Description of Research Expertise
Health disparities
Barriers to accessing cancer screening
Barriers to accessing clinical trials
Colorectal cancer screening
Breast cancer screening
Health literacy
Participation in Cancer Clinical Trials by Underserved Populations
Selected Publications
Castillo BS, Boehmer L, Schrag J, Howson A, Oyer R, Pierce L, Barrett NJ, and Guerra CE.: Oncologist-Reported Barriers and Facilitators to Offering
Cancer Clinical Trials to Their Patients.
Curr Oncol 31 (6): 3017-3029,2024.
Ramos E, Nguyen VV, Santaniello A, Dornsife D, Johnson R, Wileyto EW, Vonderheide R, Guerra CE: Addressing financial toxicity in cancer clinical trial participation: Barriers and facilitators of enrolling in a reimbursement program for out-of-pocket travel costs Cancer Research : 2024.
Jones MC, Buckley W, Elie K, Nguyen V, Kim S, Ferber J, Cordoba A, Nivar I, Rohn K, Wooden C, Newberry B, Pain D, Lee D, Guerra CE: A culturally sensitive video increases prostate cancer screening knowledge and reduces decisional conflict in a population of diverse men Cancer Research : 2024.
Dako F, Holden N, Narayan A, Guerra C: Understanding Health-Related Social Risks J Am Coll Radiol : 2024.
Ghilardi G, Williamson S, Pajarillo R, Paruzzo L, Chen L, Grady C, Doucette A, Nemecek E, Gabrielli G, Barta SK, Svoboda J, Chong EA, Yelton R, Nasta SD, Landsburg DJ, Ugwuanyi O, Chen AI, Schachter L, White G, Ballard HJ, Weber e, Curley C, Porter DL, Garfall AL, Hwang W, Guerra CE, Maziarz RT, Schuster SJ, Ruella M.: CAR T-Cell Immunotherapy in Minority Patients with Lymphoma. NEJM Evid 3 (4): 2024.
Bakillah E, Syvyk S, Sharpe J, Wirtalla C, Merchant RM, Mehta S, Guerra CE, Kelz R.: The Effect of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life: A Paired Medicare Advantage Analysis 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress : 2024.
Bakillah E, Syvyk S, Wirtalla C, Merchant RM, Mehta S, MD, MBA, Guerra CE, Kelz R.: The Burden of Colorectal Cancer Treatment on Quality of Life in Medicare Advantage Patients 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress : 2024.
Herrera C, Saikali L, Lepore G, Chen A, Ramadan O, Guerra CE.: Evaluating Patient Experience with a Surgical Navigation Program for Uninsured Patients 19th Annual Academic Surgical Congress : 2024.
Villalona S, Castillo BS, Chavez Perez C, Ferreira A, Nivar I, Cisneros J, Guerra CE: Interventions to Mitigate Financial Toxicity in Adult Patients with Cancer in the United States: A Scoping Review Curr Oncol 31 (2): 918-932,2024.
Guerra CE, Sharma PV, Castillo BS: Multi-Cancer Early Detection: The New Frontier in Cancer Early Detection Annual Reviews of Medicine 75 : 67-81,2024.
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Academic Contact Information
Abramson Cancer Center
12-107 South Pavilion
Perelman Center for Advanced Medicine
3400 Civic Center Boulevard
Philadelphia,
PA
19104
Phone: 215-349-5200
Patient appointments: 800-789-7366