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Rebecca Silliman, MD, PhD

Emeritus Professor

Boston University Chobanian & Avedisian School of Medicine

Medicine

Geriatrics

MD, University of Washington
PhD, University of North Carolina
MPH, University of Washington
BA, University of Washington

Websites

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ORCID : 0000-0001-9958-8403

Professor
Boston University School of Public Health
Epidemiology

Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine
08/15/2011 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5R13AG027655-10

BU INTERDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH CAREERS IN WOMEN'S HEALTH
09/26/2002 - 07/31/2014 (PI)
NIH/National Institute of Child Health & Human Development
5K12HD043444-10

Enhancing the Quality of Care for Urban Elders
09/29/2002 - 09/29/2007 (Dept Sponsor)
HHS/HRSA/Bureau of Health Professionals
5 K01 HP 00032 02

Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine
05/01/2002 - 04/30/2006 (PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5 U13 AG20109 04

Smoking and Genetic Interaction in Breast Cancer Etiology
08/04/2000 - 07/31/2005 (Co-PI)
NIH/National Cancer Institute
5 K07 CA87724 05

IMPROVE (Interdisciplinary Management, Prevention, and Research Opportunities in Vulnerable Elders): The BU Center for Interdisciplinary Geriatric Health Care Research
01/01/2003 - 06/30/2005 (PI)
RAND Corporation John A. Hartford Fdn

Causes/Consequences of Malnutrition in Homebound Elderly
09/01/1997 - 08/31/2002 (Co-PI)
NIH/National Institute on Aging
5 R01 AG14080 03

Center of Excellence in Geriatrics at BU Medical Center
01/01/1998 - 03/31/2001 (Co-PI)
John A. Hartford Foundation Inc

Advancing Geriatrics Infrastructure and Network Growth
09/15/2014 - 04/30/2018 (PI)
UMASS Worcester NIH-NIA

John A Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence Award
07/01/2012 - 06/30/2016 (PI)
American Federation for Aging Research

New and Integrated perspectives on modification of tamoxifen effectiveness
04/01/2013 - 03/30/2016 (PI)
Emory University NIH-NCI

Older Breast cancer patients: Risk for cognitive decline
10/01/2009 - 04/30/2015 (PI)
Georgetown University NIH-NCI

Lifestyle Interventions and Independence for Elders - The LIFE Study
07/01/2010 - 11/30/2014 (PI)
Tufts University NIH-NIA

Breast Cancer Screening in Older Women: Comorbidity and Competing Risks
01/01/2010 - 12/31/2013 (PI)
Beth Israel American Cancer Soc

Long-Term Survivorship in Older Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer
09/01/2008 - 07/31/2013 (PI)
NIH-NCI
5R01 CA093772-08

John A Hartford Foundation Center of Excellence Award
07/01/2011 - 06/30/2013 (PI)
American Federation for Aging Research

Pepper Grant- RCDC Boston OAIC: A Translational Approach to Function Promoting Anabolic Therapies
09/01/2008 - 05/31/2013 (PI)
NIH-NIA
5P30 AG031679-05

Computer Agents to promote Walking in Older Adults with Low Health Literacy
09/15/2007 - 06/30/2012 (PI)
NIH-NIA
5R01 AG028668-04

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Yr	Title	Project-Sub Proj	Pubs
2015	Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine	5R13AG027655-10
2014	Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine	5R13AG027655-09
2013	OLDER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: RISK FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE	5R01CA129769-05	58
2013	Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine	5R13AG027655-08
2012	OLDER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: RISK FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE	5R01CA129769-04	58
2012	Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine	5R13AG027655-07
2011	OLDER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: RISK FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE	5R01CA129769-03	58
2011	Summer Institute in Geriatric Medicine	2R13AG027655-06A1
2011	Long-term Survivorship in Older Women with Early Stage Breast Cancer	5R01CA093772-08	32
2010	OLDER BREAST CANCER PATIENTS: RISK FOR COGNITIVE DECLINE	5R01CA129769-02	58

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DuMontier C, Loh KP, Bain PA, Silliman RA, Hshieh T, Abel GA, Djulbegovic B, Driver JA, Dale W. Defining Undertreatment and Overtreatment in Older Adults With Cancer: A Scoping Literature Review. J Clin Oncol. 2020 08 01; 38(22):2558-2569. PMID: 32250717; PMCID: PMC7392742; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.19.02809;

Ahern TP, Collin LJ, Baurley JW, Kjærsgaard A, Nash R, Maliniak ML, Damkier P, Zwick ME, Isett RB, Christiansen PM, Ejlertsen B, Lauridsen KL, Christensen KB, Silliman RA, Toft Sørensen H, Tramm T, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Lash TL, Cronin-Fenton D. Metabolic Pathway Analysis and Effectiveness of Tamoxifen in Danish Breast Cancer Patients. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2020 03; 29(3):582-590.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 31932415; PMCID: PMC7060091; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-19-0833;

Collin LJ, Cronin-Fenton DP, Ahern TP, Christiansen PM, Damkier P, Ejlertsen B, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Kjærsgaard A, Silliman RA, Sørensen HT, Lash TL. Cohort Profile: the Predictors of Breast Cancer Recurrence (ProBe CaRE) Premenopausal Breast Cancer Cohort Study in Denmark. BMJ Open. 2018 08 01; 8(7):e021805.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 30068618; PMCID: PMC6074634; DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021805;

DuMontier C, Clough-Gorr KM, Silliman RA, Stuck AE, Moser A. Health-Related Quality of Life in a Predictive Model for Mortality in Older Breast Cancer Survivors. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018 07; 66(6):1115-1122. PMID: 29533469

Gunn CM, Bokhour B, Battaglia TA, Silliman RA, Hanchate A. False-positive mammography and its association with health service use. Am J Manag Care. 2018 03; 24(3):131-138.View Related Profiles.

Hanchate, Amresh
Bokhour, Barbara
Gunn, Christine
Silliman, Rebecca
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 29553275

Kapoor A, Matheos T, Walz M, McDonough C, Maheswaran A, Ruppell E, Mohamud D, Shaffer N, Zhou Y, Kaur S, Heard S, Crawford S, Cabral H, White DK, Santry H, Jette A, Fielding R, Silliman RA, Gurwitz J. Self-Reported Function More Informative than Frailty Phenotype in Predicting Adverse Postoperative Course in Older Adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2017 Nov; 65(11):2522-2528.View Related Profiles.

Jette, Alan
McDonough, Christine
Cabral, Howard
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 28926087; PMCID: PMC5681367; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.15108;

Cronin-Fenton DP, Kjærsgaard A, Ahern TP, Mele M, Ewertz M, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Christiansen PM, Ejlertsen B, Sørensen HT, Lash TL, Silliman RA. Validity of Danish Breast Cancer Group (DBCG) registry data used in the predictors of breast cancer recurrence (ProBeCaRe) premenopausal breast cancer cohort study. Acta Oncol. 2017 Sep; 56(9):1155-1160.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 28585885

Dumontier C, Clough-Gorr KM, Silliman RA, Stuck AE, Moser A. Motivation and mortality in older women with early stage breast cancer: A longitudinal study with ten years of follow-up. J Geriatr Oncol. 2017 03; 8(2):133-139. PMID: 27986501; PMCID: PMC5373974; DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2016.12.002;

VanderWalde N, Jagsi R, Dotan E, Baumgartner J, Browner IS, Burhenn P, Cohen HJ, Edil BH, Edwards B, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Gross C, Hubbard J, Keating NL, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Rugo HS, Rupper RW, Shepard D, Silliman RA, Stirewalt DL, Tew WP, Walter LC, Wildes T, Bergman MA, Sundar H, Hurria A. NCCN Guidelines Insights: Older Adult Oncology, Version 2.2016. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2016 11; 14(11):1357-1370. PMID: 27799507

Kapoor A, Shaffer NS, McDonough CM, White DK, Wang N, Rosenkranz P, Glantz A, McAneny D, Doherty GM, Cabral HJ, Gurwitz JH, Fielding RA, Jette AM, Silliman RA. Examining New Preoperative Assessment Tools. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2016 10; 64(10):e102-e104.View Related Profiles.

Jette, Alan
Glantz, Andrew
McDonough, Christine
McAneny, David
Cabral, Howard
Rosenkranz, Pamela
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 27590632; PMCID: PMC5319588; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.14349;

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Silliman RA. Commentary: Ascertaining Late Effects of Breast Cancer and Its Treatment: Can We Build a Better Mouse Trap? Epidemiology. 2016 Jan; 27(1):2-5. PMID: 26414939; DOI: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000000391;

Eng JA, Clough-Gorr K, Cabral HJ, Silliman RA. Predicting 5- and 10-year survival in older women with early-stage breast cancer: self-rated health and walking ability. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2015 Apr; 63(4):757-62.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 25900489; PMCID: PMC4407370; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.13340;

Ording AG, Boffetta P, Garne JP, Nyström PM, Cronin-Fenton D, Frøslev T, Silliman R, Sørensen HT, Lash TL. Relative mortality rates from incident chronic diseases among breast cancer survivors--a 14 year follow-up of five-year survivors diagnosed in Denmark between 1994 and 2007. Eur J Cancer. 2015 Apr; 51(6):767-75.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 25765753; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2015.02.001;

Perkins RB, Lin M, Silliman RA, Clark JA, Hanchate A. Why are U.S. girls getting meningococcal but not human papilloma virus vaccines? Comparison of factors associated with human papilloma virus and meningococcal vaccination among adolescent girls 2008 to 2012. Womens Health Issues. 2015 Mar-Apr; 25(2):97-104.View Related Profiles.

Hanchate, Amresh
Clark, Jack
Lin, Meng-yun
Perkins, Rebecca
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 25747517; DOI: 10.1016/j.whi.2014.12.005;

Schonberg MA, Silliman RA, Ngo LH, Birdwell RL, Fein-Zachary V, Donato J, Marcantonio ER. Older women's experience with a benign breast biopsy—a mixed methods study. J Gen Intern Med. 2014 Dec; 29(12):1631-40. PMID: 25138983; PMCID: PMC4242866; DOI: 10.1007/s11606-014-2981-z;

Misra D, Felson DT, Silliman RA, Nevitt M, Lewis CE, Torner J, Neogi T. Knee osteoarthritis and frailty: findings from the Multicenter Osteoarthritis Study and Osteoarthritis Initiative. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2015 Mar; 70(3):339-44.View Related Profiles.

Felson, David
Misra, Devyani
Silliman, Rebecca
Neogi, Tuhina

PMID: 25063080; PMCID: PMC4351392; DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glu102;

Jordan JH, Thwin SS, Lash TL, Buist DS, Field TS, Haque R, Pawloski PA, Petersen HV, Prout MN, Quinn VP, Yood MU, Silliman RA, Geiger AM. Incident comorbidities and all-cause mortality among 5-year survivors of Stage I and II breast cancer diagnosed at age 65 or older: a prospective-matched cohort study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Jul; 146(2):401-9.View Related Profiles.

Prout, Marianne
Yood, Marianne
Silliman, Rebecca
Thwin, Soe Soe

PMID: 24939060; PMCID: PMC4506645; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-3021-8;

Kaufman LB, Setiono TK, Doros G, Andersen S, Silliman RA, Friedman PK, Perls TT. An oral health study of centenarians and children of centenarians. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2014 Jun; 62(6):1168-73.View Related Profiles.

Doros, Gheorghe
Kaufman, Laura
Friedman, Paula
Silliman, Rebecca
Andersen, Stacy
Perls, Thomas

PMID: 24889721; PMCID: PMC4057979; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12842;

Mandelblatt JS, Stern RA, Luta G, McGuckin M, Clapp JD, Hurria A, Jacobsen PB, Faul LA, Isaacs C, Denduluri N, Gavett B, Traina TA, Johnson P, Silliman RA, Turner RS, Howard D, Van Meter JW, Saykin A, Ahles T. Cognitive impairment in older patients with breast cancer before systemic therapy: is there an interaction between cancer and comorbidity? J Clin Oncol. 2014 Jun 20; 32(18):1909-18.View Related Profiles.

Silliman, Rebecca
Stern, Robert

PMID: 24841981; PMCID: PMC4050204; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2013.54.2050;

Goldenheim A, Oates D, Parker V, Russell M, Winter M, Silliman RA. Rehospitalization of older adults discharged to home hospice care. J Palliat Med. 2014 Jul; 17(7):841-4.View Related Profiles.

Oates, Daniel
Russell, Matthew
Silliman, Rebecca
Parker, Victoria

PMID: 24708490; PMCID: PMC4082349; DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2013.0224;

Schonberg MA, Birdwell RL, Bychkovsky BL, Hintz L, Fein-Zachary V, Wertheimer MD, Silliman RA. Older women's experience with breast cancer treatment decisions. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 May; 145(1):211-23. PMID: 24682710; PMCID: PMC4117244; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-2921-y;

Lash TL, Thwin SS, Yood MU, Geiger AM, Bosco J, Quinn VP, Field TS, Pawloski PA, Silliman RA. Comprehensive evaluation of the incidence of late effects in 5-year survivors of breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2014 Apr; 144(3):643-63.View Related Profiles.

Bosco, Jaclyn
Yood, Marianne
Silliman, Rebecca
Thwin, Soe Soe

PMID: 24584822; PMCID: PMC4319216; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-014-2885-y;

Haque R, Prout M, Geiger AM, Kamineni A, Thwin SS, Avila C, Silliman RA, Quinn V, Yood MU. Comorbidities and cardiovascular disease risk in older breast cancer survivors. Am J Manag Care. 2014; 20(1):86-92.View Related Profiles.

Prout, Marianne
Yood, Marianne
Silliman, Rebecca
Thwin, Soe Soe

PMID: 24512167; PMCID: PMC4072034

Hurria A, Wildes T, Blair SL, Browner IS, Cohen HJ, Deshazo M, Dotan E, Edil BH, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Holmes HM, Jagsi R, Karlekar MB, Keating NL, Korc-Grodzicki B, McKoy JM, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Rugo HS, Rupper RW, Silliman RA, Stirewalt DL, Tew WP, Walter LC, Weir AB, Bergman MA, Sundar H. Senior adult oncology, version 2.2014: clinical practice guidelines in oncology . J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2014 Jan; 12(1):82-126. PMID: 24453295

Buist DS, Bosco JL, Silliman RA, Gold HT, Field T, Yood MU, Quinn VP, Prout M, Lash TL. Long-term surveillance mammography and mortality in older women with a history of early stage invasive breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013 Nov; 142(1):153-63.View Related Profiles.

Bosco, Jaclyn
Prout, Marianne
Yood, Marianne
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 24113745; PMCID: PMC3857395; DOI: 10.1007/s10549-013-2720-x;

Bickmore TW, Silliman RA, Nelson K, Cheng DM, Winter M, Henault L, Paasche-Orlow MK. A randomized controlled trial of an automated exercise coach for older adults. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Oct; 61(10):1676-83.View Related Profiles.

Cheng, Debbie
Nelson, Kerrie
Paasche-Orlow, Michael
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 24001030; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12449;

Perkins RB, Sherman BJ, Silliman RA, Battaglia TA. We can do better than last place: improving the health of us women. Glob Adv Health Med. 2013 Sep; 2(5):86-93.View Related Profiles.

Sherman, Bonnie
Perkins, Rebecca
Silliman, Rebecca
Battaglia, Tracy

PMID: 24416700; PMCID: PMC3833572; DOI: 10.7453/gahmj.2013.055;

Pawloski PA, Geiger AM, Haque R, Kamineni A, Fouayzi H, Ogarek J, Petersen HV, Bosco JL, Thwin SS, Silliman RA, Field TS. Fracture risk in older, long-term survivors of early-stage breast cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Jun; 61(6):888-95.View Related Profiles.

Bosco, Jaclyn
Silliman, Rebecca
Thwin, Soe Soe

PMID: 23647433; PMCID: PMC3686911; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12269;

Kapoor A, Chew P, Silliman RA, Hylek EM, Katz JN, Cabral H, Berlowitz D. Venous thromboembolism after joint replacement in older male veterans with comorbidity. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2013 Apr; 61(4):590-601.View Related Profiles.

Kapoor, Alok
Berlowitz, Dan
Hylek, Elaine
Cabral, Howard
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 23581913; PMCID: PMC3734860; DOI: 10.1111/jgs.12161;

Sequeira SS, Eggermont LH, Silliman RA, Bickmore TW, Henault LE, Winter MR, Nelson K, Paasche-Orlow MK. Limited health literacy and decline in executive function in older adults. J Health Commun. 2013; 18 Suppl 1:143-57.View Related Profiles.

Nelson, Kerrie
Paasche-Orlow, Michael
Silliman, Rebecca
Sequeira, Shwetha

PMID: 24093352; PMCID: PMC3807941; DOI: 10.1080/10810730.2013.825673;

Clough-Gorr KM, Thwin SS, Bosco JL, Silliman RA, Buist DS, Pawloski PA, Quinn VP, Prout MN. Incident malignancies among older long-term breast cancer survivors and an age-matched and site-matched nonbreast cancer comparison group over 10 years of follow-up. Cancer. 2013 Apr 15; 119(8):1478-85.View Related Profiles.

Bosco, Jaclyn
Prout, Marianne
Silliman, Rebecca
Thwin, Soe Soe

PMID: 23280284; PMCID: PMC3739702; DOI: 10.1002/cncr.27914;

Sehl M, Lu X, Silliman R, Ganz PA. Decline in physical functioning in first 2 years after breast cancer diagnosis predicts 10-year survival in older women. J Cancer Surviv. 2013 Mar; 7(1):20-31. PMID: 23232922; PMCID: PMC3568656; DOI: 10.1007/s11764-012-0239-5;

Moser A, Stuck AE, Silliman RA, Ganz PA, Clough-Gorr KM. The eight-item modified Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey: psychometric evaluation showed excellent performance. J Clin Epidemiol. 2012 Oct; 65(10):1107-16. PMID: 22818947; PMCID: PMC4119888; DOI: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.04.007;

Oates DJ, Kornetsky D, Winter MR, Silliman RA, Caruso LB, Sharbaugh ME, Hardt EJ, Parker VA. Minimizing geriatric rehospitalizations: a successful model. Am J Med Qual. 2013 Jan-Feb; 28(1):8-15.View Related Profiles.

Oates, Daniel
Hardt, Eric
Caruso, Lisa
Silliman, Rebecca
Parker, Victoria

PMID: 22684011; DOI: 10.1177/1062860612445181;

Winther Lietzen L, Cronin-Fenton D, Garne JP, Kroman N, Silliman R, Lash TL. Predictors of re-operation due to post-surgical bleeding in breast cancer patients: a Danish population-based cohort study. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2012 May; 38(5):407-12. PMID: 22429495; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2012.02.184;

Huybrechts KF, Rothman KJ, Brookhart MA, Silliman RA, Crystal S, Gerhard T, Schneeweiss S. Variation in antipsychotic treatment choice across US nursing homes. J Clin Psychopharmacol. 2012 Feb; 32(1):11-7.View Related Profiles.

Rothman, Kenneth
Huybrechts, Krista
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 22198446; DOI: 10.1097/JCP.0b013e31823f6f46;

Hurria A, Browner IS, Cohen HJ, Denlinger CS, deShazo M, Extermann M, Ganti AK, Holland JC, Holmes HM, Karlekar MB, Keating NL, McKoy J, Medeiros BC, Mrozek E, O'Connor T, Petersdorf SH, Rugo HS, Silliman RA, Tew WP, Walter LC, Weir AB, Wildes T. Senior adult oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2012 Feb; 10(2):162-209. PMID: 22308515; PMCID: PMC3656650

Schonberg MA, Silliman RA, McCarthy EP, Marcantonio ER. Factors noted to affect breast cancer treatment decisions of women aged 80 and older. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2012 Mar; 60(3):538-44. PMID: 22283600; PMCID: PMC3624975; DOI: 10.1111/j.1532-5415.2011.03820.x;

Schonberg MA, Marcantonio ER, Ngo L, Silliman RA, McCarthy EP. Does Life Expectancy Affect Treatment of Women Aged 80 and Older with Early Stage Breast Cancers? J Geriatr Oncol. 2012 Jan 01; 3(1):8-16. PMID: 22368726; PMCID: PMC3285108; DOI: 10.1016/j.jgo.2011.10.002;

Cronin-Fenton DP, Hellberg Y, Lauridsen KL, Ahern TP, Garne JP, Rosenberg C, Silliman RA, Sørensen HT, Lash TL, Hamilton-Dutoit S. Factors associated with concordant estrogen receptor expression at diagnosis and centralized re-assay in a Danish population-based breast cancer study. Acta Oncol. 2012 Feb; 51(2):254-61.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 22129357; PMCID: PMC3264781; DOI: 10.3109/0284186X.2011.633556;

Field TS, Bosco JL, Prout MN, Gold HT, Cutrona S, Pawloski PA, Ulcickas Yood M, Quinn VP, Thwin SS, Silliman RA. Age, comorbidity, and breast cancer severity: impact on receipt of definitive local therapy and rate of recurrence among older women with early-stage breast cancer. J Am Coll Surg. 2011 Dec; 213(6):757-65.View Related Profiles.

Bosco, Jaclyn
Prout, Marianne
Yood, Marianne
Silliman, Rebecca
Thwin, Soe Soe

PMID: 22014658; PMCID: PMC3223288; DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.09.010;

Huybrechts KF, Brookhart MA, Rothman KJ, Silliman RA, Gerhard T, Crystal S, Schneeweiss S. Comparison of different approaches to confounding adjustment in a study on the association of antipsychotic medication with mortality in older nursing home patients. Am J Epidemiol. 2011 Nov 1; 174(9):1089-99.View Related Profiles.

Rothman, Kenneth
Huybrechts, Krista
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 21934095; PMCID: PMC3243935; DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwr213;

Haque R, Yood MU, Geiger AM, Kamineni A, Avila CC, Shi J, Silliman RA, Quinn VP. Long-term safety of radiotherapy and breast cancer laterality in older survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Oct; 20(10):2120-6.View Related Profiles.

Yood, Marianne
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 21878589; PMCID: PMC3784355; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0348;

Ahern TP, Pedersen L, Tarp M, Cronin-Fenton DP, Garne JP, Silliman RA, Sørensen HT, Lash TL. Statin prescriptions and breast cancer recurrence risk: a Danish nationwide prospective cohort study. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Oct 5; 103(19):1461-8.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 21813413; PMCID: PMC3186780; DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djr291;

Ahern TP, Christensen M, Cronin-Fenton DP, Lunetta KL, Søiland H, Gjerde J, Garne JP, Rosenberg CL, Silliman RA, Sørensen HT, Lash TL, Hamilton-Dutoit S. Functional polymorphisms in UDP-glucuronosyl transferases and recurrence in tamoxifen-treated breast cancer survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011 Sep; 20(9):1937-43.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Lunetta, Kathryn
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 21750172; PMCID: PMC3169710; DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-11-0419;

Clough-Gorr KM, Thwin SS, Stuck AE, Silliman RA. Examining five- and ten-year survival in older women with breast cancer using cancer-specific geriatric assessment. Eur J Cancer. 2012 Apr; 48(6):805-12.View Related Profiles.

Silliman, Rebecca
Thwin, Soe Soe

PMID: 21741826; PMCID: PMC3196774; DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2011.06.016;

Huybrechts KF, Rothman KJ, Silliman RA, Brookhart MA, Schneeweiss S. Risk of death and hospital admission for major medical events after initiation of psychotropic medications in older adults admitted to nursing homes. CMAJ. 2011 Apr 19; 183(7):E411-9.View Related Profiles.

Rothman, Kenneth
Huybrechts, Krista
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 21444611; PMCID: PMC3080558; DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.101406;

Schonberg MA, Marcantonio ER, Ngo L, Li D, Silliman RA, McCarthy EP. Causes of death and relative survival of older women after a breast cancer diagnosis. J Clin Oncol. 2011 Apr 20; 29(12):1570-7. PMID: 21402602; PMCID: PMC3138627; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2010.33.0472;

Lash TL, Cronin-Fenton D, Ahern TP, Rosenberg CL, Lunetta KL, Silliman RA, Garne JP, Sørensen HT, Hellberg Y, Christensen M, Pedersen L, Hamilton-Dutoit S. CYP2D6 inhibition and breast cancer recurrence in a population-based study in Denmark. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2011 Mar 16; 103(6):489-500.View Related Profiles.

Sorensen, Henrik
Lunetta, Kathryn
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 21325141; PMCID: PMC3057982; DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djr010;

Gramling R, Lash TL, Rothman KJ, Cabral HJ, Silliman R, Roberts M, Stefanick ML, Harrigan R, Bertoia ML, Eaton CB. Family history of later-onset breast cancer, breast healthy behavior and invasive breast cancer among postmenopausal women: a cohort study. Breast Cancer Res. 2010; 12(5):R82.View Related Profiles.

Cabral, Howard
Rothman, Kenneth
Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 20939870; PMCID: PMC3096975; DOI: 10.1186/bcr2727;

Kapoor A, Labonte AJ, Winter MR, Segal JB, Silliman RA, Katz JN, Losina E, Berlowitz D. Risk of venous thromboembolism after total hip and knee replacement in older adults with comorbidity and co-occurring comorbidities in the Nationwide Inpatient Sample (2003-2006). BMC Geriatr. 2010; 10:63.View Related Profiles.

Labonte, Alan
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Hanchate AD, Clough-Gorr KM, Ash AS, Thwin SS, Silliman RA. Longitudinal patterns in survival, comorbidity, healthcare utilization and quality of care among older women following breast cancer diagnosis. J Gen Intern Med. 2010 Oct; 25(10):1045-50.View Related Profiles.

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Lash TL, Cronin-Fenton D, Ahern TP, Rosenberg CL, Lunetta KL, Silliman RA, Hamilton-Dutoit S, Garne JP, Ewertz M, Sørensen HT, Pedersen L. Breast cancer recurrence risk related to concurrent use of SSRI antidepressants and tamoxifen. Acta Oncol. 2010 Apr; 49(3):305-12.View Related Profiles.

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Schonberg MA, Marcantonio ER, Li D, Silliman RA, Ngo L, McCarthy EP. Breast cancer among the oldest old: tumor characteristics, treatment choices, and survival. J Clin Oncol. 2010 Apr 20; 28(12):2038-45. PMID: 20308658; PMCID: PMC2860406; DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2009.25.9796;

Bickmore TW, Pfeifer LM, Byron D, Forsythe S, Henault LE, Jack BW, Silliman R, Paasche-Orlow MK. Usability of conversational agents by patients with inadequate health literacy: evidence from two clinical trials. J Health Commun. 2010; 15 Suppl 2:197-210.View Related Profiles.

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Gold HT, Thwin SS, Buist DS, Field TS, Wei F, Yood MU, Lash TL, Quinn VP, Geiger AM, Silliman RA. Delayed radiotherapy for breast cancer patients in integrated delivery systems. Am J Manag Care. 2009 Nov; 15(11):785-9.View Related Profiles.

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Buist DS, Chubak J, Prout M, Yood MU, Bosco JL, Thwin SS, Gold HT, Owusu C, Field TS, Quinn VP, Wei F, Silliman RA. Referral, receipt, and completion of chemotherapy in patients with early-stage breast cancer older than 65 years and at high risk of breast cancer recurrence. J Clin Oncol. 2009 Sep 20; 27(27):4508-14.View Related Profiles.

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Chao S, Roberts JS, Marteau TM, Silliman R, Cupples LA, Green RC. Health behavior changes after genetic risk assessment for Alzheimer disease: The REVEAL Study. Alzheimer Dis Assoc Disord. 2008 Jan-Mar; 22(1):94-7.View Related Profiles.

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Owusu C, Buist DS, Field TS, Lash TL, Thwin SS, Geiger AM, Quinn VP, Frost F, Prout M, Yood MU, Wei F, Silliman RA. Predictors of tamoxifen discontinuation among older women with estrogen receptor-positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2008 Feb 1; 26(4):549-55.View Related Profiles.

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Field TS, Doubeni C, Fox MP, Buist DS, Wei F, Geiger AM, Quinn VP, Lash TL, Prout MN, Yood MU, Frost FJ, Silliman RA. Under utilization of surveillance mammography among older breast cancer survivors. J Gen Intern Med. 2008 Feb; 23(2):158-63.View Related Profiles.

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Yood MU, Owusu C, Buist DS, Geiger AM, Field TS, Thwin SS, Lash TL, Prout MN, Wei F, Quinn VP, Frost FJ, Silliman RA. Mortality impact of less-than-standard therapy in older breast cancer patients. J Am Coll Surg. 2008 Jan; 206(1):66-75.View Related Profiles.

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Thwin SS, Clough-Gorr KM, McCarty MC, Lash TL, Alford SH, Buist DS, Enger SM, Field TS, Frost F, Wei F, Silliman RA. Automated inter-rater reliability assessment and electronic data collection in a multi-center breast cancer study. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2007; 7:23.View Related Profiles.

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Geiger AM, Thwin SS, Lash TL, Buist DS, Prout MN, Wei F, Field TS, Ulcickas Yood M, Frost FJ, Enger SM, Silliman RA. Recurrences and second primary breast cancers in older women with initial early-stage disease. Cancer. 2007 Mar 1; 109(5):966-74.View Related Profiles.

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Owusu C, Lash TL, Silliman RA. Effect of undertreatment on the disparity in age-related breast cancer-specific survival among older women. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2007 Apr; 102(2):227-36. PMID: 17004115

Enger SM, Thwin SS, Buist DS, Field T, Frost F, Geiger AM, Lash TL, Prout M, Yood MU, Wei F, Silliman RA. Breast cancer treatment of older women in integrated health care settings. J Clin Oncol. 2006 Sep 20; 24(27):4377-83.View Related Profiles.

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Silliman RA, Ganz PA. Adjuvant chemotherapy use and outcomes in older women with breast cancer: what have we learned? J Clin Oncol. 2006 Jun 20; 24(18):2697-9. PMID: 16782908

Westrup JL, Lash TL, Thwin SS, Silliman RA. Risk of decline in upper-body function and symptoms among older breast cancer patients. J Gen Intern Med. 2006 Apr; 21(4):327-33.View Related Profiles.

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Lash TL, Fox MP, Westrup JL, Fink AK, Silliman RA. Adherence to tamoxifen over the five-year course. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2006 Sep; 99(2):215-20.View Related Profiles.

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Lash TL, Fox MP, Silliman RA. Reduced mortality rate associated with annual mammograms after breast cancer therapy. Breast J. 2006 Jan-Feb; 12(1):2-6.View Related Profiles.

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Lash TL, Gurwitz JH, Silliman RA. Physicians' assessments of adjuvant tamoxifen's effectiveness in older patients with primary breast cancer. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Nov; 53(11):1889-96. PMID: 16274369

Thwin SS, Fink AK, Lash TL, Silliman RA. Predictors and outcomes of surgeons' referral of older breast cancer patients to medical oncologists. Cancer. 2005 Sep 1; 104(5):936-42.View Related Profiles.

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Maly RC, Umezawa Y, Leake B, Silliman RA. Mental health outcomes in older women with breast cancer: impact of perceived family support and adjustment. Psychooncology. 2005 Jul; 14(7):535-45. PMID: 15493064

Balducci L, Cohen HJ, Engstrom PF, Ettinger DS, Halter J, Gordon LI, Kiel K, Kneier A, Lim D, Petersdorf SH, Rosenthal R, Silliman R, Vose JM, Walker MJ, Zachariah B. Senior adult oncology clinical practice guidelines in oncology. J Natl Compr Canc Netw. 2005 Jul; 3(4):572-90. PMID: 16038647

Mandelblatt JS, Schechter CB, Yabroff KR, Lawrence W, Dignam J, Extermann M, Fox S, Orosz G, Silliman R, Cullen J, Balducci L. Toward optimal screening strategies for older women. Costs, benefits, and harms of breast cancer screening by age, biology, and health status. J Gen Intern Med. 2005 Jun; 20(6):487-96. PMID: 15987322; PMCID: PMC1490138; DOI: 10.1111/j.1525-1497.2005.0116.x;

Levine SA, Caruso LB, Vanderschmidt H, Silliman RA, Barry PP. Faculty development in geriatrics for clinician educators: a unique model for skills acquisition and academic achievement. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2005 Mar; 53(3):516-21.View Related Profiles.

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Lash TL, Clough-Gorr K, Silliman RA. Reduced rates of cancer-related worries and mortality associated with guideline surveillance after breast cancer therapy. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2005 Jan; 89(1):61-7. PMID: 15666198

Wampler NS, Lash TL, Silliman RA, Heeren TC. Breast cancer survival of American Indian/Alaska Native women, 1973-1996. Soz Praventivmed. 2005; 50(4):230-7.View Related Profiles.

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Fink AK, Gurwitz J, Rakowski W, Guadagnoli E, Silliman RA. Patient beliefs and tamoxifen discontinuance in older women with estrogen receptor--positive breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Aug 15; 22(16):3309-15. PMID: 15310774

Silliman RA. Crossing the quality chasm in breast cancer care. J Clin Oncol. 2004 Sep 15; 22(18):3654-6. PMID: 15289489

Malek K, Fink AK, Thwin SS, Gurwitz J, Ganz PA, Silliman RA. The relationship among physicians' specialty, perceptions of the risks and benefits of adjuvant tamoxifen therapy, and its recommendation in older patients with breast cancer. Med Care. 2004 Jul; 42(7):700-6.View Related Profiles.

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Maly RC, Leake B, Silliman RA. Breast cancer treatment in older women: impact of the patient-physician interaction. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Jul; 52(7):1138-45. PMID: 15209652

Maly RC, Umezawa Y, Leake B, Silliman RA. Determinants of participation in treatment decision-making by older breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2004 Jun; 85(3):201-9. PMID: 15111757

Miller RR, Zhang Y, Silliman RA, Hayes MK, Leveille SG, Murabito JM, Kiel D, O'Connor GT, Felson DT. Effect of medical conditions on improvement in self-reported and observed functional performance of elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2004 Feb; 52(2):217-23.View Related Profiles.

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Satariano WA, Silliman RA. Comorbidity: implications for research and practice in geriatric oncology. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol. 2003 Nov; 48(2):239-48. PMID: 14607386

Ganz PA, Guadagnoli E, Landrum MB, Lash TL, Rakowski W, Silliman RA. Breast cancer in older women: quality of life and psychosocial adjustment in the 15 months after diagnosis. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Nov 1; 21(21):4027-33. PMID: 14581426

Clark JA, Inui TS, Silliman RA, Bokhour BG, Krasnow SH, Robinson RA, Spaulding M, Talcott JA. Patients' perceptions of quality of life after treatment for early prostate cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2003 Oct 15; 21(20):3777-84.View Related Profiles.

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Silliman RA. What constitutes optimal care for older women with breast cancer? J Clin Oncol. 2003 Oct 1; 21(19):3554-6. PMID: 12913101

Clark JA, Bokhour BG, Inui TS, Silliman RA, Talcott JA. Measuring patients' perceptions of the outcomes of treatment for early prostate cancer. Med Care. 2003 Aug; 41(8):923-36.View Related Profiles.

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Maly RC, Leake B, Silliman RA. Health care disparities in older patients with breast carcinoma: informational support from physicians. Cancer. 2003 Mar 15; 97(6):1517-27. PMID: 12627517

Lash TL, Thwin SS, Horton NJ, Guadagnoli E, Silliman RA. Multiple informants: a new method to assess breast cancer patients' comorbidity. Am J Epidemiol. 2003 Feb 1; 157(3):249-57.View Related Profiles.

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Blackman SB, Lash TL, Fink AK, Ganz PA, Silliman RA. Advanced age and adjuvant tamoxifen prescription in early-stage breast carcinoma patients. Cancer. 2002 Dec 15; 95(12):2465-72. PMID: 12467058

Silliman RA, Guadagnoli E, Rakowski W, Landrum MB, Lash TL, Wolf R, Fink A, Ganz PA, Gurwitz J, Borbas C, Mor V. Adjuvant tamoxifen prescription in women 65 years and older with primary breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Jun 1; 20(11):2680-8. PMID: 12039930

Silliman RA, Lash TL. Do variations in breast cancer care matter? Med Care. 2002 Mar; 40(3):177-80. PMID: 11880790

Liang W, Burnett CB, Rowland JH, Meropol NJ, Eggert L, Hwang YT, Silliman RA, Weeks JC, Mandelblatt JS. Communication between physicians and older women with localized breast cancer: implications for treatment and patient satisfaction. J Clin Oncol. 2002 Feb 15; 20(4):1008-16. PMID: 11844824

Lash TL, Silliman RA. Long-term follow-up of upper-body function among breast cancer survivors. Breast J. 2002 Jan-Feb; 8(1):28-33. PMID: 11856158

Mandelblatt JS, Bierman AS, Gold K, Zhang Y, Ng JH, Maserejian N, Maserejan N, Hwang YT, Meropol NJ, Hadley J, Silliman RA. Constructs of burden of illness in older patients with breast cancer: a comparison of measurement methods. Health Serv Res. 2001 Dec; 36(6 Pt 1):1085-107. PMID: 11775669; PMCID: PMC1089280

Gurwitz JH, Guadagnoli E, Landrum MB, Silliman RA, Wolf R, Weeks JC. The treating physician as active gatekeeper in the recruitment of research subjects. Med Care. 2001 Dec; 39(12):1339-44. PMID: 11717575

Bokhour BG, Clark JA, Inui TS, Silliman RA, Talcott JA. Sexuality after treatment for early prostate cancer: exploring the meanings of "erectile dysfunction". J Gen Intern Med. 2001 Oct; 16(10):649-55.View Related Profiles.

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Kerner JF, Mandelblatt JS, Silliman RA, Lynch JJ, Senie R, Cohen C, Hwang YT. Screening mammography and breast cancer treatment patterns in older women. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2001 Sep; 69(1):81-91. PMID: 11759831

Lash TL, Silliman RA. Medical surveillance after breast cancer diagnosis. Med Care. 2001 Sep; 39(9):945-55. PMID: 11502952

Lash TL, Silliman RA. A comparison of the National Death Index and Social Security Administration databases to ascertain vital status. Epidemiology. 2001 Mar; 12(2):259-61. PMID: 11246590

Demissie S, Silliman RA, Lash TL. Adjuvant tamoxifen: predictors of use, side effects, and discontinuation in older women. J Clin Oncol. 2001 Jan 15; 19(2):322-8.View Related Profiles.

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Millen BE, Silliman RA, Cantey-Kiser J, Copenhafer DL, Ewart CV, Ritchie CS, Quatromoni PA, Kirkland JL, Chipkin SR, Fearon NA, Lund ME, Garcia PI, Barry PP. Nutritional risk in an urban homebound older population. The nutrition and healthy aging project. J Nutr Health Aging. 2001; 5(4):269-77.View Related Profiles.

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Lash TL, Silliman RA, Guadagnoli E, Mor V. The effect of less than definitive care on breast carcinoma recurrence and mortality. Cancer. 2000 Oct 15; 89(8):1739-47. PMID: 11042569

Lash TL, Silliman RA. A sensitivity analysis to separate bias due to confounding from bias due to predicting misclassification by a variable that does both. Epidemiology. 2000 Sep; 11(5):544-9. PMID: 10955407

Ritchie CS, Joshipura K, Silliman RA, Miller B, Douglas CW. Oral health problems and significant weight loss among community-dwelling older adults. J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2000 Jul; 55(7):M366-71. PMID: 10898252

Caruso LB, Silliman RA, Demissie S, Greenfield S, Wagner EH. What can we do to improve physical function in older persons with type 2 diabetes? J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci. 2000 Jul; 55(7):M372-7.View Related Profiles.

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Mandelblatt J, Yabroff KR, Lawrence W, Yi B, Orosz G, Bloom HG, Schecther CB, Extermann M, Balducci L, Satadano W, Fox S, Silliman RA, Fahs MC, Muening P. Screening mammography in elderly women. Research on Breast Cancer in Older Women Consortium. JAMA. 2000 Jun 28; 283(24):3202-3; author reply 3204. PMID: 10866863

Lash TL, Silliman RA. Patient characteristics and treatments associated with a decline in upper-body function following breast cancer therapy. J Clin Epidemiol. 2000 Jun; 53(6):615-22. PMID: 10880780

Silliman RA. Caregiving issues in the geriatric medical encounter. Clin Geriatr Med. 2000 Feb; 16(1):51-60. PMID: 10723617

Silliman RA, Demissie S, Troyan SL. The care of older women with early-stage breast cancer: what is the role of surgeon gender? Med Care. 1999 Oct; 37(10):1057-67.View Related Profiles.

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Silliman RA, Lash TL. Comparison of interview-based and medical-record based indices of comorbidity among breast cancer patients. Med Care. 1999 Apr; 37(4):339-49. PMID: 10213015

Silliman RA, Barry PP. Outpatient comprehensive geriatric assessment: an intervention whose time has come, or has it? J Am Geriatr Soc. 1999 Mar; 47(3):371-2. PMID: 10078904

Silliman RA, Prout MN, Field T, Kalish SC, Colton T. Risk factors for a decline in upper body function following treatment for early stage breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 1999 Mar; 54(1):25-30.View Related Profiles.

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Silliman, Rebecca
Colton, Theodore

PMID: 10369077

Silliman RA, Dukes KA, Sullivan LM, Kaplan SH. Breast cancer care in older women: sources of information, social support, and emotional health outcomes. Cancer. 1998 Aug 15; 83(4):706-11.View Related Profiles.

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Lash TL, Silliman RA. Re: prevalence of cancer. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1998 Mar 4; 90(5):399-400. PMID: 9498492

Silliman RA, Troyan SL, Guadagnoli E, Kaplan SH, Greenfield S. The impact of age, marital status, and physician-patient interactions on the care of older women with breast carcinoma. Cancer. 1997 Oct 1; 80(7):1326-34. PMID: 9317187

Guadagnoli E, Shapiro C, Gurwitz JH, Silliman RA, Weeks JC, Borbas C, Soumerai SB. Age-related patterns of care: evidence against ageism in the treatment of early-stage breast cancer. J Clin Oncol. 1997 Jun; 15(6):2338-44. PMID: 9196148

Silliman RA, Bhatti S, Khan A, Dukes KA, Sullivan LM. The care of older persons with diabetes mellitus: families and primary care physicians. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1996 Nov; 44(11):1314-21.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 8909346

Silliman RA. Breast cancer care in old age: where do we go from here. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1996 Jun 5; 88(11):701-3. PMID: 8637019

Silliman RA. Injury prevention in Alzheimer's disease patients: true possibility or pipe-dream? J Am Geriatr Soc. 1995 Jul; 43(7):831-3. PMID: 7602042

Moore AA, Dorros C, Kiel DP, O'Sullivan PS, Silliman RA. Preventive health attitudes and practices of elderly persons attending senior centers. R I Med. 1995 Apr; 78(4):115-7. PMID: 7795303

Greenfield S, Sullivan L, Dukes KA, Silliman R, D'Agostino R, Kaplan SH. Development and testing of a new measure of case mix for use in office practice. Med Care. 1995 Apr; 33(4 Suppl):AS47-55.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 7723461

Kiel DP, Eichorn A, Intrator O, Silliman RA, Mor V. The outcomes of patients newly admitted to nursing homes after hip fracture. Am J Public Health. 1994 Aug; 84(8):1281-6. PMID: 8059886; PMCID: PMC1615464

Greenfield S, Sullivan L, Silliman RA, Dukes K, Kaplan SH. Principles and practice of case mix adjustment: applications to end-stage renal disease. Am J Kidney Dis. 1994 Aug; 24(2):298-307.View Related Profiles.

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Greenfield S, Kaplan SH, Silliman RA, Sullivan L, Manning W, D'Agostino R, Singer DE, Nathan DM. The uses of outcomes research for medical effectiveness, quality of care, and reimbursement in type II diabetes. Diabetes Care. 1994 Jun; 17 Suppl 1:32-9.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 8088221

Silliman RA, Schonwetter RS, Burns EA. Unique Characteristics of the Older Patient. Cancer Control. 1994 Mar; 1(2):115-120. PMID: 10886958

Silliman RA. Predictors of family caregivers' physical and psychological health following hospitalization of their elders. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1993 Oct; 41(10):1039-46. PMID: 8409148

Silliman RA, Balducci L, Goodwin JS, Holmes FF, Leventhal EA. Breast cancer care in old age: what we know, don't know, and do. J Natl Cancer Inst. 1993 Feb 3; 85(3):190-9. PMID: 8423623

Murphy JB, Silliman RA. Older Rhode Islanders: demography, health status and the implications for the practice of medicine. R I Med J. 1991 Feb; 74(2):55-61. PMID: 2003188

Kassler WJ, Wartman SA, Silliman RA. Why medical students choose primary care careers. Acad Med. 1991 Jan; 66(1):41-3. PMID: 1985676

Fretwell MD, Raymond PM, McGarvey ST, Owens N, Traines M, Silliman RA, Mor V. The Senior Care Study. A controlled trial of a consultative/unit-based geriatric assessment program in acute care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1990 Oct; 38(10):1073-81. PMID: 2229859

Owens NJ, Sherburne NJ, Silliman RA, Fretwell MD. The Senior Care Study. The optimal use of medications in acutely ill older patients. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1990 Oct; 38(10):1082-7. PMID: 2229860

Guadagnoli E, Weitberg A, Mor V, Silliman RA, Glicksman AS, Cummings FJ. The influence of patient age on the diagnosis and treatment of lung and colorectal cancer. Arch Intern Med. 1990 Jul; 150(7):1485-90.View Related Profiles.

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Silliman, Rebecca

PMID: 2164363

Silliman RA, McGarvey ST, Raymond PM, Fretwell MD. The Senior Care Study. Does inpatient interdisciplinary geriatric assessment help the family caregivers of acutely ill older patients? J Am Geriatr Soc. 1990 Apr; 38(4):461-6. PMID: 2184187

Goldberg R, Guadagnoli E, Silliman RA, Glicksman A. Cancer patients' concerns: congruence between patients and primary care physicians. J Cancer Educ. 1990; 5(3):193-9. PMID: 2261341

Owens NJ, Silliman RA, Fretwell MD. The relationship between comprehensive functional assessment and optimal pharmacotherapy in the older patient. DICP. 1989 Nov; 23(11):847-54. PMID: 2688326

Silliman RA. Caring for the frail older patient: the doctor-patient-family caregiver relationship. J Gen Intern Med. 1989 May-Jun; 4(3):237-41. PMID: 2723837

Silliman RA, Guadagnoli E, Weitberg AB, Mor V. Age as a predictor of diagnostic and initial treatment intensity in newly diagnosed breast cancer patients. J Gerontol. 1989 Mar; 44(2):M46-50.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 2921470

Silliman RA. Aging, neurologic disability, and family caregiving. Semin Neurol. 1989 Mar; 9(1):3-7. PMID: 2756250

Reuben DB, Silliman RA, Traines M. The aging driver. Medicine, policy, and ethics. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1988 Dec; 36(12):1135-42. PMID: 3057052

Mor V, Guadagnoli E, Masterson-Allen S, Silliman R, Weitberg A, Glicksman AS, Rosenstein R, Cummings FJ, Goldberg RJ, Fretwell MD. The Brown University Cancer and Aging Study: a statewide cooperative investigation. Study provides insights into the appropriate management of cancer in the elderly. R I Med J. 1988 Oct; 71(10):379-86.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 3067317

Mor V, Guadagnoli E, Masterson-Allen S, Silliman R, Glicksman AS, Cummings FJ, Goldberg RJ, Fretwell MD. Lung, breast, and colorectal cancer: the relationship between extent of disease and age at diagnosis. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1988 Oct; 36(10):873-6. PMID: 3171026

Cummings F, Mor V, Guadagnoli E, Glicksman A, Silliman R, Weitberg A, Goldberg R. Age as a factor in treatment of colorectal cancer. JAMA. 1988 Aug 19; 260(7):924-5.View Related Profiles.

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PMID: 3398193

Silliman RA, Sternberg J, Fretwell MD. Disruptive behavior in demented patients living within disturbed families. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1988 Jul; 36(7):617-8. PMID: 3385115

Silliman RA, Sternberg J. Family caregiving: impact of patient functioning and underlying causes of dependency. Gerontologist. 1988 Jun; 28(3):377-82. PMID: 3294118

Wachtel TJ, Silliman RA, Lamberton P. Predisposing factors for the diabetic hyperosmolar state. Arch Intern Med. 1988 Mar; 148(3):747. PMID: 3341875

Wachtel TJ, Silliman RA, Lamberton P. Prognostic factors in the diabetic hyperosmolar state. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1987 Aug; 35(8):737-41. PMID: 3611564

Silliman RA, Dittus RS, Velez R, Wartman SA, Young MJ, Fletcher RH. Debt, moonlighting, and career decisions among internal medicine residents. J Med Educ. 1987 Jun; 62(6):463-9. PMID: 3599034

Wachtel TJ, Silliman RA, Lamberton P. Predisposing factors for the diabetic hyperosmolar state. Arch Intern Med. 1987 Mar; 147(3):499-501. PMID: 3827427

Silliman RA, Wagner EH, Fletcher RH. The social and functional consequences of stroke for elderly patients. Stroke. 1987 Jan-Feb; 18(1):200-3. PMID: 3810753

Silliman RA, Fletcher RH, Earp JL, Wagner EH. Families of elderly stroke patients. Effects of home care. J Am Geriatr Soc. 1986 Sep; 34(9):643-8. PMID: 3734312

Silliman RA, Peters JD, Ginsberg MB. Infections of the heart complicating acute myocardial infarction. South Med J. 1984 Jul; 77(7):934-6. PMID: 6740367

Silliman R, Passero MA, Kaplan D, Condry M, Pass C, Robzyk P, Passero M. Acute cardiorespiratory morbidity, air quality, temperature and pollen concentration in Providence, Rhode Island. Study suggests relationship between air pollutants and temperature and the incidence of bronchospasm. R I Med J. 1982 Mar; 65(3):109-11. PMID: 6952532

Kaplan LR, Griep RJ, Schuffler MD, Silliman RA. Gallium-67 scanning at 6 hr in active inflammatory bowel disease: case report. J Nucl Med. 1977 May; 18(5):448-9. PMID: 859024

Kaplan LR, Silliman RA. Letter: Feeding tube placement in the debilitated patient. JAMA. 1976 Aug 2; 236(5):446. PMID: 819671

This graph shows the total number of publications by year, by first, middle/unknown, or last author.

Bar chart showing 180 publications over 35 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2007 and 2009

Bar chart showing 180 publications over 35 distinct years, with a maximum of 13 publications in 2007 and 2009

Year	Publications
1982	1
1984	1
1986	1
1987	4
1988	7
1989	4
1990	5
1991	2
1993	2
1994	4
1995	3
1996	2
1997	2
1998	2
1999	4
2000	7
2001	8
2002	5
2003	7
2004	6
2005	8
2006	8
2007	13
2008	6
2009	13
2010	6
2011	10
2012	9
2013	6
2014	10
2015	3
2016	4
2017	2
2018	3
2020	2

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