Peer-reviewed articles

White C, Keegan H, Pilkington L, et al. Evaluation of the clinical performance of the cobas® 4800 HPV test in a colposcopy referred population. J Clin Microbiol. 2013;51(10):3415-3417. doi:10.1128/JCM.01949-13

Arnold M, Holterhues C, Hollestein LM, et al. Trends in incidence and predictions of cutaneous melanoma across Europe up to 2015. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 2013;28(9):1170-1178. doi:10.1111/jdv.12236

de Camargo Cancela M, Comber H, Sharp L. Hospital and surgeon caseload are associated with risk of re-operation following breast-conserving surgery. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2013;140(3):535-544. doi:10.1007/s10549-013-2652-5

Spillane S, Bennett K, Sharp L, Barron TI. A cohort study of metformin exposure and survival in patients with stage I-III colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2013;22(8):1364-1373. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-13-0347

O’Brien K, Comber H, Sharp L. Completeness of case ascertainment at the Irish National Cancer Registry. Ir J Med Sci. Published online August 17, 2013. doi:10.1007/s11845-013-0993-z

Naidoo J, Teo MY, Deady S, Comber H, Calvert P. Should Patients with Extrapulmonary Small-Cell Carcinoma Receive Prophylactic Cranial Irradiation?: Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2013;8(9):1215-1221. doi:10.1097/JTO.0b013e31829f6b03

Barron TI, Cahir C, Sharp L, Bennett K. A nested case-control study of adjuvant hormonal therapy persistence and compliance, and early breast cancer recurrence in women with stage I-III breast cancer. Br J Cancer. 2013;109(6):1513-1521. doi:10.1038/bjc.2013.518

Drummond FJ, Barrett E, Burns R, O’Neill C, Sharp L. The number of tPSA tests continues to rise and variation in testing practices persists: a survey of laboratory services in Ireland 2008-2010. Ir J Med Sci. Published online September 27, 2013. doi:10.1007/s11845-013-1022-y

McDevitt J, Kelly M, Comber H, Kelleher T, Dwane F, Sharp L. A population-based study of hospital length of stay and emergency readmission following surgery for non-small-cell lung cancer. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg. 2013;44(4):e253-259. doi:10.1093/ejcts/ezt389

O’Brien KM, Sharp L. Trends in incidence of, and mortality from, cervical lesions in Ireland: Baseline data for future evaluation of the national cervical screening programme. Cancer Epidemiol. Published online October 12, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2013.09.002

Drummond FJ, O’Leary E, O’Neill C, Burns R, Sharp L. “Bird in the hand” cash was more effective than prize draws in increasing physician questionnaire response. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Published online October 31, 2013. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.08.016

Lortet-Tieulent J, Renteria E, Sharp L, et al. Convergence of decreasing male and increasing female incidence rates in major tobacco-related cancers in Europe in 1988–2010. European Journal of Cancer. Published online November 2013. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2013.10.014

Timmons A, Gooberman-Hill R, Sharp L. “It’s at a Time in Your Life When You Are Most Vulnerable”: A Qualitative Exploration of the Financial Impact of a Cancer Diagnosis and Implications for Financial Protection in Health. PLoS ONE. 2013;8(11):e77549. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0077549

Gurumurthy M, Cotton SC, Sharp L, et al. Postcolposcopy Management of Women With Histologically Proven CIN 1: Results From TOMBOLA. J Low Genit Tract Dis. Published online November 21, 2013. doi:10.1097/LGT.0b013e3182a1772c

Lansdorp-Vogelaar I, Sharp L. Cost-effectiveness of screening and treating Helicobacter pylori for gastric cancer prevention. Best Pract Res Clin Gastroenterol. 2013;27(6):933-947. doi:10.1016/j.bpg.2013.09.005

Sharp L, Carsin AE, Cantwell MM, Anderson LA, Murray LJ. Intakes of Dietary Folate and Other B Vitamins Are Associated with Risks of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, Barrett’s Esophagus, and Reflux Esophagitis. J Nutr. 2013;143(12):1966-1973. doi:10.3945/jn.113.174664

Sharp L, Cotton S, Little J, et al. Psychosocial Impact of Alternative Management Policies for Low-Grade Cervical Abnormalities: Results from the TOMBOLA Randomised Controlled Trial. PLoS One. 2013;8(12). doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0080092

Clarke N, McDevitt J, Kearney PM, Sharp L. Increasing late stage colorectal cancer and rectal cancer mortality demonstrates the need for screening: a population based study in Ireland, 1994-2010. BMC Gastroenterology. 2014;14(1):92. doi:10.1186/1471-230X-14-92

McRae J, Martin C, O¿Leary J, Sharp L. “If you can’t treat HPV, why test for it?” Women’s attitudes to the changing face of cervical cancer prevention: a focus group study. BMC Women’s Health. 2014;14(1):64. doi:10.1186/1472-6874-14-64

Zanetti R, Calvia M, Bordoni A, et al. Economic evaluation of cancer registration in Europe. J Registry Manag. 2014;41(1):31-37.

De Angelis R, Sant M, Coleman MP, et al. Cancer survival in Europe 1999-2007 by country and age: results of EUROCARE--5-a population-based study. Lancet Oncol. 2014;15(1):23-34. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70546-1

Gatta G, Botta L, Rossi S, et al. Childhood cancer survival in Europe 1999–2007: results of EUROCARE-5—a population-based study. The Lancet Oncology. 2014;15(1):35-47. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(13)70548-5

Flahavan EM, Bennett K, Sharp L, Barron TI. A cohort study investigating aspirin use and survival in men with prostate cancer. Ann Oncol. 2014;25(1):154-159. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdt428

Jennings CJ, Walsh PM, Deady S, Harvey BJ, Thomas W. Malignant pleural mesothelioma incidence and survival in the Republic of Ireland 1994-2009. Cancer Epidemiol. Published online January 3, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2013.12.002

Spillane S, Bennett K, Sharp L, Barron TI. Metformin exposure and disseminated disease in patients with colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol. Published online January 4, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2013.12.003