Grace L Lu-Yao, PhD, MPH

The Cancer Institute of New Jersey (CINJ) 195 Little Albany Street, Room 5544 New Brunswick, NJ 08901 luyaogr@umdnj.edu

Degree

• MPH from Yale University School of Medicine
• PhD from Yale University School of Medicine

Grants

• Prostate Cancer Screening and Mortality: Seattle vs. Connecticut (AHRQ)
• Assessment of Primary Androgen Deprivation Therapy for Non-metastatic Prostate Cancer Among Elderly Men (DOD)
• Extension of the project above using the CPDR database (DOD)
• What is the Best Approach to Treating Elderly Patients with Prostate Cancer (George A. Ohl, Jr. Cancer Foundation)
• Evaluation of Palliative Prostate Cancer Care among Elderly Men (NIH/NCI)
• Testosterone Supplementation and Risk of Prostate Cancer (NJCCR)
• Metabolic syndrome and cancer mortality: mechanisms and potential intervention (NIH/NCI)
• Androgen deprivation therapy and adverse cardiovascular risk-a prediction model (NIH/NCI)

Publications

• Lu-Yao GL, Barry MJ, Albertsen PC, Yao SL Outcomes of treatment vs observation of localized prostate cancer in elderly men JAMA. 20074; 297:1651. Cited in PubMed; PMID 17440140
• Lu-Yao G, Moore DF, Oleynick J, DiPaola RS, Yao SL Population based study of hormonal therapy and survival in men with metastatic prostate cancer Journal of Urology. 20072; 177:535. Cited in PubMed; PMID 17222628
• Lu-Yao G, Moore DF, Oleynick J, DiPaola RS, Yao SL Use of hormonal therapy in men with metastatic prostate cancer Journal of Urology. 20068; 176:526. Cited in PubMed; PMID 16813882
• Lu-Yao G, Stukel TA, Yao SL Changing patterns in competing causes of death in men with prostate cancer: a population based study Journal of Urology. 20046; 171:2285. Cited in PubMed; PMID 15126804
• Lu-Yao G, Stukel TA, Yao SL Prostate-specific antigen screening in elderly men J Natl Cancer Inst. 200312; 95:1792. Cited in PubMed; PMID 14652241
• Lu-Yao GL, Albertsen PC, Stanford JL, Stukel TA, Walker-Cornery ES, Barry MJ Natural experiment examining impact of aggressive screening and treatment on prostate cancer mortality in two fixed cohorts from Seattle area and Connecticut British Medical Journal. 2002; 325:740. Cited in PubMed; PMID 12364300
• Wasson JH, Bubolz TA, Lu-Yao G, Barry MJ Prostate biopsies in men with limited life expectancy Effective Clinical Practices. 2002; 5:137. Cited in PubMed; PMID 12088293
• Yao S, Lu-Yao GL Interval after prostate specific antigen testing and subsequent risk of incurable prostate cancer Journal of Urology. 20019; 166:861. Cited in PubMed; PMID 11490234
• Bubolz T, Wasson JH, Lu-Yao G, Barry MJ Treatments for prostate cancer in older men: 1984-1997 Urology. 200112; 58:977. Cited in PubMed; PMID 11744472
• Wasson JH, Bubolz TA, Lu-Yao GL, Walker-Corkery E, Hammond CS, Barry MJ Transurethral resection of the prostate among Medicare beneficiaries: 1984-1997 Journal of Urology. 2000; 164:1212. Cited in PubMed; PMID 10992368
• Yao SL, Lu-Yao G Population-based study of relationships between hospital volume of prostatectomies, patient outcomes, and length of hospital stay J Natl Cancer Inst. 199911; 91:1950. Cited in PubMed; PMID 10564679
• Lu-Yao GL, Albertsen P, Warren J, Yao SL Effect of age and surgical approach on complications and short-term mortality after radical prostatectomy--a population-based study Urology. 19998; 54:301. Cited in PubMed; PMID 10443729
• Lu-Yao GL, Yao S Population-based study of long-term survival in patients with clinically localised prostate cancer Lancet. 19973; 349:906. Cited in PubMed; PMID 9093251
• Lu-Yao GL, Friedman M, Yao SL Use of radical prostatectomy among Medicare beneficiaries before and after the introduction of prostate specific antigen testing Journal of Urology. 19976; 157:2219. Cited in PubMed; PMID 9146619
• Karagas MR, Lu-Yao GL, Barrett JA, Beach ML, Baron JA Heterogeneity of hip fracture - age, race, gender, and geographic patterns of femoral neck and trochanteric fractures among the US elderly American Journal of Epidemiology. 19964; 143:677. Cited in PubMed; PMID 8651229
• Fowler J, Barry M, Lu-Yao GL, Shipley WU, Wasson JH, Bin L Outcomes of external-beam radiation therapy for prostate cancer: a study of Medicare beneficiaries in three surveillance, epidemiology, and end results areas Journal of Clinical Oncology. 19968; 14:2258. Cited in PubMed; PMID 8708715
• Lu-Yao GL, Potosky AL, Albertsen PC, Wasson JH, Barry MJ, Wennberg JE. Follow-up prostate cancer treatments after radical prostatectomy: a population-based study Journal of National Cancer Institute. 19962; 88:166. Cited in PubMed; PMID 8632490
• Fowler J, Barry M, Lu-Yao GL, Roman A, Wasson J The effect of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer on patient quality of life: results from a Medicare survey Urology. 19956; 45:1007. Cited in PubMed; PMID 7771002
• Lu-Yao GL, McLerran D, Wasson J, Wennberg JE An assessment of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer: Geographic variations, time trends, and the evaluation of medical care outcomes Yearbook of Oncology. 1994; 224.
• Stukel TA, Glynn RJ, Fisher ES, Lu-Yao GL, Sharp SM, Wennberg JE Standardized rates of recurrent outcomes Statistics in Medicine. 19949; 13:1781. Cited in PubMed; PMID 7997711
• Yao Y, Lu-Yao GL, Mesches DN, Lou W Decline of serum cobalamin levels with increasing age among geriatric outpatients Arch Fam Med. 199410; 3:918. Cited in PubMed; PMID 7772116
• Baron JA, Lu-Yao GL, Barrett JA, Fisher ES Internal validation of Medicare claims data Epidemiology. 19949; 5:541. Cited in PubMed; PMID 7986870
• Lu-Yao GL, Barry M, Chang CH, Wasson JH, Wennberg JE Transurethral resection of the prostate among Medicare beneficiaries in the United States: time trends and outcomes Urology. 199411; 44:692. Cited in PubMed; PMID 7526526
• Lu-Yao GL, Keller RB Meta-analysis - Basics and its application in orthopedics Current Opinion in Orthopedics. 1994; 5:80.
• Lu-Yao GL, Baron J, Barrett J, Fisher ES Treatment and survival among elderly Americans with hip fractures: a population-based study Am J Public Health. 19948; 84:1287. Cited in PubMed; PMID 8059887
• Lu-Yao GL, Greenberg R Changes in prostate cancer incidence and treatment in USA Lancet. 19941; 343:251. Cited in PubMed; PMID 7905093
• Lu-Yao GL, Keller RB, Littenberg B, Wennberg JE Outcomes after displaced fractures of the femoral neck. A meta-analysis of one hundred and six published reports. J Bone Joint Surg [Am]. 19941; 76:15. Cited in PubMed; PMID 8288658
• Wasson J, Fleming C, Bruskewitz R, Albertsen P, Barry M, Yao G, Wennberg J, Littenberg B, Mulley A What are we doing, what do we know, and what should we be doing Seminars in Urology. 1993; XI:23.
• Fowler J, Barry M, Lu-Yao GL, Roman A, Wasson J Patient-reported complications and follow-up treatment after radical prostatectomy. The National Medicare Experience: 1988-1990 (updated June 1993) Urology. 199312; 42:622. Cited in PubMed; PMID 8256394
• Lu-Yao GL Treatment strategies for prostate cancer (letter) JAMA. 1993; 270:1693.
• Lu-Yao GL, McLerran D, Wasson J, Wennberg JE An assessment of radical prostatectomy for prostate cancer: time trends , geographic variations, and outcomes JAMA. 19935; 260:2633. Cited in PubMed; PMID 8487445
• Berger E, Foster P, Laskowski L, Lu-Yao GL, Oren D, Prado D Managing the medical record on a concurrent basis: facts and possibility (II) Journal of AMRA. 1988; 59:25.
• Berger E, Foster P, Laskowski L, Lu-Yao GL, Oren D, Prado D Managing the medical record on a concurrent basis: facts and possibility Journal of AMRA. 19885; 59:24. Cited in PubMed; PMID 10287421