Peer-reviewed articles

Doherty G, Walsh P, Sheridan J, et al. Clinical and pathological factors associated with colorectal cancer at the upper extreme of life. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2010;58(4):794-795. doi:10.1111/j.1532-5415.2010.02793.x

Drummond FJ, Carsin AE, Sharp L, Comber H. Trends in prostate specific antigen testing in Ireland: lessons from a country without guidelines. Ir J Med Sci. 2010;179(1):43-49. doi:10.1007/s11845-009-0376-7

Field S, Deady S, Fitzgibbon J, Murphy M, Comber H. Improved malignant melanoma prognosis at a consultant-delivered multidisciplinary pigmented lesion clinic in Cork. Ir Med J. 2010;103(2):40-43.

Woods LM, Rachet B, Shack L, et al. Survival from twenty adult cancers in the UK and Republic of Ireland in the late twentieth century. Health Stat Q. 2010;(46):5-24. doi:10.1057/hsq.2010.9

Hegarty J, Beirne PV, Walsh E, Comber H, Fitzgerald T, Wallace Kazer M. Radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting for prostate cancer. Cochrane Database SystRev. 2010;(11)(11):CD006590. doi:10.1002/14651858.CD006590.pub2

Kerner JF, Cazap E, Yach D, et al. Comprehensive cancer control-research & development: knowing what we do and doing what we know. Tumori. 2009;95(5):610-622. doi:10.1177/030089160909500504

Sharp L, Carsin AE, Cronin-Fenton DP, O’Driscoll D, Comber H. Is there under-treatment of pancreatic cancer? Evidence from a population-based study in Ireland. Eur J Cancer. 2009;45(8):1450-1459. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2009.01.033

Verdecchia A, Guzzinati S, Francisci S, et al. Survival trends in European cancer patients diagnosed from 1988 to 1999. Eur J Cancer. 2009;45:1042-1066. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.029

Sant M, Allemani C, Santaquilani M, Knijn A, Marchesi F, Capocaccia R. EUROCARE-4. Survival of cancer patients diagnosed in 1995-1999. Results and commentary. Eur J Cancer. 2009;45(6):931-991. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.018

Rosso S, De Angelis R, Ciccolallo L, et al. Multiple tumours in survival estimates. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):1080-1094. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.030

Quaglia A, Tavilla A, Shack L, et al. The cancer survival gap between elderly and middle-aged patients in Europe is widening. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):1006-1016. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.028

Mulholland HG, Cantwell MM, Anderson LA, et al. Glycemic index, carbohydrate and fiber intakes and risk of reflux esophagitis, Barrett’s esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Cancer Causes Control. 2009;20(3):279-288. doi:10.1007/s10552-008-9242-6

Micheli A, Ciampichini R, Oberaigner W, et al. The advantage of women in cancer survival: An analysis of EUROCARE-4 data. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):1017-1027. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.008

Gatta G, Zigon G, Capocaccia R, et al. Survival of European children and young adults with cancer diagnosed 1995–2002. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):992-1005. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.042

Francisci S, Capocaccia R, Grande E, et al. The cure of cancer: A European perspective. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):1067-1079. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.034

De Angelis R, Francisci S, Baili P, et al. The EUROCARE-4 database on cancer survival in Europe: Data standardisation, quality control and methods of statistical analysis. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):909-930. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.003

Brenner H, Francisci S, de Angelis R, et al. Long-term survival expectations of cancer patients in Europe in 2000–2002. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):1028-1041. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.11.005

Berrino F, Verdecchia A, Lutz JM, Lombardo C, Micheli A, Capocaccia R. Comparative cancer survival information in Europe. European Journal of Cancer. 2009;45(6):901-908. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2009.01.018

Anderson LA, Cantwell MM, Watson RGP, et al. The association between alcohol and reflux esophagitis, Barrett’s esophagus, and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Gastroenterology. 2009;136(3):799-805. doi:10.1053/j.gastro.2008.12.005

Falebita OA, Mancini S, Kiely E, Comber H. Rising incidence of renal cell carcinoma in Ireland. Int Urol Nephrol. 2009;41(1):7-12. doi:10.1007/s11255-008-9413-0

Drummond FJ, Carsin AE, Sharp L, Comber H. Factors prompting PSA-testing of asymptomatic men in a country with no guidelines: a national survey of general practitioners. BMC FamPract. 2009;10:3. doi:10.1186/1471-2296-10-3

Drummond FJ, Sharp L, Comber H. Major inter-laboratory variations in PSA testing practices: results from national surveys in Ireland in 2006 and 2007. Ir J Med Sci. 2008;177(4):317-323. doi:10.1007/s11845-008-0216-1

Baili P, Micheli A, De Angelis R, et al. Life Tables for World-Wide Comparison of Relative Survival for Cancer (CONCORD Study). Tumori. 2008;94(5):658-668. doi:10.1177/030089160809400503

Coleman MP, Quaresma M, Berrino F, et al. Cancer survival in five continents: a worldwide population-based study (CONCORD). Lancet Oncol. 2008;9(8):730-756. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(08)70179-7

Carsin AE, Sharp L, Cronin-Fenton DP, Céilleachair AO, Comber H. Inequity in colorectal cancer treatment and outcomes: a population-based study. Br J Cancer. 2008;99(2):266-274. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6604467