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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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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on behalf of the EUROCHIP Working Group, Apostol I, Baban A, et al. Cervical Cancer Assessment in Romania under EUROCHIP-2. Tumori. 2010;96(4):545-552. doi:10.1177/030089161009600406
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on behalf of the EUROCHIP Working Group, Valerianova Z, Panayotova Y, Amati C, Baili P. Cervical Cancer Screening in Bulgaria - past and Present Experience. Tumori. 2010;96(4):538-544. doi:10.1177/030089161009600405
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on behalf of the EUROCHIP Working Group, Veerus P, Arbyn M, Amati C, Baili P. Impact of Implementing a Nationwide Cervical Cancer Screening Program on Female Population Coverage by Pap-Tests in Estonia. Tumori. 2010;96(4):524-528. doi:10.1177/030089161009600403
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on behalf of the EUROCHIP Working Group, Viberga I, Engele L, Baili P. Past, Present and Future of the Cervical Cancer Screening in Latvia. Tumori. 2010;96(4):529-537. doi:10.1177/030089161009600404
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HAEMACARE Working Group. Manual for coding and reporting haematological malignancies. Tumori. 2010;96(4):i-A32.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
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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
View article: Survival of European patients diagnosed with lymphoid neoplasms in 2000-2002: results of the HAEMACARE project