Publications and reports
Below is a list of publications that use data held by the Cancer Institute NSW.
This includes:
- NSW Cancer Registry
- NSW Clinical Cancer Registry (2008–2012)
- BreastScreen NSW
- NSW Pap Test Register
- Cancer Institute Tobacco Tracking Survey
Published date 09 March 2018
Source:
Sci Rep. 2018 Mar 9;8(1):4261.
Factors strongly associated with having a prostate specific antigen (PSA) test to detect prostate cancer included: having greater than 27 general practitioner consultations, benign prostatic hyperplasia treatment and being aged between 60 and 69 years.
Published date 07 March 2018
Factors associated with the use of complementary and alternative medicines for prostate cancer by lo
About one in six long term prostate cancer survivors used complementary and alternative medicines therapies for their prostate cancer.
Published date 07 March 2018
The Effect of Vasectomy Reversal on Prostate Cancer Risk: International Meta-Analysis of 684,660 Men
There is no evidence of a link between vasectomy and prostate cancer.
Published date 06 March 2018
A healthy weight and vigorous activity are essential to reduce colon cancer risk since these factors may be independent of each other.
Published date 01 March 2018
Mammography image quality and evidence based practice: Analysis of the demonstration of the inframam
Analysis of the demonstration of the inframammary angle using selected paired digital mammograms performed by BreastScreen NSW indicates clinically achievable rates well below that required for compliance to known worldwide accreditation standards for screening mammography.
Published date 01 February 2018
The Toronto Guidelines provide a highly functional framework that can be used to assign cancer stage at diagnosis for most childhood cancers.
Published date 30 January 2018
Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records
CONCORD-3 updates the worldwide surveillance of cancer survival to 2014.
Published date 26 January 2018
Australian Adolescents and Young Adults-Trends in Cancer Incidence, Mortality, and Survival Over Thr
Overall decreases in cancer incidence and mortality in Australian adolescents and young adults are encouraging, however, consistently high mortality and poor survival for some cancers remain concerning.
Published date 22 January 2018
Care experiences of Australian Adolescents and Young Adults (AYAs) were generally positive. Attending youth cancer services was associated with better communication and supportive care experiences, however only a third of the AYAs attended these.
Published date 08 January 2018
Supporting a person diagnosed with haematological cancer correlates with a high level of unmet needs. Support persons living in rural areas are more likely to report finance-related unmet need than their urban counterparts.
