Pregnancies, intentions, and fertility behaviors during use of the Creighton Model FertilityCare System after initial intention to avoid pregnancy: Results from the Creighton Model effectiveness, intentions, behaviors assessment study.

Background: Knowledge of the fertile and infertile phases of the menstrual cycle can be applied to conceive or to avoid pregnancy. Fertility intentions and sexual behaviors during the fertile time may influence whether and when pregnancy occurs. The Creighton Model FertilityCare System (CrMS) is a specific system of fertility appreciation used to conceive or to avoid pregnancy.

Incident depression after breast cancer among older Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women.

Background: Longitudinal studies examining mental health outcomes among older (≥66 years) Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (ANHPI) women diagnosed with breast cancer are limited. We evaluated incident depression after breast cancer among specific groups of older ANHPI compared with older non-Hispanic White (NHW) women. Predictors of depression and the risk of death following early onset of depression after breast cancer were also evaluated.

The Risk of Type 2 Diabetes among Older Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Population-Based Study Using the SEER-Medicare Database.

Background: Although colorectal cancer survival rates are improving, the risk of incident type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2D) among Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (ANHPI) ethnic groups is poorly understood. This study aims to identify high-risk groups and quantify the risk across different periods.

Methods: Using the SEER-Medicare database, colorectal cancer survivors who were ANHPI were matched to non-Hispanic White (NHW) survivors at a ratio of 1:3.

Incident mental disorders after breast cancer: A matched population-based cohort.

Objective: To assess the risk of mental disorders and contributing factors of depression in breast cancer survivors, as well as to estimate the risk of death.

Methods: A total of 20,440 women diagnosed with breast cancer between 1997 and 2017 were identified in the Utah Cancer Registry and matched to a general population of women without cancer. To assess the risk of mental disorders and death following breast cancer, hazard ratios (HRs) and 99 % confidence intervals (CI) were estimated using Cox proportional-hazards models overall, within 2, > 2 to 5, and > 5-years of follow-up.

Increased risks of type II diabetes among older Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander lung cancer survivors: a SEER-Medicare analysis.

Purpose: Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders (ANHPI) have a higher prevalence of type II diabetes compared to the non-Hispanic White (NHW) population. However, the incidence of type II diabetes among ANHPI lung cancer survivors is unknown. The aim of this study is to investigate the risk of newly diagnosed type II diabetes among older ANHPI lung cancer survivors compared to older NHW lung cancer survivors.

Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Older Asian, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islanders Lung Cancer Survivors.

Background: There may be heterogeneity in lung cancer-related outcomes for individuals who are Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islanders (ANHPI).

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate possible disparities in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk between ANHPI and Non-Hispanic White (NHW) lung cancer survivors and evaluate potential CVD risk factors.

Methods: A total of 3920 ANHPI and 11,760 NHW lung cancer patients aged 66 years and older were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-Medicare registry from 1999 to 2017.

Exome Sequencing for Head and Neck Cancer Predisposition Genes.

Introduction: While common variants have been studied for head and neck cancer (HNC) risk and exome sequencing has been conducted for head and neck tumor tissue samples, large-scale studies of exome sequencing on head and neck cancer risk have not been conducted. Our study aimed to identify head and neck cancer predisposition genes with exome sequencing and to assess interactions between the head and neck cancer susceptibility genes and tobacco use.

Methods: We conducted a case-control analysis to identify germline susceptibility genes for HNC risk.

Survival disparities among Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander (ANHPI) patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in the United States.

Background: Non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) is the seventh most common cancer among Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders (ANHPIs), yet the risk of death in specific ANHPI subgroups in the US is unknown.

Methods: We used Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results data to investigate relative survival and the risk of death among NHL patients in ANHPI subgroups. Cox proportional hazards models were used to estimate hazard ratios and 95% confidence intervals (CI), comparing ANHPI subgroups to non-Hispanic White (NHW) NHL patients for all-cause death and NHL-specific death.

Coffee and tea consumption and the risk of head and neck cancer: An updated pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

Introduction: The relations between coffee and tea consumption and head and neck cancer (HNC) incidence are unclear. With increasing global HNC burden, this study aims to examine the association between coffee, tea, and HNC.

Methods: A pooled analysis of 9548 HNC cases and 15,783 controls from 14 individual-level case-control studies was conducted from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology consortium.

Mammography Among Women Residing in Urban Versus Rural Utah: Breast Cancer Survival.

Background: Annual or biennial breast cancer screenings are recommended for women 40 and older. Women residing in rural areas have worse breast cancer survival rates than urban women, but no study has focused on rural versus urban residence in Utah regarding breast cancer screening and mortality.

Methods: Cases (n = 14,516) were women aged > 39 diagnosed with a first primary invasive breast cancer between 1998 and 2017 in Utah.

Capturing Chemotherapy and Radiotherapy Dose Among Breast Cancer Patients With the Utah All-Payer Claims Database Compared With Gold-Standard Abstraction.

Objective: To evaluate the validity of the Utah statewide All-Payer Claims Database (APCD), we compared breast cancer-specific treatments and dosages with gold-standard abstraction of medical records.

Study Design: In this pilot study, breast cancer treatments were abstracted by a certified tumor registrar at the Utah Cancer Registry (UCR) for patients diagnosed in 2013 with breast cancer. The abstraction of medical records was the gold standard for comparison with treatments identified in the APCD.

Incident cardiovascular disease risk among older Asian, Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander liver cancer survivors.

Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a significant global health concern, particularly among Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (ANHPI) communities that face unique health challenges. Liver cancer disproportionately affects ANHPI populations and has intricate associations with CVD risks due to shared pathophysiological mechanisms and metabolic disturbances. However, the specific CVD risk profile of ANHPI liver cancer patients remains poorly understood.

Oral health-related quality of life among oropharyngeal cancer survivors.

Objectives: The incidence of oropharyngeal cancer continues to rise in the United States, yet studies on the quality of life (QoL) of oropharyngeal cancer patients are limited. The objective of this pilot study was to assess the impact of oral health on the QoL in oropharyngeal cancer survivors.

Materials And Methods: Oropharyngeal cancer survivors with a confirmed cancer diagnosis from 1996 to 2016 were sampled from the Utah Cancer Registry.

Incident diabetes among older Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander women with breast cancer.

Background: The risk of diabetes among Asian, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander (ANHPI) women after breast cancer is unclear. This study estimated the risk of incident type II diabetes in older ANHPI and older non-Hispanic White (NHW) women with breast cancer from the US National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Medicare linked claims.

Methods: A matched cohort of 7122 older ANHPI and 21 365 older NHW women with breast cancer were identified from SEER-Medicare between 2000 and 2017.

Mental health outcomes in a population-based cohort of patients with prostate cancer.

Background: Few studies have evaluated mental health disorders comprehensively among patients with prostate cancer on long-term follow-up. The primary aim of our study was to assess the incidence of mental health disorders among patients with prostate cancer compared with a general population cohort. A secondary aim was to investigate potential risk factors for mental health disorders among patients with prostate cancer.

Adverse health outcomes among rural prostate cancer survivors: A population-based study.

Introduction: Rural cancer survivors experience considerable health disparities compared to urban cancer survivors for cancer treatment and survival. The objective of our study was to investigate the risk of developing diseases for rural compared to urban prostate cancer survivors in Utah.

Methods: We identified a cohort of 3575 rural prostate cancer survivors and 17,778 urban prostate cancer survivors from the Utah Cancer Registry.

Adverse Health Outcomes among Rural and Urban Breast Cancer Survivors: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

Background: Limited population-based studies have focused on breast cancer survivors in rural populations. We sought to evaluate the risk of adverse health outcomes among rural and urban breast cancer survivors and to evaluate potential predictors for the highest risk outcomes.

Methods: A population-based cohort of rural and urban breast cancer survivors diagnosed between 1997 and 2017 was identified in the Utah Cancer Registry (UCR).

Determining the association of rurality and cardiovascular disease among prostate cancer survivors.

Purpose: Rural disparities in prostate cancer survivorship and cardiovascular disease remain. Prostate cancer treatment also contributes to worse cardiovascular disease outcomes. Our objective was to determine whether rural-urban differences in cardiovascular outcomes contribute to disparities in prostate cancer survivorship.

Breast cancer survivorship and sexual dysfunction: a population-based cohort study.

Background: Breast cancer is the most common non-skin cancer in women and an increasing number of people are living as breast cancer survivors. While the prognosis of breast cancer continues to improve, the rates of sexual dysfunction and the risk related to cancer treatments have not been well characterized in a population-based study.

Methods: We identified a cohort of 19,709 breast cancer survivors diagnosed between 1997 and 2017 from the Utah Cancer Registry, and 93,389 cancer-free women who were matched by age and birth state from the Utah Population Database.

Surveillance Imaging with PET/CT and CT and/or MRI for Head and Neck Cancer and Mortality: A Population-based Study.

Background To the knowledge of the authors, no strong evidence supports surveillance imaging in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Purpose To investigate the association between surveillance imaging and mortality using a population-based study design with statewide cancer registry data, all-payer claims data, and health care facility data. Materials and Methods The retrospective population-based study identified patients with HNC diagnosed between January 2012 and December 2017.

Differences in risk factors for head and neck cancer among men and women in Nepal: A case-control study.

Background: Head and neck cancer (HNC) is a major cause of cancer morbidity and mortality in Nepal. The study aims to investigate differences in risk factors for head and neck cancer by sex in Nepal.

Methods: A hospital-based case-control study was conducted at the B.

Sexual dysfunction among gynecologic cancer survivors in a population-based cohort study.

Treatment for gynecologic cancer is associated with sexual dysfunction, which may present during and/or after treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the risk of sexual dysfunction among gynecologic cancer survivors compared to cancer-free women in a population-based cohort study. We identified a cohort of 4863 endometrial, ovarian, and cervical cancer survivors diagnosed between 1997 and 2012 in the Utah Cancer Registry.

Mental health disorders among ovarian cancer survivors in a population-based cohort.

Background: Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common female cancer in the United States. There have been very few studies investigating mental health diagnoses among ovarian cancer survivors with long-term follow up. The aim of this study is to examine the incidence of mental illness among ovarian cancer survivors compared to a general population cohort.