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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Minicozzi P, Innos K, Sánchez MJ, et al. Quality analysis of population-based information on cancer stage at diagnosis across Europe, with presentation of stage-specific cancer survival estimates: A EUROCARE-5 study. Eur J Cancer. 2017;84:335-353. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.07.015
View article: Quality analysis of population-based information on cancer stage at diagnosis across Europe, with presentation of stage-specific cancer survival estimates: A EUROCARE-5 study. -
Solon JG, O’Neill M, Chang KH, et al. An 18 year population-based study on site of origin and outcome of patients with peritoneal malignancy in Ireland. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017;43(10):1924-1931. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2017.05.010
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Balfe M, Keohane K, Brien KO, et al. In a bad place: Carers of patients with head and neck cancer experiences of travelling for cancer treatment. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2017;30:29-34. doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2017.07.001
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Balfe M, Keohane K, O’Brien K, Sharp L. Social networks, social support and social negativity: A qualitative study of head and neck cancer caregivers’ experiences. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2017;26(6). doi:10.1111/ecc.12619
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Mullooly M, Murphy J, Gierach GL, et al. Divergent oestrogen receptor-specific breast cancer trends in Ireland (2004-2013): Amassing data from independent Western populations provide etiologic clues. Eur J Cancer. 2017;86:326-333. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.08.031
View article: Divergent oestrogen receptor-specific breast cancer trends in Ireland (2004-2013): Amassing data from independent Western populations provide etiologic clues. -
Ó Céilleachair A, O’Mahony JF, O’Connor M, et al. Health-related quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D in the prevention, screening and management of cervical disease: A systematic review. Qual Life Res. 2017;26(11):2885-2897. doi:10.1007/s11136-017-1628-z
View article: Health-related quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D in the prevention, screening and management of cervical disease: A systematic review. -
Dunne S, Mooney O, Coffey L, et al. Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment: A directed content analysis. Psychooncology. 2017;26(12):2194-2200. doi:10.1002/pon.4447
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Matz M, Coleman MP, Carreira H, et al. Erratum to “Worldwide comparison of ovarian cancer survival: Histological group and stage at diagnosis (CONCORD-2)” [Gynecol. Oncol. 144 (2017) 396–404]. Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;147(3):725. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.06.033
View article: Erratum to “Worldwide comparison of ovarian cancer survival: Histological group and stage at diagnosis (CONCORD-2)” [Gynecol. Oncol. 144 (2017) 396–404] -
Matz M, Coleman MP, Sant M, et al. Erratum to “The histology of ovarian cancer: Worldwide distribution and implications for international survival comparisons (CONCORD-2)” [Gynecol. Oncol. 144 (2017) 405–413]. Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;147(3):726. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.06.032
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Sharp L, O’Leary E, O’Ceilleachair A, Skally M, Hanly P. Financial Impact of Colorectal Cancer and Its Consequences: Associations Between Cancer-Related Financial Stress and Strain and Health-Related Quality of Life. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018;61(1):27-35. doi:10.1097/DCR.0000000000000923
View article: Financial Impact of Colorectal Cancer and Its Consequences: Associations Between Cancer-Related Financial Stress and Strain and Health-Related Quality of Life. -
Kelly M, O’Brien KM, Lucey M, Clough-Gorr K, Hannigan A. Indicators for early assessment of palliative care in lung cancer patients: a population study using linked health data. BMC Palliative Care. 2018;17(1):37. doi:10.1186/s12904-018-0285-5
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Balfe M, O’Brien KM, Timmons A, et al. Informal caregiving in head and neck cancer: caregiving activities and psychological well-being. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2018;27(2):e12520. doi:10.1111/ecc.12520
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Sacchetto L, Zanetti R, Comber H, et al. Trends in incidence of thick, thin and in situ melanoma in Europe. Eur J Cancer. 2018;92:108-118. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.12.024
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Allemani C, Matsuda T, Di Carlo V, et al. Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries. Lancet. 2018;391(10125):1023-1075. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33326-3
View article: Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries. -
Feller A, Schmidlin K, Bordoni A, et al. Socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in stage at diagnosis and survival among colorectal cancer patients: evidence from a Swiss population-based study. Cancer Med. 2018;7(4):1498-1510. doi:10.1002/cam4.1385
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Maguire R, Hanly P, Drummond FJ, Gavin A, Sharp L. Expecting the worst? The relationship between retrospective and prospective appraisals of illness on quality of life in prostate cancer survivors. Psychooncology. 2018;27(4):1237-1243. doi:10.1002/pon.4660
View article: Expecting the worst? The relationship between retrospective and prospective appraisals of illness on quality of life in prostate cancer survivors. -
Minicozzi P, Walsh PM, Sánchez MJ, et al. Is low survival for cancer in Eastern Europe due principally to late stage at diagnosis? Eur J Cancer. 2018;93:127-137. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2018.01.084
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Pearce A, Sharp L, Hanly P, et al. Productivity losses due to premature mortality from cancer in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS): A population-based comparison. Cancer Epidemiol. 2018;53:27-34. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2017.12.013
View article: Productivity losses due to premature mortality from cancer in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS): A population-based comparison. -
Molina-Montes E, Gomez-Rubio P, Márquez M, et al. Risk of pancreatic cancer associated with family history of cancer and other medical conditions by accounting for smoking among relatives. Int J Epidemiol. 2018;47(2):473-483. doi:10.1093/ije/dyx269
View article: Risk of pancreatic cancer associated with family history of cancer and other medical conditions by accounting for smoking among relatives. -
Sharp L, Redfearn D, Timmons A, Balfe M, Patterson J. Posttraumatic growth in head and neck cancer survivors: Is it possible and what are the correlates? Psychooncology. 2018;27(6):1517-1523. doi:10.1002/pon.4682
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Derks MGM, Bastiaannet E, Kiderlen M, et al. Variation in treatment and survival of older patients with non-metastatic breast cancer in five European countries: a population-based cohort study from the EURECCA Breast Cancer Group. Br J Cancer. 2018;119(1):121-129. doi:10.1038/s41416-018-0090-1
View article: Variation in treatment and survival of older patients with non-metastatic breast cancer in five European countries: a population-based cohort study from the EURECCA Breast Cancer Group. -
DuMontier C, Clough-Gorr KM, Silliman RA, Stuck AE, Moser A. Health-Related Quality of Life in a Predictive Model for Mortality in Older Breast Cancer Survivors. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018;66(6):1115-1122. doi:10.1111/jgs.15340
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Breugom AJ, Bastiaannet E, Boelens PG, et al. Oncologic treatment strategies and relative survival of patients with stage I–III rectal cancer - A EURECCA international comparison between the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, Spain, and Lithuania. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2018;44(9):1338-1343. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2018.05.025
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Schliemann D, Donnelly M, Dahlui M, et al. The “Be Cancer Alert Campaign”: protocol to evaluate a mass media campaign to raise awareness about breast and colorectal cancer in Malaysia. BMC Cancer. 2018;18(1):881. doi:10.1186/s12885-018-4769-8
View article: The 'Be Cancer Alert Campaign': protocol to evaluate a mass media campaign to raise awareness about breast and colorectal cancer in Malaysia. -
Dunne S, Coffey L, Sharp L, et al. Barriers to active self-management following treatment for head and neck cancer: Survivors’ perspectives. Psychooncology. 2018;27(10):2382-2388. doi:10.1002/pon.4835
View article: Barriers to active self-management following treatment for head and neck cancer: Survivors' perspectives.