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 19 November 2019
Source:
Med J Aust , 212 (3), 121-125
Survivors of childhood cancer remain at increased risk of a second primary cancer well into adulthood.
Published date 21 October 2019
Recent hospital diagnosis data were valid for identifying incident cases for six of the twelve most common cancer types.
Published date 09 October 2019
Strategies are needed to overcome shortfalls in radiotherapy use and improve patient outcomes.
Published date 04 October 2019
Caution should be used when using breast cancer risk prediction models for women with a family history but negative BRCA1 &/or BRCA2 mutation test results.
Published date 03 October 2019
Few long-term prostate cancer survivors use diet or exercise to help with their prostate cancer, despite evidence supporting its use to improve quality of life.
Published date 02 October 2019
Source:
Cancer Res , 80 (1), 116-125
Physical activity may reduce breast cancer risk by about 20% for women across the risk continuum, including those at higher-than-average risk.
Published date 20 September 2019
Our results suggest that to improve the utility of distress cancer screening it may be important to include assessment of survivor views about their symptoms.
Published date 11 September 2019
The incidence of soft tissue sarcomas is increasing in Australia, most noticeably in those aged over 70 years.
Published date 04 September 2019
Prostate cancer incidence and mortality rates have declined or stabilised during recent years in many countries, particularly in high-income countries.
Published date 28 August 2019
RD-staging provided the greatest stage data completeness & alignment to AJCC-TNM for prostate cancers, followed by breast, then melanoma & lung cancers.
