Bakkum-Gamez JN

No ORCID on file · 11 papers in corpus · active 2012-2021

Study types

  • other 1

Condition tags

  • endometriosis 1
  • infertility 1
2021
Journal of clinical and translational science ·doi:10.1017/cts.2021.787

Novel endometrial cancer (EC) early-detection approaches may reduce racial disparities in mortality. We conducted six community-based focus groups with White and Black women (N = 57 participants) in February-March 2020 to explore acceptabil…

2020
Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.09.014

ObjectiveTo evaluate endometrial cancer (EC) risk assessment and early detection strategies in high-risk populations, we designed a large, prospective cohort study of women undergoing endometrial evaluation to assess risk factors and collec…

2020
Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.11.028

ObjectiveWe aimed to assess whether endometrial cancer (EC) can be detected in shed DNA collected with vaginal tampon by analyzing copy number, methylation markers, and mutations.MethodsTampons were collected prior to hysterectomy from 38 E…

2020
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000003725

ObjectiveTo evaluate the rate of vaginal hysterectomy and outcomes after initiation of a prospective decision-tree algorithm to determine the optimal surgical route of hysterectomy.MethodsA prospective algorithm to determine optimal route o…

2020
Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.06.001

The COVID-19 pandemic has challenged our ability to provide timely surgical care for our patients. In response, the U.S. Surgeon General, the American College of Srugeons, and other surgical professional societies recommended postponing ele…

2018
Gynecologic oncology reports ·doi:10.1016/j.gore.2018.05.003

•While endosalpingiosis is often asymptomatic & incidental, florid cystic endosalpingiosis can have a variable presentation•Cystic endosalpingiosis can be difficult to differentiate from other non-neoplastic peritoneal inclusion cysts•Altho…

2017
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000001756

ObjectiveTo evaluate practice change after initiation of a robotic surgery program using a clinical algorithm to determine the optimal surgical approach to benign hysterectomy.MethodsA retrospective postrobot cohort of benign hysterectomies…

2015
Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2015.01.552

ObjectiveWe demonstrate the feasibility of detecting EC by combining minimally-invasive specimen collection techniques with sensitive molecular testing.MethodsPrior to hysterectomy for EC or benign indications, women collected vaginal pool …

other 2014
Gynecologic oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.10.005

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of excisional tubal sterilization on subsequent development of serous epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) or primary peritoneal cancer (PPC). METHODS: We performed a population-based, nested case-control stud…

2013
Journal of women's health (2002) ·doi:10.1089/jwh.2013.4407

Women afflicted by the hereditary breast and ovarian cancer syndrome face complex decisions regarding medical interventions aimed at reducing their risk of ovarian and breast cancer, interventions which in turn may interfere with their fert…

2012
Gynecologic Oncology ·doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2011.12.444

ObjectiveTo estimate the incidence of synchronous endometrial cancer (EC) and ovarian cancer (OC) in the female population, among all women with EC, and in women under 50 years of age with EC, and to identify factors associated with synchro…