The Daffodil Centre: Recent submissions
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The potential of imaging techniques as a screening tool for colorectal cancer: a cost-effectiveness analysis
Published 2016OBJECTIVE: Imaging may be promising for colorectal cancer (CRC) screening, since it has test characteristics comparable with colonoscopy but is less invasive. We aimed to assess the potential of CT colonography (CTC) and ...Article -
Changing Trends in Vulvar Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates in Australia Since 1982.
Published 2015BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to assess trends in vulvar cancer incidence and mortality in Australia. METHODS: Case numbers for invasive carcinoma of the vulva (1982-2009) and vulvar cancer deaths (1982-2011) ...Article -
Impact of HPV sample self-collection for underscreened women in the renewed Cervical Screening Program.
Published 2016Summary Objectives: In 2017, the National Cervical Screening Program in Australia will transition to 5-yearly primary HPV screening for all women, irrespective of human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination status. As an adjunct ...Article -
Novel setting for addressing tobacco-related disparities: a survey of community welfare organization smoking policies, practices and attitudes
Published 2012Research in the United States and Australia acknowledges the potential of non-government social and community service organizations (SCSOs) for reaching socially disadvantaged smokers. This study aimed to describe SCSO ...Article -
Utilizing national patient-register data to control for comorbidity in prognostic studies
Published 2014OBJECTIVE: To construct an updated comorbidity index (Patient Register Index [PRI]) using national data collections from Norway and compare its predictive ability of 1-year mortality with the Charlson Comorbidity Index ...Article