Peer-reviewed articles

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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