Peer-reviewed articles

Kelly M, Sharp L, Dwane F, Kelleher T, Comber H. Factors predicting hospital length-of-stay and readmission after colorectal resection: a population-based study of elective and emergency admissions. BMC Health Serv Res. 2012;12:77. doi:10.1186/1472-6963-12-77

Céilleachair AÓ, Costello L, Finn C, et al. Inter-relationships between the economic and emotional consequences of colorectal cancer for patients and their families: a qualitative study. BMC Gastroenterol. 2012;12:62. doi:10.1186/1471-230X-12-62

Sharp L, Timmons A. Social welfare and legal constraints associated with work among breast and prostate cancer survivors: experiences from Ireland. J Cancer Surviv. 2011;5(4):382-394. doi:10.1007/s11764-011-0183-9

Ho WL, Comber H, Hill ADK, Murphy GM. Malignant melanoma and breast carcinoma: a bidirectional correlation. Ir J Med Sci. 2011;180(4):901-903. doi:10.1007/s11845-009-0297-5

Gatta G, Van Der Zwan JM, Casali PG, et al. Rare cancers are not so rare: The rare cancer burden in Europe. European Journal of Cancer. 2011;47(17):2493-2511. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2011.08.008

Mulholland HG, Murray LJ, Anderson LA, Cantwell MM, FINBAR study group. Vitamin D, calcium and dairy intake, and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma and its precursor conditions. Br J Nutr. 2011;106(5):732-741. doi:10.1017/S0007114511000742

Walsh PM, Byrne J, Capra M, Comber H. Childhood cancer survival in Ireland: temporal, regional and deprivation-related patterns. Eur J Cancer. 2011;47(12):1852-1862. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2011.03.021

Boyle E, Timmons A, Al-Akash M, et al. The management of rectal cancer in Ireland in 2007--room for improvement? Surgeon. 2011;9(4):179-186. doi:10.1016/j.surge.2010.09.006

Barron TI, Connolly RM, Sharp L, Bennett K, Visvanathan K. Beta blockers and breast cancer mortality: a population- based study. J Clin Oncol. 2011;29(19):2635-2644. doi:10.1200/JCO.2010.33.5422

Ali RAR, Dooley C, Comber H, Newell J, Egan LJ. Clinical features, treatment, and survival of patients with colorectal cancer with or without inflammatory bowel disease. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2011;9(7):584-589.e1-2. doi:10.1016/j.cgh.2011.04.016

Comber H, Deady S, Montgomery E, Gavin A. Drinking water fluoridation and osteosarcoma incidence on the island of Ireland. Cancer Causes Control. 2011;22(6):919-924. doi:10.1007/s10552-011-9765-0

Marcos-Gragera R, Allemani C, Tereanu C, et al. Survival of European patients diagnosed with lymphoid neoplasms in 2000-2002: results of the HAEMACARE project. Haematologica. 2011;96(5):720-728. doi:10.3324/haematol.2010.034264

Carsin AE, Sharp L, Comber H. Geographical, urban/rural and socioeconomic variations in nonmelanoma skin cancer incidence: a population-based study in Ireland. Br J Dermatol. 2011;164(4):822-829. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2133.2011.10238.x

Ó Céilleachair A, Finn C, Deady S, Carsin AE, Sharp L. Have developments in palliative care services impacted on place of death of colorectal cancer patients in Ireland? A population-based study. Ir J Med Sci. 2011;180(1):91-96. doi:10.1007/s11845-010-0607-y

Sharp L, Cotton S, Gray N, et al. Long-term psychosocial impact of alternative management policies in women with low-grade abnormal cervical cytology referred for colposcopy: a randomised controlled trial. Br J Cancer. 2011;104(2):255-264. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6606042

Zigon G, Berrino F, Gatta G, et al. Prognoses for head and neck cancers in Europe diagnosed in 1995–1999: a population-based study. Annals of Oncology. 2011;22(1):165-174. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdq306

Johnson CY, Sharp L, Cotton SC, Harris CA, Gray NM, Little J. Human papillomavirus infection and anxiety: Analyses in women with low-grade cervical cytological abnormalities unaware of their infection status. PLoS ONE. 2011;6(6). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0021046

Cotton MS, Sharp L, Cochran C, et al. After-effects reported by women having follow-up cervical cytology tests in primary care: A cohort study within the TOMBOLA trial. British Journal of General Practice. 2011;61(587):e333-e339. doi:10.3399/bjgp11X578007

Ladanchuk TC, Johnston BT, Murray LJ, Anderson LA, FINBAR study group. Risk of Barrett’s oesophagus, oesophageal adenocarcinoma and reflux oesophagitis and the use of nitrates and asthma medications. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2010;45(12):1397-1403. doi:10.3109/00365521.2010.503968

Sant M, Allemani C, Tereanu C, et al. Incidence of hematologic malignancies in Europe by morphologic subtype: results of the HAEMACARE project. Blood. 2010;116(19):3724-3734. doi:10.1182/blood-2010-05-282632

Sharp L, Foll P, Deady S, O’Ceilleachair A, Buicke C, Carsin AE. Where do people with lung cancer die and how is this changing? A population-based study. Ir Med J. 2010;103(9):262-264, 266.

Murphy SJ, Anderson LA, Ferguson HR, et al. Dietary antioxidant and mineral intake in humans is associated with reduced risk of esophageal adenocarcinoma but not reflux esophagitis or Barrett’s esophagus. J Nutr. 2010;140(10):1757-1763. doi:10.3945/jn.110.124362

Cook MB, Kamangar F, Whiteman DC, et al. Cigarette Smoking and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: A Pooled Analysis From the International BEACON Consortium. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2010;102(17):1344-1353. doi:10.1093/jnci/djq289

Carsin AE, Drummond FJ, Black A, et al. Impact of PSA testing and prostatic biopsy on cancer incidence and mortality: comparative study between the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. Cancer Causes Control. 2010;21(9):1523-1531. doi:10.1007/s10552-010-9581-y

Hegarty AC, Carsin AE, Comber H. Geographical analysis of cancer incidence in Ireland: a comparison of two Bayesian spatial models. Cancer Epidemiol. 2010;34(4):373-381. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2010.04.019