Peer-reviewed articles
A collection of peer-reviewed scientific papers published in various journals with NCRI staff as authors or collaborators.
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Deady S, Sharp L, Comber H. Increasing skin cancer incidence in young, affluent, urban populations: a challenge for prevention. Br J Dermatol. Published online March 26, 2014. doi:10.1111/bjd.12988
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Wells M, Amir Z, Cox T, et al. Time to act: the challenges of working during and after cancer, initiatives in research and practice. Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2014;18(1):1-2. doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2014.01.001
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Steliarova-Foucher E, O’Callaghan M, Ferlay J, et al. The European Cancer Observatory: A new data resource. European Journal of Cancer. Published online February 2014. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2014.01.027
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Sharp L, Donnelly D, Hegarty A, et al. Risk of Several Cancers is Higher in Urban Areas after Adjusting for Socioeconomic Status. Results from a Two-Country Population-Based Study of 18 Common Cancers. Journal of Urban Health. Published online January 29, 2014. doi:10.1007/s11524-013-9846-3
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Barron TI, Flahavan EM, Sharp L, Bennett K, Visvanathan K. Recent Prediagnostic Aspirin Use, Lymph Node Involvement, and 5-Year Mortality in Women with Stage I–III Breast Cancer: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study. Cancer Res. 2014;74(15):4065-4077. doi:10.1158/0008-5472.CAN-13-2679
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Spillane S, Bennett K, Sharp L, Barron TI. Metformin exposure and disseminated disease in patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol. Published online January 4, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2013.12.003
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Jennings CJ, Walsh PM, Deady S, Harvey BJ, Thomas W. Malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence and survival in the Republic of Ireland 1994-2009. Cancer Epidemiol. Published online January 3, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2013.12.002
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Flahavan EM, Bennett K, Sharp L, Barron TI. A cohort study investigating aspirin use and survival in men with prostate cancer. Ann Oncol. 2014;25(1):154-159. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdt428
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Gatta G, Botta L, Rossi S, et al. Childhood cancer survival in Europe 1999–2007: results of EUROCARE-5—a population-based study. The Lancet Oncology. 2014;15(1):35-47. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70548-5
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De Angelis R, Sant M, Coleman MP, et al. Cancer survival in Europe 1999-2007 by country and age: results of EUROCARE--5-a population-based study. Lancet Oncol. 2014;15(1):23-34. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70546-1
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Zanetti R, Calvia M, Bordoni A, et al. Economic evaluation of cancer registration in Europe. J Registry Manag. 2014;41(1):31-37.
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McRae J, Martin C, O¿Leary J, Sharp L. “If you can’t treat HPV, why test for it?” Women’s attitudes to the changing face of cervical cancer prevention: a focus group study. BMC Women’s Health. 2014;14(1):64. doi:10.1186/1472-6874-14-64
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Clarke N, McDevitt J, Kearney PM, Sharp L. Increasing late stage colorectal cancer and rectal cancer mortality demonstrates the need for screening: a population based study in Ireland, 1994-2010. BMC Gastroenterology. 2014;14(1):92. doi:10.1186/1471-230X-14-92
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Sharp L, Cotton S, Little J, et al. Psychosocial Impact of Alternative Management Policies for Low-Grade Cervical Abnormalities: Results from the TOMBOLA Randomised Controlled Trial. PLoS One. 2013;8(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080092
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Sharp L, Carsin AE, Cantwell MM, Anderson LA, Murray LJ. Intakes of Dietary Folate and Other B Vitamins Are Associated with Risks of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Reflux Esophagitis. J Nutr. 2013;143(12):1966-1973. doi:10.3945/jn.113.174664
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Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Sharp L. Cost-effectiveness of screening and treating Helicobacter pylori for gastric cancer prevention. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2013;27(6):933-947. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2013.09.005
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Gurumurthy M, Cotton SC, Sharp L, et al. Postcolposcopy Management of Women With Histologically Proven CIN 1: Results From TOMBOLA. J Low Genit Tract Dis. Published online November 21, 2013. doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182a1772c
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Timmons A, Gooberman-Hill R, Sharp L. “It’s at a Time in Your Life When You Are Most Vulnerable”: A Qualitative Exploration of the Financial Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis and Implications for Financial Protection in Health. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(11):e77549. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077549
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Lortet-Tieulent J, Renteria E, Sharp L, et al. Convergence of decreasing male and increasing female incidence rates in major tobacco-related cancers in Europe in 1988–2010. European Journal of Cancer. Published online November 2013. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2013.10.014
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Drummond FJ, O’Leary E, O’Neill C, Burns R, Sharp L. “Bird in the hand” cash was more effective than prize draws in increasing physician questionnaire response. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Published online October 31, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.08.016
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O’Brien KM, Sharp L. Trends in incidence of, and mortality from, cervical lesions in Ireland: Baseline data for future evaluation of the national cervical screening programme. Cancer Epidemiol. Published online October 12, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2013.09.002
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McDevitt J, Kelly M, Comber H, Kelleher T, Dwane F, Sharp L. A population-based study of hospital length of stay and emergency readmission following surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013;44(4):e253-259. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezt389
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Drummond FJ, Barrett E, Burns R, O’Neill C, Sharp L. The number of tPSA tests continues to rise and variation in testing practices persists: a survey of laboratory services in Ireland 2008-2010. Ir J Med Sci. Published online September 27, 2013. doi:10.1007/s11845-013-1022-y
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Barron TI, Cahir C, Sharp L, Bennett K. A nested case-control study of adjuvant hormonal therapy persistence and compliance, and early breast cancer recurrence in women with stage I-III breast cancer. Br J Cancer. 2013;109(6):1513-1521. doi:10.1038/bjc.2013.518
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Naidoo J, Teo MY, Deady S, Comber H, Calvert P. Should Patients with Extrapulmonary Small-Cell Carcinoma Receive Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation?: Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2013;8(9):1215-1221. doi:10.1097/JTO.0b013e31829f6b03
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