Selected Member Publications

NIH Citation: McCabe MA, Mauro AJ, Schoen RE. Novel colorectal cancer screening methods - opportunities and challenges. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2025;.

NIH Citation: Berg WA, Vargo A, Lu AH, Berg JM, Bandos AI, Hartman JY, Zuley ML, Ganott MA, Kelly AE, Nair BE, Chough DM, Reginella RF, Wallace LP, Harnist KS, Carlin BA, Cohen CS, Hakim CM, Sumkin JH. Screening for Breast Cancer with Contrast-enhanced Mammography as an Alternative to MRI: SCEMAM Trial Results. Radiology. 2025;315(3):e242634.

NIH Citation: Ladabaum U, Dominitz JA, Lieberman D, Schoen RE. Can molecular cancer signals circulating in blood help us prevent cancer-related deaths? Lancet. 2025;.

NIH Citation: Le NT, Yuan JM, Luu HN. More on Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Cancer Mortality Content -Reply. JAMA Oncol. 2025;.

NIH Citation: Haab B, Qian L, Staal B, Jain M, Fahrmann J, Worthington C, Prosser D, Velokokhatnaya L, Lopez C, Tang R, Hurd MW, Natarajan G, Kumar S, Smith L, Hanash S, Batra SK, Maitra A, Lokshin A, Huang Y, Brand RE. A rigorous multi-laboratory study of known PDAC biomarkers identifies increased sensitivity and specificity over CA19-9 alone. Cancer Lett. 2024;604:217245. PMCID: PMC11808537.

NIH Citation: Le NT, Phan CV, Pham YT, Le PH, Dao HV, Nguyen LC, Yuan JM, Luu HN. Waterpipe Tobacco Smoking and Risk of Cancer Mortality. JAMA Oncol. 2024;. PMCID: PMC11240226.

NIH Citation: Berg WA. USPSTF Breast Cancer Screening Guidelines Do Not Go Far Enough. JAMA Oncol. 2024;.

NIH Citation: Ramaboli MC, Ocvirk S, Khan Mirzaei M, Eberhart BL, Valdivia-Garcia M, Metwaly A, Neuhaus K, Barker G, Ru J, Nesengani LT, Mahdi-Joest D, Wilson AS, Joni SK, Layman DC, Zheng J, Mandal R, Chen Q, Perez MR, Fortuin S, Gaunt B, Wishart D, Methé B, Haller D, Li JV, Deng L, Swart R, O'Keefe SJD. Diet changes due to urbanization in South Africa are linked to microbiome and metabolome signatures of Westernization and colorectal cancer. Nat Commun. 2024;15(1):3379. PMCID: PMC11032404.

NIH Citation: Earland N, Semenkovich NP, Ramirez RJ, Gerndt SP, Harris PK, Gu Z, Hearn AI, Inkman M, Szymanski JJ, Whitfield D, Wahle BM, Xu Z, Chen K, Alahi I, Ni G, Chen A, Winckler W, Zhang J, Chaudhuri AA, Zevallos JP. Sensitive MRD detection from lymphatic fluid after surgery in HPV-associated oropharyngeal cancer. Clin Cancer Res. 2024;. PMCID: PMC10982646.

NIH Citation: Berg WA, Berg JM, Bandos AI, Vargo A, Chough DM, Lu AH, Ganott MA, Kelly AE, Nair BE, Hartman JY, Waheed U, Hakim CM, Harnist KS, Reginella RF, Shinde DD, Carlin BA, Cohen CS, Wallace LP, Sumkin JH, Zuley ML. Addition of Contrast-enhanced Mammography to Tomosynthesis for Breast Cancer Detection in Women with a Personal History of Breast Cancer: Prospective TOCEM Trial Interim Analysis. Radiology. 2024;311(1):e231991. PMCID: PMC11070607.

NIH Citation: Thomson CA, Aragaki AK, Prentice RL, Stefanick ML, Manson JE, Wactawski-Wende J, Watts NB, Van Horn L, Shikany JM, Rohan TE, Lane DS, Wild RA, Robles-Morales R, Shadyab AH, Saquib N, Cauley J. Long-Term Effect of Randomization to Calcium and Vitamin D Supplementation on Health in Older Women : Postintervention Follow-up of a Randomized Clinical Trial. Ann Intern Med. 2024;177(4):428-438.

NIH Citation: Gao P. Chasing "Emerging" Contaminants: An Endless Journey toward Environmental Health. Environ Sci Technol. 2024;. PMCID: PMC10832028.

NIH Citation: Liu JB, Carty SE, Yip L. Radiofrequency Ablation of Small Thyroid Cancer-A Solution Looking for a Problem? JAMA Surg. 2024;.

NIH Citation: Arefan D, Zuley ML, Berg WA, Yang L, Sumkin JH, Wu S. Assessment of Background Parenchymal Enhancement at Dynamic Contrast-enhanced MRI in Predicting Breast Cancer Recurrence Risk. Radiology. 2024;310(1):e230269. PMCID: PMC10831474.

NIH Citation: Smith B, Matsumoto M, Wang H, Baskin ML, Kirkwood JM, Ferris LK. Melanoma Detection in Alaska Native, American Indian, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and Pacific Islander Patients in a Large Skin Cancer Screening Initiative. JAMA Dermatol. 2023;. PMCID: PMC10372752.

NIH Citation: Gao P. Exploring Single-Cell Exposomics by Mass Spectrometry. Environ Sci Technol. 2023;57(33):12201-12209. PMCID: PMC10448745.

NIH Citation: Smith B, Smith JE, Demanelis K, Ferris LK. Changes in skin cancer screening rates in the United States from 2005 to 2015. J Am Acad Dermatol. 2023;89(1):142-145. PMCID: PMC11225604.

NIH Citation: Berg WA. Data Do Not Support Semiannual Screening US after MRI, and Screening Mammography after MRI Has Limited Benefit. Radiology. 2023;307(5):e230932. PMCID: PMC11229705.

NIH Citation: Schoen RE, Boardman LA, Cruz-Correa M, Bansal A, Kastenberg D, Hur C, Dzubinski L, Kaufman SF, Rodriguez LM, Richmond E, Umar A, Szabo E, Salazar A, McKolanis J, Beatty P, Pai RK, Singhi AD, Jacqueline CM, Bao R, Diergaarde B, McMurray RP, Strand C, Foster NR, Zahrieh DM, Limburg PJ, Finn OJ. Randomized, Double-Blind, Placebo-Controlled Trial of MUC1 Peptide Vaccine for Prevention of Recurrent Colorectal Adenoma. Clin Cancer Res. 2023;29(9):1678-1688. PMCID: PMC10159922.

NIH Citation: Berg WA, López Aldrete AL, Jairaj A, Ledesma Parea JC, García CY, McClennan RC, Cen SY, Larsen LH, de Lara MTS, Love S. Toward AI-supported US Triage of Women with Palpable Breast Lumps in a Low-Resource Setting. Radiology. 2023;307(4):e223351. PMCID: PMC10323289.

NIH Citation: Chidambaram S, Chang SH, Sandulache VC, Mazul AL, Zevallos JP. Human Papillomavirus Vaccination Prevalence and Disproportionate Cancer Burden Among US Veterans. JAMA Oncol. 2023;9(5):712-714. PMCID: PMC9982736.

NIH Citation: Berg WA, Zuley ML, Chang TS, Gizienski TA, Chough DM, Böhm-Vélez M, Sharek DE, Straka MR, Hakim CM, Hartman JY, Harnist KS, Tyma CS, Kelly AE, Waheed U, Houshmand G, Nair BE, Shinde DD, Lu AH, Bandos AI, Berg JM, Lettiere NB, Ganott MA. Prospective Multicenter Diagnostic Performance of Technologist-Performed Screening Breast Ultrasound After Tomosynthesis in Women With Dense Breasts (the DBTUST). J Clin Oncol. 2023;41(13):2403-2415. PMCID: PMC10150890.

NIH Citation: Ladabaum U, Mannalithara A, Meester RGS, Gupta S, Schoen RE. Reply. Gastroenterology. 2023;164(6):1029-1030.

NIH Citation: Behari J. Needle-free Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Prognostication: Moving One Step Closer. Gastroenterology. 2022;163(4):819-822.

NIH Citation: Yip L, Duh QY, Wachtel H, Jimenez C, Sturgeon C, Lee C, Velázquez-Fernández D, Berber E, Hammer GD, Bancos I, Lee JA, Marko J, Morris-Wiseman LF, Hughes MS, Livhits MJ, Han MA, Smith PW, Wilhelm S, Asa SL, Fahey TJ 3rd, McKenzie TJ, Strong VE, Perrier ND. American Association of Endocrine Surgeons Guidelines for Adrenalectomy: Executive Summary. JAMA Surg. 2022;157(10):870-877. PMCID: PMC9386598.

NIH Citation: Matsumoto M, Wack S, Weinstock MA, Geller A, Wang H, Solano FX, Kirkwood JM, Ferris LK. Five-Year Outcomes of a Melanoma Screening Initiative in a Large Health Care System. JAMA Dermatol. 2022;158(5):504-512. PMCID: PMC8988026.

NIH Citation: Pu J, Leader JK, Sechrist J, Beeche CA, Singh JP, Ocak IK, Risbano MG. Automated identification of pulmonary arteries and veins depicted in non-contrast chest CT scans. Med Image Anal. 2022;77:102367. PMCID: PMC8901546.

NIH Citation: Zhou Q, Zuley M, Guo Y, Yang L, Nair B, Vargo A, Ghannam S, Arefan D, Wu S. A machine and human reader study on AI diagnosis model safety under attacks of adversarial images. Nat Commun. 2021;12(1):7281. PMCID: PMC8671500.

NIH Citation: Lehman CD, Wu S. Stargazing through the lens of AI in clinical oncology. Nat Cancer. 2021;2(12):1265-1267.

NIH Citation: Gordon PB, Berg WA. Is It Really Time to Close the Chapter on Screening Breast US? Radiology. 2021;301(2):E414.

NIH Citation: Anderson A, Matsumoto M, Secrest A, Saul MI, Ho J, Ferris LK. Cost of Treatment of Benign and Premalignant Lesions During Skin Cancer Screening. JAMA Dermatol. 2021;157(7):876-879. PMCID: PMC8190700.

NIH Citation: Lee CS, Berg JM, Berg WA. Cancer Yield Exceeds 2% for BI-RADS 3 Probably Benign Findings in Women Older Than 60 Years in the National Mammography Database. Radiology. 2021;299(3):550-558.

NIH Citation: Phillips CJ, Schoen RE. Screening For Colorectal Cancer in the Age of Simulation Models: A Historical Lens. Gastroenterology. 2020;159(4):1201-1204. PMCID: PMC7365068.

NIH Citation: Berg WA, Berg JM, Sickles EA, Burnside ES, Zuley ML, Rosenberg RD, Lee CS. Cancer Yield and Patterns of Follow-up for BI-RADS Category 3 after Screening Mammography Recall in the National Mammography Database. Radiology. 2020;296(1):32-41.

NIH Citation: Berg WA. Reducing Unnecessary Biopsy and Follow-up of Benign Cystic Breast Lesions. Radiology. 2020;295(1):52-53. PMCID: PMC7104697.

NIH Citation: Ladabaum U, Dominitz JA, Kahi C, Schoen RE. Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening. Gastroenterology. 2020;158(2):418-432.

NIH Citation: Weinberg DS, Schoen RE. Preneoplastic Colorectal Polyps: "I Found Them and Removed Them-Now What?". Ann Intern Med. 2019;171(9):667-668.

NIH Citation: Guo M, Peng Y, Gao A, Du C, Herman JG. Epigenetic heterogeneity in cancer. Biomark Res. 2019;7:23. PMCID: PMC6824025.

NIH Citation: Ladabaum U, Mannalithara A, Meester RGS, Gupta S, Schoen RE. Cost-Effectiveness and National Effects of Initiating Colorectal Cancer Screening for Average-Risk Persons at Age 45 Years Instead of 50 Years. Gastroenterology. 2019;157(1):137-148. PMCID: PMC7161092.

NIH Citation: Poh W, Dilley RL, Moliterno AR, Maciejewski JP, Pratz KW, McDevitt MA, Herman JG. BRCA1 Promoter Methylation Is Linked to Defective Homologous Recombination Repair and Elevated miR-155 to Disrupt Myeloid Differentiation in Myeloid Malignancies. Clin Cancer Res. 2019;25(8):2513-2522.

NIH Citation: Aboutalib SS, Mohamed AA, Berg WA, Zuley ML, Sumkin JH, Wu S. Deep Learning to Distinguish Recalled but Benign Mammography Images in Breast Cancer Screening. Clin Cancer Res. 2018;24(23):5902-5909. PMCID: PMC6297117.