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| V M WhiteSummaryAffiliation: The Cancer Council Victoria Country: Australia Publications
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Systematic review of quality improvement interventions directed at cancer specialistsMichael Coory
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne St, Carlton, Victoria, Australia 3053
J Clin Oncol 31:1583-91. 2013..More investment is needed in research about the solution (QIIs) to match the investment in research about the problem (inconsistent/slow adoption of innovative cancer treatments)...- Can a tailored telephone intervention delivered by volunteers reduce the supportive care needs, anxiety and depression of people with colorectal cancer? A randomised controlled trialVictoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer Council, The Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Psychooncology 21:1053-62. 2012.... 
Is cancer risk associated with anger control and negative affect? Findings from a prospective cohort studyVictoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton VIC 3053, Australia
Psychosom Med 69:667-74. 2007..To examine the associations between anger control and negative affect and the risk of five common cancers and total cancers. Possible associations between emotional states and the risk of cancer have long been postulated...- Can population-based tobacco-control policies change smoking behaviors of adolescents from all socio-economic groups? Findings from Australia: 1987-2005Victoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne St, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Cancer Causes Control 19:631-40. 2008..To examine whether socio-economic status (SES) was associated with changes in smoking prevalence among Australian adolescents during three phases of tobacco-control activity between 1987 and 2005... 
Does smoking among friends explain apparent genetic effects on current smoking in adolescence and young adulthood?V M White
The Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Br J Cancer 98:1475-81. 2008..Smoking prevention efforts may benefit more by targeting social factors than attempting to identify genetic factors associated with smoking...- The management of early breast carcinoma before and after the introduction of clinical practice guidelinesVictoria White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Cancer 101:476-85. 2004..This article describes the management of early-stage breast carcinoma both before and after the introduction of these guidelines... - Do graphic health warning labels have an impact on adolescents' smoking-related beliefs and behaviours?Victoria White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Addiction 103:1562-71. 2008..To assess the impact of the introduction of graphic health warning labels on cigarette packets on adolescents at different smoking uptake stages... - How do trends in smoking prevalence among Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australian secondary students between 1996 and 2005 compare?Victoria White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
Aust N Z J Public Health 33:147-53. 2009..To compare trends in smoking prevalence between 1996 and 2005 among Indigenous and non-Indigenous secondary students across Australia... - How has the prevalence of cigarette smoking changed among Australian adults? Trends in smoking prevalence between 1980 and 2001V White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, The Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Australia
Tob Control 12:ii67-74. 2003..To examine trends in the prevalence of cigarette smoking between 1980 and 2001 among several different sociodemographic groups within the Australian population... - Do adult focused anti-smoking campaigns have an impact on adolescents? The case of the Australian National Tobacco CampaignV White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
Tob Control 12:ii23-9. 2003..To examine adolescents' awareness of and response to an adult focused anti-smoking advertising campaign... - The role of genes in tobacco smoking during adolescence and young adulthood: a multivariate behaviour genetic investigationVictoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Victoria, Australia
Addiction 98:1087-100. 2003..To incorporate a psychosocial model of tobacco smoking into a behaviour genetic design to examine genetic and environmental influences on variation in smoking involvement... - The impact of publication of Australian treatment recommendations for DCIS on clinical practice: A population-based, "before-after" studyV White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Eur J Surg Oncol 36:949-56. 2010..We examine the impact of the publication of Australian treatment recommendations (ATR) for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) on clinical practice and surgeons' attitudes to the ATR... - What impact have tobacco control policies, cigarette price and tobacco control programme funding had on Australian adolescents' smoking? Findings over a 15-year periodVictoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Addiction 106:1493-502. 2011.... - Patterns of alcohol use among Australian secondary students: results of a 1999 prevalence study and comparisons with earlier yearsVictoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
J Stud Alcohol 64:15-22. 2003..This study was initiated to estimate the prevalence of alcohol use among Australian secondary students in 1999 and to examine changes in that prevalence over a 15-year period between 1984 and 1999... - Changes in the management of ductal carcinoma in situ before the release of clinical practice recommendations in Australia: the case in VictoriaVictoria White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
ANZ J Surg 76:28-34. 2006..This study examines changes in the management of ductal carcinoma in situ between 1995 and 1999 in the Australian State of Victoria. This period was before the release of Australian treatment recommendations... - Australian adolescents' sun protection behavior: who are we kidding?Patricia M Livingston
Faculty of Health, Medicine, Nursing and Behavioural Sciences, Deakin University, Burwood, Victoria, Australia
Prev Med 44:508-12. 2007..To examine the influence of tan preference and skin type on sun protection behaviors of Australian adolescents... - Changes in the use of tobacco among Australian secondary students: results of the 1999 prevalence study and comparisons with earlier yearsDavid Hill
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, Anti Cancer Council of Victoria, Carlton South
Aust N Z J Public Health 26:156-63. 2002..To estimate smoking prevalence among Australian secondary students in 1999 and to examine trends in smoking-related behaviours since 1984... - Adolescents' use of purpose built shade in secondary schools: cluster randomised controlled trialSuzanne J Dobbinson
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
BMJ 338:b95. 2009..To examine whether students use or avoid newly shaded areas created by shade sails installed at schools... - Impact of tobacco control policies and mass media campaigns on monthly adult smoking prevalenceMelanie A Wakefield
Centre for Behavioral Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Am J Public Health 98:1443-50. 2008..We sought to assess the impact of several tobacco control policies and televised antismoking advertising on adult smoking prevalence... - Dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Australian secondary students in 2005Maree Scully
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Health Promot Int 22:236-45. 2007..Continual monitoring of these behaviours is essential to help inform research and policy and identify where future efforts should be directed... - Investigating the relation between placement of Quit antismoking advertisements and number of telephone calls to Quitline: a semiparametric modelling approachBircan Erbas
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, School of Population Health, University of Melbourne, Level 2, 723 Swanston Street, Carlton 3053, Victoria, Australia
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:180-2. 2006..Generalised partial linear models were used to model the logarithm of mean daily calls as a non-parametric function of time and a linear parametric function of the day of week, number of advertisements, and TARPS... - What models of peer support do people with colorectal cancer prefer?S C Ieropoli
Patient Studies, Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Vic, Australia
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 20:455-65. 2011..Timing of referral and clinician promotion contributed to participation... - Can home smoking restrictions influence adolescents' smoking behaviors if their parents and friends smoke?Edith Szabo
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, VIC 3053, Australia
Addict Behav 31:2298-303. 2006..By adopting strong home smoking bans, parents can reduce some of the influence friends' smoking can have on the smoking behavior of their adolescent... - Reconciling population benefits and women's individual autonomy in mammographic screening: in-depth interviews to explore women's views about 'informed choice'Claire Davey
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria
Aust N Z J Public Health 29:69-77. 2005..Hence, the quantitative content of decision aids to promote 'informed choice' must be comprehensive and balanced... - A varying coefficient model to measure the effectiveness of mass media anti-smoking campaigns in generating calls to a QuitlineQuang M Bui
Centre for Molecular, Environmental, Genetic and Analytic Epidemiology, The University of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
J Epidemiol 20:473-9. 2010..In this study we use a recently developed semi-varying coefficient model to elucidate this relationship... - External breast prosthesis use: experiences and views of women with breast cancer, breast care nurses, and prosthesis fittersSusan Roberts
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, Cancer Council Victoria, 1 Rathdowne Street, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
Cancer Nurs 26:179-86. 2003..Common themes concerning the impact of prosthesis use included body image, appearance, and feminine identity. These findings have important implications for professionals involved in the delivery of breast prostheses services... - Sun exposure and sun protection behaviours among Australian adolescents: trends over timePatricia M Livingston
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Control Research Institute, The Cancer Council, Victoria, Australia
Prev Med 37:577-84. 2003..Future educational programs require innovative approaches that aims to change attitudes toward tanning as being healthy and attractive and modify adolescent behaviours in relation to sun exposure... - How do friends influence smoking uptake? Findings from qualitative interviews with identical twinsKim McLeod
The Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Victoria 3053, Australia
J Genet Psychol 169:117-31. 2008..Adolescents and young adults are aware of the messages that smoking can convey to others and exploit these images to construct a social identity... - Adolescent alcohol-use trajectories in the transition from high schoolJohn Winston Toumbourou
Centre for Adolescent Health, Murdoch Children s Research Institute, Australia
Drug Alcohol Rev 22:111-6. 2003..Encouraging those high school students who consume alcohol once per week or more often to use alcohol on a less than weekly basis may be a valuable yet neglected harm minimization strategy... - Surgical management of ductal carcinoma in situ in Australia in 1995Dace Shugg
Menzies Centre for Population Health Research, University of Tasmania, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
ANZ J Surg 72:708-15. 2002..CONCLUSIONS: In 1995 the majority of DCIS was treated with breast conserving surgery alone. Surgeons treating more DCIS cases were more likely to perform conservative surgery than surgeons treating only one DCIS case in the study period... - The effects of television advertisements for junk food versus nutritious food on children's food attitudes and preferencesHelen G Dixon
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
Soc Sci Med 65:1311-23. 2007..It is concluded that changing the food advertising environment on children's TV to one where nutritious foods are promoted and junk foods are relatively unrepresented would help to normalize and reinforce healthy eating... - How does active parental consent influence the findings of drug-use surveys in schools?Victoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Anti Cancer Council of Victoria
Eval Rev 28:246-60. 2004..Active consent procedures introduce some degree of selection bias into studies of adolescents' substance use and may compromise the external validity of prevalence estimates produced, especially among younger students... - How do smokers control their cigarette expenditures?Victoria M White
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
Nicotine Tob Res 7:625-35. 2005..00 US dollars/month. Whereas price-minimizing strategies appeared to save money, cutting consumption could save even more. Thus further substantial tax increases would likely have the desired effect... - What fraction of young adults are at risk for future smoking, and who are they?Elizabeth A Gilpin
Cancer Prevention and Control Program, Rebecca and John Moores UCSD Cancer Center, University of California, San Diego, La Jolla, CA 92093 0645, USA
Nicotine Tob Res 7:747-59. 2005..We conclude that the group of young adults at risk for future smoking is sizable and presents a fertile target for tobacco industry efforts to promote smoking. Counter-efforts might include promotion of smoke-free environments... - Cigarette promotional offers: who takes advantage?Victoria M White
Centre for Behavioral Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Carlton, Victoria, Australia
Am J Prev Med 30:225-31. 2006..How effective they are in actually reaching these groups in the general population of smokers has not yet been investigated... - Women's satisfaction with their breast prosthesis: what determines a quality prosthesis?Patricia M Livingston
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, Cancer Council Victoria
Eval Rev 29:65-83. 2005..001), how natural it felt (1 week, p = .001; 6 months, p = .01), the weight of the prosthesis (3 months, p = .003), and appearance when worn (6 months, p = .03). The results will be used to improve women's access to a quality prosthesis... - Systematic review of peer-support programs for people with cancerLouisa M Hoey
Centre for Behavioural Research in Cancer, The Cancer Council Victoria, Australia
Patient Educ Couns 70:315-37. 2008..To identify models of peer support for cancer patients and systematically review evidence of their effectiveness in improving psychosocial adjustment... - One-to-one volunteer support programs for people with cancer: a review of the literatureMichelle L Macvean
The Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Vic, Australia
Patient Educ Couns 70:10-24. 2008..To conduct a systematic review of literature reporting on the use of volunteers in support programs for people with cancer...