David P Smith

Summary

Affiliation: Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit
Country: Australia

Publications

  1. ncbi Prostate-specific antigen testing in Australia and association with prostate cancer incidence in New South Wales
    D P Smith
    Cancer Control Information Centre, New South Wales Cancer Council, Sydney
    Med J Aust 169:17-20. 1998
  2. ncbi Evidence-based uncertainty: recent trial results on prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate cancer mortality
    David P Smith
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 191:199-200. 2009
  3. ncbi Age, health, and education determine supportive care needs of men younger than 70 years with prostate cancer
    David P Smith
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council New South Wales, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
    J Clin Oncol 25:2560-6. 2007
  4. ncbi Quality of life three years after diagnosis of localised prostate cancer: population based cohort study
    David P Smith
    Cancer Council, Kings Cross, New South Wales 1340, Australia
    BMJ 339:b4817. 2009
  5. ncbi Prostate cancer and prostate-specific antigen testing in New South Wales
    David P Smith
    Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia
    Med J Aust 189:315-8. 2008
  6. ncbi Using linked routinely collected health data to describe prostate cancer treatment in New South Wales, Australia: a validation study
    David E Goldsbury
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council NSW, PO Box 572, Kings Cross, NSW 1340, Australia
    BMC Health Serv Res 11:253. 2011
  7. ncbi Sun exposure may increase risk of prostate cancer in the high UV environment of New South Wales, Australia: a case-control study
    Visalini Nair-Shalliker
    Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Int J Cancer 131:E726-32. 2012
  8. ncbi Cancer screening among migrants in an Australian cohort; cross-sectional analyses from the 45 and Up Study
    Marianne F Weber
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council NSW, PO Box 572, Kings Cross 1340, NSW, Australia
    BMC Public Health 9:144. 2009
  9. ncbi Projecting prevalence by stage of care for prostate cancer and estimating future health service needs: protocol for a modelling study
    Xue Q Yu
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    BMJ Open 1:e000104. 2011
  10. ncbi Estimating regional variation in cancer survival: a tool for improving cancer care
    Xue Q Yu
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, The Cancer Council New South Wales, P O Box 572, Kings Cross, NSW, 1340, Australia
    Cancer Causes Control 15:611-8. 2004

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Publications17

  1. ncbi Prostate-specific antigen testing in Australia and association with prostate cancer incidence in New South Wales
    D P Smith
    Cancer Control Information Centre, New South Wales Cancer Council, Sydney
    Med J Aust 169:17-20. 1998
    ..To describe patterns and trends in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing in Australia and assess its role in the increasing incidence of prostate cancer...
  2. ncbi Evidence-based uncertainty: recent trial results on prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate cancer mortality
    David P Smith
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
    Med J Aust 191:199-200. 2009
    ..Large-scale randomised controlled trials in Europe and the United States are informing evidence-based clinical advice...
  3. ncbi Age, health, and education determine supportive care needs of men younger than 70 years with prostate cancer
    David P Smith
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council New South Wales, Woolloomooloo, New South Wales, Australia
    J Clin Oncol 25:2560-6. 2007
    ..A population-wide sample of men younger than 70 years and newly diagnosed with prostate cancer was surveyed to determine their unmet needs in five domains and the factors predicting them...
  4. ncbi Quality of life three years after diagnosis of localised prostate cancer: population based cohort study
    David P Smith
    Cancer Council, Kings Cross, New South Wales 1340, Australia
    BMJ 339:b4817. 2009
    ..To quantify the risk and severity of negative effects of treatment for localised prostate cancer on long term quality of life...
  5. ncbi Prostate cancer and prostate-specific antigen testing in New South Wales
    David P Smith
    Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, Australia
    Med J Aust 189:315-8. 2008
    ..To describe trends in prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing, prostate cancer incidence and mortality in New South Wales...
  6. ncbi Using linked routinely collected health data to describe prostate cancer treatment in New South Wales, Australia: a validation study
    David E Goldsbury
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council NSW, PO Box 572, Kings Cross, NSW 1340, Australia
    BMC Health Serv Res 11:253. 2011
    ..Our aim was to determine the accuracy of linked routinely collected administrative data for monitoring prostate cancer care in New South Wales (NSW), Australia...
  7. ncbi Sun exposure may increase risk of prostate cancer in the high UV environment of New South Wales, Australia: a case-control study
    Visalini Nair-Shalliker
    Sydney School of Public Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
    Int J Cancer 131:E726-32. 2012
    ..Further studies are needed to test the hypothesis that high solar UV exposure is a risk factor for prostate cancer and to explore possible mechanisms for such an association...
  8. ncbi Cancer screening among migrants in an Australian cohort; cross-sectional analyses from the 45 and Up Study
    Marianne F Weber
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council NSW, PO Box 572, Kings Cross 1340, NSW, Australia
    BMC Public Health 9:144. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to examine the distribution of bowel, breast and prostate cancer test use by place of birth and years since migration in a large population-based cohort study in Australia...
  9. ncbi Projecting prevalence by stage of care for prostate cancer and estimating future health service needs: protocol for a modelling study
    Xue Q Yu
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, Cancer Council New South Wales, Sydney, Australia
    BMJ Open 1:e000104. 2011
    ..Results of the study will be disseminated widely to different interest groups and organisations through a report, conference presentations and peer-reviewed articles...
  10. ncbi Estimating regional variation in cancer survival: a tool for improving cancer care
    Xue Q Yu
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, The Cancer Council New South Wales, P O Box 572, Kings Cross, NSW, 1340, Australia
    Cancer Causes Control 15:611-8. 2004
    ..To improve estimation of regional variation in cancer survival and identify cancers to which priority might be given to increase survival...
  11. ncbi Prostate-specific antigen levels in men aged 70 years and over: findings from the CHAMP study
    Melisa J Litchfield
    Centre for Education and Research on Ageing, Concord Hospital and University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW
    Med J Aust 196:395-8. 2012
    ..To describe values of serum prostate-specific antigen (PSA) in older men without diagnosed prostate cancer, categorised by age and country of birth, and to describe self-reported prostate cancer screening...
  12. ncbi Skin cancer in general practice --impact of an early detection campaign
    Barbara Reen
    Cancer Epidemiology Research Unit, The Cancer Council NSW, Australia
    Aust Fam Physician 36:574-6. 2007
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  13. ncbi Remoteness of residence and survival from cancer in New South Wales
    Katharine E Jong
    Northern Rivers University Department of Rural Health, University of Sydney, PO Box 3074, Lismore, NSW
    Med J Aust 180:618-22. 2004
    ..To analyse cancer survival in New South Wales by geographic remoteness...
  14. ncbi Clinicians' attitudes to prostate cancer peer-support groups
    Suzanne K Steginga
    Community Services, Queensland Cancer Fund, PO Box 201, Spring Hill QLD 4004, Australia
    BJU Int 99:68-71. 2007
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  15. ncbi Rethinking the Hispanic paradox: death rates and life expectancy for US non-Hispanic White and Hispanic populations
    David P Smith
    University of Texas School of Public Health, San Antonio, TX 78229, USA
    Am J Public Health 96:1686-92. 2006
    ..CONCLUSIONS: There is no "Hispanic paradox." The Hispanic paradox described in past research derives from inconsistencies in counts of Hispanic-origin deaths and populations...
  16. ncbi Parental pregnancy intention and early childhood stunting: findings from Bolivia
    Carrie Shapiro-Mendoza
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center at Brownsville, TX, USA
    Int J Epidemiol 34:387-96. 2005
    ..Additionally, it examined the influence of paternal pregnancy intention status...
  17. ncbi The impact of pregnancy intention on breastfeeding duration in Bolivia and Paraguay
    Carrie K Shapiro-Mendoza
    School of Public Health, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, USA
    Stud Fam Plann 38:198-205. 2007
    ..9) than were intended pregnancies, but the association was not statistically significant. In this study, therefore, pregnancy intention was not an important factor in duration of breastfeeding in Bolivia or Paraguay...