Publications

2024

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Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Pickering TA, Navarro S, Rodriguez C, Farias AJ. Healthcare Experiences Are Associated with Colorectal Cancer Mortality but only for Specific Racial Groups: a SEER-CAHPS Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Aug;11(4):2224-2235. doi: 10.1007/s40615-023-01690-7. Epub 2023 Jun 27. PubMed PMID: 37369914; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11236924.

Ochoa CY, Cho J, Miller KA, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Chan RY, Farias AJ, Milam JE.Hispanic/Latinos and non-Hispanic whites’ childhood cancer survivors and parents: a dyadic analysis of coping resources and mental health. J Cancer Surviv. 2024 Jun;18(3):996-1005. doi: 10.1007/s11764-023-01339-8. Epub 2023 Feb 28. PubMed PMID: 36853581; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10460832.

Arizpe A, Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Navarro S, Kim SE, Queen K, Pickering TA, Farias AJ.Racial/Ethnic Disparities: Discrimination’s Impact on Health-Related Quality of Life-An All of Us Cancer Survivors’ Cross-sectional Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2024 Apr 23;. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02006-z. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38653897.

Yoon PS, Navarro S, Barzi A, Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Arizpe A, Farias AJ. Racial and ethnic disparities in self-reported general and mental health status among colorectal cancer survivors: impact of sociodemographic factors and implications for mortality-a SEER-CAHPS study. Qual Life Res. 2024 Mar;33(3):793-804. doi: 10.1007/s11136-023-03566-z. Epub 2023 Dec 28. PubMed PMID: 38153617; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10894139.

Garrett E, Ma C, Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Navarro S, Yoon P, Hughes Halbert C, Farias AJ.Black cancer patients navigating a health-care system of racial discrimination. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Feb 8;116(2):258-263. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djad208. PubMed PMID: 37849350; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10852748.

Portugal C, Farias AJ, Estrada EL, Kawatkar AA. Age and race/ethnicity differences in decisional conflict in women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ. BMC Womens Health.2024 Feb 4;24(1):89. doi: 10.1186/s12905-024-02935-1. PubMed PMID: 38311740; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10840155.

De La Torre SA, Pickering T, Spruijt-Metz D, Farias AJ. The frequency of using wearable activity trackers is associated with minutes of moderate to vigorous physical activity among cancer survivors: Analysis of HINTS data. Cancer Epidemiol. 2024 Feb;88:102491. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102491. Epub 2023 Dec 1. PubMed PMID: 38042129.

Arevalo M, Pickering TA, Vernon SW, Fujimoto K, Peskin MF, Farias AJ. Racial/ethnic disparities in the association between patient care experiences and receipt of initial surgical breast cancer care: findings from SEER-CAHPS. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2024 Feb;203(3):553-564. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-07148-y. Epub 2023 Oct 31. PubMed PMID: 37906395.

Arizpe A, Navarro S, Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Rodriguez C, Kim SE, Farias AJ. Nativity differences in socioeconomic barriers and healthcare delays among cancer survivors in the All of Us cohort. Cancer Causes Control. 2024 Feb;35(2):203-214. doi: 10.1007/s10552-023-01782-z. Epub 2023 Sep 7. PubMed PMID: 37679534; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10787892.

2023

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Navarro S, Tsui J, Barzi A, Stern MC, Pickering T, Farias AJ. Associations Between Patient Experience With Care, Race and Ethnicity, and Receipt of CRC Treatment Among SEER-CAHPS Patients With Multiple Comorbidities. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2023 Dec 27;22(1D):e237074. doi: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7074. PubMed PMID: 38150827; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10872498.

Ochoa-Dominguez CY, Garrett E, Navarro S, Toledo G, Rodriguez C, Iyawe-Parsons A, Farias AJ. Health care experiences of Black cancer survivors: A qualitative study exploring drivers of low and high Consumer Assessment of Healthcare Providers and Systems global ratings of care. Cancer. 2023 Nov 1;129(21):3490-3497. doi: 10.1002/cncr.34943. Epub 2023 Jul 3. PubMed PMID: 37395291.

Farias AJ, Chan E, Navarro S, David EA, Eguchi M, Cockburn M. Lung Cancer Mortality Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experiences with Care: a SEER-CAHPS Study. J Racial Ethn Health Disparities. 2023 Aug;10(4):1745-1755. doi: 10.1007/s40615-022-01358-8. Epub 2022 Jun 29. PubMed PMID: 35767217.

Elhence H, Dodge JL, Farias AJ, Lee BP. Quantifying days at home in patients with cirrhosis: A national cohort study. Hepatology. 2023 Aug 1;78(2):518-529. doi: 10.1097/HEP.0000000000000370. Epub 2023 Mar 31. PubMed PMID: 36994701; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10363198.

Ayyala-Somayajula D, Dodge JL, Farias A, Terrault N, Lee BP. Healthcare affordability and effects on mortality among adults with liver disease from 2004 to 2018 in the United States. J Hepatol. 2023 Aug;79(2):329-339. doi: 10.1016/j.jhep.2023.03.020. Epub 2023 Mar 30. PubMed PMID: 36996942; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10524480.

Ochoa CY, Chan RY, Cervantes L, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Farias AJ, Milam JE, Cho J, Miller KA. Barriers and facilitators of Hispanic/Latino parents caregiving for a childhood cancer survivor: a qualitative study. Cancer Causes Control. 2023 Feb;34(2):151-160. doi: 10.1007/s10552-022-01651-1. Epub 2022 Nov 17. PubMed PMID: 36394697; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9669534.

Arevalo M, Pickering TA, Vernon SW, Fujimoto K, Peskin MF, Farias AJ. Do breast cancer survivors with a recent history of clinical depression report worse experiences with care? A retrospective cohort study using SEER-CAHPS data. Cancer Med. 2023 Jan;12(2):1949-1960. doi: 10.1002/cam4.5031. Epub 2022 Aug 5. PubMed PMID: 35929584; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9883547.

2022

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De La Torre S, Spruijt-Metz D, Farias AJ. Survivors’ health competence mediates the association between wearable activity tracker use and self-rated health: HINTS analysis. J Cancer Surviv. 2022 Dec;16(6):1268-1278. doi: 10.1007/s11764-021-01112-9. Epub 2022 Jan 10. PubMed PMID: 35001258.

Peng T, Farias AJ, Shemanski KA, Kim AW, Wightman SC, Atay SM, Canter RJ, David EA.Surgical decision-making in advanced-stage non-small cell lung cancer is influenced by more than just guidelines. JTCVS Open. 2022 Sep;11:286-299. doi: 10.1016/j.xjon.2022.04.035. eCollection 2022 Sep. PubMed PMID: 36172417; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC9510805.

Navarro S, Barzi A, Jiao X, Farias AJ. Temporal trends in self-reported general and mental health status among colorectal cancer patients: racial/ethnic disparities in a population-based analysis. Int J Colorectal Dis. 2022 May;37(5):1073-1085. doi: 10.1007/s00384-022-04139-1. Epub 2022 Apr 12. PubMed PMID: 35415810.

Ochoa CY, Cho J, Miller KA, Baezconde-Garbanati L, Chan RY, Farias AJ, Milam JE. The Impact of Hispanic Ethnicity and Language on Communication Among Young Adult Childhood Cancer Survivors, Parents, and Medical Providers and Cancer-Related Follow-Up Care. JCO Oncol Pract. 2022 May;18(5):e786-e796. doi: 10.1200/OP.22.00005. PubMed PMID: 35544657; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10166350.

Bick KJ, Ding L, Ebner PJ, Kim AW, Atay SM, Wightman SC, McFadden PM, Farias AJ, David EA. Regional Variation in Treatment for Highest-Risk Patients With Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg. 2022 Apr;113(4):1282-1290. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2021.04.067. Epub 2021 May 6. PubMed PMID: 33964260.

Navarro S, Hu X, Mejia A, Ochoa CY, Pickering TA, Ballas L, Farias AJ. Racial/ethnic disparities in patient experiences with care and Gleason score at diagnosis of prostate cancer: a SEER-CAHPS study. Cancer Causes Control. 2022 Apr;33(4):601-612. doi: 10.1007/s10552-022-01552-3. Epub 2022 Jan 15. PubMed PMID: 35032242.

Navarro S, Yang Y, Ochoa CY, Mejia A, Kim SE, Liu L, Lerman C, Farias AJ. Asian Ethnic Subgroup Disparities in Delays of Surgical Treatment for Breast Cancer. JNCI Cancer Spectr.2022 Feb;6(1). doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkab089. eCollection 2022 Feb. PubMed PMID: 35047750; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8763369.

2021

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Fossum CC, Navarro S, Farias AJ, Ballas LK. Racial disparities in the use of palliative radiotherapy for black patients with multiple myeloma in the United States. Leuk Lymphoma.2021 Dec;62(13):3235-3243. doi: 10.1080/10428194.2021.1953012. Epub 2021 Jul 20. PubMed PMID: 34281452.

Navarro S, Ochoa CY, Chan E, Du S, Farias AJ. Will Improvements in Patient Experience With Care Impact Clinical and Quality of Care Outcomes?: A Systematic Review. Med Care. 2021 Sep 1;59(9):843-856. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001598. PubMed PMID: 34166268.

Farias AJ, Streicher SA, Stram DO, Wang S, Pandol SJ, Le Marchand L, Setiawan VW.Racial/ethnic disparities in weight or BMI change in adulthood and pancreatic cancer incidence: The multiethnic cohort. Cancer Med. 2021 Jun;10(12):4097-4106. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3958. Epub 2021 May 16. PubMed PMID: 33998145; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8209605.

Falcone M, Liu L, Farias A, Zhang J, Kang I, Li M, Stern MC, Lerman C. Evidence for racial/ethnic disparities in emergency department visits following breast cancer surgery among women in California: a population-based study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021 Jun;187(3):831-841. doi: 10.1007/s10549-021-06119-5. Epub 2021 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 33675489; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10373425.

Toledo G, Ochoa CY, Farias AJ. Religion and spirituality: their role in the psychosocial adjustment to breast cancer and subsequent symptom management of adjuvant endocrine therapy. Support Care Cancer. 2021 Jun;29(6):3017-3024. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05722-4. Epub 2020 Oct 9. PubMed PMID: 33034750; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8032813.

Liu L, Rwigema JN, Song Z, Cockburn M, Farias AJ, Kim SE, David EA. Assessing Disparities in Lung Cancer Incidence for Gender Minority Individuals Using California Cancer Registry Data. Chest. 2021 Jun;159(6):2491-2493. doi: 10.1016/j.chest.2020.11.039. Epub 2020 Dec 4. PubMed PMID: 33285205; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8579311.

Ochoa CY, Toledo G, Iyawe-Parsons A, Navarro S, Farias AJ. Multilevel Influences on Black Cancer Patient Experiences With Care: A Qualitative Analysis. JCO Oncol Pract. 2021 May;17(5):e645-e653. doi: 10.1200/OP.21.00011. PubMed PMID: 33974829.

Ballas LK, Navarro S, Luo C, Fossum CC, Farias A, Daneshmand S, Groshen S. Disparities in male versus female oncologic outcomes following bladder preservation: A population-based cohort study. Cancer Med. 2021 May;10(9):3004-3012. doi: 10.1002/cam4.3835. Epub 2021 Mar 28. PubMed PMID: 33779053; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8085939.

De La Torre S, Spruijt-Metz D, Farias AJ. Associations Among Wearable Activity Tracker Use, Exercise Motivation, and Physical Activity in a Cohort of Cancer Survivors: Secondary Data Analysis of the Health Information National Trends Survey. JMIR Cancer. 2021 Apr 12;7(2):e24828. doi: 10.2196/24828. PubMed PMID: 33843595; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC8076994.

Farias AJ, Toledo G, Ochoa CY, Hamilton AS. Racial/Ethnic Disparities in Patient Experiences With Health Care in Association With Earlier Stage at Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis: Findings From the SEER-CAHPS Data. Med Care. 2021 Apr 1;59(4):295-303. doi: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000001514. PubMed PMID: 33528232.

Shemanski KA, Farias A, Lieu D, Kim AW, Wightman S, Atay SM, Canter RJ, David EA.Understanding thoracic surgeons’ perceptions of administrative database analyses and guidelines in clinical decision-making. J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg. 2021 Mar;161(3):807-816.e1. doi: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2020.08.112. Epub 2020 Sep 17. PubMed PMID: 33139063.

2020

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Farias AJ, Wu AH, Porcel J, Marchand LL, Wilkens LR, Monroe KR, Maskarinec G, Pandol SJ, Setiawan VW. Diabetes-Related Complications and Pancreatic Cancer Incidence in the Multiethnic Cohort. JNCI Cancer Spectr. 2020 Oct;4(5):pkaa035. doi: 10.1093/jncics/pkaa035. eCollection 2020 Oct. PubMed PMID: 33134820; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7583154.

Toubat O, Atay SM, Kim AW, Ding L, Farias AJ, Ebner PJ, McFadden PM, David EA.Disparities in Guideline-Concordant Treatment for Pathologic N1 Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.Ann Thorac Surg. 2020 May;109(5):1512-1520. doi: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2019.11.059. Epub 2020 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 31982443; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7448673.

Farias AJ, Ochoa CY, Toledo G, Bang SI, Hamilton AS, Du XL. Racial/ethnic differences in patient experiences with health care in association with earlier stage at breast cancer diagnosis: findings from the SEER-CAHPS data. Cancer Causes Control. 2020 Jan;31(1):13-23. doi: 10.1007/s10552-019-01254-3. Epub 2019 Dec 3. PubMed PMID: 31797123; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7443934.

Toledo G, Ochoa CY, Farias AJ. Exploring the role of social support and adjuvant endocrine therapy use among breast cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2020 Jan;28(1):271-278. doi: 10.1007/s00520-019-04814-0. Epub 2019 Apr 29. PubMed PMID: 31037379; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6819242.

2019

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Lopez DS, Huang D, Tsilidis KK, Khera M, Williams SB, Urban RJ, Panagiotou OA, Kuo YF, Baillargeon J, Farias A, Krause T. Association of the extent of therapy with prostate cancer in those receiving testosterone therapy in a US commercial insurance claims database. Clin Endocrinol (Oxf). 2019 Dec;91(6):885-891. doi: 10.1111/cen.14093. Epub 2019 Oct 7. PubMed PMID: 31498469; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC7294776.

Toubat O, Farias AJ, Atay SM, McFadden PM, Kim AW, David EA. Disparities in the surgical management of early stage non-small cell lung cancer: how far have we come?. J Thorac Dis.2019 Mar;11(Suppl 4):S596-S611. doi: 10.21037/jtd.2019.01.63. Review. PubMed PMID: 31032078; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6465429.

2018

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Farias AJ, Wu WH, Du XL. Racial differences in long-term adjuvant endocrine therapy adherence and mortality among Medicaid-insured breast cancer patients in Texas: Findings from TCR-Medicaid linked data. BMC Cancer. 2018 Dec 4;18(1):1214. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-5121-z. PubMed PMID: 30514270; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6280479.

Farias AJ, Hansen RN, Zeliadt SB, Ornelas IJ, Li CI, Thompson B. The Association Between Out-of-Pocket Costs and Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients. Am J Clin Oncol. 2018 Jul;41(7):708-715. doi: 10.1097/COC.0000000000000351. PubMed PMID: 27893470; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5441973.

Farias AJ, Wu WH, Du XL. Racial and geographic disparities in adherence and discontinuation to adjuvant endocrine therapy in Texas Medicaid-insured patients with breast cancer. Med Oncol. 2018 Jun 20;35(7):113. doi: 10.1007/s12032-018-1168-6. PubMed PMID: 29926275; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC6038925.

2017

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Farias AJ, Savas LS, Fernandez ME, Coan SP, Shegog R, Healy CM, Lipizzi E, Vernon SW.Association of physicians perceived barriers with human papillomavirus vaccination initiation.Prev Med. 2017 Dec;105:219-225. doi: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2017.07.016. Epub 2017 Aug 20. PubMed PMID: 28834689; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5661985.

Kawatkar AA, Farias AJ, Chao C, Chen W, Barron R, Vogl FD, Chandler DB. Hospitalizations, outcomes, and management costs of febrile neutropenia in patients from a managed care population. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Sep;25(9):2787-2795. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3692-x. Epub 2017 Apr 10. PubMed PMID: 28397022; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5529221.

Farias AJ, Du XL. Racial Differences in Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Use and Discontinuation in Association with Mortality among Medicare Breast Cancer Patients by Receptor Status.Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2017 Aug;26(8):1266-1275. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-17-0280. Epub 2017 May 17. PubMed PMID: 28515111; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5540737.

Farias AJ, Du XL. Association Between Out-Of-Pocket Costs, Race/Ethnicity, and Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Adherence Among Medicare Patients With Breast Cancer. J Clin Oncol.2017 Jan;35(1):86-95. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2016.68.2807. Epub 2016 Oct 28. PubMed PMID: 28034069; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5455689.

Farias AJ, Ornelas IJ, Hohl SD, Zeliadt SB, Hansen RN, Li CI, Thompson B. Exploring the role of physician communication about adjuvant endocrine therapy among breast cancer patients on active treatment: a qualitative analysis. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Jan;25(1):75-83. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3389-6. Epub 2016 Aug 24. PubMed PMID: 27557832; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5130881.

2016

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Farias AJ, Hansen RN, Zeliadt SB, Ornelas IJ, Li CI, Thompson B. Factors Associated with Adherence to Adjuvant Endocrine Therapy Among Privately Insured and Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients: A Quantile Regression Analysis. J Manag Care Spec Pharm. 2016 Aug;22(8):969-78. doi: 10.18553/jmcp.2016.22.8.969. PubMed PMID: 27459660; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4978119.

Farias AJ, Du XL. Ethnic differences in initiation and timing of adjuvant endocrine therapy among older women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer enrolled in Medicare Part D.Med Oncol. 2016 Feb;33(2):19. doi: 10.1007/s12032-016-0732-1. Epub 2016 Jan 19. PubMed PMID: 26786154; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4934890.

Pre-2016

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