Quality of Care; Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); Humans; Male; methods; Middle Aged; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Staging; Observation; Odds Ratio; pathology; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; SEER Program; Statistics as Topic; surgery; Survival Analysis; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Snyder CF, Frick KD, Blackford AL, Herbert RJ, Neville BA, Carducci MA, Earle CC
	Title:	How does initial treatment choice affect short-term and long-term costs for clinically localized prostate cancer?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(23):5391-9
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Case-Control Studies; Choice Behavior; Drug Therapy; economics; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Patient Care; Patient Preference; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; therapy; Watchful Waiting
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	Authors:	Griffiths R, Gleeson M, Reyes C, Knopf K, Danese M
	Title:	Survival in elderly follicular lymphoma patients who receive frontline chemo-immunotherapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec
	Journal:	Am J Hematol 85(12):963-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Monoclonal, Murine-Derived; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cyclophosphamide; Data Collection; Databases, Factual; Doxorubicin; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Immunotherapy; Lymphoma, Follicular; Male; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Prednisone; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; Vincristine
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	Authors:	Hendren S, Birkmeyer JD, Yin H, Banerjee M, Sonnenday C, Morris AM
	Title:	Surgical complications are associated with omission of chemotherapy for stage III colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec
	Journal:	Dis Colon Rectum 53(12):1587-93
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Chi-Square Distribution; Colorectal Neoplasms; Comorbidity; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Marital Status; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Postoperative Complications; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Time Factors; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Skolarus TA, Miller DC, Zhang Y, Hollingsworth JM, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	The delivery of prostate cancer care in the United States: implications for delivery system reform.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Dec
	Journal:	J Urol 184(6):2279-84
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Palliative & End-of-life Care; Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Delivery of Health Care; Health Care Reform; Humans; Male; Primary Health Care; Prostatic Neoplasms; standards; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States; Urology
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	Authors:	Wilkinson GS, Baillargeon J, Kuo YF, Freeman JL, Goodwin JS
	Title:	Atrial fibrillation and stroke associated with intravenous bisphosphonate therapy in older patients with cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 28(33):4898-905
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Atrial Fibrillation; Bone Density Conservation Agents; chemically induced; Diphosphonates; Female; Humans; Injections, Intravenous; Male; Middle Aged; Retrospective Studies; Stroke; Tachycardia, Supraventricular
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	Authors:	Gruschkus SK, Lairson D, Dunn JK, Risser J, Du XL
	Title:	Use of white blood cell growth factors and risk of acute myeloid leukemia or myelodysplastic syndrome among elderly patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov 15
	Journal:	Cancer 116(22):5279-89
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; chemically induced; Colony-Stimulating Factors; complications; Drug Interactions; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Male; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Risk; SEER Program; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Hollenbeck BK, Dunn RL, Ye Z, Hollingsworth JM, Skolarus TA, Kim SP, Montie JE, Lee CT, Wood DP Jr, Miller DC
	Title:	Delays in diagnosis and bladder cancer mortality.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov 15
	Journal:	Cancer 116(22):5235-42
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Delayed Diagnosis; diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; mortality; pathology; Risk; SEER Program; Time Factors; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Shahinian VB, Kuo YF, Gilbert SM
	Title:	Reimbursement policy and androgen-deprivation therapy for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov 04
	Journal:	N Engl J Med 363(19):1822-32
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	agonists; Androgen Antagonists; Drug Costs; drug therapy; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Health Services Misuse; Humans; legislation & jurisprudence; Male; Medicare; Medicare Part B; Orchiectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Reimbursement Mechanisms; SEER Program; surgery; therapeutic use; therapy; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Fesinmeyer MD, Mehta V, Blough D, Tock L, Ramsey SD
	Title:	Effect of radiotherapy interruptions on survival in medicare enrollees with local and regional head-and-neck cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78(3):675-81
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Confidence Intervals; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; mortality; Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms; Nose Neoplasms; Paranasal Sinus Neoplasms; radiotherapy; Regression Analysis; Retrospective Studies; Salivary Gland Neoplasms; Sample Size; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; Withholding Treatment
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	Authors:	Carroll JE, Smith JK, Simons JP, Murphy MM, Ng SC, Shah SA, Zhou Z, Tseng JF
	Title:	Redefining mortality after pancreatic cancer resection.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov
	Journal:	J Gastrointest Surg 14(11):1701-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; epidemiology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Male; mortality; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Postoperative Complications; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; Survival Rate; United States
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	Authors:	Cone MM, Shoop KM, Rea JD, Lu KC, Herzig DO
	Title:	Ethnicity influences lymph node resection in colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov
	Journal:	J Gastrointest Surg 14(11):1752-7
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Americans; Colonic Neoplasms; Ethnic Groups; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; Middle Aged; mortality; pathology; Quality Assurance, Health Care; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Analysis
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	Authors:	Tuggle CT, Park LS, Roman S, Udelsman R, Sosa JA
	Title:	Rehospitalization among elderly patients with thyroid cancer after thyroidectomy are prevalent and costly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Nov
	Journal:	Ann Surg Oncol 17(11):2816-23
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; Medicare; Patient Readmission; Prevalence; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Thyroid Neoplasms; Thyroidectomy; United States
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	Authors:	Fairfield KM, Lucas FL, Earle CC, Small L, Trimble EL, Warren JL
	Title:	Regional variation in cancer-directed surgery and mortality among women with epithelial ovarian cancer in the Medicare population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Oct 15
	Journal:	Cancer 116(20):4840-8
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Clinical Outcomes; Quality of Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Comorbidity; drug therapy; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Medicare; mortality; Ovarian Neoplasms; SEER Program; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Sima CS, Panageas KS, Schrag D
	Title:	Cancer screening among patients with advanced cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Oct 13
	Journal:	JAMA 304(14):1584-91
	Topic(s):	Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Esophagus; Gastric; Lung; Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; blood; Case-Control Studies; Cost-Benefit Analysis; diagnosis; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; Female; Humans; Male; Mammography; Mass Screening; Medicare; Neoplasms; Neoplasms, Second Primary; pathology; Prognosis; Prostate-Specific Antigen; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; Unnecessary Procedures; utilization; Vaginal Smears
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	Authors:	Carlson MD, Herrin J, Du Q, Epstein AJ, Barry CL, Morrison RS, Back AL, Bradley EH
	Title:	Impact of hospice disenrollment on health care use and medicare expenditures for patients with cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Oct 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 28(28):4371-5
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Palliative & End-of-life Care
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Chi-Square Distribution; Comorbidity; economics; Emergency Service, Hospital; epidemiology; Female; Health Expenditures; Hospice Care; Hospitalization; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasms; Risk Factors; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	White A, Vernon SW, Franzini L, Du XL
	Title:	Racial disparities in colorectal cancer survival: to what extent are racial disparities explained by differences in treatment, tumor characteristics, or hospital characteristics?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Oct 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(19):4622-31
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Colorectal Neoplasms; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Hospitals; Humans; Male; mortality; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; therapy
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	Authors:	Gruschkus SK, Lairson D, Dunn JK, Risser J, Du XL
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of white blood cell growth factors on neutropenia, infection, and survival in older people with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with chemotherapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Oct
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 58(10):1885-95
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Colony-Stimulating Factors; complications; drug therapy; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Incidence; Infection; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Male; mortality; Neutropenia; prevention & control; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Mayo SC, Shore AD, Nathan H, Edil B, Wolfgang CL, Hirose K, Herman J, Schulick RD, Choti MA, Pawlik TM
	Title:	National trends in the management and survival of surgically managed gallbladder adenocarcinoma over 15 years: a population-based analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Oct
	Journal:	J Gastrointest Surg 14(10):1578-91
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Policy; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cholecystectomy; Female; Gallbladder Neoplasms; Guideline Adherence; Hepatectomy; Humans; Lymph Node Excision; Male; mortality; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Basu A, Manning WG
	Title:	Estimating lifetime or episode-of-illness costs under censoring.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	Health Econ 19(9):1010-28
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Comorbidity; Computer Simulation; Cost of Illness; Costs and Cost Analysis; Data Interpretation, Statistical; economics; Episode of Care; Health Care Costs; Health Expenditures; Humans; Male; Models, Economic; Probability; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Time Factors
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	Authors:	Chan KCG, Wang MC
	Title:	Backward estimation of stochastic processes with failure events as time origins
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	Ann Appl Stat 4(3):1602-20
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Craig BM, Gilbert SM, Herndon JB, Vogel B, Quinn GP
	Title:	Participation of older patients with prostate cancer in Medicare eligible trials.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	J Urol 184(3):901-6
	Topic(s):	Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Clinical Trials as Topic; Humans; Male; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; Patient Participation; Prostatic Neoplasms; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Hardy D, Liu CC, Cormier JN, Xia R, Du XL
	Title:	Cardiac toxicity in association with chemotherapy and radiation therapy in a large cohort of older patients with non-small-cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	Ann Oncol 21(9):1825-33
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; chemically induced; Combined Modality Therapy; diagnosis; drug therapy; etiology; Female; Heart; Heart Diseases; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; radiation effects; Radiation Injuries; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapeutic use; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Jayadevappa R, Malkowicz SB, Chhatre S, Gallo J, Schwartz JS
	Title:	Racial and ethnic variation in health resource use and cost for prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	BJU Int 106(6):801-8
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; economics; Epidemiologic Methods; Ethnic Groups; ethnology; Health Care Costs; Health Resources; Health Services Needs and Demand; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Kirsner RS, Ma F, Fleming LE, Federman DG, Trapido E, Duncan R, Rouhani P, Wilkinson JD
	Title:	Earlier stage at diagnosis and improved survival among Medicare HMO patients with breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	J Womens Health (Larchmt) 19(9):1619-24
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Breast Neoplasms; diagnosis; Early Diagnosis; epidemiology; Female; Health Maintenance Organizations; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Neoplasms, Second Primary; pathology; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States
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	Authors:	Mullins CD, Onukwugha E, Bikov K, Seal B, Hussain A
	Title:	Health disparities in staging of SEER-medicare prostate cancer patients in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	Urology 76(3):566-72
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; European Continental Ancestry Group; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States
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	Authors:	Stokes ME, Black L, Benedict A, Roehrborn CG, Albertsen P
	Title:	Long-term medical-care costs related to prostate cancer: estimates from linked SEER-Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Sep
	Journal:	Prostate Cancer Prostatic Dis 13(3):278-84
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cost of Illness; economics; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Hollingsworth JM, Zhang Y, Krein SL, Ye Z, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Understanding the variation in treatment intensity among patients with early stage bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Aug 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(15):3587-94
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; pathology; Physician's Practice Patterns; SEER Program; therapy; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Keating NL, Landrum MB, Lamont EB, Earle CC, Bozeman SR, McNeil BJ
	Title:	End-of-life care for older cancer patients in the Veterans Health Administration versus the private sector.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Aug 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(15):3732-9
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal; Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Colorectal Neoplasms; Delivery of Health Care; Emergency Service, Hospital; Hospitals, Veterans; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Neoplasm Metastasis; pathology; SEER Program; Terminal Care; therapeutic use; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Du XL, Liu CC
	Title:	Racial/Ethnic disparities in socioeconomic status, diagnosis, treatment and survival among medicare-insured men and women with head and neck cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Aug
	Journal:	J Health Care Poor Underserved 21(3):913-30
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Continental Population Groups; diagnosis; epidemiology; ethnology; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Insurance Coverage; Male; Medicare; mortality; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Social Class; statistics & numerical data; Survival; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Skolarus TA, Ye Z, Zhang S, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Regional differences in early stage bladder cancer care and outcomes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Aug
	Journal:	Urology 76(2):391-6
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Skolarus TA, Zhang Y, Miller DC, Wei JT, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	The economic burden of prostate cancer survivorship care.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Aug
	Journal:	J Urol 184(2):532-8
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Palliative & End-of-life Care; Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cost of Illness; economics; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; Survivors; therapy
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	Authors:	Guadagnolo BA, Liu CC, Cormier JN, Du XL
	Title:	Evaluation of trends in the use of intensity-modulated radiotherapy for head and neck cancer from 2000 through 2005: socioeconomic disparity and geographic variation in a large population-based cohort.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jul 15
	Journal:	Cancer 116(14):3505-12
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated; Socioeconomic Factors; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Carpenter WR, Howard DL, Taylor YJ, Ross LE, Wobker SE, Godley PA
	Title:	Racial differences in PSA screening interval and stage at diagnosis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jul
	Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 21(7):1071-80
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analysis; diagnosis; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Mass Screening; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Davila JA, Morgan RO, Richardson PA, Du XL, McGlynn KA, El-Serag HB
	Title:	Use of surveillance for hepatocellular carcinoma among patients with cirrhosis in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jul
	Journal:	Hepatology 52(1):132-41
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Liver
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; alpha-Fetoproteins; analysis; Carcinoma, Hepatocellular; diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Liver Cirrhosis; Liver Neoplasms; Male; Population Surveillance; Registries; Tumor Markers, Biological; United States
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	Authors:	Ngamruengphong S, Li F, Zhou Y, Chak A, Cooper GS, Das A
	Title:	EUS and survival in patients with pancreatic cancer: a population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jul
	Journal:	Gastrointest Endosc 72(1):78-2
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Current Procedural Terminology; Endosonography; Female; Humans; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Pancreatic Neoplasms; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapy; ultrasonography; United States
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	Authors:	Obeidat NA, Pradel FG, Zuckerman IH, Trovato JA, Palumbo FB, DeLisle S, Mullins CD
	Title:	Racial/ethnic and age disparities in chemotherapy selection for colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jul
	Journal:	Am J Manag Care 16(7):515-22
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Continental Population Groups; drug therapy; Ethnic Groups; ethnology; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; Retrospective Studies
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	Authors:	Haas JS, Brawarsky P, Iyer A, Fitzmaurice GM, Neville BA, Earle C, Kaplan CP
	Title:	Association of local capacity for endoscopy with individual use of colorectal cancer screening and stage at diagnosis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jun 15
	Journal:	Cancer 116(12):2922-31
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Research Methodology; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnosis; Early Detection of Cancer; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; pathology; Physicians, Family; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; utilization
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	Authors:	Fenton JJ, Foote SB, Green P, Baldwin LM
	Title:	Diffusion of computer-aided mammography after mandated Medicare coverage.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jun 14
	Journal:	Arch Intern Med 170(11):987-9
	Topic(s):	Policy; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Breast Neoplasms; diagnosis; Diffusion of Innovation; economics; Female; Humans; Image Processing, Computer-Assisted; legislation & jurisprudence; Mammography; Medicare; methods; SEER Program; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Gore JL, Litwin MS, Lai J, Yano EM, Madison R, Setodji C, Adams JL, Saigal CS, Urologic Diseases in America Project
	Title:	Use of radical cystectomy for patients with invasive bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jun 02
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 102(11):802-11
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cystectomy; Disease-Free Survival; Evidence-Based Medicine; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; methods; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; Practice Guidelines as Topic; Research Design; SEER Program; surgery; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms; utilization
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	Authors:	Onega T, Duell EJ, Shi X, Demidenko E, Goodman DC
	Title:	Race versus place of service in mortality among medicare beneficiaries with cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jun 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(11):2698-706
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Cancer Care Facilities; Comorbidity; Continental Population Groups; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; National Cancer Institute (U.S.); Neoplasms; therapy; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Strope SA, Ye Z, Hollingsworth JM, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Patterns of care for early stage bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jun 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(11):2604-11
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Risk Factors; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Administration, Intravesical; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; diagnosis; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Medicare; Physician's Practice Patterns; Quality of Health Care; Risk; SEER Program; therapy; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Francis DO, Weymuller EA Jr, Parvathaneni U, Merati AL, Yueh B
	Title:	Dysphagia, stricture, and pneumonia in head and neck cancer patients: does treatment modality matter?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jun
	Journal:	Ann Otol Rhinol Laryngol 119(6):391-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Combined Modality Therapy; complications; Deglutition Disorders; drug therapy; epidemiology; Esophageal Stenosis; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Male; Pneumonia; Postoperative Complications; radiotherapy; surgery; therapy
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	Authors:	Davidoff AJ, Tang M, Seal B, Edelman MJ
	Title:	Chemotherapy and survival benefit in elderly patients with advanced non-small-cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 May 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 28(13):2191-7
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Comorbidity; drug therapy; Female; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Logistic Models; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; Patient Selection; Platinum Compounds; Population Surveillance; Propensity Score; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; therapeutic use; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Carson AP, Howard DL, Carpenter WR, Taylor YJ, Peacock S, Schenck AP, Godley PA
	Title:	Trends and racial differences in the use of androgen deprivation therapy for metastatic prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 May
	Journal:	J Pain Symptom Manage 39(5):872-81
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; agonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; drug therapy; European Continental Ancestry Group; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Humans; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis; Orchiectomy; pathology; Physician's Practice Patterns; Prostatic Neoplasms; Registries; SEER Program; surgery; therapeutic use; Time Factors; trends
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	Authors:	Etzioni DA, Cannom RR, Madoff RD, Ault GT, Beart RW Jr
	Title:	Colorectal procedures: what proportion is performed by American board of colon and rectal surgery-certified surgeons?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 May
	Journal:	Dis Colon Rectum 53(5):713-20
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Career Choice; Certification; Clinical Competence; Colonic Diseases; Colorectal Neoplasms; Colorectal Surgery; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; manpower; Multivariate Analysis; Rectal Diseases; SEER Program; standards; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Ghogomu NT, Kallogjeri D, Nussenbaum B, Piccirillo JF
	Title:	Iatrogenic esophageal perforation in patients with head and neck cancer: evaluation of the SEER-Medicare database.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 May
	Journal:	Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 142(5):728-34
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Esophagus
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Combined Modality Therapy; Comorbidity; complications; Databases, Factual; Esophageal Perforation; Esophagoscopy; etiology; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Iatrogenic Disease; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Risk Factors
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	Authors:	Quinlan SC, Morton LM, Pfeiffer RM, Anderson LA, Landgren O, Warren JL, Engels EA
	Title:	Increased risk for lymphoid and myeloid neoplasms in elderly solid-organ transplant recipients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 May
	Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19(5):1229-37
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; etiology; Female; Hodgkin Disease; Humans; Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin; Male; Neoplasms, Plasma Cell; Organ Transplantation; pathology; Risk Factors; SEER Program
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	Authors:	Rouhani P, Arheart KL, Kirsner RS
	Title:	Differences in melanoma outcomes among Hispanic Medicare enrollees.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 May
	Journal:	J Am Acad Dermatol 62(5):768-76
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; economics; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Fee-for-Service Plans; Female; Health Maintenance Organizations; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Medicare; Melanoma; pathology; Regression Analysis; SEER Program; Skin Neoplasms; statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Saigal CS, Deibert CM, Lai J, Schonlau M
	Title:	Disparities in the treatment of patients with IL-2 for metastatic renal cell carcinoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 May-Jun
	Journal:	Urol Oncol 28(3):308-13
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Renal Cell; drug therapy; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Interleukin-2; Kidney Neoplasms; Logistic Models; Male; Middle Aged; SEER Program; Sex Factors; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Schonberg MA, Marcantonio ER, Li D, Silliman RA, Ngo L, McCarthy EP
	Title:	Breast cancer among the oldest old: tumor characteristics, treatment choices, and survival.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Apr 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 28(12):2038-45
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Female; Health Services for the Aged; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Logistic Models; Mastectomy; Mastectomy, Segmental; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Patient Selection; Physician's Practice Patterns; Proportional Hazards Models; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Registries; Risk Assessment; Risk Factors; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; therapy; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Lanoy E, Costagliola D, Engels EA
	Title:	Skin cancers associated with HIV infection and solid-organ transplantation among elderly adults.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Apr 01
	Journal:	Int J Cancer 126(7):1724-31
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; complications; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; HIV Infections; HIV-1; Humans; immunology; Immunosuppression; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Organ Transplantation; pathogenicity; Prognosis; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Skin Neoplasms; Survival Rate; therapy
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	Authors:	Simons JP, Ng SC, McDade TP, Zhou Z, Earle CC, Tseng JF
	Title:	Progress for resectable pancreatic [corrected] cancer?: a population-based assessment of US practices.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Apr 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(7):1681-90
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment; Risk Factors; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Combined Modality Therapy; Comorbidity; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; mortality; Neoadjuvant Therapy; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Population Surveillance; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Greenblatt DY, Weber SM, O'Connor ES, LoConte NK, Liou JI, Smith MA
	Title:	Readmission after colectomy for cancer predicts one-year mortality.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Apr
	Journal:	Ann Surg 251(4):659-69
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; adverse effects; Aged; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Male; mortality; Patient Readmission; Postoperative Complications; Risk Factors; surgery; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Paulson EC, Mahmoud NN, Wirtalla C, Armstrong K
	Title:	Acuity and survival in colon cancer surgery.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Apr
	Journal:	Dis Colon Rectum 53(4):385-92
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; Colorectal Surgery; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Surgical Procedures, Elective; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Strauss J, Hershman DL, Buono D, McBride R, Clark-Garvey S, Woodhouse SA, Abrams JA, Neugut AI
	Title:	Use of adjuvant 5-fluorouracil and radiation therapy after gastric cancer resection among the elderly and impact on survival.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Apr
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 76(5):1404-12
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; drug therapy; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Male; mortality; pathology; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; SEER Program; Stomach Neoplasms; surgery; Survival Analysis
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	Authors:	Howard DH, Kauh J, Lipscomb J
	Title:	The value of new chemotherapeutic agents for metastatic colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Mar 22
	Journal:	Arch Intern Med 170(6):537-42
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cost-Benefit Analysis; drug therapy; economics; Female; Humans; Life Expectancy; Male; Neoplasm Metastasis; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Jang TL, Bekelman JE, Liu Y, Bach PB, Basch EM, Elkin EB, Zelefsky MJ, Scardino PT, Begg CB, Schrag D
	Title:	Physician visits prior to treatment for clinically localized prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Mar 08
	Journal:	Arch Intern Med 170(5):440-50
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Androgen Antagonists; Choice Behavior; Confounding Factors (Epidemiology); drug therapy; epidemiology; Family Practice; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; manpower; Medical Oncology; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Office Visits; pathology; Physician's Practice Patterns; Physicians, Family; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiation Oncology; radiotherapy; Referral and Consultation; Research Design; Risk Factors; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; therapeutic use; therapy; trends; United States; Urology
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	Authors:	Mobley L, Kuo TM, Urato M, Boos J, Lozano-Gracia N, Anselin L
	Title:	Predictors of endoscopic colorectal cancer screening over time in 11 states.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Mar
	Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 21(3):445-61
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Cohort Studies; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cross-Sectional Studies; diagnosis; economics; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Indians, North American; Inflammatory Bowel Diseases; Male; Mass Screening; Medicare; Prognosis; Sigmoidoscopy; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Moore J, Hyman N, Callas P, Littenberg B
	Title:	Staging error does not explain the relationship between the number of lymph nodes in a colon cancer specimen and survival.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Mar
	Journal:	Surgery 147(3):358-65
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colectomy; Colonic Neoplasms; Diagnostic Errors; Female; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Lymph Node Excision; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Seidler AM, Pennie ML, Veledar E, Culler SD, Chen SC
	Title:	Economic burden of melanoma in the elderly population: population-based analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)--Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Mar
	Journal:	Arch Dermatol 146(3):249-56
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Cost of Illness; Costs and Cost Analysis; economics; epidemiology; Humans; Incidence; Medicare; Melanoma; methods; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Population Surveillance; Prognosis; SEER Program; Skin Neoplasms; statistics & numerical data; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Wisnivesky JP, Henschke CI, Swanson S, Yankelevitz DF, Zulueta J, Marcus S, Halm EA
	Title:	Limited resection for the treatment of patients with stage IA lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Mar
	Journal:	Ann Surg 251(3):550-4
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Pneumonectomy; surgery; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Riall TS, Townsend CM Jr, Kuo YF, Freeman JL, Goodwin JS
	Title:	Dissecting racial disparities in the treatment of patients with locoregional pancreatic cancer: a 2-step process.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Feb 15
	Journal:	Cancer 116(4):930-9
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Continuity of Patient Care; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; mortality; Pancreatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; Social Class; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Wisnivesky JP, Halm E, Bonomi M, Powell C, Bagiella E
	Title:	Effectiveness of radiation therapy for elderly patients with unresected stage I and II non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Feb 01
	Journal:	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 181(3):264-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; contraindications; diagnosis; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Pneumonectomy; radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; trends
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	Authors:	Lai R, Hershman DL, Doan T, Neugut AI
	Title:	The timing of cranial radiation in elderly patients with newly diagnosed glioblastoma multiforme.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Feb
	Journal:	Neuro Oncol 12(2):190-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Brain & Other Nervous System
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Cranial Irradiation; Glioblastoma; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; methods; mortality; Proportional Hazards Models; radiotherapy; SEER Program; surgery; Time
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	Authors:	Zafar HM, Mahmoud NN, Mitra N, Wirtalla C, Armstrong K, Groeneveld PW
	Title:	Resected colorectal cancer among Medicare beneficiaries:adoption of FDG PET.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Feb
	Journal:	Radiology 254(2):501-8
	Topic(s):	Policy; Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnostic use; Female; Fluorodeoxyglucose F18; Humans; Male; Medicare; Positron-Emission Tomography; radionuclide imaging; Radiopharmaceuticals; Regression Analysis; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; surgery; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Hollenbeck BK, Dunn RL, Ye Z, Hollingsworth JM, Lee CT, Birkmeyer JD
	Title:	Racial differences in treatment and outcomes among patients with early stage bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jan 01
	Journal:	Cancer 116(1):50-6
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; mortality; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; therapy; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Hardy D, Cormier JN, Xing Y, Liu CC, Xia R, Du XL
	Title:	Chemotherapy-associated toxicity in a large cohort of elderly patients with non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Jan
	Journal:	J Thorac Oncol 5(1):90-8
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; administration & dosage; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analogs & derivatives; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Carboplatin; Carcinoma, Large Cell; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cisplatin; Cohort Studies; Deoxycytidine; drug therapy; Drug Toxicity; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Neoplasm Staging; Paclitaxel; pathology; Prognosis; secondary; SEER Program; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome; Vinblastine
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	Authors:	Anderson LA, Engels EA
	Title:	Autoimmune conditions and hairy cell leukemia: an exploratory case-control study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010
	Journal:	J Hematol Oncol 3():35
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Autoimmune Diseases; Case-Control Studies; epidemiology; Female; Humans; immunology; Leukemia, Hairy Cell; Male
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	Authors:	Griffiths R, Gleeson M, Knopf K, Danese M
	Title:	Racial differences in treatment and survival in older patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL).
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010
	Journal:	BMC Cancer 10():625
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; ethnology; Female; Health Status Disparities; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse; Male; Medical Oncology; Medicare; methods; Middle Aged; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Registries; SEER Program; therapy; United States
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	Authors:	Onega T, Duell EJ, Shi X, Demidenko E, Goodman D
	Title:	Influence of place of residence in access to specialized cancer care for African Americans.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010 Winter
	Journal:	J Rural Health 26(1):12-9
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Confidence Intervals; European Continental Ancestry Group; Geography; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Needs and Demand; Health Status Disparities; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Logistic Models; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasms; Odds Ratio; Oncology Service, Hospital; Residence Characteristics; Rural Health Services; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Punglia RS, Saito AM, Neville BA, Earle CC, Weeks JC
	Title:	Impact of interval from breast conserving surgery to radiotherapy on local recurrence in older women with breast cancer: retrospective cohort analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010
	Journal:	BMJ 340():c845
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Mastectomy, Segmental; methods; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; surgery; Time Factors
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	Authors:	Sima CS, Panageas KS, Heller G, Schrag D
	Title:	Analytical strategies for characterizing chemotherapy diffusion with patient-level population-based data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010
	Journal:	Appl Health Econ Health Policy 8(1):37-51
	Topic(s):	Policy; Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal; Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; analogs & derivatives; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Colorectal Neoplasms; Deoxycytidine; Diffusion of Innovation; Drug Approval; drug therapy; Drug Utilization; Humans; Models, Statistical; Pancreatic Neoplasms; pathology; Quality of Health Care; SEER Program; United States; United States Food and Drug Administration
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	Authors:	Smith GL, Shih YC, Giordano SH, Smith BD, Buchholz TA
	Title:	A method to predict breast cancer stage using Medicare claims.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010
	Journal:	Epidemiol Perspect Innov 7():1
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Yu X, McBean AM
	Title:	Screening mammography use and chemotherapy among female stage II colon cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2010
	Journal:	BMC Health Serv Res 10():98
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Screening; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Breast Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Mammography; Mass Screening; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Patient Acceptance of Health Care; radiography; Retrospective Studies; Socioeconomic Factors; therapeutic use; utilization
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	Authors:	Iwamoto FM, Reiner AS, Nayak L, Panageas KS, Elkin EB, Abrey LE
	Title:	Prognosis and patterns of care in elderly patients with glioma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec 01
	Journal:	Cancer 115(23):5534-40
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Brain & Other Nervous System
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Astrocytoma; Brain Neoplasms; Female; Glioma; Humans; Male; mortality; Oligodendroglioma; pathology; Prognosis; Survival Analysis; therapy
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	Authors:	Carlson MD, Herrin J, Du Q, Epstein AJ, Cherlin E, Morrison RS, Bradley EH
	Title:	Hospice characteristics and the disenrollment of patients with cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Health Serv Res 44(6):2004-21
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Palliative & End-of-life Care
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; classification; Female; Hospice Care; Humans; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasms; organization & administration; Patient Dropouts; SEER Program; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Farjah F, Wood DE, Varghese TK, Massarweh NN, Symons RG, Flum DR
	Title:	Health care utilization among surgically treated Medicare beneficiaries with lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Ann Thorac Surg 88(6):1749-56
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Delivery of Health Care; economics; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Hospitalization; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Pneumonectomy; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Francis DO, Yueh B, Weymuller EA Jr, Merati AL
	Title:	Impact of surveillance on survival after laryngeal cancer in the medicare population.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Laryngoscope 119(12):2337-44
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Surveillance; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Combined Modality Therapy; Confidence Intervals; epidemiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; Odds Ratio; pathology; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; therapy; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Howard DH, Tangka FK, Seeff LC, Richardson LC, Ekwueme DU
	Title:	The impact of detection and treatment on lifetime medical costs for patients with precancerous polyps and colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Health Econ 18(12):1381-93
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Health Care Costs
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colorectal Neoplasms; Costs and Cost Analysis; diagnosis; economics; Female; Health Expenditures; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Polyps; Precancerous Conditions; prevention & control; Preventive Medicine; statistics & numerical data
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	Authors:	Obeidat NA, Pradel FG, Zuckerman IH, DeLisle S, Mullins CD
	Title:	Outcomes of irinotecan-based chemotherapy regimens in elderly Medicare patients with metastatic colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Am J Geriatr Pharmacother 7(6):343-54
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analogs & derivatives; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Camptothecin; Colorectal Neoplasms; drug therapy; Humans; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Metastasis; pathology; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Paulson EC, Wirtalla C, Armstrong K, Mahmoud NN
	Title:	Gender influences treatment and survival in colorectal cancer surgery.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Dis Colon Rectum 52(12):1982-91
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Colonic Neoplasms; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Male; mortality; Rectal Neoplasms; SEER Program; Sex Factors; therapy
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	Authors:	Raji MA, Tamborello LP, Kuo YF, Ju H, Freeman JL, Zhang DD, Giordano SH, Goodwin JS
	Title:	Risk of subsequent dementia diagnoses does not vary by types of adjuvant chemotherapy in older women with breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Med Oncol 26(4):452-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; chemically induced; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Dementia; diagnosis; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Wang R, Gross CP, Halene S, Ma X
	Title:	Comorbidities and survival in a large cohort of patients with newly diagnosed myelodysplastic syndromes.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Dec
	Journal:	Leuk Res 33(12):1594-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; complications; diagnosis; Female; Humans; Male; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models
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	Authors:	Pollack LA, Adamache W, Ryerson AB, Eheman CR, Richardson LC
	Title:	Care of long-term cancer survivors: physicians seen by Medicare enrollees surviving longer than 5 years.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Nov 15
	Journal:	Cancer 115(22):5284-95
	Topic(s):	Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Continuity of Patient Care; economics; Female; Humans; Male; Medical Oncology; Medicare; Medicine; Middle Aged; Neoplasms; Physicians, Family; Professional Practice; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; Survivors; therapy; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Abrams JA, Buono DL, Strauss J, McBride RB, Hershman DL, Neugut AI
	Title:	Esophagectomy compared with chemoradiation for early stage esophageal cancer in the elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Nov 01
	Journal:	Cancer 115(21):4924-33
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Esophagus
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; drug therapy; Esophageal Neoplasms; Esophagectomy; Female; Humans; Male; mortality; Neoplasms, Squamous Cell; radiotherapy; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis
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	Authors:	Anderson LA, Landgren O, Engels EA
	Title:	Common community acquired infections and subsequent risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemia.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Nov
	Journal:	Br J Haematol 147(4):444-9
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Leukemia
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Distribution; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Community-Acquired Infections; complications; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Leukemia, Lymphocytic, Chronic, B-Cell; Male; microbiology; Respiratory Tract Infections; Risk Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Murphy MM, Simons JP, Ng SC, McDade TP, Smith JK, Shah SA, Zhou Z, Earle CC, Tseng JF
	Title:	Racial differences in cancer specialist consultation, treatment, and outcomes for locoregional pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Nov
	Journal:	Ann Surg Oncol 16(11):2968-77
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; African Americans; Aged; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medical Oncology; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Prognosis; Referral and Consultation; Registries; SEER Program; Specialization; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Nurgalieva Z, Liu CC, Du XL
	Title:	Risk of hospitalizations associated with adverse effects of chemotherapy in a large community-based cohort of elderly women with ovarian cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Nov
	Journal:	Int J Gynecol Cancer 19(8):1314-21
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Ovary
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma, Clear Cell; Adenocarcinoma, Mucinous; adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Cystadenocarcinoma, Serous; drug therapy; Endometrial Neoplasms; Female; Hospitalization; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; Ovarian Neoplasms; pathology; Prognosis; Risk Factors; secondary; SEER Program; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Reddy DM, Townsend CM Jr, Kuo YF, Freeman JL, Goodwin JS, Riall TS
	Title:	Readmission after pancreatectomy for pancreatic cancer in Medicare patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Nov
	Journal:	J Gastrointest Surg 13(11):1963-5
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Risk Factors; Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Disease Progression; epidemiology; Female; Hospital Mortality; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; Medicare; mortality; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic Neoplasms; Patient Readmission; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Goldsmith B, Cesaretti J, Wisnivesky JP
	Title:	Radiotherapy Planning Complexity and Survival after Treatment of Advanced Stage Lung Cancer in the Elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Oct 15
	Journal:	Cancer 115(20):4865-4873
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Hu JC, Gu X, Lipsitz SR, Barry MJ, D'Amico AV, Weinberg AC, Keating NL
	Title:	Comparative effectiveness of minimally invasive vs open radical prostatectomy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Oct 14
	Journal:	JAMA 302(14):1557-64
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; epidemiology; Erectile Dysfunction; Health Services Research; Humans; Length of Stay; Male; methods; Postoperative Complications; Prostatectomy; Surgical Procedures, Minimally Invasive; Transurethral Resection of Prostate; Treatment Outcome; United States; Urinary Incontinence
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	Authors:	Datta GD, Neville BA, Kawachi I, Datta NS, Earle CC
	Title:	Marital status and survival following bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Oct
	Journal:	J Epidemiol Community Health 63(10):807-13
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Male; Marital Status; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; Social Class; Social Support; statistics & numerical data; Survivors; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Ehdaie B, Stukenborg GJ, Theodorescu D
	Title:	Renal transplant recipients and patients with end stage renal disease present with more advanced bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Oct
	Journal:	J Urol 182(4):1482-7
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; complications; Disease Progression; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Kidney Failure, Chronic; Kidney Transplantation; Male; Middle Aged; pathology; Retrospective Studies; surgery; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Onega T, Duell EJ, Shi X, Demidenko E, Gottlieb D, Goodman DC
	Title:	Influence of NCI cancer center attendance on mortality in lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Oct
	Journal:	Med Care Res Rev 66(5):542-60
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Colorectal Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; mortality; National Cancer Institute (U.S.); Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Stokes ME, Muehlenbein CE, Marciniak MD, Faries DE, Motabar S, Gillespie TW, Lipscomb J, Knopf KB, Buesching DP
	Title:	Neutropenia-related costs in patients treated with first-line chemotherapy for advanced non-small cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Oct
	Journal:	J Manag Care Pharm 15(8):669-82
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Health Care Costs; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; chemically induced; Databases, Factual; drug therapy; economics; Fever; Health Care Costs; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Neutropenia; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Wong YN, Freedland SJ, Egleston B, Vapiwala N, Uzzo R, Armstrong K
	Title:	The role of primary androgen deprivation therapy in localized prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Oct
	Journal:	Eur Urol 56(4):609-16
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; agonists; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone; Humans; Male; mortality; Orchiectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Survival Rate; therapy
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	Authors:	Lu-Yao GL, Albertsen PC, Moore DF, Shih W, Lin Y, DiPaola RS, Barry MJ, Zietman A, O'Leary M, Walker-Corkery E, Yao SL
	Title:	Outcomes of localized prostate cancer following conservative management.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Sep 16
	Journal:	JAMA 302(11):1202-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Screening; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; blood; Cohort Studies; diagnosis; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Male; mortality; Prostate-Specific Antigen; Prostatic Neoplasms; Risk; SEER Program; therapy; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Hershman DL, Buono D, McBride RB, Tsai WY, Neugut AI
	Title:	Influence of private practice setting and physician characteristics on the use of breast cancer adjuvant chemotherapy for elderly women.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Sep 01
	Journal:	Cancer 115(17):3848-57
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Comorbidity; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Physician's Practice Patterns; Physicians; Professional Practice; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; Treatment Outcome; trends
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	Authors:	Fesinmeyer MD, Mehta V, Tock L, Blough D, McDermott C, Ramsey SD
	Title:	Completion of radiotherapy for local and regional head and neck cancer in medicare.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Sep
	Journal:	Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135(9):860-7
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Biopsy, Needle; Cohort Studies; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Patient Compliance; Probability; Prognosis; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Registries; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Analysis; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Breslin TM, Morris AM, Gu N, Wong SL, Finlayson EV, Banerjee M, Birkmeyer JD
	Title:	Hospital factors and racial disparities in mortality after surgery for breast and colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Aug 20
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 27(24):3945-50
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Colonic Neoplasms; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Hospitals; Humans; mortality; Quality of Health Care; SEER Program; surgery
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	Authors:	Smith BD, Smith GL, Roberts KB, Buchholz TA
	Title:	Baseline utilization of breast radiotherapy before institution of the Medicare practice quality reporting initiative.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Aug 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74(5):1506-12
	Topic(s):	Policy; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Breast Neoplasms; drug therapy; economics; Female; Humans; Insurance, Physician Services; legislation & jurisprudence; Logistic Models; Mastectomy, Segmental; Medicare; pathology; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; surgery; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Fenton JJ, Green P, Baldwin LM
	Title:	Internal validation of procedure codes on Medicare claims for digital mammograms and computer-aided detection.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Aug
	Journal:	Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18(8):2186-9
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology; Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Female; Forms and Records Control; Humans; Mammography; Medicare; methods; Radiographic Image Interpretation, Computer-Assisted; Reproducibility of Results; SEER Program; United States
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	Authors:	Mobley LR, Kuo TM, Clayton LJ, Evans WD
	Title:	Mammography facilities are accessible, so why is utilization so low?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Aug
	Journal:	Cancer Causes Control 20(6):1017-28
	Topic(s):	Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; California; Community Networks; diagnosis; Female; Geography; Health Services Accessibility; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Mammography; Models, Statistical; Preventive Medicine; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; utilization
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	Authors:	Simunovic M, Rempel E, Thériault ME, Baxter NN, Virnig BA, Meropol NJ, Levine MN
	Title:	Influence of delays to nonemergent colon cancer surgery on operative mortality, disease-specific survival and overall survival.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Aug
	Journal:	Can J Surg 52(4):E79-E86
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	none
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	Authors:	Smith GL, Smith BD, Garden AS, Rosenthal DI, Sherman SI, Morrison WH, Schwartz DL, Weber RS, Buchholz TA
	Title:	Hypothyroidism in older patients with head and neck cancer after treatment with radiation: a population-based study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Aug
	Journal:	Head Neck 31(8):1031-8
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Humans; Hypothyroidism; Incidence; Male; mortality; physiopathology; Probability; Proportional Hazards Models; Radiation Injuries; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy Dosage; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Registries; SEER Program; Severity of Illness Index; surgery; Survival Analysis
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	Authors:	Zuckerman IH, Rapp T, Onukwugha E, Davidoff A, Choti MA, Gardner J, Seal B, Mullins CD
	Title:	Effect of age on survival benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy in elderly patients with Stage III colon cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Aug
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 57(8):1403-10
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Colonic Neoplasms; drug therapy; Female; Fluorouracil; Humans; Leucovorin; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; therapeutic use; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Anderson LA, Gadalla S, Morton LM, Landgren O, Pfeiffer R, Warren JL, Berndt SI, Ricker W, Parsons R, Engels EA
	Title:	Population-based study of autoimmune conditions and the risk of specific lymphoid malignancies.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jul 15
	Journal:	Int J Cancer 125(2):398-405
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Lymphoma
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Autoimmune Diseases; Case-Control Studies; classification; complications; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Lymphoma; Male; Population Surveillance
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	Authors:	Bhargava A, Du XL
	Title:	Racial and socioeconomic disparities in adjuvant chemotherapy for older women with lymph node-positive, operable breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jul 01
	Journal:	Cancer 115(13):2999-3008
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; drug therapy; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; pathology; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors
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	Authors:	Keating NL, Kouri E, He Y, Weeks JC, Winer EP
	Title:	Racial differences in definitive breast cancer therapy in older women: are they explained by the hospitals where patients undergo surgery?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jul
	Journal:	Med Care 47(7):765-73
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Age Factors; Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Chi-Square Distribution; diagnosis; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Health Services Research; Healthcare Disparities; Hospitals; Humans; Logistic Models; Mastectomy; Medicare; Multivariate Analysis; Physician's Practice Patterns; Quality of Health Care; radiotherapy; SEER Program; Sensitivity and Specificity; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Shugarman LR, Mack K, Sorbero ME, Tian H, Jain AK, Ashwood JS, Asch SM
	Title:	Race and sex differences in the receipt of timely and appropriate lung cancer treatment.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jul
	Journal:	Med Care 47(7):774-81
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; diagnosis; epidemiology; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Guideline Adherence; Health Services Accessibility; Health Services Research; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Insurance Claim Reporting; Logistic Models; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; Men; Multivariate Analysis; Patient Selection; Physician's Practice Patterns; Practice Guidelines as Topic; SEER Program; Sensitivity and Specificity; Sex Factors; statistics & numerical data; therapy; United States; Women
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	Authors:	Wang CY, Baldwin LM, Saver BG, Dobie SA, Green PK, Cai Y, Klabunde CN
	Title:	The contribution of longitudinal comorbidity measurements to survival analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jul
	Journal:	Med Care 47(7):813-21
	Topic(s):	Epidemiologic, Experimental, & Methodological Studies; Epidemiology Studies & Related Methods; Outcomes (All); Clinical Outcomes; Outcomes Research Measures & Methods; Research Methodology; Risk Factors; Surveillance; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	All sites or no specific site
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Cause of Death; Comorbidity; Data Collection; Data Interpretation, Statistical; epidemiology; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Health Services Research; Health Status; Health Status Indicators; Humans; Likelihood Functions; Longitudinal Studies; Male; Medicare; methods; Multivariate Analysis; Predictive Value of Tests; Proportional Hazards Models; Research Design; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; standards; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; United States
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	Authors:	Yabroff KR, Warren JL, Banthin J, Schrag D, Mariotto A, Lawrence W, Meekins A, Topor M, Brown ML
	Title:	Comparison of approaches for estimating prevalence costs of care for cancer patients: what is the impact of data source?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jul
	Journal:	Med Care 47(7 Suppl 1):S64-9
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Health Care Costs; Guidance & Policy Research; Health Care Systems; Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Case-Control Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; Cost-Benefit Analysis; economics; epidemiology; Health Care Costs; Health Expenditures; Health Services Research; Humans; Medicare; methods; Models, Econometric; Neoplasms; Prevalence; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Yabroff KR, Warren JL, Schrag D, Mariotto A, Meekins A, Topor M, Brown ML
	Title:	Comparison of approaches for estimating incidence costs of care for colorectal cancer patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jul
	Journal:	Med Care 47(7 Suppl 1):S56-63
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Health Care Costs; Guidance & Policy Research; Health Care Systems; Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Case-Control Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; Cost-Benefit Analysis; economics; epidemiology; Female; Health Care Costs; Health Expenditures; Health Services Research; Humans; Incidence; Male; Medicare; methods; Models, Econometric; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; United States
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	Authors:	Smith GL, Smith BD, Buchholz TA, Liao Z, Jeter M, Swisher SG, Hofstetter WL, Ajani JA, McAleer MF, Komaki R, Cox JD
	Title:	Patterns of care and locoregional treatment outcomes in older esophageal cancer patients: The SEER-Medicare Cohort.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jun 01
	Journal:	Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 74(2):482-9
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Esophagus
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Analysis of Variance; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Combined Modality Therapy; Esophageal Neoplasms; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; Postoperative Complications; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Cheung WY, Neville BA, Earle CC
	Title:	Etiology of delays in the initiation of adjuvant chemotherapy and their impact on outcomes for Stage II and III rectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jun
	Journal:	Dis Colon Rectum 52(6):1054-63; discussion 1064
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Combined Modality Therapy; drug therapy; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Logistic Models; Male; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Proportional Hazards Models; Rectal Neoplasms; Registries; Risk Factors; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Rate; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States
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	Authors:	Cooper GS, Kou TD, Chak A
	Title:	Receipt of previous diagnoses and endoscopy and outcome from esophageal adenocarcinoma: a population-based study with temporal trends.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jun
	Journal:	Am J Gastroenterol 104(6):1356-62
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Screening; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Esophagus
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adenocarcinoma; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; diagnosis; Diagnosis, Differential; Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal; epidemiology; Esophageal Neoplasms; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Incidence; Male; methods; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Survival Rate; therapy; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Farjah F, Wood DE, Mulligan MS, Krishnadasan B, Heagerty PJ, Symons RG, Flum DR
	Title:	Safety and efficacy of video-assisted versus conventional lung resection for lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jun
	Journal:	J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 137(6):1415-21
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Combined Modality Therapy; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; pathology; Pneumonectomy; surgery; Survival Rate; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Lang K, Marciniak MD, Faries D, Stokes M, Buesching D, Earle C, Treat J, Babineaux S, Morissette N, Thompson D
	Title:	Costs of first-line doublet chemotherapy and lifetime medical care in advanced non-small-cell lung cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jun
	Journal:	Value Health 12(4):481-8
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; analogs & derivatives; Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Bridged Compounds; Carboplatin; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Cisplatin; Deoxycytidine; drug therapy; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Population Surveillance; Retrospective Studies; Taxoids; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Lang K, Sussman M, Friedman M, Su J, Kan HJ, Mauro D, Tafesse E, Menzin J
	Title:	Incidence and costs of treatment-related complications among patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jun
	Journal:	Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 135(6):582-8
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Head and Neck
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Adult; adverse effects; Aged; Antineoplastic Agents; Carboplatin; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Cisplatin; Combined Modality Therapy; Cost of Illness; Databases, Factual; drug therapy; Drug Therapy; economics; Female; Head and Neck Neoplasms; Hospitalization; Humans; Laryngeal Neoplasms; Male; Middle Aged; Pharyngeal Neoplasms; Postoperative Complications; Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; radiotherapy; Radiotherapy; Retrospective Studies; surgery; therapy; Tongue Neoplasms; United States
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	Authors:	Hardy D, Liu CC, Xia R, Cormier JN, Chan W, White A, Burau K, Du XL
	Title:	Racial disparities and treatment trends in a large cohort of elderly black and white patients with nonsmall cell lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 May 15
	Journal:	Cancer 115(10):2199-211
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; therapy; trends
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	Authors:	Srokowski TP, Fang S, Hortobagyi GN, Giordano SH
	Title:	Impact of diabetes mellitus on complications and outcomes of adjuvant chemotherapy in older patients with breast cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 May 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 27(13):2170-6
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; complications; Diabetes Complications; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Male; mortality; Regression Analysis; SEER Program
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	Authors:	Hollenbeck BK, Ye Z, Dunn RL, Montie JE, Birkmeyer JD
	Title:	Provider treatment intensity and outcomes for patients with early-stage bladder cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Apr 15
	Journal:	J Natl Cancer Inst 101(8):571-80
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Administration, Intravesical; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Agents; Confidence Intervals; Cost of Illness; Cystoscopy; economics; Female; Health Care Costs; Humans; Male; Medical Record Linkage; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Odds Ratio; pathology; Physician's Practice Patterns; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; therapy; Treatment Outcome; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Farjah F, Flum DR, Varghese TK Jr, Symons RG, Wood DE
	Title:	Surgeon specialty and long-term survival after pulmonary resection for lung cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Apr
	Journal:	Ann Thorac Surg 87(4):995-6
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Female; General Surgery; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; Thoracic Surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Holmes L Jr, Chan W, Jiang Z, Ward D, Essien EJ, Du XL
	Title:	Impact of androgen deprivation therapy on racial/ethnic disparities in the survival of older men treated for locoregional prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Apr
	Journal:	Cancer Control 16(2):176-85
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; Antineoplastic Agents, Hormonal; Asian Continental Ancestry Group; Combined Modality Therapy; Comorbidity; drug therapy; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Male; mortality; Proportional Hazards Models; Prostatectomy; Prostatic Neoplasms; Radiotherapy; SEER Program; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Pollack LA, Adamache W, Eheman CR, Ryerson AB, Richardson LC
	Title:	Enhancement of identifying cancer specialists through the linkage of Medicare claims to additional sources of physician specialty.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Apr
	Journal:	Health Serv Res 44(2 Pt 1):562-76
	Topic(s):	Research Methodology
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Corpus Uteri; Prostate; Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	classification; Databases as Topic; Female; Humans; Male; Medical Oncology; Medicare; Medicine; Neoplasms; SEER Program; Specialization; statistics & numerical data; United States
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	Authors:	Snyder CF, Frick KD, Peairs KS, Kantsiper ME, Herbert RJ, Blackford AL, Wolff AC, Earle CC
	Title:	Comparing care for breast cancer survivors to non-cancer controls: a five-year longitudinal study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Apr
	Journal:	J Gen Intern Med 24(4):469-74
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; blood; Bone Density; Breast Neoplasms; Cholesterol; Colorectal Neoplasms; diagnosis; Female; Humans; Influenza Vaccines; Longitudinal Studies; Mammography; Medical Oncology; Physicians, Family; Preventive Health Services; Primary Health Care; Retrospective Studies; standards; utilization; Vaccination
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	Authors:	Anderson LA, Pfeiffer RM, Landgren O, Gadalla S, Berndt SI, Engels EA
	Title:	Risks of myeloid malignancies in patients with autoimmune conditions.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar 10
	Journal:	Br J Cancer 100(5):822-8
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Autoimmune Diseases; complications; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Male; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myelodysplastic-Myeloproliferative Diseases; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Odds Ratio; Risk Factors; Time Factors
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	Authors:	Gadalla SM, Amr S, Langenberg P, Baumgarten M, Davidson WF, Schairer C, Engels EA, Pfeiffer RM, Goedert JJ
	Title:	Breast cancer risk in elderly women with systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases: a population-based case-control study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar 10
	Journal:	Br J Cancer 100(5):817-21
	Topic(s):	Risk Factors
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Autoimmune Diseases; Breast Neoplasms; Case-Control Studies; complications; epidemiology; Estrogen Receptor alpha; etiology; Female; Humans; metabolism; Odds Ratio; Population; Rheumatic Diseases; Risk Factors; Social Class
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	Authors:	Gore JL, Lai J, Setodji CM, Litwin MS, Saigal CS, Urologic Diseases in America Project
	Title:	Mortality increases when radical cystectomy is delayed more than 12 weeks: results from a Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer 115(5):988-96
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Carcinoma, Transitional Cell; Comorbidity; Cystectomy; Disease-Free Survival; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; methods; mortality; Neoplasm Invasiveness; pathology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; SEER Program; surgery; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Kates M, Perez X, Gribetz J, Swanson SJ, McGinn T, Wisnivesky JP
	Title:	Validation of a model to predict perioperative mortality from lung cancer resection in the elderly.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar 01
	Journal:	Am J Respir Crit Care Med 179(5):390-5
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Research Methodology; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Pneumonectomy; Predictive Value of Tests; Reproducibility of Results; Risk Assessment; Sex Factors; surgery; United States
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	Authors:	Morris DS, Weizer AZ, Ye Z, Dunn RL, Montie JE, Hollenbeck BK
	Title:	Understanding bladder cancer death: tumor biology versus physician practice.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar 01
	Journal:	Cancer 115(5):1011-20
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Urinary Bladder
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	administration & dosage; Administration, Intravesical; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Algorithms; Antineoplastic Agents; Cystectomy; Female; Humans; Male; Medicare; Middle Aged; Models, Biological; mortality; Neoplasm Invasiveness; pathology; Physician's Practice Patterns; Prognosis; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; therapy; Time Factors; United States; Urinary Bladder Neoplasms
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	Authors:	Schootman M, Jeffe DB, Lian M, Gillanders WE, Aft R
	Title:	The role of poverty rate and racial distribution in the geographic clustering of breast cancer survival among older women: a geographic and multilevel analysis.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar 01
	Journal:	Am J Epidemiol 169(5):554-61
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Censuses; diagnosis; economics; epidemiology; ethnology; Female; Geographic Information Systems; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Mammography; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Poverty; Proportional Hazards Models; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Small-Area Analysis; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Time Factors; United States; Urban Population; utilization
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	Authors:	Snyder CF, Frick KD, Kantsiper ME, Peairs KS, Herbert RJ, Blackford AL, Wolff AC, Earle CC
	Title:	Prevention, screening, and surveillance care for breast cancer survivors compared with controls: changes from 1998 to 2002.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 27(7):1054-61
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Case-Control Studies; Comorbidity; Continuity of Patient Care; Cross-Sectional Studies; epidemiology; Female; Humans; Logistic Models; Mammography; Matched-Pair Analysis; Medical Oncology; pathology; prevention & control; Preventive Health Services; Primary Health Care; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survivors; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Baxter NN, Durham SB, Phillips KA, Habermann EB, Virning BA
	Title:	Risk of dementia in older breast cancer survivors: a population-based cohort study of the association with adjuvant chemotherapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 57(3):403-11
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Survivorship; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols; Breast Neoplasms; chemically induced; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; Cohort Studies; Comorbidity; Dementia; diagnosis; drug therapy; epidemiology; Female; Geriatric Assessment; Humans; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Risk; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survivors; therapeutic use; United States
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	Authors:	Farjah F, Flum DR, Ramsey SD, Heagerty PJ, Symons RG, Wood DE
	Title:	Multi-modality mediastinal staging for lung cancer among medicare beneficiaries.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar
	Journal:	J Thorac Oncol 4(3):355-63
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Screening; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Analysis of Variance; Biopsy, Needle; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; Carcinoma, Small Cell; Cohort Studies; Confidence Intervals; Diagnostic Imaging; Endosonography; Female; Humans; Immunohistochemistry; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Mediastinoscopy; Medicare; methods; mortality; Multivariate Analysis; Neoplasm Invasiveness; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Positron-Emission Tomography; Prognosis; Registries; Retrospective Studies; Risk Factors; SEER Program; Socioeconomic Factors; Survival Analysis; therapy; Thoracic Surgery, Video-Assisted; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; trends; United States
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	Authors:	Fenton JJ, Tancredi DJ, Green P, Franks P, Baldwin LM
	Title:	Persistent racial and ethnic disparities in up-to-date colorectal cancer testing in medicare enrollees.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar
	Journal:	J Am Geriatr Soc 57(3):412-8
	Topic(s):	Screening
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Continental Ancestry Group; Aged; Asian Americans; Colonoscopy; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cross-Sectional Studies; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Hispanic Americans; Humans; Male; Mass Screening; Medicare; Occult Blood; prevention & control; Rural Population; Sigmoidoscopy; Socioeconomic Factors; statistics & numerical data; United States; Urban Population; utilization; Utilization Review
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	Authors:	Friese CR, Abel GA, Magazu LS, Neville BA, Richardson LC, Earle CC
	Title:	Diagnostic delay and complications for older adults with multiple myeloma.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar
	Journal:	Leuk Lymphoma 50(3):392-400
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Anemia; Back Pain; Bone Diseases; complications; Data Collection; diagnosis; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Kidney Diseases; Logistic Models; Male; methods; Multiple Myeloma; Prognosis; Time Factors
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	Authors:	Kilgore ML, Grabowski DC, Morrisey MA, Ritchie CS, Yun H, Locher JL
	Title:	The effects of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 on home health and hospice in older adult cancer patients.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar
	Journal:	Med Care 47(3):279-85
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Corpus Uteri; Lung; Lymphoma; Pancreas; Prostate; Renal; Urinary Bladder; Other
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Budgets; classification; Continuity of Patient Care; Cost Savings; economics; Eligibility Determination; epidemiology; Female; Health Care Costs; Health Services Accessibility; Home Care Services; Hospice Care; Humans; legislation & jurisprudence; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasms; Regression Analysis; SEER Program; Survival Analysis; United States; utilization; Utilization Review
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	Authors:	McBean AM, Yu X, Virnig BA
	Title:	Screening mammography rate and predictors following treatment for colorectal cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Mar
	Journal:	J Cancer Surviv 3(1):12-20
	Topic(s):	Screening; Survivorship
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Breast Neoplasms; Case-Control Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; complications; diagnosis; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Mammography; Mass Screening; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Population Surveillance; Prognosis; Registries; Risk Factors; statistics & numerical data; Survivors; therapy
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	Authors:	Friese CR, Neville BA, Edge SB, Hassett MJ, Earle CC
	Title:	Breast biopsy patterns and outcomes in Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results-Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Feb 15
	Journal:	Cancer 115(4):716-24
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Biopsy, Needle; Breast Neoplasms; Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast; Carcinoma, Intraductal, Noninfiltrating; Carcinoma, Lobular; Cohort Studies; Ethnic Groups; Female; Humans; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; Outcome Assessment (Health Care); pathology; Physician's Practice Patterns; Prognosis; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; United States
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	Authors:	Schootman M, Jeffe DB, Gillanders WE, Aft R
	Title:	Racial disparities in the development of breast cancer metastases among older women: a multilevel study.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Feb 15
	Journal:	Cancer 115(4):731-40
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Surveillance; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brain Neoplasms; Breast Neoplasms; ethnology; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Gastrointestinal Neoplasms; Health Services Accessibility; Health Status Disparities; Humans; Liver Neoplasms; Lung Neoplasms; Mammography; Medicare; Neoplasm Staging; pathology; Poverty; Risk Factors; secondary; SEER Program; statistics & numerical data; Survival Rate; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Lang K, Lines LM, Lee DW, Korn JR, Earle CC, Menzin J
	Title:	Lifetime and treatment-phase costs associated with colorectal cancer: evidence from SEER-Medicare data.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Feb
	Journal:	Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 7(2):198-204
	Topic(s):	Economics of Cancer; Economics of Cancer - Health Care Costs; Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Colorectal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; Colorectal Neoplasms; Cost of Illness; economics; Female; Humans; Male; Retrospective Studies; United States
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	Authors:	Lang K, Marciniak MD, Faries D, Stokes M, Buesching D, Earle C, Treat J, Morissette N, Thompson D
	Title:	Trends and predictors of first-line chemotherapy use among elderly patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer in the United States.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Feb
	Journal:	Lung Cancer 63(2):264-70
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Non-Small-Cell Lung; drug therapy; Female; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Retrospective Studies; SEER Program
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	Authors:	Onega T, Duell EJ, Shi X, Demidenko E, Goodman D
	Title:	Determinants of NCI Cancer Center attendance in Medicare patients with lung, breast, colorectal, or prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Feb
	Journal:	J Gen Intern Med 24(2):205-10
	Topic(s):	none
	Tumor Site(s):	Breast; Colorectal; Lung; Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Breast Neoplasms; Cancer Care Facilities; Colorectal Neoplasms; epidemiology; ethnology; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; Medicare; National Cancer Institute (U.S.); Prostatic Neoplasms; therapy; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Sharma G, Freeman J, Zhang D, Goodwin JS
	Title:	Continuity of care and intensive care unit use at the end of life.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jan 12
	Journal:	Arch Intern Med 169(1):81-6
	Topic(s):	Palliative & End-of-life Care
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Ambulatory Care; Continuity of Patient Care; Critical Illness; Female; Health Care Surveys; Hospitalists; Humans; Intensive Care Units; Lung Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; pathology; Physician-Patient Relations; Quality of Health Care; Registries; Resuscitation Orders; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; statistics & numerical data; Survival Analysis; Terminal Care; therapy; trends; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Wong YN, Freedland S, Egleston B, Hudes G, Schwartz JS, Armstrong K
	Title:	Role of androgen deprivation therapy for node-positive prostate cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jan 01
	Journal:	J Clin Oncol 27(1):100-5
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Androgen Antagonists; drug therapy; Humans; Lymphatic Metastasis; Male; mortality; pathology; Prostatic Neoplasms; SEER Program; therapeutic use
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	Authors:	Chen AB, D'Amico AV, Neville BA, Steyerberg EW, Earle CC
	Title:	Provider case volume and outcomes following prostate brachytherapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 181(1):113-8; discussion 118
	Topic(s):	Health Care Systems; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Prostate
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Brachytherapy; Clinical Competence; Humans; Male; Prostatic Neoplasms; radiotherapy; statistics & numerical data; Treatment Outcome
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	Authors:	Davila JA, Chiao EY, Hasche JC, Petersen NJ, McGlynn KA, Shaib YH
	Title:	Utilization and determinants of adjuvant therapy among older patients who receive curative surgery for pancreatic cancer.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jan
	Journal:	Pancreas 38(1):e18-25
	Topic(s):	Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Pancreas
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	Age Factors; Aged; Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; epidemiology; Female; Health Services Accessibility; Hospitals; Humans; Income; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Logistic Models; Male; Medicare; mortality; Neoplasm Staging; Pancreatectomy; Pancreatic Neoplasms; pathology; Patient Selection; Proportional Hazards Models; Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; Residence Characteristics; Retrospective Studies; Risk Assessment; SEER Program; Sex Factors; statistics & numerical data; therapy; Time Factors; Treatment Outcome; United States; utilization
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	Authors:	Farjah F, Wood DE, Yanez ND 3rd, Vaughan TL, Symons RG, Krishnadasan B, Flum DR
	Title:	Racial disparities among patients with lung cancer who were recommended operative therapy.
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jan
	Journal:	Arch Surg 144(1):14-8
	Topic(s):	Health Disparities; Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Lung
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	African Americans; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cohort Studies; European Continental Ancestry Group; Female; Healthcare Disparities; Humans; Lung Neoplasms; Male; mortality; Pneumonectomy; Retrospective Studies; statistics & numerical data; surgery; Survival Rate
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	Authors:	Huang WC, Elkin EB, Levey AS, Jang TL, Russo P
	Title:	Partial nephrectomy versus radical nephrectomy in patients with small renal tumors--is there a difference in mortality and cardiovascular outcomes?
	Type:	Journal Article
	Date:	2009 Jan
	Journal:	J Urol 181(1):55-2
	Topic(s):	Outcomes (All); Treatment
	Tumor Site(s):	Renal
	Data Source/Project/Initiative(s):	SEER-Medicare Linked Database
	Keywords:	adverse effects; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Cardiovascular Diseases; epidemiology; etiology; Female; Humans; Kidney Neoplasms; Male; methods; mortality; Nephrectomy; Organ Size; pathology; surgery
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	Authors:	Ket