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List of works by Joanne F Aitken

'Mind your Moles' study: protocol of a prospective cohort study of melanocytic naevi

scientific article published on 19 September 2018

A Longitudinal Study of Post-Traumatic Growth and Psychological Distress in Colorectal Cancer Survivors

scientific article published on 29 September 2015

A directory of dental services for the disabled

scientific article published on 01 August 1984

A five-year prospective study of quality of life after colorectal cancer

scientific article

A meta-analysis of genome-wide association studies to identify prostate cancer susceptibility loci associated with aggressive and non-aggressive disease

scientific article

A multilevel investigation of inequalities in clinical and psychosocial outcomes for women after breast cancer

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A nationwide population-based skin cancer screening in Germany: proceedings of the first meeting of the International Task Force on Skin Cancer Screening and Prevention (September 24 and 25, 2009).

scientific article published on 8 April 2010

A novel recurrent mutation in MITF predisposes to familial and sporadic melanoma

scientific article published on 13 November 2011

A prognostic survival model for women diagnosed with invasive breast cancer in Queensland, Australia

scientific article published in 2022

A radiographic study of chronic periodontitis in 15 year old Queensland children

scientific article published on 01 January 1983

A replication study examining novel common single nucleotide polymorphisms identified through a prostate cancer genome-wide association study in a Japanese population

scientific article published on 15 November 2011

A study protocol for a randomised controlled trial of an interactive web-based intervention: CancerCope

scientific article published on 23 June 2017

A systematic review of geographical differences in management and outcomes for colorectal cancer in Australia

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A systematic review of inequalities in psychosocial outcomes for women with breast cancer according to residential location and Indigenous status in Australia

scientific article published on 14 March 2016

A systematic review of the impact of stigma and nihilism on lung cancer outcomes

scientific article

Acceptability and feasibility of a community-based screening programme for melanoma in Australia

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Accuracy of self-reported nevus and pigmentation phenotype compared with clinical assessment in a population-based study of young Australian adults

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An analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma by anatomical site (Australia).

scientific article published in April 2005

Analysis of melanoma onset: assessing familial aggregation by using estimating equations and fitting variance components via Bayesian random effects models

scientific article published on February 2004

Antecedents of domain-specific quality of life after colorectal cancer

scientific article published in February 2009

Assessing the Incremental Contribution of Common Genomic Variants to Melanoma Risk Prediction in Two Population-Based Studies

scholarly article by Anne E. Cust published in June 2018

Assessing the feasibility and validity of the Toronto Childhood Cancer Stage Guidelines: a population-based registry study

scientific article published on 01 February 2018

Assessment of the Effect of Migration on Melanoma Incidence Trends in Australia Between 1982 and 2010 Among People Under 30

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Association between Prostinogen (KLK15) genetic variants and prostate cancer risk and aggressiveness in Australia and a meta-analysis of GWAS data

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Association between melanoma thickness, clinical skin examination and socioeconomic status: Results of a large population-based study

scientific article published on 01 May 2011

Association between single-nucleotide polymorphisms in growth factor genes and quality of life in men with prostate cancer and the general population.

scientific article published on 28 February 2015

Associations of leisure-time physical activity with quality of life in a large, population-based sample of colorectal cancer survivors

scientific article published on 23 May 2007

Attitudes and intentions in relation to skin checks for early signs of skin cancer

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CDKN2A Variants in a Population-Based Sample of Queensland Families With Melanoma

scientific article published on 01 March 1999

Cancer care in regional Australia from the health professional's perspective.

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Cancer incidence and mortality in Indigenous Australian children, 1997-2008.

scientific article published on 26 September 2012

Cancer survival in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian children: what is the difference?

scientific article published on 14 September 2013

Cardiorespiratory Fitness and Body Composition Responses to Different Intensities and Frequencies of Exercise Training in Colorectal Cancer Survivors

scientific article published on 11 January 2018

Changes in proximal caries status of Brisbane 15-year-old children over a ten year period

scientific article published on 01 December 1982

Characteristics of men aged 50 years or older who do not take up skin self-examination following an educational intervention

Children's sun exposure and sun protection: prevalence in Australia and related parental factors

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Chromosomal gains and losses in ocular melanoma detected by comparative genomic hybridization in an Australian population-based study

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Clinical outcomes from skin screening clinics within a community-based melanoma screening program

scientific article published on 28 November 2005

Clinical pathways to diagnose melanoma: a population-based study.

scientific article published in August 2007

Clinical skin examination outcomes after a video-based behavioral intervention: analysis from a randomized clinical trial

scientific article published on April 2014

Clinical whole-body skin examination reduces the incidence of thick melanomas

scientific article published on 01 January 2010

Common sequence variants on 20q11.22 confer melanoma susceptibility

scientific article published on 18 May 2008

Common variation in Kallikrein genes KLK5, KLK6, KLK12, and KLK13 and risk of prostate cancer and tumor aggressiveness

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Community knowledge of law at the end of life: availability and accessibility of web-based resources

scientific article published on 01 June 2018

Comparability of Skin Screening Histories Obtained by Telephone Interviews and Mailed Questionnaires: A Randomized Crossover Study

scientific article published on 01 September 2004

Comparability of naevus counts between and within examiners, and comparison with computer image analysis

scientific article

Comparability of surrogate and self-reported information on melanoma risk factors.

scientific article

Comparing multilevel and Bayesian spatial random effects survival models to assess geographical inequalities in colorectal cancer survival: a case study.

scientific article

Comparison of melanoma incidence and trends among youth under 25 years in Australia and England, 1990-2010.

scientific article published on 8 May 2015

Competing mortality risks among women aged 50-79 years when diagnosed with invasive breast cancer, Queensland, 1997-2012

scientific article published on 17 July 2018

Completeness of histopathology reporting of melanoma in a high-incidence geographical region.

scientific article published on 02 October 2008

Conditional survival estimates for childhood cancer in Australia, 2002-2011: A population-based study.

scientific article published on 11 March 2015

Cost-Effectiveness Analysis of a Skin Awareness Intervention for Early Detection of Skin Cancer Targeting Men Older Than 50 Years

scientific article published on 15 February 2017

Development of the Australian Cancer Atlas: spatial modelling, visualisation, and reporting of estimates

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Development, confirmation, and validation of a measure of coping with colorectal cancer: a longitudinal investigation

scientific article published in June 2009

Diagnosis and management costs of suspicious skin lesions from a population-based melanoma screening programme

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Diagnosis of an additional in situ melanoma does not influence survival for patients with a single invasive melanoma: A registry-based follow-up study.

scientific article published on 18 January 2016

Differentials in survival for childhood cancer in Australia by remoteness of residence and area disadvantage.

scientific article published on 27 June 2011

Dimensions of quality of life and psychosocial variables most salient to colorectal cancer patients

scientific article

Distance to the closest radiotherapy facility and survival after a diagnosis of rectal cancer in Queensland.

scientific article published on September 2011

Distribution of subsequent primary invasive melanomas following a first primary invasive or in situ melanoma Queensland, Australia, 1982-2010.

scientific article published in May 2014

Do centralised skin screening clinics increase participation in melanoma screening (Australia)?

scientific article published on March 2006

Does quality of life among breast cancer survivors one year after diagnosis differ depending on urban and non-urban residence? A comparative study

scientific article

Early-life sun exposure and risk of melanoma before age 40 years

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Effect of childhood and adolescent ultraviolet exposures on cumulative exposure in South East Queensland schools.

scientific article published in February 2000

Effects and moderators of psychosocial interventions on quality of life, and emotional and social function in patients with cancer: an individual patient data meta-analysis of 22 RCTs

scientific article published on 23 January 2018

Effects of a telephone-delivered multiple health behavior change intervention (CanChange) on health and behavioral outcomes in survivors of colorectal cancer: a randomized controlled trial

scientific article published on 20 May 2013

Estimating the change in life expectancy after a diagnosis of cancer among the Australian population.

scientific article

Evaluation of a skin self examination attitude scale using an item response theory model approach

scientific article

Evaluation of differences in ultraviolet exposure during weekend and weekday activities

scientific article published on 01 August 2000

Experimental gingivitis in humans. A clinical and histologic investigation

scientific article published on 01 September 1983

Experimental gingivitis in humans. A histochemical and immunological characterization of the lymphoid cell subpopulations

scientific article published on 01 July 1983

Factors associated with diagnostic and treatment intervals for prostate cancer in Queensland, Australia: a large cohort study

scientific article published on 02 March 2012

Factors associated with the number of lesions excised for each skin cancer: a study of primary care physicians in Queensland, Australia

scientific article published on November 2008

Factors associated with treatment received by men diagnosed with prostate cancer in Queensland, Australia.

scientific article published on 27 September 2012

Factors related to the presentation of thin and thick nodular melanoma from a population-based cancer registry in Queensland Australia.

scientific article

Generational shift in melanoma incidence and mortality in Queensland, Australia, 1995-2014.

scientific article

Genetic association of the KLK4 locus with risk of prostate cancer

scientific article

Genome-wide association study identifies a new melanoma susceptibility locus at 1q21.3

scientific journal article

Genome-wide association study identifies three loci associated with melanoma risk

scientific article published on 05 July 2009

Genome-wide association study identifies three new melanoma susceptibility loci

scientific article

Geographic Disparities in Previously Diagnosed Health Conditions in Colorectal Cancer Patients Are Largely Explained by Age and Area Level Disadvantage

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Geographic remoteness and risk of advanced colorectal cancer at diagnosis in Queensland: a multilevel study

scientific article published on September 6, 2011

Geographic remoteness, area-level socio-economic disadvantage and advanced breast cancer: a cross-sectional, multilevel study.

scientific article

Geographic remoteness, area-level socioeconomic disadvantage and inequalities in colorectal cancer survival in Queensland: a multilevel analysis

scientific article

Geographic variations in stage at diagnosis and survival for colorectal cancer in Australia: A systematic review

scientific article published on 05 May 2019

Geographical Inequalities in Surgical Treatment for Localized Female Breast Cancer, Queensland, Australia 1997-2011: Improvements over Time but Inequalities Remain.

scientific article published on 19 July 2016

Geographical Variations in Prostate Cancer Outcomes: A Systematic Review of International Evidence

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Geographical Variations in the Clinical Management of Colorectal Cancer in Australia: A Systematic Review.

scientific article

Geographical and spatial disparities in the incidence and survival of rare cancers in Australia

Geographical differences in risk of advanced breast cancer: Limited evidence for reductions over time, Queensland, Australia 1997-2014.

scientific article

Geographical disparity in breast reconstruction following mastectomy has reduced over time.

scientific article published on 4 August 2016

Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries.

scientific article published on 30 January 2018

Guaiac versus immunochemical tests: faecal occult blood test screening for colorectal cancer in a rural community.

scientific article published on August 2005

Gynecological cancer survivors and community support services: referral, awareness, utilization and satisfaction

scientific article published on January 2010

HPV vaccination: what do Queensland parents think?

scientific article published on 01 June 2007

Health behaviors of Australian colorectal cancer survivors, compared with noncancer population controls.

scientific article published on 18 March 2008

Health-related quality of life and life satisfaction in colorectal cancer survivors: trajectories of adjustment

scientific article published on 14 March 2013

Heterogeneity of melanoma risk in families of melanoma patients.

scientific article published in December 1994

How accurate is self-reported family history of colorectal cancer?

scientific article published in May 1995

Identification of a melanoma susceptibility locus and somatic mutation in TET2.

scientific article

Identification of seven new prostate cancer susceptibility loci through a genome-wide association study

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In response to: Immigration is the most likely reason for the generational change in melanoma incidence in Queensland, Australia

scientific article published on 28 February 2018

Incidence of ocular melanoma in Australia from 1990 to 1998.

scientific article published on May 2003

Increase in skin cancer screening during a community-based randomized intervention trial

scientific article

International trends in prostate-cancer mortality: the decrease is continuing and spreading.

scientific article published in April 2004

Intervening to improve psychological outcomes for men with prostate cancer.

scientific article published on 2 May 2012

Knowledge, Attitude and Intentions Related to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Faecal Occult Blood Tests in a Rural Australian Population

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Lifestyle factors associated concurrently and prospectively with co-morbid cardiovascular disease in a population-based cohort of colorectal cancer survivors

scientific article published on 10 November 2010

Lifetime ultraviolet exposure estimates for selected population groups in south-east Queensland

scientific article published on 01 December 1999

Long-term deaths from melanoma according to tumor thickness at diagnosis

scientific article published on 17 February 2020

MC1R genotype as a predictor of early-onset melanoma, compared with self-reported and physician-measured traditional risk factors: an Australian case-control-family study

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MC1R genotypes and risk of melanoma before age 40 years: a population-based case-control-family study

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Melanocortin-1 receptor polymorphisms and risk of melanoma: is the association explained solely by pigmentation phenotype?

scientific article

Melanoma in adolescents: a case-control study of risk factors in Queensland, Australia

scientific article published in March 2002

Melanoma incidence trends and survival in adolescents and young adults in Queensland, Australia.

scientific article

Melanoma risk for CDKN2A mutation carriers who are relatives of population-based case carriers in Australia and the UK

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Multiple novel prostate cancer predisposition loci confirmed by an international study: the PRACTICAL Consortium

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Mutation analysis of theCDKN2A promoter in Australian melanoma families

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Nevi, family history, and fair skin increase the risk of second primary melanoma

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Paediatric cancer stage in population-based cancer registries: the Toronto consensus principles and guidelines.

scientific article

Partner status and survival after cancer: A competing risks analysis

scientific article published on 14 January 2016

Pediatric hepatic cancer incidence and survival: 30-year trends in Ontario, Canada; the United States; and Australia

scientific article published on 16 November 2020

Perceived barriers to physical activity for colorectal cancer survivors

scientific article published on 28 July 2009

Population-based survival estimates for childhood cancer in Australia during the period 1997–2006

scientific article published on November 9, 2010

Population-based, case-control-family design to investigate genetic and environmental influences on melanoma risk: Australian Melanoma Family Study

scientific article

Presentation and detection of invasive melanoma in a high-risk population

scientific article published on 01 May 2006

Prevalence and determinants of Australian adolescents' and adults' weekend sun protection and sunburn, summer 2003-2004

scientific article published on 8 August 2008

Prevalence and predictors of germline CDKN2A mutations for melanoma cases from Australia, Spain and the United Kingdom

scientific article

Prevalence of advance care directives in the community: a telephone survey of three Australian States

scientific article published on 01 October 2019

Prevalence of whole-body skin self-examination in a population at high risk for skin cancer (Australia).

scientific article published in June 2004

Prognostic importance of a second invasive primary melanoma according to tumour stage

scientific article published on 3 August 2017

Prognostic survival model for people diagnosed with invasive cutaneous melanoma.

scientific article

ProsCan for men: randomised controlled trial of a decision support intervention for men with localised prostate cancer.

scientific article

Prospective relationships of physical activity with quality of life among colorectal cancer survivors

scientific article published in September 2008

Psychological distress and quality of life in lung cancer: the role of health-related stigma, illness appraisals and social constraints.

scientific article published on 29 April 2015

Psychosocial predictors of hope two years after diagnosis of colorectal cancer: Implications for nurse-led hope programmes

scientific article published on 10 February 2019

Quality of life and colorectal cancer: a review.

scientific article published on January 2003

Rating access to health care: Are there differences according to geographical region?

scientific article published in June 2008

Relationship over time between psychological distress and physical activity in colorectal cancer survivors

scientific article published on 2 March 2009

Reliability of collecting colorectal cancer stage information from pathology reports and general practitioners in Queensland

scientific article published in August 2008

Reply to Letter to the Editor "Staging of acute leukemia based on central nervous system involvement alone: Is it appropriate?"

scientific article published on 23 April 2019

Response to Asgari

scientific article published on 12 December 2016

Risk of colorectal adenomas in patients with a family history of colorectal cancer: some implications for screening programmes.

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Segregation analysis of cutaneous melanoma in Queensland

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Self-reported information on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer was reliable but not necessarily valid

scientific article published on 22 October 2007

Self-reported naevus density may lead to misclassification of melanoma risk

scientific article published on 12 December 2019

Sentinel node biopsy for early breast cancer in Queensland, Australia, during 2008-2012.

scientific article published on 06 June 2017

Seven prostate cancer susceptibility loci identified by a multi-stage genome-wide association study

scientific article

Smoking in Queensland restaurants--will bans affect patronage?

scientific article published on 01 January 2003

Socio-demographic factors drive regional differences in participation in the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program - An ecological analysis

scientific article published on 18 October 2017

Socioeconomic disadvantage but not remoteness affects short-term survival in prostate cancer: A population-based study using competing risks.

scientific article

Stage at diagnosis for childhood solid cancers in Australia: A population-based study

scientific article published on 01 March 2019

Stage at diagnosis for children with blood cancers in Australia: Application of the Toronto Paediatric Cancer Stage Guidelines in a population-based national childhood cancer registry

scientific article published on 25 February 2019

Stoma Surgery for Colorectal Cancer

scientific article published on 01 July 2008

Sun exposure and interaction with family history in risk of melanoma, Queensland, Australia

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Sun protection and low levels of vitamin D: are people concerned?

scientific article published on 20 July 2007

Sunbed use during adolescence and early adulthood is associated with increased risk of early-onset melanoma

scientific article

Sunscreen Use and Melanoma Risk Among Young Australian Adults

scientific article published on 01 September 2018

Survivor identity after colorectal cancer: antecedents, prevalence and outcomes

scientific article published on 24 May 2011

Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission

scientific article published on 01 April 2020

Systematic Review of Psychosocial Outcomes for Patients with Advanced Melanoma

scientific article

Television viewing time and weight gain in colorectal cancer survivors: a prospective population-based study

scientific article published on 17 May 2009

Television viewing time of colorectal cancer survivors is associated prospectively with quality of life

scientific article published on 9 June 2011

Temporal changes in loss of life expectancy due to cancer in Australia: a flexible parametric approach

scientific article published on 15 June 2016

Ten-Year Survival after Multiple Invasive Melanomas Is Worse than after a Single Melanoma: a Population-Based Study.

scientific article published on 23 March 2016

The Impact of Rurality and Disadvantage on the Diagnostic Interval for Breast Cancer in a Large Population-Based Study of 3202 Women in Queensland, Australia.

scientific article

The Queensland Cancer Risk Study: behavioural risk factor results

scientific article published on 01 August 2006

The Queensland Study of Melanoma: environmental and genetic associations (Q-MEGA); study design, baseline characteristics, and repeatability of phenotype and sun exposure measures

scientific article published on April 2008

The Relationship Between Melanoma Thickness and Time to Diagnosis in a Large Population-Based Study

scientific article published on 01 November 2006

The effect of an educational programme to improve the skills of general practitioners in diagnosing melanocytic/pigmented lesions

scientific article published on 13 April 2007

The impact of body mass index and physical activity on mortality among patients with colorectal cancer in Queensland, Australia

scientific article published on 10 May 2011

The influence of high-intensity compared with moderate-intensity exercise training on cardiorespiratory fitness and body composition in colorectal cancer survivors: a randomised controlled trial

scientific article published on 19 October 2015

The kallikrein 14 gene is down-regulated by androgen receptor signalling and harbours genetic variation that is associated with prostate tumour aggressiveness

scientific article

The outcomes and treatment burden of childhood acute myeloid leukaemia in Australia, 1997-2008: A report from the Australian Paediatric Cancer Registry.

scientific article published on 8 April 2015

The skin awareness study: Promoting thorough skin self-examination for skin cancer among men 50years or older

scientific article published on 11 November 2009

The view from two sides: a qualitative study of community and medical perspectives on screening for colorectal cancer using FOBT.

scientific article published in September 2004

Therapy-related acute myeloid leukemia following treatment for cancer in childhood: A population-based registry study

scientific article published on 05 September 2018

Time trends and latitudinal differences in melanoma thickness distribution in Australia, 1990-2006.

scientific article

Trajectories of psychological distress after colorectal cancer.

scientific article published on 5 November 2012

Trajectories of quality of life, life satisfaction, and psychological adjustment after prostate cancer

scientific article published on 10 December 2016

Trends for in situ and invasive melanoma in Queensland, Australia, 1982-2002.

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Trends in incidence of childhood cancer in Australia, 1983-2006.

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Trends in melanoma incidence among children: possible influence of sun-protection programs.

scientific article published in May 2011

Unmet needs of gynaecological cancer survivors: implications for developing community support services.

scientific article published on April 2008

Uptake of skin self-examination and clinical examination behavior by outdoor workers

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Variations in outcomes by residential location for women with breast cancer: a systematic review.

scientific article

Variations in outcomes for Indigenous women with breast cancer in Australia: A systematic review

scientific article published on 10 February 2017

Web-Delivered Cognitive Behavioral Therapy for Distressed Cancer Patients: Randomized Controlled Trial.

scientific article published on 31 January 2018

What does it cost Medicare to diagnose and treat men with localized prostate cancer in the first year?

scientific article

What motivates men age > or =50 years to participate in a screening program for melanoma?

scientific article published in August 2006

When to apply sunscreen: a consensus statement for Australia and New Zealand

scientific article published on 25 January 2019

Who attends skin cancer clinics within a randomized melanoma screening program?

scientific article published on 02 February 2006

Why a randomised melanoma screening trial may be a good idea

scientific article published on 20 September 2018