Peer-reviewed articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Sharp L, Tilson L, Whyte S, et al. Cost-effectiveness of population-based screening for colorectal cancer: a comparison of guaiac-based faecal occult blood testing, faecal immunochemical testing and flexible sigmoidoscopy. Br J Cancer. 2012;106(5):805-816. doi:10.1038/bjc.2011.580

Kiderlen M, Bastiaannet E, Walsh PM, et al. Surgical treatment of early stage breast cancer in elderly: an international comparison. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012;132(2):675-682. doi:10.1007/s10549-011-1892-5

Oberaigner W, Minicozzi P, Bielska-Lasota M, et al. Survival for Ovarian Cancer in Europe: The across-country variation did not shrink in the past decade. Acta Oncologica. 2012;51(4):441-453. doi:10.3109/0284186X.2011.653437

Barron TI, Sharp L, Visvanathan K. Beta-adrenergic blocking drugs in breast cancer: a perspective review. Ther Adv Med Oncol. 2012;4(3):113-125. doi:10.1177/1758834012439738

Hanly P, Timmons A, Walsh PM, Sharp L. Breast and prostate cancer productivity costs: a comparison of the human capital approach and the friction cost approach. Value Health. 2012;15(3):429-436. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2011.12.012

Glover JA, Bannon FJ, Hughes CM, et al. Increased diagnosis and detection rates of carcinoma in situ of the breast. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2012;133(2):779-784. doi:10.1007/s10549-012-1975-y

Lubin JH, Cook MB, Pandeya N, et al. The importance of exposure rate on odds ratios by cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption for esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol. 2012;36(3):306-316. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2012.03.001

Sharp L, Cotton S, Thornton A, et al. Which women default from follow-up cervical cytology tests? A cohort study within the TOMBOLA trial. Cytopathology. 2012;23(3):150-160. doi:10.1111/j.1365-2303.2011.00848.x

Crocetti E, Trama A, Stiller C, et al. Epidemiology of glial and non-glial brain tumours in Europe. European Journal of Cancer. 2012;48(10):1532-1542. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2011.12.013

Sant M, Minicozzi P, Lagorio S, et al. Survival of European patients with central nervous system tumors. Intl Journal of Cancer. 2012;131(1):173-185. doi:10.1002/ijc.26335

Tilson L, Sharp L, Usher C, et al. Cost of care for colorectal cancer in Ireland: a health care payer perspective. Eur J Health Econ. 2012;13(4):511-524. doi:10.1007/s10198-011-0325-z

Babar M, Ryan AW, Anderson LA, et al. Genes of the interleukin-18 pathway are associated with susceptibility to Barrett’s esophagus and esophageal adenocarcinoma. Am J Gastroenterol. 2012;107(9):1331-1341. doi:10.1038/ajg.2012.134

Chang CK, Mulholland HG, Cantwell MM, et al. Vitamin D Receptor Gene Variants and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Risk: A Population-Based Case–Control Study. J Gastrointest Canc. 2012;43(3):512-517. doi:10.1007/s12029-011-9322-9

Burns R, Walsh B, Sharp L, O’Neill C. Prostate cancer screening practices in the Republic of Ireland: the determinants of uptake. J Health Serv Res Policy. 2012;17(4):206-211. doi:10.1258/jhsrp.2012.011105

Comber H, Sharp L, Timmons A, Keane FBV. Quality of rectal cancer surgery and its relationship to surgeon and hospital caseload: a population-based study. Colorectal Dis. 2012;14(10):e692-700. doi:10.1111/j.1463-1318.2012.03145.x