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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Matz M, Coleman MP, Sant M, et al. Erratum to "The histology of ovarian cancer: Worldwide distribution and implications for international survival comparisons (CONCORD-2)" [Gynecol. Oncol. 144 (2017) 405-413]. Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;147(3):726. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.06.032
View article: Erratum to “The histology of ovarian cancer: Worldwide distribution and implications for international survival comparisons (CONCORD-2)” [Gynecol. Oncol. 144 (2017) 405–413] -
Matz M, Coleman MP, Carreira H, et al. Erratum to "Worldwide comparison of ovarian cancer survival: Histological group and stage at diagnosis (CONCORD-2)" [Gynecol. Oncol. 144 (2017) 396-404]. Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;147(3):725. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.06.033
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Dunne S, Mooney O, Coffey L, et al. Self-management strategies used by head and neck cancer survivors following completion of primary treatment: A directed content analysis. Psychooncology. 2017;26(12):2194-2200. doi:10.1002/pon.4447
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Ó Céilleachair A, O'Mahony JF, O'Connor M, et al. Health-related quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D in the prevention, screening and management of cervical disease: A systematic review. Qual Life Res. 2017;26(11):2885-2897. doi:10.1007/s11136-017-1628-z
View article: Health-related quality of life as measured by the EQ-5D in the prevention, screening and management of cervical disease: A systematic review. -
Mullooly M, Murphy J, Gierach GL, et al. Divergent oestrogen receptor-specific breast cancer trends in Ireland (2004-2013): Amassing data from independent Western populations provide etiologic clues. Eur J Cancer. 2017;86:326-333. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.08.031
View article: Divergent oestrogen receptor-specific breast cancer trends in Ireland (2004-2013): Amassing data from independent Western populations provide etiologic clues. -
Balfe M, Keohane K, O'Brien K, Sharp L. Social networks, social support and social negativity: A qualitative study of head and neck cancer caregivers' experiences. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2017;26(6). doi:10.1111/ecc.12619
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Balfe M, Keohane K, Brien KO, et al. In a bad place: Carers of patients with head and neck cancer experiences of travelling for cancer treatment. European Journal of Oncology Nursing. 2017;30:29-34. doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2017.07.001
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Solon JG, O'Neill M, Chang KH, et al. An 18 year population-based study on site of origin and outcome of patients with peritoneal malignancy in Ireland. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2017;43(10):1924-1931. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2017.05.010
View article: An 18 year population-based study on site of origin and outcome of patients with peritoneal malignancy in Ireland. -
Minicozzi P, Innos K, Sánchez MJ, et al. Quality analysis of population-based information on cancer stage at diagnosis across Europe, with presentation of stage-specific cancer survival estimates: A EUROCARE-5 study. Eur J Cancer. 2017;84:335-353. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.07.015
View article: Quality analysis of population-based information on cancer stage at diagnosis across Europe, with presentation of stage-specific cancer survival estimates: A EUROCARE-5 study. -
Keinan-Boker L, Silverman BG, Walsh PM, Gavin AT, Hayes C. Time Trends in the Incidence and Mortality of Ovarian Cancer in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Israel, 1994-2013. Int J Gynecol Cancer. 2017;27(8):1628-1636. doi:10.1097/IGC.0000000000001079
View article: Time Trends in the Incidence and Mortality of Ovarian Cancer in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and Israel, 1994-2013. -
Ó Céilleachair A, Hanly P, Skally M, et al. Counting the cost of cancer: out-of-pocket payments made by colorectal cancer survivors. Support Care Cancer. 2017;25(9):2733-2741. doi:10.1007/s00520-017-3683-y
View article: Counting the cost of cancer: out-of-pocket payments made by colorectal cancer survivors. -
Gatta G, Peris-Bonet R, Visser O, et al. Geographical variability in survival of European children with central nervous system tumours. Eur J Cancer. 2017;82:137-148. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.05.028
View article: Geographical variability in survival of European children with central nervous system tumours. -
O'Connor M, O'Brien K, Waller J, et al. Physical after-effects of colposcopy and related procedures, and their inter-relationship with psychological distress: a longitudinal survey. BJOG: Int J Obstet Gy. 2017;124(9):1402-1410. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.14671
View article: Physical after-effects of colposcopy and related procedures, and their inter-relationship with psychological distress: a longitudinal survey -
Maguire R, Hanly P, Balfe M, et al. Worry in Head and Neck Cancer Caregivers: The Role of Survivor Factors, Care-Related Stressors, and Loneliness in Predicting Fear of Recurrence. Nurs Res. 2017;66(4):295-303. doi:10.1097/NNR.0000000000000223
View article: Worry in Head and Neck Cancer Caregivers: The Role of Survivor Factors, Care-Related Stressors, and Loneliness in Predicting Fear of Recurrence. -
Gatta G, Capocaccia R, Botta L, et al. Burden and centralised treatment in Europe of rare tumours: results of RARECAREnet-a population-based study. Lancet Oncol. 2017;18(8):1022-1039. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30445-X
View article: Burden and centralised treatment in Europe of rare tumours: results of RARECAREnet-a population-based study. -
Sharp L, McDevitt J, Brown C, Carsin AE, Comber H. Association between smoking at diagnosis and cause-specific survival in patients with rectal cancer: Results from a population-based analysis of 10,794 cases. Cancer. 2017;123(13):2543-2550. doi:10.1002/cncr.30583
View article: Association between smoking at diagnosis and cause-specific survival in patients with rectal cancer: Results from a population-based analysis of 10,794 cases. -
Gomez-Rubio P, Rosato V, Márquez M, et al. A systems approach identifies time-dependent associations of multimorbidities with pancreatic cancer risk. Ann Oncol. 2017;28(7):1618-1624. doi:10.1093/annonc/mdx167
View article: A systems approach identifies time-dependent associations of multimorbidities with pancreatic cancer risk. -
Steliarova-Foucher E, Colombet M, Ries LAG, et al. International incidence of childhood cancer, 2001-10: a population-based registry study. The Lancet Oncology. 2017;18(6):719-731. doi:10.1016/S1470-2045(17)30186-9
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Clowry J, Sheridan J, Healy R, et al. Increased non-melanoma skin cancer risk in young patients with inflammatory bowel disease on immunomodulatory therapy: a retrospective single-centre cohort study. J Eur Acad Dermatol Venereol. 2017;31(6):978-985. doi:10.1111/jdv.14105
View article: Increased non-melanoma skin cancer risk in young patients with inflammatory bowel disease on immunomodulatory therapy: a retrospective single-centre cohort study. -
Thomas AA, Pearce A, O'Neill C, Molcho M, Sharp L. Urban-rural differences in cancer-directed surgery and survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. J Epidemiol Community Health. 2017;71(5):468-474. doi:10.1136/jech-2016-208113
View article: Urban-rural differences in cancer-directed surgery and survival of patients with non-small cell lung cancer. -
Dal Maso L, Tavilla A, Pacini F, et al. Survival of 86,690 patients with thyroid cancer: A population-based study in 29 European countries from EUROCARE-5. European Journal of Cancer. 2017;77:140-152. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.02.023
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Bonaventure A, Harewood R, Stiller CA, et al. Worldwide comparison of survival from childhood leukaemia for 1995-2009, by subtype, age, and sex (CONCORD-2): a population-based study of individual data for 89 828 children from 198 registries in 53 countries. The Lancet Haematology. 2017;4(5):e202-e217. doi:10.1016/S2352-3026(17)30052-2
View article: Worldwide comparison of survival from childhood leukaemia for 1995–2009, by subtype, age, and sex (CONCORD-2): a population-based study of individual data for 89 828 children from 198 registries in 53 countries -
Sharp L, McDevitt J, Brown C, Comber H. Smoking at diagnosis significantly decreases 5-year cancer-specific survival in a population-based cohort of 18 166 colon cancer patients. Aliment Pharmacol Ther. 2017;45(6):788-800. doi:10.1111/apt.13944
View article: Smoking at diagnosis significantly decreases 5-year cancer-specific survival in a population-based cohort of 18 166 colon cancer patients. -
O?Regan JA, Prendeville S, McCaughan JA, et al. Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Irish Renal Transplant Recipients: Insights From a National Observational Study. Transplantation. 2017;101(3):657-663. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000001201
View article: Posttransplant Lymphoproliferative Disorders in Irish Renal Transplant Recipients: Insights From a National Observational Study. -
Cahir C, Barron TI, Sharp L, Bennett K. Can demographic, clinical and treatment-related factors available at hormonal therapy initiation predict non-persistence in women with stage I-III breast cancer? Cancer Causes Control. 2017;28(3):215-225. doi:10.1007/s10552-017-0851-9
View article: Can demographic, clinical and treatment-related factors available at hormonal therapy initiation predict non-persistence in women with stage I-III breast cancer?