Cancer in Our Catchment Area
Wisconsin is above the national average for rates of cancer incidence and mortality based on Centers for Disease Control (CDC) data and sees persistent disparities across geographic areas and among racial and ethnic minority populations. These inequalities are prominently observed in patients with breast, lung, prostate, and colorectal cancers.
Cancer Maps of Southeastern Wisconsin
Female Breast Cancer
Lung Cancer
Prostate Cancer
Colorectal Cancer
Notable Science
- Interactions between cardiology and oncology drugs in precision cardio-oncology. (Kamaraju S, Mohan M, Zaharova S, Wallace B, McGraw J, Lokken J, Tierney J, Weil E, Fatunde O, Brown SA) Clin Sci (Lond) 2021 Jun 11;135(11):1333-1351 PMID: 34076246 PMCID: PMC8984624 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85107397120 06/03/2021
- Association Between Residence in Historically Redlined Districts Indicative of Structural Racism and Racial and Ethnic Disparities in Breast Cancer Outcomes. (Plascak JJ, Beyer K, Xu X, Stroup AM, Jacob G, Llanos AAM.) JAMA Netw Open. 2022 Jul 01;5(7):e2220908 PMID: 35802373 PMCID: PMC9270695 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85133964112 07/09/2022
- Patient- and physician-reported pain after tyrosine kinase inhibitor discontinuation among patients with chronic myeloid leukemia. (Flynn KE, Atallah E, Lin L, Shah NP, Silver RT, Larson RA, Panilla-Ibarz J, Thompson JE, Oehler VG, Radich JP, Kota V, Mauro MJ, Schiffer CA, Cortes J, Weinfurt KP.) Haematologica. 2022 Nov 01;107(11):2641-2649 PMID: 355116
- Mortgage Lending Bias and Breast Cancer Survival Among Older Women in the United States. (Beyer KMM, Zhou Y, Laud PW, McGinley EL, Yen TWF, Jankowski C, Rademacher N, Namin S, Kwarteng J, Beltrán Ponce S, Nattinger AB.) J Clin Oncol. 2021 Sep 01;39(25):2749-2757 PMID: 34129388 PMCID: PMC8407650 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85115440319 06/16/2021 72 PMCID: PMC9614525 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85141308026 05/06/2022
- Feasibility of a pharmacist-led symptom monitoring and management intervention to improve breast cancer endocrine therapy adherence. (Neuner J, Weil E, Fergestrom N, Stolley M, Kamaraju S, Oxencis C, Winn A, Laud PW, Flynn KE) J Am Pharm Assoc (2003) 2022;62(4):1321-1328.e3 PMID: 35393248 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85127492109 04/09/2022