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Rebecca A. Silliman

Rebecca A. Silliman

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D-Index
73
Citations
16013
World Ranking
19717
National Ranking
9822

Overview

Rebecca A. Silliman is affiliated with Boston University in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with specific focus on Pharmacology, Cancer Research, Geriatrics and Gerontology, Genetics, and Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health.

Their work concentrates on topics including Estrogen and related hormone effects, Pharmacogenetics and Drug Metabolism, Breast Cancer Treatment Studies, Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues, Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life, Frailty in Older Adults, and Public Policy and Administration Research.

Significant recent publications by Rebecca A. Silliman include:

  • Defining Undertreatment and Overtreatment in Older Adults With Cancer: A Scoping Literature Review, 2020, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • Shifting Priorities: Participatory Budgeting in New York City is Associated with Increased Investments in Schools, Street and Traffic Improvements, and Public Housing, 2020, New Political Science
  • Metabolic Pathway Analysis and Effectiveness of Tamoxifen in Danish Breast Cancer Patients, 2020, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • The Population-level Effect of Adjuvant Therapies on Breast Cancer Recurrence: Application of the Trend-in-Trend Design, 2024, Epidemiology
  • Risk of death and hospital admission for major medical events after initiation of psychotropic medications in older adults admitted to nursing homes, 2020, UNC Libraries

Frequent co-authors working alongside Rebecca A. Silliman include:

  • Thomas P. Ahern
  • Lindsay J. Collin
  • Anders Kjærsgaard
  • Peer Christiansen
  • Timothy L. Lash

Key venues for their published work are:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • New Political Science
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Epidemiology

Best Publications

  • Breast Cancer Among the Oldest Old: Tumor Characteristics, Treatment Choices, and Survival

    Mara A. Schonberg;Edward R. Marcantonio;Donglin Li;Rebecca A. Silliman

  • The eight-item modified Medical Outcomes Study Social Support Survey: psychometric evaluation showed excellent performance.

    André Moser;Andreas E. Stuck;Rebecca A. Silliman;Patricia A. Ganz

  • Statin Prescriptions and Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk: A Danish Nationwide Prospective Cohort Study

    Thomas P. Ahern;Lars Pedersen;Maja Tarp;Deirdre P. Cronin-Fenton

  • A most stubborn bias: No adjustment method fully resolves confounding by indication in observational studies

    Jaclyn Lee Fong Bosco;Rebecca A. Silliman;Soe Soe Thwin;Ann M. Geiger

  • Adherence to tamoxifen over the five-year course

    Timothy L. Lash;Matthew P. Fox;Jennifer L. Westrup;Aliza K. Fink

  • Breast cancer in older women: quality of life and psychosocial adjustment in the 15 months after diagnosis.

    Patricia A. Ganz;Edward Guadagnoli;Mary Beth Landrum;Timothy L. Lash

  • Sexuality after treatment for early prostate cancer: exploring the meanings of "erectile dysfunction".

    Barbara G. Bokhour;Jack A. Clark;Jack A. Clark;Thomas S. Inui;Rebecca A. Silliman

  • Predictors of Tamoxifen Discontinuation Among Older Women With Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer

    Cynthia Owusu;Diana S. M. Buist;Terry S. Field;Timothy L. Lash

  • Adjuvant Tamoxifen: Predictors of Use, Side Effects, and Discontinuation in Older Women

    Serkalem Demissie;Rebecca A. Silliman;Timothy L. Lash

  • A Randomized Controlled Trial of an Automated Exercise Coach for Older Adults

    Timothy W. Bickmore;Rebecca A. Silliman;Kerrie Nelson;Debbie M. Cheng

  • Patient Beliefs and Tamoxifen Discontinuance in Older Women With Estrogen Receptor—Positive Breast Cancer

    Aliza K. Fink;Jerry H. Gurwitz;William Rakowski;Edward Guadagnoli

  • Health behavior changes after genetic risk assessment for Alzheimer disease: The REVEAL Study.

    Serena Chao;J. Scott Roberts;Theresa M. Marteau;Rebecca Silliman

  • Usability of conversational agents by patients with inadequate health literacy: evidence from two clinical trials.

    Timothy W. Bickmore;Laura M. Pfeifer;Donna Byron;Shaula Forsythe

  • Blood pressure and survival in the oldest old

    Daniel J. Oates;Dan R. Berlowitz;Mark E. Glickman;Rebecca A. Silliman

  • Patients' perceptions of quality of life after treatment for early prostate cancer

    Jack A. Clark;Thomas S. Inui;Rebecca A. Silliman;Barbara G. Bokhour

  • Age as a Predictor of Diagnostic and Initial Treatment Intensity in Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients

    Rebecca A. Silliman;Edward Guadagnoli;Alan B. Weitberg;Vincent Mor

  • Communication Between Physicians and Older Women With Localized Breast Cancer: Implications for Treatment and Patient Satisfaction

    Wenchi Liang;Caroline B. Burnett;Julia H. Rowland;Neal J. Meropol

  • Older Breast Cancer Survivors: Geriatric Assessment Domains Are Associated With Poor Tolerance of Treatment Adverse Effects and Predict Mortality Over 7 Years of Follow-Up

    Kerri M. Clough-Gorr;Andreas E. Stuck;Soe Soe Thwin;Rebecca A. Silliman

  • The impact of age, marital status, and physician‐patient interactions on the care of older women with breast carcinoma

    Rebecca A. Silliman M.D.;Susan L. Troyan;Edward Guadagnoli;M.P.H. Sherrie H. Kaplan Ph.D.

  • Oral Health Problems and Significant Weight Loss Among Community-Dwelling Older Adults

    Christine S. Ritchie;Kaumudi Joshipura;Rebecca A. Silliman;Barbara Miller

Frequent Co-Authors

Diana S. M. Buist
Diana S. M. Buist Kaiser Permanente
Henrik Toft Sørensen
Henrik Toft Sørensen Aarhus University
Patricia A. Ganz
Patricia A. Ganz University of California, Los Angeles
Kenneth J. Rothman
Kenneth J. Rothman Boston University
Vincent Mor
Vincent Mor Brown University
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt Georgetown University
Edward R. Marcantonio
Edward R. Marcantonio Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
Hope S. Rugo
Hope S. Rugo University of California, San Francisco
Nancy L. Keating
Nancy L. Keating Harvard University
Arti Hurria
Arti Hurria City Of Hope National Medical Center

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