Peer-reviewed articles

O’Connor M, O’Leary E, Waller J, et al. Trends in, and predictors of, anxiety and specific worries following colposcopy: a 12-month longitudinal study. Psycho-Oncology. Published online 2016:597-604. doi:10.1002/pon.3980

Balfe M, O’Brien K, Timmons A, et al. The unmet supportive care needs of long-term head and neck cancer caregivers in the extended survivorship period. J Clin Nurs. 2016;25(11-12):1576-1586. doi:10.1111/jocn.13140

Bhatt N, Deady S, Gillis A, et al. Epidemiological study of soft-tissue sarcomas in Ireland. Cancer Med. 2016;5(1):129-135. doi:10.1002/cam4.547

McDevitt J, Cancela M de C, Kelly M, Comber H, Sharp L. Tracheostomy and infection prolong length of stay in hospital after surgery for head and neck cancer: a population based study. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2016;121(1):22-28.e1. doi:10.1016/j.oooo.2015.08.004

Sharp L, Cotton S, Cruickshank M, et al. Impact of post-colposcopy management on women’s long-term worries: results from the UK population-based TOMBOLA trial. J Fam Plann Reprod Health Care. 2016;42(1):43-51. doi:10.1136/jfprhc-2015-101170

Pratschke J, Haase T, Comber H, Sharp L, de Camargo Cancela M, Johnson H. Mechanisms and mediation in survival analysis: towards an integrated analytical framework. BMC Med Res Methodol. 2016;16:27. doi:10.1186/s12874-016-0130-6

Balfe M, O’ Brien K, Timmons A, et al. What factors are associated with posttraumatic growth in head and neck cancer carers? Eur J Oncol Nurs. 2016;21:31-37. doi:10.1016/j.ejon.2015.11.005

Lennon P, Deady S, Healy ML, et al. Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma: Failure of conventional therapy but hope of targeted therapy. Head Neck. 2016;38 Suppl 1:E1122-1129. doi:10.1002/hed.24170

Drummond FJ, O’Leary E, Gavin A, Kinnear H, Sharp L. Mode of prostate cancer detection is associated with the psychological wellbeing of survivors: results from the PiCTure study. Support Care Cancer. 2016;24(5):2297-2307. doi:10.1007/s00520-015-3033-x

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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