The Daffodil Centre: Recent submissions
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Cancer burden and control in Australia: lessons learnt and challenges remaining
Published 2018Cancer has been a major burden of disease for many decades globally. In Australia, cancer was the leading cause of disease burden in 2011. Despite having successfully implemented a number of cancer control initiatives, ...Article -
The Potential Cost-Effectiveness and Equity Impacts of Restricting Television Advertising of Unhealthy Food and Beverages to Australian Children
Published 2018Television (TV) advertising of food and beverages high in fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) influences food preferences and consumption. Children from lower socioeconomic position (SEP) have higher exposure to TV advertising due ...Article -
Modelling health benefits of a sugar sweetened beverage tax across different socioeconomic groups in Australia: a cost-effectiveness analysis study
Published 2017Background A sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax in Mexico has been effective in reducing consumption of SSBs, with larger decreases for low-income households. The health and financial effects across socioeconomic groups ...Article -
Using administrative health data to describe colorectal and lung cancer care in New South Wales, Australia: a validation study
Published 2012BACKGROUND: Monitoring treatment patterns is crucial to improving cancer patient care. Our aim was to determine the accuracy of linked routinely collected administrative health data for monitoring colorectal and lung cancer ...Article