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List of works by Christobel Saunders

'Biggest factors in having cancer were costs and no entitlement to compensation'-The determinants of out-of-pocket costs for cancer care through the lenses of rural and outer metropolitan Western Australians

scientific article published on 01 December 2020

'If I Had Someone Looking Over My Shoulder…': Exploration of Advice Received and Factors Influencing Physical Activity Among Non-metropolitan Cancer Survivors

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

A Standard Set of Value-Based Patient-Centered Outcomes for Breast Cancer: The International Consortium for Health Outcomes Measurement (ICHOM) Initiative.

scientific article published on 29 December 2016

A Systematic Review of Women's Knowledge of Screening Mammography

scientific article published on 27 August 2018

A comparison of surgical and radiotherapy breast cancer therapy utilization in Canada (British Columbia), Scotland (Dundee), and Australia (Western Australia) with models of "optimal" therapy.

scientific article published on 16 March 2012

A comparison of systemic breast cancer therapy utilization in Canada (British Columbia), Scotland (Dundee), and Australia (Western Australia) with models of “optimal” therapy

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A pilot study of routine screening for distress by a nurse and psychologist in an outpatient haematological oncology clinic

scientific article published on 24 September 2016

A systematic review of intraoperative radiotherapy in early breast cancer

scientific article published on June 2004

Acceptability and utility of, and preference for wearable activity trackers amongst non-metropolitan cancer survivors

scientific article published in PLoS ONE

An international randomised controlled trial to compare TARGeted Intraoperative radioTherapy (TARGIT) with conventional postoperative radiotherapy after breast-conserving surgery for women with early-stage breast cancer (the TARGIT-A trial).

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Analysis of cancer risk and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation prevalence in the kConFab familial breast cancer resource

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Arm morbidity of axillary dissection with sentinel node biopsy versus delayed axillary dissection.

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Ascertaining invasive breast cancer cases; the validity of administrative and self-reported data sources in Australia

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Assessment of repeated reference measurements to inform the validity of optical breast spectroscopy

Australian general practitioners' preferences for managing the care of people diagnosed with cancer

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Author reply

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

BCCT.core - can a computer program be used for the assessment of aesthetic outcome after breast reconstructive surgery?

scientific article published on 17 June 2012

Beliefs and perceptions about the causes of breast cancer: a case-control study.

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Breast Tissue Composition and Immunophenotype and Its Relationship with Mammographic Density in Women at High Risk of Breast Cancer

scientific article published on 25 June 2015

Breast cancer and pregnancy: a diagnostic and management dilemma.

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Breast cancer in young women and its impact on reproductive function

scientific article published on 27 January 2009

Breast cancer recurrence following active treatment: determining its incidence in the NSW population

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Breast cancer risk and the interaction between adolescent body size and weight gain in later life: A case-control study

scientific article published on 31 October 2016

Breast disease in Timor-Leste

scientific article published on 16 February 2020

Breast localization techniques and margin definitions used by Australian and New Zealand surgeons.

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Breast surgeons' perceptions and attitudes towards contralateral prophylactic mastectomy

scientific article published on 8 October 2012

Breath mass ion biomarkers of breast cancer

scientific article published on 19 December 2016

Calcium channel blockers and breast cancer incidence: An updated systematic review and meta-analysis of the evidence

scientific article published on 31 August 2017

Camera-based optical palpation

scientific article published on 29 September 2020

Can axillary dissection be avoided in selected patients with breast cancer?

scientific article published on 01 December 2001

Clinical consultations and investigations before and after discontinuation of endocrine therapy in women with primary breast cancer.

scientific article published on 26 July 2017

Clinical feasibility of optical coherence micro-elastography for imaging tumor margins in breast-conserving surgery

scientific article published on 19 November 2018

Clinical implications of circulating tumor cells of breast cancer patients: role of epithelial-mesenchymal plasticity

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Combined associations of a polygenic risk score and classical risk factors with breast cancer risk

scientific article published on 02 May 2020

Commentary: Bilateral risk-reducing mastectomy is the safest strategy in BRCA1 carriers

scientific article published on 31 January 2017

Correction to: Exercise following breast cancer: exploratory survival analyses of two randomised, controlled trials.

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Cosmesis and Breast-Related Quality of Life Outcomes After Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Early Breast Cancer: A Substudy of the TARGIT-A Trial

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Cosmetic outcome as rated by patients, doctors, nurses and BCCT.core software assessed over 5 years in a subset of patients in the TARGIT-A Trial.

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Decision making, psychological wellbeing and psychosocial outcomes for high risk women who choose to undergo bilateral prophylactic mastectomy - A review of the literature.

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Defining Quality Indicators for Breast Device Surgery: Using Registries for Global Benchmarking

scientific article published on 19 August 2019

Development and Evaluation of an Information Booklet about Breast Cancer and Early Menopause

scientific article published on 20 November 2011

Development and Pilot Testing of a Fertility Decision Aid for Young Women Diagnosed with Early Breast Cancer

scientific article published on 6 December 2010

Development of a peer-review framework for cancer multidisciplinary meetings

scientific article published on 20 January 2017

Diagnosing cancer in the bush: a mixed methods study of GP and specialist diagnostic intervals in rural Western Australia

scientific article published on 22 May 2013

Diagnosing cancer in the bush: a mixed-methods study of symptom appraisal and help-seeking behaviour in people with cancer from rural Western Australia.

scientific article published on 30 January 2013

Diagnosis of breast cancer using elastic-scattering spectroscopy: preliminary clinical results.

scientific article published on April 2000

Early discontinuation of endocrine therapy for breast cancer: who is at risk in clinical practice?

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End-of-life care in rural general practice: how best to support commitment and meet challenges?

scientific article published on 25 June 2019

Exercise following breast cancer: exploratory survival analyses of two randomised, controlled trials

scientific article published on 23 October 2017

Exercise for health: a randomized, controlled trial evaluating the impact of a pragmatic, translational exercise intervention on the quality of life, function and treatment-related side effects following breast cancer.

scientific article published on 9 November 2012

Expanding the indications for MRI in the diagnosis and treatment of breast cancer: what is best practice?

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Exploring breast health practices of post-menopausal women: Implications to informed consent.

scientific article published on 28 September 2016

FRONTIERS IN ACADEMIC SURGERY: THE FIVE M’S

scientific article published on 01 May 2008

Fast track referral for cancer

scientific article (publication date: 11 August 2007)

Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 178 high confidence target genes

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Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes

scientific article published on 07 January 2020

Flexible surgical training: it is time for change

scientific article published on 01 December 2012

Florid pustular dermatitis of breast: A case report on a unusual complication from acellular dermal matrix use.

scientific article published on 4 March 2016

Genetic characterisation of molecular targets in carcinoma of unknown primary.

scientific article published on 4 July 2018

Getting to the point: what women newly diagnosed with breast cancer want to know about treatment-focused genetic testing

scientific article published on March 2012

Handheld optical palpation of turbid tissue with motion-artifact correction

scientific article published on 18 December 2018

Handheld probe for quantitative micro-elastography

scientific article published on 16 July 2019

Handheld volumetric manual compression-based quantitative microelastography

scientific article published on 14 February 2020

Handling of radioactive seed localisation breast specimens in the histopathology laboratory: the Western Australian experience

scientific article published in January 2015

Health care experiences among women diagnosed with gestational breast cancer

scientific article published on 24 March 2017

Health professionals' evaluation of delivering treatment-focused genetic testing to women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

scientific article published on June 2015

Healthy Living after Cancer: a dissemination and implementation study evaluating a telephone-delivered healthy lifestyle program for cancer survivors.

scientific article published on 21 December 2015

Heightened perception of breast cancer risk in young women at risk of familial breast cancer

scientific article published on 13 May 2017

Heterogeneity of miR-10b expression in circulating tumor cells

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How communication between cancer patients and their specialists affect the quality and cost of cancer care

scientific article published on 29 March 2019

How does adjuvant chemotherapy affect menopausal symptoms, sexual function, and quality of life after breast cancer?

scientific article published on 6 June 2016

How should we discuss genetic testing with women newly diagnosed with breast cancer? Design and implementation of a randomized controlled trial of two models of delivering education about treatment-focused genetic testing to younger women newly diag

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Imaging of Human Lymph Nodes Using Optical Coherence Tomography: Potential for Staging Cancer

scientific article published on 16 March 2010

In Regard to Hepel and Wazer.

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In Reply to Park et al

scientific article published in November 2016

Inflammatory breast cancer: A decade of experience

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Influences on Satisfaction with Reconstructed Breasts and Intimacy in Younger Women Following Bilateral Prophylactic Mastectomy: a Qualitative Analysis

scientific article published on 01 August 2018

Influences on decision-making for young women undergoing bilateral prophylactic mastectomy.

scientific article published on 24 August 2017

Integrated care for resected early stage lung cancer: innovations and exploring patient needs

scientific article published on 12 June 2017

Intraoperative radiotherapy for breast cancer

scientific article published on 1 March 2004

Intraoperative radiotherapy for early breast cancer: do health professionals choose convenience or risk?

scientific article published on 25 January 2014

Investigation of Optical Coherence Microelastography as a Method to Visualize Cancers in Human Breast Tissue.

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Investigation of optical coherence micro-elastography as a method to visualize micro-architecture in human axillary lymph nodes

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Iodine-125 seeds to guide removal of impalpable breast lesions: radio-guided occult lesion localization - a pilot study

scientific article published on 16 March 2016

Is it safe and efficacious for women with lymphedema secondary to breast cancer to lift heavy weights during exercise: a randomised controlled trial.

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Juvenile melanomas: Western Australian Melanoma Advisory Service experience.

scientific article published on 15 August 2017

Keeping primary care “in the loop”: General practitioners want better communication with specialists and hospitals when caring for people diagnosed with cancer

scientific article published on 06 January 2015

Label-free optical imaging technologies for rapid translation and use during intraoperative surgical and tumor margin assessment

scientific article published in December 2017

Langer's axillary arch in association with sentinel lymph node

scientific article published on 01 June 1999

Lifetime physical activity and risk of breast cancer in pre-and post-menopausal women

scientific article published on July 2015

Long-term results of targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (Targit) boost during breast-conserving surgery

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Long-term survival outcomes following breast cancer surgery in Western Australia

scientific article published on August 2005

Looking different, feeling different: women's reactions to risk-reducing breast and ovarian surgery

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MR imaging of the skin and nipple of the breast: differentiation between tumour recurrence and post-treatment change

scientific article published on 01 January 2001

MRI screening for breast cancer in women at high risk; is the Australian breast MRI screening access program addressing the needs of women at high risk of breast cancer?

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Magnetic resonance findings in women at high risk for developing breast cancer: an Australian feasibility study

scientific article published in February 2008

Making hard choices easier: a prospective, multicentre study to assess the efficacy of a fertility-related decision aid in young women with early-stage breast cancer

scientific article published in March 2012

Male breast ductal carcinoma in situ

scientific article published on 01 September 2003

Management of menopausal symptoms in patients with breast cancer: an evidence-based approach

scientific article published in September 2005

Managing menopausal symptoms after breast cancer - A multidisciplinary approach.

scientific article published on 22 April 2017

Mapping Tissue Optical Attenuation to Identify Cancer Using Optical Coherence Tomography

scientific article published on 01 January 2009

Measuring height and weight as part of routine mammographic screening for breast cancer

scientific article published on 09 July 2019

Mechanical suppression of osteolytic bone metastases in advanced breast cancer patients: a randomised controlled study protocol evaluating safety, feasibility and preliminary efficacy of exercise as a targeted medicine

scientific article published on 20 December 2018

Minimal residual disease in breast cancer: an overview of circulating and disseminated tumour cells

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Mucocoele-like lesions: is surgical excision still necessary?

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Multidisciplinary cancer care in Australia: A national audit highlights gaps in care and medico-legal risk for clinicians

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Multiple papillomas of the breast: is current management adequate?

scientific article published on 12 July 2006

Nature and severity of menopausal symptoms and their impact on quality of life and sexual function in cancer survivors compared with women without a cancer history

scientific article published in March 2014

Needle optical coherence elastography for the measurement of microscale mechanical contrast deep within human breast tissues

scientific article published in December 2013

New Insights on COX-2 in Chronic Inflammation Driving Breast Cancer Growth and Metastasis.

scientific article published on 21 July 2015

Non-hormonal treatments for menopausal symptoms

scientific article published on 23 March 2007

Not all ductal carcinoma in situ is created equal: can we avoid surgery for low-risk ductal carcinoma in situ?

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Objective assessment of cosmetic outcome after targeted intraoperative radiotherapy in breast cancer: results from a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 23 July 2013

Observation versus late reintroduction of letrozole as adjuvant endocrine therapy for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer (ANZ0501 LATER): an open-label randomised, controlled trial.

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Occupational exposure to solvents and risk of breast cancer.

scientific article published on 26 May 2015

Occupational exposures to engine exhausts and other PAHs and breast cancer risk: A population-based case-control study

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Oncology health professionals' attitudes toward treatment-focused genetic testing for women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Online advertising by three commercial breast imaging services: message takeout and effectiveness

scientific article published on 17 February 2013

Optical coherence micro-elastography: mechanical-contrast imaging of tissue microstructure

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Optical palpation for the visualization of tumor in human breast tissue

scientific article published on 30 August 2018

Out-of-pocket expenses experienced by rural Western Australians diagnosed with cancer

scientific article published on 27 April 2018

Parametric imaging of cancer with optical coherence tomography.

scientific article published in July 2010

Patient preferences for adjuvant radiotherapy in early breast cancer are strongly influenced by treatment received through random assignment

scientific article published on 14 January 2019

Patient satisfaction with Radioguided Occult Lesion Localisation using iodine-125 seeds ('ROLLIS') versus conventional hookwire localisation

scientific article published on 16 October 2017

Patient-reported outcome measures among breast cancer survivors: A cross-sectional comparison between Malaysia and high income countries

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Patient-reported outcomes in ductal carcinoma in situ: A systematic review.

scientific article published on 14 December 2016

Patients' perspectives and experiences concerning barriers to accessing information about bilateral prophylactic mastectomy

scientific article published on 11 May 2018

Patients' preferences for adjuvant endocrine therapy in early breast cancer: what makes it worthwhile?

scientific article published on December 2005

Peer review of cancer multidisciplinary teams: is it acceptable in Australia?

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Perceived influence of psychological consultation on psychological well-being, body image, and intimacy following bilateral prophylactic mastectomy: A qualitative analysis

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Peri-implant galactocele following vacuum-assisted core biopsy of the breast: a cautionary tale.

scientific article published on 06 June 2013

Practical clinical guidelines for assessing and managing menopausal symptoms after breast cancer

scientific article published on 2 June 2008

Pre-hydrated sterile acellular dermal matrix allograft in breast reconstruction: review of a single unit's experience.

scientific article published on 20 July 2017

Predictors of re-excision in wire-guided wide local excision for early breast cancer: a Western Australian multi-centre experience.

scientific article published on 16 April 2015

Pregnancy Outcomes After a Breast Cancer Diagnosis: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

scientific article published on 10 July 2017

Pregnancy after breast cancer: Are young patients willing to participate in clinical studies?

scientific article published on 4 February 2015

Pregnancy after breast cancer: population based study.

scientific article published on 8 December 2006

Prevalence and Prognostic Significance of Secondary Lymphedema Following Breast Cancer

scientific article published on 01 January 2011

Pride, Prejudice, or Science: Attitudes Towards the Results of the TARGIT-A Trial of Targeted Intraoperative Radiation Therapy for Breast Cancer

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Promoting physical activity in regional and remote cancer survivors (PPARCS) using wearables and health coaching: randomised controlled trial protocol.

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Prospective trial of intraoperative radiation treatment for breast cancer

scientific article published in December 2004

Psychological Correlates of Physical Activity and Exercise Preferences in Metropolitan and Non-Metropolitan Cancer Survivors

scientific article published on 13 September 2020

Psychological outcomes and surgical decisions after genetic testing in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer with and without a family history

scientific article published on 30 March 2018

Quantitative micro-elastography: imaging of tissue elasticity using compression optical coherence elastography.

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Radioguided occult lesion localisation using iodine-125 seeds (‘ROLLIS’) for removal of impalpable breast lesions: First Australian experience

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Randomized Controlled Trial of Shared Care for Patients With Cancer Involving General Practitioners and Cancer Specialists

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Rates for mastectomy are lower in women attending a breast-screening programme

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Reduced Mortality With Partial-Breast Irradiation for Early Breast Cancer: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials

scientific article (publication date: October 2016)

Reducing delay in the diagnosis of pregnancy-associated breast cancer: how imaging can help us.

scientific article published on February 2011

Review of ultrasound appearance in inflammatory breast cancer: A pictorial essay.

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Risk-adapted targeted intraoperative radiotherapy versus whole-breast radiotherapy for breast cancer: 5-year results for local control and overall survival from the TARGIT-A randomised trial

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SUBSEQUENT SURGERY AFTER INITIAL BREAST CONSERVING SURGERY: A POPULATION BASED STUDY

scientific article published on 01 May 2005

Sexual inactivity in partnered female cancer survivors.

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Sexuality and quality of life in women with a prior diagnosis of breast cancer after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy.

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Simplifying the assessment of human breast cancer by mapping a micro-scale heterogeneity index in optical coherence elastography.

scientific article published on 12 September 2016

Speckle reduction in optical coherence tomography images using tissue viscoelasticity.

scientific article published in February 2011

Streamlined genetic education is effective in preparing women newly diagnosed with breast cancer for decision making about treatment-focused genetic testing: a randomized controlled noninferiority trial

scientific article published on 29 September 2016

Switching between endocrine therapies for primary breast cancer: Frequency and timing in Australian clinical practice

scientific article published on 14 October 2016

Systematic review of the impact of breast-conserving surgery on cancer outcomes of multiple ipsilateral breast cancers

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TARGeted Intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT): an innovative approach to partial-breast irradiation

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Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy (TARGIT) yields very low recurrence rates when given as a boost

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Targeted intraoperative radiotherapy versus whole breast radiotherapy for breast cancer (TARGIT-A trial): an international, prospective, randomised, non-inferiority phase 3 trial

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The Improving Rural Cancer Outcomes (IRCO) Trial: a factorial cluster-randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce time to diagnosis in rural patients with cancer in Western Australia: a study protocol

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The Improving Rural Cancer Outcomes Trial: a cluster-randomised controlled trial of a complex intervention to reduce time to diagnosis in rural cancer patients in Western Australia

scientific article published on 19 September 2017

The Western Australian gestational breast cancer project: A population-based study of the incidence, management and outcomes

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The association between different night shiftwork factors and breast cancer: a case-control study

scientific article published on 10 September 2013

The association between mammographic density and breast cancer risk in Western Australian Aboriginal women

scientific article published on 12 April 2019

The distribution and determinants of mammographic density measures in Western Australian aboriginal women

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The experience of pregnancy and early motherhood in women diagnosed with gestational breast cancer

scientific article published on 05 April 2011

The multidisciplinary management of menopausal symptoms after breast cancer: a unique model of care

scientific article published in July 2010

Tolerability of hormone therapies for breast cancer: how informative are documented symptom profiles in medical notes for 'well-tolerated' treatments?

scientific article published in March 2001

Tools to facilitate communication during physician-patient consultations in cancer care: An overview of systematic reviews

scientific article published on 24 July 2019

Towards value-based healthcare - modelling an answer for cancer care delivery

scientific article published on 01 April 2019

Translating Research into Community Practice: The Healthy Living after Cancer Partnership Project.

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Ultrasound-Guided Optical Coherence Tomography Needle Probe for the Assessment of Breast Cancer Tumor Margins

scientific article published on 01 October 2012

Unequal access to breast-conserving surgery

scientific article published on 01 January 2005

Value-Based Care in the Worldwide Battle Against Cancer

scientific article published on 17 February 2017

Volatile biomarkers in the breath of women with breast cancer

scientific article published on 02 March 2010

Weight and weight change following breast cancer: evidence from a prospective, population-based, breast cancer cohort study.

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When knowledge of a heritable gene mutation comes out of the blue: treatment-focused genetic testing in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer.

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Wide-field optical coherence micro-elastography for intraoperative assessment of human breast cancer margins.

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Wide-field quantitative micro-elastography of human breast tissue.

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Women commencing anastrozole, letrozole or tamoxifen for early breast cancer: the impact of comorbidity and demographics on initial choice

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Women's beliefs about breast cancer causation in a breast cancer case-control study.

scientific article published on 18 June 2015