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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Orlandi E, Alfieri S, Simon C, Trama A, Licitra L. Treatment challenges in and outside a network setting: Head and neck cancers. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019;45(1):40-45. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2018.02.007
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Nicolai N, Biasoni D, Catanzaro MA, Colecchia M, Trama A. Testicular germ-cell tumours and penile squamous cell carcinoma: Appropriate management makes the difference. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019;45(1):60-66. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2018.02.006
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Lykoudis PM, Partelli S, Muffatti F, et al. Treatment challenges in and outside a specialist network setting: Pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2019;45(1):46-51. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2017.08.019
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Imbimbo M, Maury JM, Garassino M, Girard N. Mesothelioma and thymic tumors: Treatment challenges in (outside) a network setting. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019;45(1):75-80. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2018.01.078
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Gatta G, Trama A, Capocaccia R, RARECARENet Working Group. Epidemiology of rare cancers and inequalities in oncologic outcomes. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2019;45(1):3-11. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2017.08.018
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O'Brien KM, Mooney T, Fitzpatrick P, Sharp L. Screening status, tumour subtype, and breast cancer survival: a national population-based analysis. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2018;172(1):133-142. doi:10.1007/s10549-018-4877-9
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Flanagan M, Solon J, Chang KH, et al. Peritoneal metastases from extra-abdominal cancer - A population-based study. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2018;44(11):1811-1817. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2018.07.049
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Donnelly DW, Donnelly C, Kearney T, et al. Urinary, bowel and sexual health in older men from Northern Ireland. BJU Int. 2018;122(5):845-857. doi:10.1111/bju.14182
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O'Connor M, O'Leary E, Waller J, et al. Socio-economic variations in anticipated adverse reactions to testing HPV positive: Implications for the introduction of primary HPV-based cervical screening. Prev Med. 2018;115:90-96. doi:10.1016/j.ypmed.2018.08.017
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Dunne S, Coffey L, Sharp L, et al. Barriers to active self-management following treatment for head and neck cancer: Survivors' perspectives. Psychooncology. 2018;27(10):2382-2388. doi:10.1002/pon.4835
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Schliemann D, Donnelly M, Dahlui M, et al. The "Be Cancer Alert Campaign": protocol to evaluate a mass media campaign to raise awareness about breast and colorectal cancer in Malaysia. BMC Cancer. 2018;18(1):881. doi:10.1186/s12885-018-4769-8
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Breugom AJ, Bastiaannet E, Boelens PG, et al. Oncologic treatment strategies and relative survival of patients with stage I-III rectal cancer - A EURECCA international comparison between the Netherlands, Belgium, Denmark, Sweden, England, Ireland, Spain, and Lithuania. European Journal of Surgical Oncology. 2018;44(9):1338-1343. doi:10.1016/j.ejso.2018.05.025
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DuMontier C, Clough-Gorr KM, Silliman RA, Stuck AE, Moser A. Health-Related Quality of Life in a Predictive Model for Mortality in Older Breast Cancer Survivors. J Am Geriatr Soc. 2018;66(6):1115-1122. doi:10.1111/jgs.15340
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Derks MGM, Bastiaannet E, Kiderlen M, et al. Variation in treatment and survival of older patients with non-metastatic breast cancer in five European countries: a population-based cohort study from the EURECCA Breast Cancer Group. Br J Cancer. 2018;119(1):121-129. doi:10.1038/s41416-018-0090-1
View article: Variation in treatment and survival of older patients with non-metastatic breast cancer in five European countries: a population-based cohort study from the EURECCA Breast Cancer Group. -
Sharp L, Redfearn D, Timmons A, Balfe M, Patterson J. Posttraumatic growth in head and neck cancer survivors: Is it possible and what are the correlates? Psychooncology. 2018;27(6):1517-1523. doi:10.1002/pon.4682
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Molina-Montes E, Gomez-Rubio P, Márquez M, et al. Risk of pancreatic cancer associated with family history of cancer and other medical conditions by accounting for smoking among relatives. Int J Epidemiol. 2018;47(2):473-483. doi:10.1093/ije/dyx269
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Pearce A, Sharp L, Hanly P, et al. Productivity losses due to premature mortality from cancer in Brazil, Russia, India, China, and South Africa (BRICS): A population-based comparison. Cancer Epidemiol. 2018;53:27-34. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2017.12.013
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Minicozzi P, Walsh PM, Sánchez MJ, et al. Is low survival for cancer in Eastern Europe due principally to late stage at diagnosis? Eur J Cancer. 2018;93:127-137. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2018.01.084
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Maguire R, Hanly P, Drummond FJ, Gavin A, Sharp L. Expecting the worst? The relationship between retrospective and prospective appraisals of illness on quality of life in prostate cancer survivors. Psychooncology. 2018;27(4):1237-1243. doi:10.1002/pon.4660
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Feller A, Schmidlin K, Bordoni A, et al. Socioeconomic and demographic inequalities in stage at diagnosis and survival among colorectal cancer patients: evidence from a Swiss population-based study. Cancer Med. 2018;7(4):1498-1510. doi:10.1002/cam4.1385
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Allemani C, Matsuda T, Di Carlo V, et al. Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37?513?025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries. Lancet. 2018;391(10125):1023-1075. doi:10.1016/S0140-6736(17)33326-3
View article: Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37?513?025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries. -
Sacchetto L, Zanetti R, Comber H, et al. Trends in incidence of thick, thin and in situ melanoma in Europe. Eur J Cancer. 2018;92:108-118. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2017.12.024
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Balfe M, O'Brien KM, Timmons A, et al. Informal caregiving in head and neck cancer: caregiving activities and psychological well-being. Eur J Cancer Care (Engl). 2018;27(2):e12520. doi:10.1111/ecc.12520
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Kelly M, O'Brien KM, Lucey M, Clough-Gorr K, Hannigan A. Indicators for early assessment of palliative care in lung cancer patients: a population study using linked health data. BMC Palliative Care. 2018;17(1):37. doi:10.1186/s12904-018-0285-5
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Sharp L, O'Leary E, O'Ceilleachair A, Skally M, Hanly P. Financial Impact of Colorectal Cancer and Its Consequences: Associations Between Cancer-Related Financial Stress and Strain and Health-Related Quality of Life. Dis Colon Rectum. 2018;61(1):27-35. doi:10.1097/DCR.0000000000000923
View article: Financial Impact of Colorectal Cancer and Its Consequences: Associations Between Cancer-Related Financial Stress and Strain and Health-Related Quality of Life.