Peer-reviewed articles

de Camargo Cancela M, Comber H, Sharp L. Which women with breast cancer do, and do not, undergo receptor status testing? A population-based study. Cancer Epidemiology; New York. 2015;39(5):778-782. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2015.08.006

Medani S, O'Kelly P, O'Brien KM, Mohan P, Magee C, Conlon P. Bladder cancer in renal allograft recipients: risk factors and outcomes. Transplant Proc. 2014;46(10):3466-3473. doi:10.1016/j.transproceed.2014.06.075

Clarke N, Sharp L, Osborne A, Kearney PM. Comparison of uptake of colorectal cancer screening based on faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in males and females: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Published online November 6, 2014:cebp.0774.2014. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0774

Walsh PM, Byrne J, Kelly M, McDevitt J, Comber H. Socioeconomic Disparity in Survival after Breast Cancer in Ireland: Observational Study. PLoS ONE. 2014;9(11):e111729. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0111729

Maguire R, Hanly P, Hyland P, Sharp L. Understanding Caregiver Burden in Colorectal Cancer: What Role Do Patient And Carer Factors Play? Value Health. 2014;17(7):A660. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2418

Hanly P, Maguire R, Hyland P, Sharp L. Carer Perceived Burden as a Predictor of Health-Related Quality of Life: The Case of Colorectal Cancer. Value Health. 2014;17(7):A650. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2363

Burns RM, Leal J, Wolstenhome J, et al. The Burden of Health Care Costs Associated with Prostate Cancer in Ireland. Value Health. 2014;17(7):A627. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.2237

Burns RM, Leal J, Wolstenhome J, et al. Adopting an Evidence Synthesis Approach for Assessing Cost-Effectiveness of Screening Strategies for Prostate Cancer in Ireland. Value Health. 2014;17(7):A552-553. doi:10.1016/j.jval.2014.08.1807

Sharp L, Deady S, Gallagher P, et al. The magnitude and characteristics of the population of cancer survivors: using population-based estimates of cancer prevalence to inform service planning for survivorship care. BMC Cancer. 2014;14(1):767. doi:10.1186/1471-2407-14-767

Burns RM, Sharp L, Sullivan FJ, Deady SE, Drummond FJ, O?Neill C. Factors Driving Inequality in Prostate Cancer Survival: A Population Based Study. PLoS ONE. 2014;9(9):e106456. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0106456

Thomas AA, Gallagher P, O'Céilleachair A, Pearce A, Sharp L, Molcho M. Distance from treating hospital and colorectal cancer survivors' quality of life: a gendered analysis. Support Care Cancer. Published online September 2, 2014:1-11. doi:10.1007/s00520-014-2407-9

Sharp L, McDevitt J, Carsin AE, Brown C, Comber H. Smoking at diagnosis is an independent prognostic factor for cancer-specific survival in head and neck cancer: findings from a large, population-based, study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. Published online August 15, 2014:cebp.0311.2014. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-14-0311

Siesling S, Louwman WJ, Kwast A, et al. Uses of cancer registries for public health and clinical research in Europe: Results of the European Network of Cancer Registries survey among 161 population-based cancer registries during 2010-2012. European Journal of Cancer. 2014;0(0). doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2014.07.016

Cotton SC, Sharp L, Little J, et al. A normal colposcopy examination fails to provide psychological reassurance for women who have had low-grade abnormal cervical cytology. Cytopathology. Published online August 1, 2014:178-187. doi:10.1111/cyt.12173

Pearce A, Timmons A, O'Sullivan E, et al. Long-term workforce participation patterns following head and neck cancer. J Cancer Surviv. Published online July 25, 2014:1-10. doi:10.1007/s11764-014-0382-2

Hanly P, Soerjomataram I, Sharp L. Measuring the societal burden of cancer: The cost of lost productivity due to premature cancer-related mortality in Europe. Int J Cancer. 2014;136(4):E136-45. doi:10.1002/ijc.29105

Thomas AA, Timmons A, Molcho M, et al. Quality of life in urban and rural settings: A study of head and neck cancer survivors. Oral Oncology. 2014;50(7):676-682. doi:10.1016/j.oraloncology.2014.03.007

O'Toole A, Walsh P, Keegan D, et al. Mortality in inflammatory bowel disease patients under 65 years of age. Scand J Gastroenterol. 2014;49(7):814-819. doi:10.3109/00365521.2014.907824

Cruickshank M, Cotton S, Sharp L, et al. Management of women with low grade cytology: how reassuring is a normal colposcopy examination? BJOG. Published online June 20, 2014. doi:10.1111/1471-0528.12932

Flahavan EM, Drummond FJ, Bennett K, Barron TI, Sharp L. Prostate specific antigen testing is associated with men's psychological and physical health and their healthcare utilisation in a nationally representative sample: a cross-sectional study. BMC Fam Pract. 2014;15:121. doi:10.1186/1471-2296-15-121

O'Connor M, Murphy J, Martin C, O'Leary J, Sharp L. Motivators for women to attend cervical screening: the influential role of GPs. Family Practice. Published online June 12, 2014:cmu029. doi:10.1093/fampra/cmu029

Hanly P, Pearce A, Sharp L. The cost of premature cancer-related mortality: a review and assessment of the evidence. Expert Review of Pharmacoeconomics & Outcomes Research. 2014;14(3):355-377. doi:10.1586/14737167.2014.909287

Lonergan BJ, Meaney S, Perry IJ, et al. Smokers Still Underestimate the Risks Posed by Secondhand Smoke: A Repeated Cross-sectional Study. Nicotine Tob Res. 2014;16(8):1121-1128. doi:10.1093/ntr/ntu046

Sheridan J, Walsh P, Kevans D, et al. Determinants of short- and long-term survival from colorectal cancer in very elderly patients. J Geriatr Oncol. Published online May 18, 2014. doi:10.1016/j.jgo.2014.04.005

Bannon FJ, McCaughan JA, Traynor C, et al. Surveillance of Nonmelanoma Skin Cancer Incidence Rates in Kidney Transplant Recipients in Ireland. Transplantation. Published online May 3, 2014. doi:10.1097/TP.0000000000000115