Publications by authors named "Leah Eshraghi"

Purpose: To evaluate and quantify potential sociodemographic disparities in breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and treatment due to the COVID-19 pandemic, and the use of telemedicine.

Methods: We fielded a 52-item web-based questionnaire from 14 May 2020 to 1 July 2020 in partnership with several U.S.

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Purpose: Although improvements in breast cancer detection and treatment have significantly increased survival, important questions related to breast cancer risk, prognosis, and survivorship remain. This brief report describes the Health of Women (HOW) Study® methodology and characterizes the participants who completed the My Health Overview and My Breast Cancer modules.

Methods: The HOW Study® was a collection of cross-sectional, web-based modules designed to survey a large number of participants with and without breast cancer.

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Background: Patient-reports of cancer treatments are sometimes used in oncology research and clinically when medical records are unavailable. We aimed to evaluate the accuracy of patient recall in this setting.

Materials And Methods: Participants were recruited through an email request from the Dr.

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Purpose In low- to middle-income countries (LMICs), most breast cancers present as palpable lumps; however, most palpable lumps are benign. We have developed artificial intelligence-based computer-assisted diagnosis (CADx) for an existing low-cost portable ultrasound system to triage which lumps need further evaluation and which are clearly benign. This pilot study was conducted to demonstrate that this approach can be successfully used by minimally trained health care workers in an LMIC country.

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Purpose: Until recently, people with metastatic breast cancer (MBC) had a very poor prognosis. New treatment approaches have prolonged the time that people with MBC live, but their quality of life has received less attention. Consequently, the needs and concerns across financial, vocational, psychological, social, and physical domains in MBC patients are poorly understood-particularly regarding the collateral damage or longer-term, life-altering impacts of MBC and its treatments.

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Background: Our study compares breast cancer survivors without a secondary diagnosis of uterine cancer (BC) to breast cancer survivors with a diagnosis of uterine cancer (BUC) to determine clinical characteristics that increase the odds of developing uterine cancer.

Methods: A total of 7,228 breast cancer survivors were surveyed. A case-control study was performed with 173 BUC patients matched by age and race in a 1:5 ratio to 865 BC patients.

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