Patient Information Leaflet and FAQs on Cancer Registration

Patient Information Leaflet provides the public with information on Cancer Registration

FAQs on Cancer Registration

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Reports are available in hard copy on request to the NICR. 

Audit Reports

Second Series

• Monitoring care of Prostate cancer patients in Northern Ireland diagnosed 2006. Prostate
• Monitoring care of Lung cancer patients in Northern Ireland diagnosed 2006: Lung,  Evaluation Form
• Care of Patients with Malignant Melanoma of Skin in Northern Ireland, 2006:  Melanoma,   Evaluation Form
• Monitoring Care of Cancer Patients in Northern Ireland, 2005:   Upper GI

First Series

• Cancer Services Audit 2001/2 & 2004/5:   Thyroid
• Cancer Services Audit 1996 & 2001: Ovary and Cervix
• Cancer Services Audit 2001: Pancreas
• Cancer Services Audit 1996 & 2001: Colorectal
• Cancer Services Audit 1996 & 2001: Lung
• Cancer Services Audit 1996 & 2001: Prostate
• Cancer Services Audit 1996 & 2001: Breast
• Cancer Services Audit 1996 & 2001: Oesophagus and Stomach

N. Ireland Reports

• Survival of Cancer Patients in Northern Ireland: 1993-2004 - Report , Summary
• Cancer Trends in Northern Ireland 1993-2003 - Report
• Cancer in Northern Ireland 1993-2001: A Comprehensive Report - Report  , Summary
• Investigation of Cancer Incidence in the Vicinity of Cranlome Telecommunications Mast by Dr Denise Catney & Dr Anna Gavin, May 2004 - Report , Presentation ,  Appendix 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 ,  
• Survival of Cancer Patients in Northern Ireland 1993-1995 - Report  , Summary ,  Tables 
• Cancer Incidence in Northern Ireland 1993-1995 - Report , Summary
• Cancer Deaths in N. Ireland - An Analysis of Patterns and Trends - (refer to data link for site chapters)
  • Tobacco Related Cancer Deaths
  • Cancer of the Pleura

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All Ireland Reports

• Ovarian Cancer In Ireland 1994-2004 - Summary
• Cancer in Ireland: 1994-2004 - Report, Summary
• All Ireland Cancer Statistics Second Report 1998-2000 - Report , Summary
• All Ireland Cancer Statistics 1994-1996 - Report  , Summary

Peer Reviewed Publications

• Cutaneous melanoma mortality starting to change - A study of trends in Northern Ireland - European Journal of Cancer 2009; doi: 1016/j.ejca.209.03.004, Montella A, Gavin A, Middleton R, Autier P, Boniol M.
• Factors influencing hospital cost of lung cancer patients treatment in Northern Ireland - European Journal of Health Economics 2008; doi: 10,1007/s10198-007-0047-4 
  Fleming I, Monaghan P, Gavin A, O'Neill, C
• Repeating an abnormal prostate-specific antigen (PSA) level: how relevant is a decrease in PSA? Prostate Cancer and Prostatic Diseases 2009; doi:10.1038/pcan2008.37;                                                                                                                                                                                                                                Connolly D, Black A, Murray LJ, Nambirajan T, Keane PF, Gavin A.
• The utility of prostate-specific antigen velocity thresholds in clinical practice: a population-based analysis.  BJU International 2008; doi:10.1111/j.1464-410X.2008.07470.x: Connolly D, Black A, Murray L. Nambirajan T, Keane P, Gavin A 
• Baseline prostate specific antigen level and risk of prostate cancer and prostate specific mortality: diagnosis is dependent on the intensity of investigation - Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention, 2008;17(2)
  Connolly D, Black A, Gavin A, Keane P, Murray L
• Reporting of research data by GPs: a cautionary tale for primary care researchers  (abstract) Full Report - Family Practice, 2008; doi: 10.1093/fampra/cmn013
  Gormley G, Connolly D, Catney D, Freeman L, Murray L, Gavin A
• Methods of calculating prostate specific antigen velocity - European Urology , 2007;52(4):1044-1051
  Connolly D, Black A, Murray L, Napolitano G, Gavin A, Keane P
• Malignancy and mortality in a population-based cohort of patients with coeliac disease or 'gluten senstivitiy' - World Journal of Gastroenterology, 2007; 13(1):146-151
  Anderson LA, McMillan S, Watson P, Monaghan P, Gavin AT, Fox C, Murray LJ  
• Skin cancer trends in Northern Ireland and consequences for provision of dermatology services - British Journal of Dermatology, 2007; 156(6): 1301–1307
  Hoey SEH, Devereux CEJ, Catney D, Donnelly D, Kumar S, Gavin A, Dolan OM, Murray L
• Influence of mammographic screening on trends in breast-conserving surgery in Ireland - European Journal of Cancer Prevention 2006; 15(2): 138-148
  Walsh PM, McCarron P, Middleton RJ, Comber H, Gavin AT, Murray LJ
• Prostate-specific antigen testing: uncovering primary care influences - British Journal of Urology International, 2006; 98(5): 996-1000
  Gormley JG, Catney D, McCall JR, Reilly PM, Gavin AT
• Addressing a community's cancer cluster concerns - Ulster Medical Journal 2006; 75(3) 195-199
  Gavin AT, Catney D 
• Modelling predictions of cancer deaths in Northen Ireland - Ulster Medical Journal 2006; 75(2): 120-125
  French D, Catney D, Gavin AT
• Photocarcinogenic risk of narrowband ultraviolet B (TL-01) phototherapy: early follow-up data -  British Journal of Dermatology 2006; 154(3): 566-567
  Black RJ, Gavin AT
• Breast cancer services - a population based study of service reorganisation - Journal of Public Health 2005; 27(2): 171-175
  Monaghan P, Murray L, Donnelly M, McCarron P, Spence R, Gavin A 
• Have patients with oesophagitis got an increased risk of adenocarcinoma?: results from a population based study - World Journal of Gastroenterology 2005; 11 (46)
  Murphy SJ, Anderson LA, Johnston BJ, Fitzpatrick DA, Watson PRG, Monaghan P, Murray LJ
• Incidence of colorectal cancer in a population based cohort of patients with Barrett's oesophagus - Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology 2005; 40: 1449-1453
  Murphy SJ, Anderson LA, Mainie I, Fitzpatrick D, Johnston BT, Watson RGP, Gavin AT, Murray LJ
• Electronic data protection: procedures need drastic improvement - British Medical Journal 2005; 330
  Mole D, Fox C, Napolitano G 
• Smoking is a major cause of premature death worldwide - Evidence Based Health Care 2004; 8:95-96
  Gavin AT 
• Recent trends in cervical cancer mortality in Britain and Ireland: the case for population-based cervical cancer screening - British Journal of Cancer 2004; 91: 1902-1904
  Comber H, Gavin A
• Managing Cancer - the economics surrounding cancer screening and treatment - Radiology 2004; 2-2004/r.31
  Fleming I, Monaghan P, Murray L, Gavin A, O'Neill C
• Improved survival for melanoma in Northern Ireland: a comparison of two 5-year periods (1984-88 and 1994-98) - British Journal of Dermatology 2004; 151: 587-593
  McMullan EA, Kee F, Patterson CC, Gavin AT, Dolan OM
• Knowledge, attitudes and behaviour in the sun: the barriers to behavioural changes in Northern Ireland - Ulster Medical Journal 2004; 73(2): 96-104
  Owen T, Fitzpatrick D, Dolon O, Gavin A
• Evidence of prostate cancer screening in a UK region - British Journal of Urology International 2004; 93(6): 730-734
  Gavin A, McCarron P, Middleton RJ, Savage G, Catney D, O'Reilly D, Keane PF, Murray LJ
• Lung cancer survival in Northern Ireland - Irish Medical Journal 2003; 96(8)
  Gavin AT, Wilkinson P,  Fitzpatrick DA, Middleton RJ, McCarron P, MacMahon J
• Ovarian cancer - the need for change in service delivery in Northern Ireland - Ulster Medical Journal 2003; 72(2): 93-97
  Irvine WN, Middleton RJ, Gavin AT, Fitzpatrick DA
• Cluster investigation - the importance of counting everyone - Journal of Public Health Medicine 2003; 25(3): 262
  Gavin AT 
• Audit of basal cell carcinoma: registration practice - British Journal of Dermatology 2003; 148(2): 371
  McLoone NM, Middleton RJ, Gavin AT, Walsh M, Dolan OM
• Risk of adenocarcinoma in Barrett's oesophagus: population based study - British Medical Journal 2003; 327: 534-535
  Murray LJ, Watson P, Johnston B, Sloan J, Mainie IML, Gavin A
• Mortality in Barrett's oesophagus: results from a population based study - GUT 2003; 52: 1081-1084
  Anderson LA, Murray LJ, Murphy SJ, Fitzpatrick DA, Johnston BT, Watson RGP, McCarron P, Gavin AT
• Patients' denial of disease may pose difficulty for achieving informed consent - British Medical Journal (Letters) 2002; 324 Gavin AT, Fitzpatrick D, Middleton RJ, Coleman MP
• Association of early life factors and acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood: historical cohort study - British Journal of Cancer 2002; 86: 356-361
  Murray LJ, McCarron P, Bailie K, Middleton RJ, Davey Smith G, Dempsey S, McCarthy A, Gavin AT
• Cancer Incidence in Five Continents Volume VIII - IARC Report
• Accuracy of hospital discharge data for cancer registration and epidemiological research in Northern Ireland - Cancer Causes and Control 2000; 11: 899-905
  Middleton RJ, Gavin AT, Reid J, O'Reilly D
• Asbestos related mortality in Northern Ireland: 1985-1994 - Journal of Public Health Medicine 1999; 21(1): 95-101
  O'Reilly D, Reid J, Middleton RJ, Gavin AT
• Cutaneous malignant melanoma in Northern Ireland - British Journal of Cancer 1997; 76(1): 124-126
  Pedlow PJ, Walsh MY, Patterson CC, Atkinson RJ, Lowry WS
• Cancer in Northern Ireland by 2002 - Ulster Medical Journal 1996; 65(2): 106-112
  Gavin AT, O'Reilly D

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