Publications

2024

Basmadjian RB, Lupichuk S, Xu Y, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Brenner D: Adjuvant Ovarian Function Supression in Premeopausal Hormone Receptor- Positive Breast Cancer. Jama Network Open. 2024;7(3):e242082. doi:10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.2082. Read

2023

Basmadjian RB, Chow K, Kim D, Kenney M, Lukmanji A, O'Sullivan DE, Xu Y, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Lupichuk S, Brenner DR. The Association between Early-Onset Diagnosis and Clinical Outcomes in Triple-negative Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Cancers (Basel). 2023 Mar 23;15(7):1923. doi: 10.3390/cancers15071923. Read

Drohan AE, Quan ML, Birdsell DC, Xu Y. Breast Cancer After Reduction Mammoplasty: A Population-Based Analysis of Incidence, Treatment and Screening Patterns. Ann Surg Open. 2023 Aug 21;4(3):e322. doi: 10.1097/AS9.0000000000000322. Read

Farooq A, Keehn AR, Xu Y, Kong S, Cheung WY, Quan ML, MacLean AR. Patient and disease characteristics, treatment practices and oncologic outcomes among patients with colorectal cancer: a population-based analysis. Can J Surg. 2023 Feb 15;66(1): E71-E78. doi: 10.1503/cjs.024320. Print 2023 Jan-Feb. Read

Harsanyi H, Yang L, Harper A, Jarada TN, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Lupichuk S, Cuthbert C, Xu Y. Improvement in patient-reported pain among patients with metastatic cancer and it’s association with opioid prescribing. Support Care Cancer. . 2023 Jun 28;31(7):427. doi: 10.1007/s00520-023-07893-2. Read

Lin N, Dabas E, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Cuthbert C, Feng Y, Kong S, Sauro KM, Brenner DR, Yang L, Lu M, Xu Y. Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization Among New Persistent Opioid Users and Nonopioid Users After Curative-intent Surgery for Cancer. Ann Surg. 2023 Apr 1;277(4):e752-e758. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005109. Epub 2021 Jul 29. Read

Lusting D, Temple-Oberle C, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Incorporating Lymphovenous Anastomosis in Clinically Node-Positive Women Receiving Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Shared Decision-Making Model and Nuanced Approached to the Axilla. Current Oncology (Advances in Surgical Treatment of Breast Cancer). 2023, Apr 3. Read

Wu G, Cheligeer C, Brisson AM, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Brenner D, Lupichuk S, Teman C, Basmadjian RB, Popwich B, Xu Y. A New Method of Identifying Pathologic Complete Response following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients Using a Population-Based Electronic Medical Record System. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr;30(4):2095-2103. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-12955-6. Epub 2022 Dec 21. Read

Wu G, Cheligeer C, Brisson AM, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Brenner D, Lupichuk S, Teman C, Basmadjian RB, Popwich B, Xu Y. ASO Visual Abstract: A New Method of Identifying Pathologic Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy for Breast Cancer Patients Using a Population-Based Electronic Medical Record System. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Apr;30(4):2106-2107. doi: 10.1245/s10434-022-13023-9. Read

Langer S, Xu Y, Kong S, Puddy J, Quan ML. Investigating Factors Associated with Postmastectomy Emergency Department Visits: A Population-Based Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol. 2023 Jul 15. doi: 10.1245/s10434-023-13727-6. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 37454012. Read

2022

Al-Rashdan A, Deban M, Quan ML. Locoregional Management of Breast Cancer: A Chronological Review. Cao JQ.Curr Oncol. 2022 Jul 1;29(7):4647-4664. doi: 10.3390/curroncol29070369.PMID: 35877229 Free PMC article. Read

Basmadjian RB, Kong S, Boyne DJ, Jarada TN, Xu Y, Cheung WY, Lupichuk S, Quan ML, Brenner DR. Developing a Prediction Model for Pathologic Complete Response Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: A Comparison of Model Building Approaches. JCO Clin Cancer Inform. 2022 Feb;6:e2100055. doi: 10.1200/CCI.21.00055. PMID: 35148170; PMCID: PMC8846388. Read

Howell DM, Metcalfe K, Kong S, Stephen J, Olivotto IA, Baxter N, Friedenreich CM, Warner E, Akbari MR, McBain K, Narod S, Quan ML. Risk factors for psychological morbidity and the protective role of coping self-efficacy in young women with breast cancer early in diagnosis: a national multicentre cohort study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2022 Apr 24. doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06576-6. Epub Online ahead of print. PMID: 35462611. Read Explore this project

Jung H, Lu M, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Kong S, Lupichuk S, Feng Y, Xu Y. New method for determining breast cancer recurrence-free survival using routinely collected real-world health data. BMC Cancer. 2022 Mar 16;22(1):281. doi: 10.1186/s12885-022-09333-6. PMID: 35296284; PMCID: PMC8925135. Read

Xu Y, Cuthbert CA, Karim S, Kong S, Dort JC, Quan ML, Hinther AV, Quan H, Hemmelgarn BR, Cheung WY. Associations Between Physician Prescribing Behavior and Persistent Postoperative Opioid Use Among Cancer Patients Undergoing Curative-intent Surgery: A Population-based Cohort Study. Ann Surg. 2022 Feb 1;275(2):e473-e478. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000003938. PMID: 32398487. Read

2021

Al-Rashdan A, Xu Y, Quan ML, Cao JQ, Cheung W, Bouchard-Fortier A, Kong S, Barbera L. Higher-risk breast cancer in women aged 80 and older: Exploring the effect of treatment on survival. Breast. 2021 Oct;59:203-210. Epub 2021 Jul 9. Read

Jost E, Dingley B, Jost C, Cheung WY, Quan ML, Bouchard-Fortier A, Kong S, Xu Y. Associations Between the Density of Oil and Gas Infrastructure and the Incidence, Stage and Outcomes of Solid Tumours: A Population-Based Geographic Analysis. Front Oncol. 2021 Oct 15;11:757875. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2021.757875. PMID: 34722312; PMCID: PMC8555261. Read

Küpper S, Austin JL, Dingley B, Xu Y, Kong K, Brar M, Wright FC, Nessim C, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Extent of Groin Dissection in Melanoma: A Mixed-Methods, Population-Based Study of Practice Patters and Outcomes. Curr Oncol. 2021 Dec 16;28(6):5422-5433. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28060452. Read

Lin N, Dabas E, Quan ML, Cheung WY, Cuthbert C, Feng Y, Kong S, Sauro K, Brenner D, Yang L, Lu M, Xu Y. Outcomes and Healthcare Utilization among New Persistent Opioid Users and Non-opioid Users after Curative-intent Surgery for Cancer. Ann Surg. 2021 Jul 29. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000005109. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34334636. Read

Wu CHD, Quan ML, Kong S, Xu Y, Cao JQ, Lupichuk S, Barbera L. Acute Care Use by Breast Cancer Patients on Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Alberta: Demonstrating the Importance of Measurement to Improving Quality. Curr Oncol. 2021 Nov 2;28(6):4420-4431. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28060375.PMID: 34898555 Free PMC article.Read

Yoon J, Knapp G, Quan ML, Bouchard-Fortier A. Cancer-Specific Outcomes in the Elderly with Triple-Negative Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review. Curr Oncol. 2021 Jun 24;28(4):2337-2345. doi: 10.3390/curroncol28040215. PMID: 34202498; PMCID: PMC8293164. Read

2020

Heer E, Ruan Y, Mealey N, Quan ML, Brenner DR. The Incidence of Breast Cancer in Canada 1971-2015: Trends in Screening-Eligible and Young-Onset Age Groups. Can J Public Health 2020 Mar 6. doi: 10.17269/s41997-020-00305-6. [Epub ahead of print] Read

Laws A, Xu Y, Kong S, Brisson AM, Bouchard-Fortier A, Quan ML. Breast Biopsy During Post-Treatment Surveillance of Screen-Detected Breast Cancer Patients Yields High Rates of Benign Findings. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 Feb 25. Doi: 10/1245/s10434-020-08259-2. [Epub ahead of print] Read

Mealey NE, O'Sullivan DE, Pader J, Ruan Y, Wang E, Quan ML, Brenner DR. Mutational landscape differences between young-onset and older-onset breast cancer patients. BMC Cancer. 2020 Mar 12;20(1):212. doin: 10.1186/s12885-020-6684-z. Read

Quan ML, Olivotto IA, Baxter NN, Friedenreich CM, Metcalfe K, Warner E, MacLennan K, Stephen JE, Akbari MR, Howell D, Narod S; RUBY site investigators. A pan-Canadian prospective study of young women with breast cancer: the rationale and protocol design for the RUBY study. Curr Oncol. 2020 Oct;27(5):e516-e523. doi: 10.3747/co.27.6751. Epub 2020 Oct 1. PMID: 33173392; PMCID: PMC7606039. Read Explore this project

Warner E, Yee S, Seminsky M, Glass K, Foong S, Kennedy E, Narod S, Quan M.L. Effect of a knowledge-translation intervention on breast surgeons’ oncofertility attitudes and practices. Ann Surg Oncol. 2020 May;27(5):1645-1652. Epub 2019 Oct 28. Read more

2019

Brenner DR, Brockton NT, Kotsopoulos J, Cotterchio M, Boucher BA, Courneya KS, Knight JA, Olivotto IA, Quan ML, Friedenreich CM. Breast Cancer Survival Among Young Women: A Review of the Role of Modifiable Lifestyle Factors. Cancer Causes Control. 2016 Apr;27(4):459-72. doi: 10.1007/s10552-016-0726-5. Pub 2016 Mar 12. Read

Corter A.L, Speller B, McBain K, Wright F.C, Quan M.L, Kennedy E, Schmocker S, Baxter N.N, RUBY cohort investigators. Evaluating a multidisciplinary cancer conference checklist: Practice versus perceptions. J Multidiscip Healthc. 2019 Nov 1;12:883-891. eCollection 2019. Read Explore this project

Corter A.L, Speller B, Wright F.C, Quan M.L, Baxter N.N. Taking the pulse of multidisciplinary cancer conferences for breast cancer care in Canada: A stocktake of current practice. Breast. 2019 Apr;44:101-107. Epub 2019 Jan 25. Read Explore this project

Keehn AR, Olson DW, Dort JC, Parker S, Anderes S, Headley L, Elwi A, Estey A, Crocker A, Laws A, Quan ML. Same-Day Surgery for Mastectomy Patients in Alberta: A Perioperative Care Pathway and Quality Improvement Initiative. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct;26(10):3354-3360. Doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07568-5. Epub 2019 Jul 24. Read Explore this project

Laws A, Crocker A, Dort J, Olson D, Elwi A, Anderes S, Parker S, Estey A, Keehn A, Quan ML. Improving Wait Times and Patient Experience Through Implementation of a Provincial Expedited Diagnostic Pathway For BI-RADS 5 Breast Lesions. Ann Surg Oncol. 2019 Oct;26(10):3361-3367. Doi: 10.1245/s10434-019-07558-7. Epub 2019 Jul 24. Read Explore this project

Xu Y, Kong S, Cheung WY, Bouchard-Fortier A, Dort JC, Quan H, Buie EM, McKinnon G, Quan ML. Development and Validation of Case-Finding Algorithms for Recurrence of Breast Cancer Using Routinely Collected Administrative Data. BMC Cancer. 2019 Mar 8;19(1):210. Doi: 10.1186/s12885-019-5432-8 Read

2018

Bouchard-Fortier A, Baxter NN, Sutradhar R, Fernandes K, Camancho X, Graham P, Quan ML. Contralateral Prophylactic Mastectomy in Young Women with Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Analysis of Predictive Factors and Clinical Impact. Curr Oncol. 2018 Dec;25(6):e562-e568. Doi: 10.3747/co.25.4169. Epub 2018 Dec 1. Read

Laws A, Brar MS, Bouchard-Fortier A, Leong B, Quan ML. Does Intra-Operative Margin Assessment Improve Margin Status and Re-Excision Rates? A Population-Based Analysis of Outcomes in Breast-Conserving Surgery for Ductal Carcinoma in Situ. J Surg Oncol. 2018 Dec;118(7):1205-1211. Doi: 10.1002/jso.25248. Epub 2018 Oct 7. Read

Xu Y, Bouchard-Fortier A, Olivotto IA, Cheung WY, Kong S, Kornelsen E, Laws A, Dixon E, Dort JC, Craighead PS, Quan ML. ‘Driving’ Rates Down: A Population-Based Study of Opening New Radiation Therapy Centers on The Use of Mastectomy for Breast Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2018 Oct;25(1):2994-3003. Doi: 10.1245/s10434-018-6619-y. Epub 2018 Jul 3. Read

2017

Quan ML, Paszat LF, Fernandes KA, Sutradhar R, McCready DR, Rakovitch E, Warner E, Wright FC, Hodgson N, Brackstone M, Baxter NN. The Effect of Surgery Type on Survival and Recurrence in Very Young Women with Breast Cancer. J Surg Oncol. 2017 Feb;115(2):122-130. Doi: 10.1002/jso.24489. Epub 2017 Jan 5. Read

2016

Foter TH, Bouchard-Fortier A, Olivotto IA, Quan ML. Effect of Multidisciplinary Care Conferences on Physician Decision Making: Breast Diagnostic Rounds. Cureus. 2016 Nov 24;8(11):e895. Doi: 10.7759/cureus.895. Read

Laws A, Brar MS, Bouchard-Fortier A, Leong B, Quan ML. Intraoperative Margin Assessment in Wire-Localized Breast-Conserving Surgery for Invasive Cancer: A Population-Level Comparison of Techniques. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Oct;23(10):3290-6. Doi: 10.1245/s10434-016-5401-2. Epub 2016 Jul 12. Read

Warner E, Yee S, Kennedy E, Glass K, Foong S, Seminsky M, Quan M.L. Oncofertility knowledge, attitudes, and practices of Canadian breast surgeons. Ann Surg Oncol. 2016 Nov;23(12):3850-3859. Epub 2016 Jul 18. Read Explore this project