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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O'Brien KM, Timmons A, Butow P, et al. Associations between neighbourhood support and financial burden with unmet needs of head and neck cancer survivors. Oral Oncol. 2017;65:57-64. doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.12.019
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McDevitt J, Comber H, Walsh PM. Colorectal cancer incidence and survival by sub-site and stage of diagnosis: a population-based study at the advent of national screening. Ir J Med Sci. 2017;186(1):113-121. doi:10.1007/s11845-016-1513-8
View article: Colorectal cancer incidence and survival by sub-site and stage of diagnosis: a population-based study at the advent of national screening. -
Matz M, Coleman MP, Sant M, et al. The histology of ovarian cancer: worldwide distribution and implications for international survival comparisons (CONCORD-2). Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;144(2):405-413. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.10.019
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Matz M, Coleman MP, Carreira H, et al. Worldwide comparison of ovarian cancer survival: Histological group and stage at diagnosis (CONCORD-2). Gynecologic Oncology. 2017;144(2):396-404. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2016.11.019
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Lennon P, Deady S, White N, et al. Aggressive medullary thyroid cancer, an analysis of the Irish National Cancer Registry. Ir J Med Sci. 2017;186(1):89-95. doi:10.1007/s11845-016-1455-1
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Gomez-Rubio P, Zock JP, Rava M, et al. Reduced risk of pancreatic cancer associated with asthma and nasal allergies. Gut. 2017;66(2):314-322. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2015-310442
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Gogarty DS, Lennon P, Deady S, et al. Variation in treatment and outcome in the early stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2017;274(2):953-960. doi:10.1007/s00405-016-4267-z
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Gaynor C, Iqbal M, Comber H, Deady S, McCormick PA. Improving prognosis for patients with hepatocellular carcinoma in Ireland 1994-2008. Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2017;29(2):221-224. doi:10.1097/MEG.0000000000000756
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Coyle C, Morgan E, Drummond FJ, Sharp L, Gavin A. Do men regret prostate biopsy: Results from the PiCTure study. BMC Urol. 2017;17(1):11. doi:10.1186/s12894-016-0194-y
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Hanley JA, Hannigan A, O'Brien KM. Mortality reductions due to mammography screening: Contemporary population-based data. PLOS ONE. 2017;12(12):e0188947. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0188947
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Ali H, Sinnott SJ, Corcoran P, Deady S, Sharp L, Kabir Z. Oral cancer incidence and survival rates in the Republic of Ireland, 1994-2009. BMC Cancer. 2016;16(1):950. doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2839-3
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Cardwell CR, Pottegård A, Vaes E, et al. Propranolol and survival from breast cancer: a pooled analysis of European breast cancer cohorts. Breast Cancer Res. 2016;18(1):119. doi:10.1186/s13058-016-0782-5
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O'Connor M, Waller J, Gallagher P, et al. Exploring women's sensory experiences of undergoing colposcopy and related procedures: implications for preparatory sensory information provision. J Psychosom Obstet Gynaecol. 2016;37(4):137-146. doi:10.1080/0167482X.2016.1197905
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De Camargo Cancela M, Comber H, Sharp L. HR+/Her2- breast cancer in pre-menopausal women: The impact of younger age on clinical characteristics at diagnosis, disease management and survival. Cancer Epidemiol. 2016;45:162-168. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2016.10.019
View article: HR+/Her2- breast cancer in pre-menopausal women: The impact of younger age on clinical characteristics at diagnosis, disease management and survival. -
Coffey L, Mooney O, Dunne S, et al. Cancer survivors' perspectives on adjustment-focused self-management interventions: a qualitative meta-synthesis. J Cancer Surviv. 2016;10(6):1012-1034. doi:10.1007/s11764-016-0546-3
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Clarke N, McNamara D, Kearney PM, O'Morain CA, Shearer N, Sharp L. The role of area-level deprivation and gender in participation in population-based faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer screening. Prev Med. 2016;93:198-203. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.10.012
View article: The role of area-level deprivation and gender in participation in population-based faecal immunochemical test (FIT) colorectal cancer screening. -
Clarke N, Gallagher P, Kearney PM, McNamara D, Sharp L. Impact of gender on decisions to participate in faecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening: a qualitative study. Psychooncology. 2016;25(12):1456-1462. doi:10.1002/pon.4085
View article: Impact of gender on decisions to participate in faecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening: a qualitative study. -
Balfe M, Butow P, O'Sullivan E, Gooberman-Hill R, Timmons A, Sharp L. The financial impact of head and neck cancer caregiving: a qualitative study. Psychooncology. 2016;25(12):1441-1447. doi:10.1002/pon.4079
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Pearce A, Bradley C, Hanly P, et al. Projecting productivity losses for cancer-related mortality 2011 - 2030. BMC Cancer. 2016;16(1):804. doi:10.1186/s12885-016-2854-4
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Hanly P, Maguire R, Balfe M, et al. Burden and happiness in head and neck cancer carers: the role of supportive care needs. Support Care Cancer. 2016;24(10):4283-4291. doi:10.1007/s00520-016-3261-8
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Collins DC, Velázquez-Kennedy K, Deady S, Brady AP, Sweeney P, Power DG. National Incidence, Management and Survival of Urachal Carcinoma. Rare Tumors. 2016;8(3):6257. doi:10.4081/rt.2016.6257
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Comber H, Sharp L, de Camargo Cancela M, Haase T, Johnson H, Pratschke J. Causes and outcomes of emergency presentation of rectal cancer. Int J Cancer. 2016;139(5):1031-1039. doi:10.1002/ijc.30149
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White C, Bakhiet S, Bates M, et al. Triage of LSIL/ASC-US with p16/Ki-67 dual staining and human papillomavirus testing: a 2-year prospective study. Cytopathology. 2016;27(4):269-276. doi:10.1111/cyt.12317
View article: Triage of LSIL/ASC-US with p16/Ki-67 dual staining and human papillomavirus testing: a 2-year prospective study. -
Breugom AJ, Bastiaannet E, Boelens PG, et al. Adjuvant chemotherapy and relative survival of patients with stage II colon cancer - A EURECCA international comparison between the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, Belgium, and Lithuania. Eur J Cancer. 2016;63:110-117. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2016.04.017
View article: Adjuvant chemotherapy and relative survival of patients with stage II colon cancer - A EURECCA international comparison between the Netherlands, Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, Belgium, and Lithuania. -
Balfe M, Maguire R, Hanly P, et al. Distress in long-term head and neck cancer carers: a qualitative study of carers' perspectives. J Clin Nurs. 2016;25(15-16):2317-2327. doi:10.1111/jocn.13242
View article: Distress in long-term head and neck cancer carers: a qualitative study of carers' perspectives.