Dr. Elkin's primary research interest is evaluating the determinants of breast cancer screening, treatment and outcomes using methods of population-based observational data analysis and decision analysis. Dr. Elkin is currently studying the relationship between the availability of mammography resources and mammography utilization, with a particular focus on geographic and racial disparities in access to and use of mammography. Her other research interests include the economic and quality-of-life impacts of cancer treatment, economic implications of targeted cancer therapies, the effects of economic incentives and barriers to care on variations in cancer treatment, and the clinical decision-making process from both patient and provider perspectives.
Selected Bibliography:
Elkin EB, Hurria A, Mitra N, Schrag D, Panageas KS. Adjuvant chemotherapy and survival in older women with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer: assessing outcome in a population-based, observational cohort. J Clin Oncol, 2006; 24:2757-2764.
Elkin EB, Vickers AJ, Kattan MW. Primer: using decision analysis to improve clinical decision making in urology. Nat Clin Pract Urol. 2006; 3:439-448.
Elkin EB, Hudis C, Begg CB, Schrag DS, The effect of changes in tumor size on breast cancer survival in the U.S., 1975-1999. Cancer, 2005; 104:1149-57.
Elkin EB, Weinstein MC, Kuntz KM, Bunnell CA, Weeks JC. Adjuvant ovarian suppression versus chemotherapy for premenopausal, hormone-responsive breast cancer: quality of life and efficacy tradeoffs. Breast Cancer Res Treat, 2005; 93:25-34.
Elkin EB, Cowen ME, Cahill D, Steffel M, Kattan MW. Preference assessment method affects decision-analytic recommendations: A prostate cancer treatment example. Med Decis Making, 2004;24:504-510.
Elkin EB, Weinstein MC, Winer EP, Kuntz KM, Schnitt SJ, Weeks JC. HER-2 testing and trastuzumab therapy for metastatic breast cancer: A cost-effectiveness analysis. J Clin Oncol 2004; 22:854-63.
Elkin EB, Kim SHM, Casper ES, Kissane DW, Schrag D. Desire for information and involvement in treatment decisions: elderly cancer patients' preferences and their physicians' perceptions. J Clin Oncol 2007;25:5275-5280.
