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Adult body size, sexual history and adolescent sexual development, may predict risk of developing prostate cancer: Results from the New South Wales Lifestyle and Evaluation of Risk Study (CLEAR).
Nair-Shalliker V; Yap S; Nunez C; Egger S; Rodger J; Patel M; O'Connell DL; Sitas F; Armstrong BK; Smith DPPublished 2017Prostate cancer (PC) is the most common non-cutaneous cancer in men worldwide. The relationships between PC and possible risk factors for PC cases (n = 1,181) and male controls (n = 875) from the New South Wales (NSW) ...Article -
Age, health, and education determine supportive care needs of men younger than 70 years with prostate cancer
Smith DP; Supramaniam R; King MT; Ward J; Berry M; Armstrong BKPublished 2007PURPOSE: It is important to meet the supportive care needs of cancer patients to ensure their satisfaction with their care. A population-wide sample of men younger than 70 years and newly diagnosed with prostate cancer was ...Article -
Are Aboriginal people more likely to be diagnosed with more advanced cancer?
Gibberd A; Supramaniam R; Dillon A; Armstrong BK; O'Connell DLPublished 2015Objective: To determine whether Aboriginal people in New South Wales were diagnosed with more advanced cancer than non-Aboriginal people. Design, setting and participants: Cross-sectional study of cancer cases, excluding ...Article -
Assessing the impact of socio-economic status on cancer survival in New South Wales, Australia 1996-2001
Yu XQ; O'Connell DL; Gibberd RW; Armstrong BKPublished 2008OBJECTIVE: To assess the impact of socio-economic status (SES) on cancer survival in the state of New South Wales (NSW), Australia. METHODS: Patients diagnosed with one of 13 major cancers during 1992-2000 in NSW were ...Article -
The association between personal sun exposure, serum vitamin D and global methylation in human lymphocytes in a population of healthy adults in South Australia
Nair-Shalliker V; Dhillon V; Clements M; Armstrong BK; Fenech MPublished 2014BACKGROUND: There is a positive association between solar UV exposure and micronucleus frequency in peripheral blood lymphocytes (PBL) and this association may be stronger when serum vitamin D (25(OH)D) levels are ...Article -
The association of ultraviolet radiation-B (305 nm), season of diagnosis, and latitude on the survival outcome of prostate cancer in the high UV environment of Australia
Nair-Shalliker V; Smith DP; Egger S; Clements MS; Rahman MB; Armstrong BKPublished 2013BACKGROUND: Positive associations between sun exposure and cancer survival have been observed in regions of high latitudes, where ambient solar ultraviolet (SUV) radiation is generally low. PURPOSE: We examined the effects ...Article -
Associations between sun sensitive pigmentary genes, and serum prostate specific antigen levels
Nair-Shalliker V; Egger S; Chrzanowska A; Mason R; Waite L; Le Couteur D; Seibel MJ; Handelsman DJ; Cumming R; Smith DP; Armstrong BKPublished 2018Background Melanoma and prostate cancer may share risk factors. This study examined the association between serum PSA levels, which is a risk factor for prostate cancer, and variants in some melanoma-associated pigmentary ...Article -
Authors' reply to: Sun exposure may increase risk of prostate cancer in the high UV environment of New South Wales, Australia: A case–control study
Nair-Shalliker V; Smith DP; Egger S; Hughes A; Kaldor JM; Clements M; Kricker A; Armstrong BKPublished 2012Other -
BRCA2 mutations in a population-based series of patients with ocular melanoma
Scott RJ; Vajdic CM; Armstrong BK; Ainsworth CJ; Meldrum CJ; Aitken JF; Kricker APublished 2002We studied the BRCA2 gene for germline mutations in 71 of 99 patients (72%) with ocular melanoma who were diagnosed consecutively in Australia in 1997 and 1998. Patients considered for our study fulfilled one of the following ...Article -
Breast cancer in New South Wales in 1972-1995: tumor size and the impact of mammographic screening
Kricker A; Farac K; Smith DP; Sweeny A; McCredie M; Armstrong BKPublished 1999To examine the use of mammographic screening in women in New South Wales (NSW), we measured uptake of initial mammograms and estimated the proportions of breast cancers that were screen detected. To see if mammographic ...Article -
Breast conservation, mastectomy and axillary surgery in New South Wales women in 1992 and 1995
Kricker A; Haskill J; Armstrong BKPublished 2001To measure the increase in uptake of BCT in NSW and its determinants, we examined Cancer Registry records of 2020 women with breast cancer in 1992 and 2883 in 1995 linked to records of their surgical treatment in the NSW ...Article -
Cancer burden in China: a Bayesian approach
Chen W; Armstrong BK; Zheng R; Zhang S; Yu XQ; Clements MPublished 2014BACKGROUND: Cancer is a serious health issue in China, but accurate national counts for cancer incidence are not currently available. Knowledge of the cancer burden is necessary for national cancer control planning. In ...Article -
Cancer in Indigenous Australians: a review
Condon JR; Armstrong BK; Barnes A; Cunningham JPublished 2003OBJECTIVES: To summarize for the first time evidence of the impact of cancer on Indigenous Australians. METHODS: Medline search of peer-reviewed scientific journals, and extensive search of reports of government agencies, ...Article -
Cancer patients' preferences for written prognostic information provided outside the clinical context
Davey HM; Butow PN; Armstrong BKPublished 2003Cancer patients' preferences for written prognostic information independent of the clinical context have not previously been investigated. This study aimed to assist a state cancer organisation to provide information to ...Article -
Cervical cancer screening in Middle Eastern and Asian migrants to Australia: A record linkage study
Aminisani N; Armstrong BK; Canfell KPublished 2012Background. Australia's organized cervical screening program recommends two-yearly screening for women aged 18-69 years and reminder letters are sent at 27 months. Cervical screening registers hold comprehensive information ...Article -
Chromosomal gains and losses in ocular melanoma detected by comparative genomic hybridization in an Australian population-based study
Vajdic CM; Hutchins AM; Kricker A; Aitken JF; Armstrong BK; Hayward NK; Armes JEPublished 2003To define the location of potential oncogenes and tumor suppressor genes in ocular melanoma we carried out comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) analysis on a population-based series of 25 formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded ...Article
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