The suspension of breast screening services in 2020 to limit the risk of COVID-19 transmission does not appear to be resulting in a feared wave of more advanced breast cancers, according to a newly published analysis of NSW healthcare data. Published today in Public Health Research & Practice, a peer-reviewed journal of the Sax Institute, … Read more
Men who have had multiple melanomas are at least twice as likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer than men who have never had melanomas, according to new research from the Daffodil Centre using data from the Sax Institute’s 45 and Up Study. The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, is the first … Read more
A new study from the Daffodil Centre using 45 and Up Study data has found that a targeted lung cancer screening program could not only save lives but could also be cost-effective in most cases, using a commonly accepted measure of the value of health outcomes. The study, published in the British Journal of Cancer, … Read more
Australian researchers have begun work on a genomics project that will use saliva collected from 45 and Up Study participants to find the best way to detect common cancers. The Australian Cancer Risk Study is a national collaborative program led by Dr Julia Steinberg and Professor Anne Cust at The Daffodil Centre, a joint venture … Read more
This study seeks to examine the patterns of healthcare utilisation including hospitalisations, emergency department visits, and Medicare Benefits Schedule and Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme use prior to and after a Cancer of Unknown Primary (CUP) diagnosis, both overall and by subtype, and in relation to survival. The study will also investigate the risk factors for incident … Read more
