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• Potential inequities in availability of care from breast care nurses: a qualitative study reporting the experiences and perspectives of women with metastatic breast cancer in Australia. 

  Smith, Andrea; Boyle, Fran; Lewis, Sophie

  Published 2022

  Abstract Background: International consensus guidelines recommend patients with metastatic breast cancer have access to a nurse experienced in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. This study aimed to explore women’s ...

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• How will transitioning from cytology to HPV testing change the balance between the benefits and harms of cervical cancer screening? Estimates of the impact on cervical cancer, treatment rates and adverse obstetric outcomes in Australia, a high vaccination coverage country 

  Velentzis LS; Caruana M; Simms KT; Lew JB; Shi JF; Saville M; Canfell K; Smith MA; Lord SJ; Tan J; Bateson D; Quinn M

  Published 2017

  Primary HPV screening enables earlier diagnosis of cervical lesions compared to cytology, however, its effect on the risk of treatment and adverse obstetric outcomes has not been extensively investigated. We estimated the ...

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• Patterns of care and emergency presentations for people with non-small cell lung cancer in New South Wales, Australia: A population-based study 

  Yap S; Goldsbury DE; Yap ML; Yuill S; Rankin N; Weber MF; Canfell K; O'Connell DL

  Published 2018

  Introduction Little is known about population-wide emergency presentations and patterns of care for people diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in Australia. We examined patients’ characteristics associated ...

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• A revision of sexual mixing matrices in models of sexually transmitted infection 

  Walker R; Nickson C; Lew JB; Smith MA; Canfell K

  Published 2012

  Two sexual mixing matrices previously used in models of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) are intended to calculate the probability of sexual interaction between age groups and sexual behaviour subgroups. When these ...

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• Impact of the National Cervical Screening Programme in New Zealand by age: analysis of cervical cancer trends 1985-2013 in all women and in Māori women 

  Smith MA; Edwards S; Canfell K

  Published 2017

  Background New Zealand is an example of a country with a well-established cytology-based screening program. New Zealand’s National Cervical Screening Programme (NCSP) commenced in 1990, and recommends three-yearly ...

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