Faculty of Medicine and Health: Recent submissions
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The Effect of Supplemental Imaging on Interval Cancer Rates in Mammography Screening: Systematic Review
Published 2022Supplemental screening with MRI or ultrasound increases cancer detection rate (CDR) in women with standard screening mammography. Whether it also reduces interval cancer rate (ICR) is unclear. This study reviewed the ...Open AccessArticle -
The financial implications of investigating false-positive and true-positive mammograms in a national breast cancer screening program
Published 2022ObjectivesTo determine the total annual screening and further-investigation costs of investigating false-positive and true-positive mammograms in the Australian population breast-screening program.MethodsThis economic ...Open AccessArticle -
Approaches to prioritising research for clinical trial networks: a scoping review
Published 2022Background Prioritisation of clinical trials ensures that the research conducted meets the needs of stakeholders, makes the best use of resources and avoids duplication. The aim of this review was to identify and critically ...Open AccessArticle -
Strategies to Improve Adherence to Skin Self-examination and Other Self-management Practices in People at High Risk of Melanoma: A Scoping Review of Randomized Clinical Trials
Published 2023Importance: Adherence, both in research trials and in clinical practice, is crucial to the success of interventions. There is limited guidance on strategies to increase adherence and the measurement and reporting of adherence ...Open AccessArticle -
Can patient-led surveillance detect subsequent new primary or recurrent melanomas and reduce the need for routinely scheduled follow up? Statistical analysis plan for the MEL-SELF randomised controlled trial
Published 2022Background: The MEL-SELF trial is a randomised controlled trial of patient-led surveillance compared to clinician-led surveillance in people treated for localised cutaneous melanoma (stage 0, I, II). The primary trial aim ...Open AccessArticle