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Overview

K. Robin Yabroff is affiliated with the American Cancer Society in the United States and has an extensive body of research primarily in medicine and economics, econometrics, and finance. Their work spans multiple subfields including economics and econometrics, oncology, public health, environmental and occupational health, general health professions, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The main topics covered in their research include:

  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Healthcare Policy and Management
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

K. Robin Yabroff's most frequent co-authors include:

  • Xuesong Han (153 publications)
  • Jingxuan Zhao (112 publications)
  • Letícia Nogueira (79 publications)
  • Ahmedin Jemal (70 publications)
  • Zhiyuan Zheng (66 publications)

The key venues in which K. Robin Yabroff frequently publishes include:

  • Journal of Clinical Oncology (68 publications)
  • JCO Oncology Practice (65 publications)
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute (44 publications)
  • JAMA Network Open (16 publications)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (15 publications)

Notable recent papers authored or co-authored by K. Robin Yabroff are:

  • Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2022 (2022), published in CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • Medical Care Costs Associated with Cancer Survivorship in the United States (2020), published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 1: National Cancer Statistics (2021), published in JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • American Cancer Society's report on the status of cancer disparities in the United States, 2021 (2021), published in CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians
  • Navigating financial toxicity in patients with cancer: A multidisciplinary management approach (2022), published in CA A Cancer Journal for Clinicians

Best Publications

  • Cancer treatment and survivorship statistics, 2019

    Kimberly D. Miller;Leticia Nogueira;Angela B. Mariotto;Julia H. Rowland

  • Projections of the Cost of Cancer Care in the United States: 2010–2020

    Angela B. Mariotto;K. Robin Yabroff;Yongwu Shao;Eric J. Feuer

  • Prevalence and costs of skin cancer treatment in the U.S., 2002-2006 and 2007-2011.

    Gery P. Guy;Steven R. Machlin;Donatus U. Ekwueme;K. Robin Yabroff

  • Cost of Care for Elderly Cancer Patients in the United States

    K. Robin Yabroff;Elizabeth B. Lamont;Angela Mariotto;Joan L. Warren

  • Burden of Illness in Cancer Survivors: Findings From a Population-Based National Sample

    K. Robin Yabroff;William F. Lawrence;Steven Clauser;William W. Davis

  • Financial Hardships Experienced by Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.

    Cheryl K. Altice;Matthew P. Banegas;Reginald D. Tucker-Seeley;K. Robin Yabroff

  • Economic Burden of Cancer in the United States: Estimates, Projections, and Future Research

    K. Robin Yabroff;Jennifer Lund;Deanna Kepka;Angela Mariotto

  • Care for the caregivers: a review of self-report instruments developed to measure the burden, needs, and quality of life of informal caregivers.

    John F Deeken;Kathryn L Taylor;Patricia Mangan;K.Robin Yabroff

  • Effect of Surgeon Specialty on Processes of Care and Outcomes for Ovarian Cancer Patients

    Craig C. Earle;Deborah Schrag;Bridget A. Neville;K. Robin Yabroff

  • Financial Hardship Associated With Cancer in the United States: Findings From a Population-Based Sample of Adult Cancer Survivors

    K. Robin Yabroff;Emily C. Dowling;Gery P. Guy;Matthew P. Banegas

  • Evaluation of Trends in the Cost of Initial Cancer Treatment

    Joan L. Warren;K. Robin Yabroff;Angela Meekins;Marie Topor

  • Medical Care Costs Associated with Cancer Survivorship in the United States.

    Angela B. Mariotto;Lindsey Enewold;Jingxuan Zhao;Christopher A. Zeruto

  • Are survivors who report cancer-related financial problems more likely to forgo or delay medical care?

    Erin E. Kent;Laura P. Forsythe;K. Robin Yabroff;Kathryn E. Weaver

  • Understanding and addressing social determinants to advance cancer health equity in the United States: A blueprint for practice, research, and policy.

    Kassandra I. Alcaraz;Tracy L. Wiedt;Elvan C. Daniels;K. Robin Yabroff

  • Long-Term Survivors of Childhood Cancers in the United States

    Angela B. Mariotto;Julia H. Rowland;K. Robin Yabroff;Steve Scoppa

  • Economic Burden of Cancer Survivorship Among Adults in the United States

    Gery P. Guy;Donatus U. Ekwueme;K. Robin Yabroff;Emily C. Dowling

  • Time costs associated with informal caregiving for cancer survivors

    K. Robin Yabroff;Youngmee Kim;Youngmee Kim

  • Annual Report to the Nation on the Status of Cancer, Part 1: National Cancer Statistics.

    Farhad Islami;Elizabeth M Ward;Hyuna Sung;Kathleen A Cronin

  • Equitable Access to Cancer Services A Review of Barriers to Quality Care

    Jeanne S. Mandelblatt;K. Robin Yabroff;Jon F. Kerner

  • Productivity Costs of Cancer Mortality in the United States: 2000–2020

    Cathy J. Bradley;K. Robin Yabroff;Bassam Dahman;Eric J. Feuer

Frequent Co-Authors

Ahmedin Jemal
Ahmedin Jemal American Cancer Society
Cathy J. Bradley
Cathy J. Bradley Colorado School of Public Health
Deborah Schrag
Deborah Schrag Harvard University
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt Georgetown University
Eric J. Feuer
Eric J. Feuer National Institutes of Health
Rachel Ballard-Barbash
Rachel Ballard-Barbash National Institutes of Health
Kevin A. Schulman
Kevin A. Schulman Stanford University
Farhad Islami
Farhad Islami American Cancer Society
Stephen H. Taplin
Stephen H. Taplin National Institutes of Health
Jeffrey S. Hoch
Jeffrey S. Hoch University of California, Davis

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