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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 -
Assessment of content validity for patient-reported outcome measures used in patients with non-muscle invasive bladder cancer: a systematic review
Rutherford C; Patel MI; Tait M; Smith DP; Costa DSJ; King MTPublished 2018Objective Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a chronic condition requiring ongoing treatment and endoscopic examinations that are frequent and can be life-long. To ensure the comprehensive assessment of the ...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 -
The ban on phenacetin is associated with changes in the incidence trends of upper-urinary tract cancers in Australia
Antoni S; Soerjomataram I; Moore S; Ferlay J; Sitas F; Smith DP; Forman DPublished 2014BACKGROUND: Phenacetin is an analgesic that causes renal diseases and cancers of the upper-urinary tract (UUT). It was banned in most countries from the late 1960s. This study aimed to evaluate, for the first time, the ...Article -
Benefits, harms and cost-effectiveness of cancer screening in Australia: an overview of modelling estimates
Lew J-B; Feletto E; Wade SL; Caruana M; Kang Y-J; Nickson C; Simms K; Procopio P; Taylor N; Worthington J; Smith DP; Canfell KPublished 2019-07Introduction: There are three government-funded population-based screening programs in Australia – the national breast cancer screening program (BreastScreen Australia), the National Cervical Screening Program (NCSP), and ...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 cancer survival in NSW in 1973 to 1995
Supramaniam R; Smith DP; Coates M; Hayes L; Armstrong BPublished 1998Statistical Report, Research -
Cancer incidence and mortality in people aged less than 75 years: changes in Australia over the period 1987-2007
Sitas F; O'Connell DL; Smith MA; Armstrong K; Yu XQ; Canfell K; Robotin M; Feletto E; Penman A; Gibberd A; Kahn C; Weber MF; Chiew M; Supramaniam R; Velentzis L; Nickson C; Smith DPPublished 2013BACKGROUND: Australia has one of the highest rates of cancer incidence worldwide and, despite improving survival, cancer continues to be a major public health problem. Our aim was to provide simple summary measures of ...Article -
Cancer Maps for New South Wales 1998 to 2002
Bois JP; Clements M; Yu XQ; Supramaniam R; Smith DP; Bovaird S; O'Connell DLPublished 2007Report, Research -
Cancer maps for New South Wales? Variation by local government area 1991 to 1995.
Lewis N; Nguyen H; Smith DP; Coates M; Armstrong BPublished 1999Report, Research -
Cancer screening among migrants in an Australian cohort; cross-sectional analyses from the 45 and Up Study
Weber MF; Banks E; Smith DP; O'Connell DL; Sitas FPublished 2009ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Limited evidence suggests that people from non-English speaking backgrounds in Australia have lower than average rates of participation in cancer screening programs. The objective of this study was ...Article -
Cancer survival, incidence and mortality by Area Health Service in NSW 1994 to 2000
Yu XQ; O'Connell DL; Gibberd R; Smith DP; Armstrong BPublished 2003Report, Research -
Cancer-related hospitalisations and ‘unknown’ stage prostate cancer: a population-based record linkage study
Luo Q; Yu XQ; Smith DP; Goldsbury DE; Cooke-Yarborough C; Patel M; O'Connell DLPublished 2017Objectives: To identify reasons for prostate cancer stage being recorded as ‘unknown’ in Australia’s largest population-based cancer registry. Design: Prospective population-based cohort. Setting: New South Wales (NSW) is ...Article -
Characteristics of cases with unknown stage prostate cancer in a population-based cancer registry
Luo Q; Yu XQ; Cooke-Yarborough C; Smith DP; O'Connell DLPublished 2014BACKGROUND: The New South Wales Central Cancer Registry (NSW CCR) is the only population-based cancer registry in Australia that has routinely collected summary stage at diagnosis since its inception in 1972. However, a ...Article -
Clinician-led improvement in cancer care (CLICC) - testing a multifaceted implementation strategy to increase evidence-based prostate cancer care: phased randomised controlled trial - study protocol
Brown BB; Young J; Smith DP; Kneebone AB; Brooks AJ; Xhilaga M; Dominello A; O'Connell DL; Haines MPublished 2012BACKGROUND: Clinical practice guidelines have been widely developed and disseminated with the aim of improving healthcare processes and patient outcomes but the uptake of evidence-based practice remains haphazard. There ...Article -
A comprehensive evaluation of bladder cancer epidemiology and outcomes in Australia
Cheluvappa R; Smith DP; Cerimagic S; Patel MIPublished 2014OBJECTIVE: To review bladder cancer statistics and management in Australia and identify gaps for future work here. METHODS: Evidence was reviewed from GLOBOCAN 2008v2.0, Pubmed, and conference presentations. We also use ...Article -
A conceptual framework for patient-reported outcomes in non-muscle invasive bladder cancer
Rutherford C; Costa DJ; King MT; Smith DP; Patel MPublished 2017Purpose Non-muscle invasive bladder cancer (NMIBC) is a chronic condition requiring repeated treatment and endoscopic examinations that can be life-long. In this context, health-related quality of life (HRQOL) is important ...Article
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