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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Kelly M, O'Brien KM, Hannigan A. Specialist palliative cancer care in acute hospitals and place of death: a population study. BMJ Support Palliat Care. 2022;12(e1):e94-e102. doi:10.1136/bmjspcare-2020-002232
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O'Connell E, McDevitt J, Hill ADK, McNamara DA, Burke JP. Centralisation of rectal cancer care has improved patient survival in the republic of Ireland. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2022;48(4):890-895. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2021.10.031
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Araghi M, Fidler-Benaoudia M, Arnold M, et al. International differences in lung cancer survival by sex, histological type and stage at diagnosis: an ICBP SURVMARK-2 Study. Thorax. 2022;77(4):378-390. doi:10.1136/thoraxjnl-2020-216555
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Molcho M, Thomas AA, Walsh PM, Skinner R, Sharp L. Social inequalities in treatment receipt for childhood cancers in Ireland: A population-based analysis. Int J Cancer. 2022;150(6):941-951. doi:10.1002/ijc.33856
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Keeling E, O'Leary E, Deady S, O Neill JP, Conlon PJ, Moloney FJ. Gender and immunosuppression impact on Merkel cell carcinoma diagnosis and prognosis. A population based cohort study. Skin Health Dis. 2022;2(1):e80. doi:10.1002/ski2.80
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Clarke N, Dunne S, Coffey L, et al. Health literacy impacts self-management, quality of life and fear of recurrence in head and neck cancer survivors. J Cancer Surviv. 2021;15(6):855-865. doi:10.1007/s11764-020-00978-5
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Rosato V, Gómez-Rubio P, Molina-Montes E, et al. Gallbladder disease and pancreatic cancer risk: a multicentric case-control European study. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2021;30(6):423-430. doi:10.1097/CEJ.0000000000000588
View article: Gallbladder disease and pancreatic cancer risk: a multicentric case-control European study. -
Girardi F, Rous B, Stiller CA, et al. The histology of brain tumors for 67 331 children and 671 085 adults diagnosed in 60 countries during 2000-2014: a global, population-based study (CONCORD-3). Neuro-Oncology. 2021;23(10):1765-1776. doi:10.1093/neuonc/noab067
View article: The histology of brain tumors for 67 331 children and 671 085 adults diagnosed in 60 countries during 2000-2014: a global, population-based study (CONCORD-3) -
Morgan E, Arnold M, Rutherford MJ, et al. The impact of reclassifying cancers of unspecified histology on international differences in survival for small cell and non-small cell lung cancer (ICBP SurvMark-2 project). Int J Cancer. 2021;149(5):1013-1020. doi:10.1002/ijc.33620
View article: The impact of reclassifying cancers of unspecified histology on international differences in survival for small cell and non-small cell lung cancer (ICBP SurvMark-2 project). -
O'Connor M, Céilleachair AÓ, O'Brien K, et al. Health-related quality of life in women after colposcopy: results from a longitudinal patient survey. Qual Life Res. 2021;30(9):2509-2520. doi:10.1007/s11136-021-02831-3
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Prior L, O'Dwyer R, Farooq AR, et al. Pregnancy-associated breast cancer: evaluating maternal and foetal outcomes. A national study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2021;189(1):269-283. doi:10.1007/s10549-021-06263-y
View article: Pregnancy-associated breast cancer: evaluating maternal and foetal outcomes. A national study. -
Cardoso R, Guo F, Heisser T, et al. Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, and stage distribution in European countries in the colorectal cancer screening era: an international population-based study. Lancet Oncol. 2021;22(7):1002-1013. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(21)00199-6
View article: Colorectal cancer incidence, mortality, and stage distribution in European countries in the colorectal cancer screening era: an international population-based study. -
Pilleron S, Charvat H, Araghi M, et al. Age disparities in stage-specific colon cancer survival across seven countries: An International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership SURVMARK-2 population-based study. Int J Cancer. 2021;148(7):1575-1585. doi:10.1002/ijc.33326
View article: Age disparities in stage-specific colon cancer survival across seven countries: An International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership SURVMARK-2 population-based study. -
Andersson TML, Myklebust TÅ, Rutherford MJ, et al. The impact of excluding or including Death Certificate Initiated (DCI) cases on estimated cancer survival: A simulation study. Cancer Epidemiol. 2021;71(Pt A):101881. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2020.101881
View article: The impact of excluding or including Death Certificate Initiated (DCI) cases on estimated cancer survival: A simulation study. -
López de Maturana E, Rodríguez JA, Alonso L, et al. A multilayered post-GWAS assessment on genetic susceptibility to pancreatic cancer. Genome Med. 2021;13(1):15. doi:10.1186/s13073-020-00816-4
View article: A multilayered post-GWAS assessment on genetic susceptibility to pancreatic cancer. -
Morgan E, Soerjomataram I, Gavin AT, et al. International trends in oesophageal cancer survival by histological subtype between 1995 and 2014. Gut. 2021;70(2):234-242. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-321089
View article: International trends in oesophageal cancer survival by histological subtype between 1995 and 2014. -
Molina-Montes E, Coscia C, Gómez-Rubio P, et al. Deciphering the complex interplay between pancreatic cancer, diabetes mellitus subtypes and obesity/BMI through causal inference and mediation analyses. Gut. 2021;70(2):319-329. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2019-319990
View article: Deciphering the complex interplay between pancreatic cancer, diabetes mellitus subtypes and obesity/BMI through causal inference and mediation analyses. -
Araghi M, Arnold M, Rutherford MJ, et al. Colon and rectal cancer survival in seven high-income countries 2010-2014: variation by age and stage at diagnosis (the ICBP SURVMARK-2 project). Gut. 2021;70(1):114-126. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2020-320625
View article: Colon and rectal cancer survival in seven high-income countries 2010-2014: variation by age and stage at diagnosis (the ICBP SURVMARK-2 project). -
O'Connor M, McSherry LA, Dombrowski SU, et al. Identifying ways to maximise cervical screening uptake: a qualitative study of GPs' and practice nurses' cervical cancer screening-related behaviours. HRB Open Res. 2021;4:44. doi:10.12688/hrbopenres.13246.1
View article: Identifying ways to maximise cervical screening uptake: a qualitative study of GPs' and practice nurses' cervical cancer screening-related behaviours. -
Kelly M, O'Brien KM, Hannigan A. Using administrative health data for palliative and end of life care research in Ireland: potential and challenges. HRB Open Res. 2021;4:17. doi:10.12688/hrbopenres.13215.2
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Murray SL, Daly FE, O'Kelly P, et al. The impact of switching to mTOR inhibitor-based immunosuppression on long-term non-melanoma skin cancer incidence and renal function in kidney and liver transplant recipients. Ren Fail. 2020;42(1):607-612. doi:10.1080/0886022X.2020.1785499
View article: The impact of switching to mTOR inhibitor-based immunosuppression on long-term non-melanoma skin cancer incidence and renal function in kidney and liver transplant recipients. -
Alken S, Owens C, Gilham C, et al. Survival of childhood and adolescent/young adult (AYA) cancer patients in Ireland during 1994-2013: comparisons by age. Ir J Med Sci. 2020;189(4):1223-1236. doi:10.1007/s11845-020-02236-0
View article: Survival of childhood and adolescent/young adult (AYA) cancer patients in Ireland during 1994-2013: comparisons by age. -
Murray SL, O'Leary E, De Bhailís ÁM, et al. Cancer survival in kidney transplant recipients in Ireland. Nephrol Dial Transplant. 2020;35(10):1802-1810. doi:10.1093/ndt/gfaa109
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Martin P, O'Leary E, Deady S, Horgan A. The Uptake and Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Older Adults with Locally Advanced Esophogastric Cancer. J Gastrointest Cancer. 2020;51(3):893-900. doi:10.1007/s12029-019-00320-y
View article: The Uptake and Efficacy of Neoadjuvant Therapy in Older Adults with Locally Advanced Esophogastric Cancer. -
Locati L, Cavalieri S, Dal Maso L, et al. Rare thyroid malignancies in Europe: Data from the information network on rare cancers in Europe (RARECAREnet). Oral Oncology. 2020;108:104766. doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104766
View article: Rare thyroid malignancies in Europe: Data from the information network on rare cancers in Europe (RARECAREnet)