Research Publications and Outputs: Recent submissions

    • Assessing the Potential for Patient-led Surveillance After Treatment of Localized Melanoma (MEL-SELF) A Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial 

      Ackermann, Deonna M; Dieng, Mbatho; Medcalf, Ellie; Jenkins, Marisa C; van Kemenade, Cathelijne H; Janda, Monika; Turner, Robin M; Cust, Anne E; Morton, Rachael L; Irwig, Les; Guitera, Pascale; Soyer, Peter; Mar, Victoria; Hersch, Jolyn; Low, Donald; Low, Cynthia; Saw, Robyn P. M; Scolyer, Richard A; Drabarek, Dorothy; Espinoza, David; Azzi, Anthony; Lilleyman, Alister M; Smit, Amelia K; Murchie, Peter; Thompson, John F; Bell, Katy J.L.
      Published 2022
      Patient-led surveillance is a promising new model of follow-up care following excision of localized melanoma. Objective To determine whether patient-led surveillance in patients with prior localized primary cutaneous ...
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    • What is the prevalence of fear of cancer recurrence in cancer survivors and patients? A systematic review and individual participant data meta-analysis 

      Luigjes-Huizer, Yvonne L; Tauber, Nina M; Humphris, Gerry; Kasparian, Nadine A; Lam, Wendy W T; Lebel, Sophie; Simard, Sébastien; Smith, Allan Ben; Zachariae, Robert; Afiyanti, Yati; Bell, Katy J.L.; Custers, José A E; de Wit, Niek J; Fisher, Peter L; Galica, Jacqueline; Garland, Sheila N; Helsper, Charlies W; Jeppesen, Mette M; Liu, Jianlin; Mititelu, Roxana; Monninkhof, Evelyn M; Russell, Lahiru; Savard, Josée; Speckens, Anne E M; van Helmondt, Sanne J; Vatandoust, Sina; Zdenkowski, Nicholas; van der Lee, Marije L
      Published 2022
      Care for fear of cancer recurrence (FCR) is considered the most common unmet need among cancer survivors. Yet the prevalence of FCR and predisposing factors remain inconclusive. To support targeted care, we provide a ...
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    • High value health care is low carbon health care 

      Barratt, Alexandra; Bell, Katy J.L.; Charlesworth, Kate; McGain, Forbes
      Published 2022
      Culling low value care will cut health care carbon emissions
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    • Trends in Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) testing and prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Australia: A critical analysis 

      Pathirana, Thanya; Sequeira, Rehan; Del Mar, Chris; Dickinson, James A; Armstrong, Bruce; Bell, Katy J.L.; Glasziou, Paul
      Published 2022
      Population trends in PSA testing and prostate cancer incidence do not perfectly correspond. We aimed to better understand relationships between trends in PSA testing, prostate cancer incidence and mortality in Australia ...
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    • The impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes among people at low risk of cardiovascular disease 

      Muscat, Danielle; Cvejic, Erin; Bell, Katy J.L.; Smith, Jenna; Morris, Georgina May; Jansen, Jesse; Thomas, Rae; Bonner, Carissa; Doust, Jenny; McCaffery, Kirsten
      Published 2022
      This study aimed to explore the impact of health literacy on psychosocial and behavioural outcomes for people who were not at high risk of cardiovascular disease receiving a hypothetical blood pressure reading of 135/85 ...
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