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 01 August 2016
This melanoma risk prediction model performs well and may be useful in prevention interventions reliant on a risk assessment using self-assessed risk factors.
Published date 01 August 2016
Impact of geographic area level on measuring socioeconomic disparities in cancer survival in New Sou
Classifying patient socioeconomic status by the widely used Australian geographic unit, Local Government Area, underestimates survival disparities for several cancers compared to when socioeconomic status is classified at the geographically smaller census Collection District level.
Published date 01 August 2016
Pancreatic cancer patients treated by surgeons who performed <4 resections/year were more likely to die from a surgical complication, had higher 1-year mortality, and worse overall survival.
Published date 01 August 2016
Temporal changes in loss of life expectancy due to cancer in Australia: a flexible parametric approa
In Australia, persons diagnosed with cancer have a steadily improving outlook in life expectancy.
Published date 01 August 2016
Prevalence and factors related to smoking and smoking cessation 6 months following a cancer diagnosi
Of recent Australian cancer survivors, 14 % report continued smoking.
Published date 01 August 2016
Iatrogenic immunosuppression and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in solid organ transplantation: A popu
Differences in immunosuppression may explain variation in non-Hodgkin lymphoma incidence by organ type.
Published date 01 August 2016
Breslow Thickness Measurements of Melanomas Around American Joint Committee on Cancer Staging Cut-Of
This study demonstrated imprecision in Breslow thickness measurements of melanoma and its significant impact on staging.
Published date 29 July 2016
Individual level covariate adjusted conditional autoregressive (indiCAR) model for disease mapping suggests the presence of important variation in the management of cancer patients across NSW.
Published date 01 July 2016
Diagnosis and clinical management of melanoma patients at higher risk of a new primary melanoma: A p
Clinical management of melanoma patients at high risk of a subsequent primary melanoma was more likely to conform to clinical practice guidelines for diagnosis and skin surveillance than to melanoma patients at lower risk.
Published date 01 July 2016
Validation of administrative hospital data for identifying incident pancreatic and periampullary can
Pancreatic and periampullary cancer cases and resection use can be ascertained from linked hospital admission data with sufficient validity for informing aspects of health service delivery and system-level monitoring.