Karia PS

ORCID: 0000-0001-6440-9452 · 4 papers in corpus
2022
Cancer-Specific Mortality in Asian American Women Diagnosed with Gynecologic Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Analysis.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-21-0829

BackgroundCancer is the leading cause of death in Asian Americans (AA), the fastest-growing U.S. population group. Despite heterogeneity in socioeconomic status and health behaviors by ethnicity, few studies have assessed cancer outcomes ac…

2022
Racial and ethnic differences in the adoption of opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention in the United States.
American journal of obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1016/j.ajog.2022.04.036

BackgroundClinicians in the United States have rapidly adopted opportunistic salpingectomy for ovarian cancer prevention. However, little is known about racial and ethnic differences in opportunistic salpingectomy adoption. Surgical innovat…

2021
Association of Oophorectomy and Fat and Lean Body Mass: Evidence from a Population-Based Sample of U.S. Women.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-20-1849

BackgroundBilateral oophorectomy during a nonmalignant hysterectomy is frequently performed for ovarian cancer prevention in premenopausal women. Oophorectomy before menopause leads to an abrupt decline in ovarian hormones that could advers…

2021
Uptake and Predictors of Opportunistic Salpingectomy for Ovarian Cancer Risk Reduction in the United States.
Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) ·doi:10.1158/1940-6207.capr-21-0121

Evidence suggesting that high-grade serous ovarian cancers originate in the fallopian tubes has led to the emergence of opportunistic salpingectomy (OS) as an approach to reduce ovarian-cancer risk. In the U.S., some national societies now …