Professor Bruce Armstrong
AM, FAA, BMedSc (Hons), MBBS (Hons), DPhil (Oxon), FRACP, FAFPHM|
Professor of Public Health Room 324
Phone: +61 2 9036 6308 |
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Research InterestsProfessor Armstrong is an authority on the causes and prevention of skin cancer and melanoma and has made important contributions to knowledge on the causes and control of other cancers, high blood pressure and heart disease. His present major research interests are in the genetic and environmental epidemiology of cancer and the quality and performance of cancer services. |
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Current research projectsCancer, Genes, Environment and Behaviour Program (Powerpoint) |
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Areas of postgraduate student supervisionUnit: School of Public Health |
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Books White E, Armstrong BK, Saracci R. Principles of Exposure Measurement in Epidemiology. Collecting, evaluating and improving measures of disease risk factors. Oxford University Press. 2008; second edition. Peer Reviewed/Refereed Journal Articles Vrijheid M, Richardson L, Armstrong BK, Auvinen A, Berg G, Carroll M, Chetrit A, Deltour I, Feychting M, Giles GG, Hours M, Iavarone I, Lagorio1 S, Lönn S, McBride M, Parent M-E, Sadetzki S, Salminen T, Sanchez M, Schlehofer B, Schüz J, Siemiatycki J, Tynes T, Woodward A, Yamaguchi N, Cardis E. Quantifying the impact of selection bias caused by non-participation in a case-control study of mobile phone use. Annals of Epidemiology. 2009; 19(1):33-41. Yu C-L, Li Y, Freedman DM, Fears TR, Kwok R, Chodick G, Alexander B, Kimlin MG, Kricker A, Armstrong BK, Linet MS. Assessment of lifetime cumulative sun exposure using a self-administered questionnaire: Reliability of two approaches. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention. 2009; 18(2): 464-71 Vrijheid M, Armstrong BK, Bédard D, Brown J, Deltour I, Iavarone I, Krewski D, Lagorio S, Moore S, Richardson L, Giles GG, McBride M, Parent M-E, Siemiatycki J, Cardis E. Recall bias in the assessment of exposure to mobile phones. Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology. 2009;19(4)369-382 Chang YM, Newton-Bishop JA, Bishop DT, Armstrong BK, Bataille V, Bergman W, Berwick M, Bracci PM, Elwood JM, Ernstoff MS, Green AC, Gruis NA, Holly EA, Ingvar C, Kanetsky PA, Karagas MR, Le Marchand L, Mackie RM, Olsson H, Østerlind A, Rebbeck TR, Reich K, Sasieni P, Siskind V, Swerdlow AJ, Titus-Ernstoff L, Zens MS, Ziegler A, Barrett JH. A pooled analysis of melanocytic naevus phenotype and the risk of cutaneous melanoma at different latitudes. International Jounal of Cancer. 2009; 124(2): 420-8. Habib MR, Solomon MJ, Young, JM, Armstrong BK, O'Connell DB, Armstrong K. Evidence-Based and Clinical Outcome Scores to Facilitate Audit and Feedback for Colorectal. Cancer Care. Dis Colon Rectum. 2009; 52. Cust AE, Armstrong BK, Smith BJ, Chau J, van der Ploeg HP, Bauman A. Self-reported confidence in recall of physical activity a predictor of the validity and repeatability of physical activity questionnaires? Epidemiology 2009;20(2):1-9 Morton LM, Purdue MP, Zheng T, Wang SS, Armstrong BK, Zhang Y, Menashe I, Chatterjee N, Davis S, Lan Q, Vajdic CM, Severson RK, Holford TR, Kricker A, Cerhan JR, Leaderer B, Grulich A, Yeager M, Cozen W, Zahm SH, Chanock SJ, Rothman N, Hartge P. Risk of Non–Hodgkin Lymphoma Associated with Germline Variation in Genes that Regulate the Cell Cycle, Apoptosis, and Lymphocyte Development. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomarkers Prev. 2009; 18: 1259-1270 Olsen CM, Zens MS, Stukel MS, Sacerdote C, Chang Y-M, Armstrong BK, Bataille V, Berwick M, Elwood JM, Holly EA, Kirkpatrick C, Mack T, Newton Bishop J, Østerlind A, Swerdlow AJ, Zanetti R, Green AC, Karagas MR, Whiteman DC. Nevus density and melanoma risk in women: a pooled analysis to test the divergent pathway hypothesis. International Journal of Cancer. 2009;124(4): 937-44. Purdue MP, Lan Q, Wang SS, Kricker A, Menashe I, Zheng T-Z, Hartge P, Grulich AE, Zhang Y, Morton LM, Vajdic C, Holford TR, Severson RK, Leaderer B, Cerhan JR, Yeager M, Cozen W, Jacobs K, Davis S, Rothman N, Chanock SJ, Chatterjee N, Armstrong BK. A pooled investigation of toll-like receptor gene variants and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Carcinogenesis. 2009;30(2):275-81. Simonella L, O’Connell DL, Vinod SK, Delaney GP, Boyer M, Esmaili N, Hensley M, Goldsbury D, Supramaniam R, Andrew Hui, Armstrong B. No improvement in lung cancer care: The management of lung cancer in 1996 and 2002 in New South Wales. Internal Medicine Journal. 2008;38(8) Smith DP, Supramaniam R, Marshall VR, Armstrong BK. Prostate cancer and prostate specific antigen testing in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia. 2008; 189: 315-8 Vinod SK, O’Connell DL, Simonella L, Delaney GP, Boyer M, Peters M, Miller D, Supramaniam R, McCawley L, Armstrong B. Gaps in optimal care for lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2008; 3:871-9. Cust, A.E., Smith, B., Chau, J., Van der Ploeg, H.P., Friedenreich, C.M., Armstrong, B.K.,Bauman, A. Validity and repeatability of the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Physical activity questionnaire, usig accelerometers as an objective measure. International Journal of Behavioural Nutrition and Physical Activity 2008;5(1)33. Yu XQ, O’Connell DL, Gibberd RW, Armstrong BK. Assessing the impact of socio-economic status on cancer survival in New South Wales, Australia 1996-2001. Cancer Causes and Control. 2008; 19: 1383-90. Yu XQ, O'Connell DL, Gibberd RW, Abrahamowicz M, Armstrong BK. Misclassification of colorectal cancer stage and area variation in survival. International Journal of Cancer 2008;122:398-402. 45 and Up Study Collaborators. Cohort Profile: The 45 and Up Study. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2008; 37(5): 941-7. Kricker A, Price M, Butow P, Goumas C, Armes JE, Armstrong BK. Effects of life event stress and social support on the odds of a ≥ 2cm breast cancer. Cancer Causes and Control. 2008. Brown KM, MacGregor S, Montgomery GW, Craig DW, Zhao Z, Iyadurai K, Henders A, Homer N, Campbell M, Stark M, Thomas S, Schmid H, Holland EA, Gillanders EM, Duffy DL, Maskiell JA, Jetann J, Ferguson M, Stephan DA, Cust AE, Whiteman D, Green A, Olsson H, Puig S, Ghiorzo P, Hansson J, Demenais F, Goldstein AM, Gruis NA, Elder DE, Bishop JN, Kefford RF, Giles GG, Armstrong BK, Aitken JF, Hopper JL, Martin NG, Trent JM, Mann GJ, Hayward NK. Common sequence variants on 20q11.22 confer melanoma susceptibility. Nature Genetics. 2008; 40(7): 838-40. Kricker A, Armstrong BK, Hughes AM, Goumas C, Smedby KE, Zheng T, Spinelli JJ, De Sanjosé S, Hartge P, Melbye M, Willett EV, Becker N, Chiu BC, Cerhan JR, Maynadié M, Staines A, Cocco P, Boffeta P; Personal sun exposure and risk of non Hodgkin lymphoma: A pooled analysis from the Interlymph Consortium.International Journal of Cancer. 2008; 122: 144-54 Kricker A, Newman B, Gertig DM, Goumas C, Armes J, Armstrong BK. Why do large breast cancers still present in a population offered screening? International Journal of Cancer. 2008; 123(12):2907-2914. Lucas R, McMichael AJ, Armstrong BK, Smith W. Estimating the global disease burden due to ultraviolet radiation exposure. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2008; 37(3):654-667. Purdue MP, Lan Q, Kricker A, Vajdic CM, Rothman N and Armstrong BK. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Haematologica 2007; 92: 1145-6 Shen M, Purdue MP, Kricker A, Lan Q, Grulich AE, Vajdic CM, Turner J, Whitby D, Chanock S, Rothman N, Armstrong BK. Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in New South Wales, Australia. Haematologica. 2007; 92: 1180-5 Cust A, Armstrong B, Friedenreich C, Slimani N, Bauman A. Physical activity and endometrial cancer risk: a review of the current evidence, biologic mechanisms and the quality of physical activity assessment methods. Cancer causes & control:CCC. 2007; 18: 243-258 Armstrong BK, Gillespie JG, Leeder SR, Rubin GL, Russell LM. Challenges in health and health care in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 2007; 187: 485-9 Boffetta P, Armstrong B, Linet M, Kasten C, Cozen W, Hartge P. Consortia in cancer epidemiology: lessons from InterLymph. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2007; 16:197-9 Cardis E, Richardson L, Deltour I, Armstrong B, Feychting M, Johansen C, Kilkenny M, McKinney P, Modan B, Sadetzki S, Schaz J, Swerdlow A, Vrijheid M, Auvinen A, Berg G, Blettner M, Bowman J, Brown J, Chetrit A, Christensen HC, Cook A, Hepworth S, Giles G, Hours M, Iavarone I, Jarus-Hakak A, Klaeboe L, Krewski D, Lagorio S, Lonn S, Mann S, McBride M, Muir K, Nadon L, Parent ME, Pearce N, Salminen T, Schoemaker M, Schlehofer B, Siemiatycki J, Taki M, Takebayashi T, Tynes T, van Tongeren M, Vecchia P, Wiart J, Woodward A, Yamaguchi N. The INTERPHONE study: design, epidemiological methods, and description of the study population. Eur J Epidemiol. 2007;22(9):647-64 Chapuis PH, Chan C, Lin BP, Armstrong K, Armstrong B, Spigelman AD, O'Connell D, Leong D, Dent OF. Pathology reporting of resected colorectal cancers in New South Wales in 2000. ANZ J Surg. 2007; 77: 963-9 Karipidis K, Benke G, Sim M, Fritschi L, Yost M, Armstrong B, Hughes AM, Grulich A, Vajdic CM, Kaldor JM, Kricker A. Occupational exposure to power frequency magnetic fields and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2007; 64:25-29 Lee KM, Lan Q, Kricker A, Purdue MP, Grulich AE, Vajdic CM, Turner J, Whitby D, Kang D, Chanock S, Rothman N, Armstrong BK. One-carbon metabolism gene polymorphisms and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Australia. Hum Genet. 2007; 122: 525-33 Rothman N, Skibola CF, Wang SS, Morgan G, Lan Q, Smith MT, Spinelli JJ, Willett E, De Sanjose S, Cocco P, Berndt SI, Brennan P, Brooks-Wilson A, Wacholder S, Becker N, Hartge P, Zheng T, Roman E, Holly EA, Boffetta P, Armstrong B, Cozen W, Linet M, Bosch FX, Ennas MG, Holford TR, Gallagher RP, Rollinson S, Bracci PM, Cerhan JR, Whitby D, Moore PS, Leaderer B, Lai A, Spink C, Davis S, Bosch R, Scarpa A, Zhang Y, Severson RK, Yeager M, Chanock S, Nieters A. Genetic variation in TNF and IL10 and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the InterLymph Consortium. Lancet Oncol 2006;7(1):27-38. Karagas MR, Zens MS, Stukel T, Swerdlow AJ, Rosso S, Osterlind A, Mack T, Kirkpatrick C, Holly AE, Green A, Gallagher R, Elwood JM and Armstrong BK. Pregnancy history and incidence of melanoma in women: a pooled analysis. Cancer Causes and Control 2006; 17: 11-19. Boniol M, Armstrong BK, Doré J-F. Variation in Incidence and Fatality of Melanoma by Season of Diagnosis in New South Wales, Australia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention 2006; 15: 524-8. Millikan RC, Hummer A, Begg C, Player J, de Cotret AR, Winkel S, Mohreweiser H, Thomas N, Armstrong B, Kricker A, Marrett LD, Gruber SB, Anton Culver H, Zanetti R, Gallagher RP, Dwyer T, Rebbeck T, Busam K, From L, Mujumdar U, Berwick M. Polymorphisms in nucleotide excision repair genes and risk of multiple primary melanoma: the Genes Environment and Melanoma study. Carcinogenesis 2006; 27: 610-618 Milne E, van Bockxmeer FM, Robertson L, Brisbane JM, Ashton LJ, Scott RJ, Armstrong BK. Buccal DNA collection: comparison of buccal swabs with FTA cards. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006; 15: 816-9. Vrijheid M, Cardis E, Armstrong BK, Auvinen A, Berg G, Blaasaas KG, Brown J, Carroll M, Chetrit A, Christensen HC, Deltour I, Feychting M, Giles GG, Hepworth SJ, Hours M, Iavarone I, Johansen C, Klæboe L, Kurttio P, Lagorio S, Lann S, McKinney PA, Montestrucq L, Parslow RC, Richardson L, Sadetzki S, Salminen T, Schaltz J, Tynes T, Woodward A, the Interphone Study Group. Validation of short term recall of mobile phone use for the Interphone study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine 2006; 63: 237-43. Yu XQ, O`Connell DL, Gibberd RW, Coates AS, Armstrong BK. Trends in survival and excess risk of death after a diagnosis of cancer in 1980 to 1996 in New South Wales Australia. International Journal of Cancer 2006; 119:229-32. McGrath DR, Leong DC, Gibberd R, Armstrong B, Spigelman A. Practitioner and hospital volume and the management of colorectal cancer patients in Australia. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2005;75:901-910. Fritschi L, Benke G, Hughes AM, Kricker A, Turner J, Vajdic CM, Grulich A, Milliken S, Kaldor J, Armstrong BK. Occupational exposure to pesticides and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. American Journal of Epidemiology 2005;162:1-9. Yu XQ, O`Connell DL, Gibberd RW, Armstrong BK. Area variation in survival from colorectal cancer New South Wales, Australia 1996-2001: population-based study.European Journal of Cancer. 2005; 41: 2715-21. Kricker A, Vajdic CM, Armstrong BK. Reliability and validity of a telephone questionnaire for estimating lifetime personal sun exposure in epidemiological studies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers Prevention 2005;14:2427-2432. Begg CB, Orlow I, Hummer AJ, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Marrett LD, Millikan RC, Gruber SR, Anton-Culver H, Zanetti R, Gallagher RP, Dwyer T, Rebbeck TR, Mitra N, Busam K, From L, Berwick M for the Genes Environment and Melanoma (GEM) Study Group. Lifetime Risk of Melanoma in CDKN2A Mutation Carriers in a Population-Based Sample. JNCI. 2005;97:1507-1515. Clements MS, Armstrong BK, Moolgavkar SH. Lung cancer rate predictions using generalized additive models. Biostatistics 2005;6(4):576-89. Yu XQ, O`Connell DL, Gibberd RW, Armstrong BK. A population-based study from New South Wales, Australia 1996-2001: area variation in survival from colorectal cancer. Eur J Cancer 2005;41(17):2715-21. Eide MJ, Weinstock MA, Dufresne Jr RG, Neelagaru S, Risica P, Burkholder GJ, Upegui D, Philips KA, Armstrong BK, Robinson-Bostom L. Relationship of Treatment Delay with Surgical Defect Size from Keratinocyte Carcinoma (Basal Cell Carcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Skin). J Invest Dermatol 2005;124(2):308-314. Berwick M, Armstrong BK, Ben-Porat L, Fine J, Kricker A, Eberle C, Barnhill R. Sun exposure and mortality from melanoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97:195-199 Davey HM, Armstrong BK, Butow PN. An exploratory study of cancer patients views on doctor-provided and independent written prognostic information. Patient Educ Couns 2005;56(3):349-55. Condon JR, Barnes T, Armstrong BK, Selva-Nayagam S, Elwood JM. Stage at diagnosis and cancer survival for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory. Med J Aust. 2005;182(6):277-80. Condon JR, Armstrong BK, Barnes T, Zhao Y. Cancer incidence and survival for indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory. Aust N Z J Public Health. 2005; 29: 123-8. Fritschi L, Benke G, Hughes AM, Kricker A, Vajdic CM, Grulich A, Turner J, Milliken S, Kaldor J, Armstrong BK. Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with occupational exposure to solvents, metals, organic dusts and PCBs. Cancer Causes and Control 2005;16:599-607. Grulich AE, Vajdic CM, Kaldor JM, Hughes AM, Kricker A, Fritschi L, Turner JJ, Milliken S, Benke G, Armstrong BK. Birth order, atopy, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97:587-94. Turner JJ, Hughes AM, Kricker A, Milliken S, Grulich A, Kaldor J, Armstrong B. WHO Non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma Classification by Criterion-Based Report Review followed by Targeted Pathology Review: An Effective Strategy for Epidemiology Studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005;14(9):2213-9. Jong K, Vale P, Armstrong BK. Rural inequalities in cancer care and outcome. Medical Journal of Australia 2005; 182:13-14. Purdue MP, From L, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Gallagher RP, McLaughlin JR, Klar NS, Marrett LD; for the Genes, Environment, and Melanoma Study Group. Etiologic and other factors predicting nevus-associated cutaneous malignant melanoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2005;14(8):2015-22. Purdue MP, From L, Kahn HJ, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Gallagher RP, McLaughlin JR, Klar NS, Marrett LD. Etiologic factors associated with p53 immunostaining in cutaneousmalignant melanoma. Int J Cancer. 2005; 117:486-93. Begg CB, Hummer A, Mujumdar U, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Marrett LD, Millikan RC, Gruber SB, Anton-Culver H, Klotz JB, Zanetti R, Gallagher RP, Dwyer T, Rebbeck TR, Berwick M for the GEM Study Group. Familial Aggregation of Melanoma Risks in a Large Population-Based Sample of Melanoma Cases. Cancer Causes and Control 2004; 15: 957-65. Hughes A-M, Armstrong BK, Vajdic C, Turner J, Grulich A, Fritschi L, Milliken S, Kaldor J, Benke G, Kricker A. Pigmentary characteristics, sun sensitivity and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. International Journal of Cancer 2004; 110: 429-34. Hughes A-M, Armstrong BK, Vajdic C, Turner J, Grulich A, Fritschi L, Milliken S, Kaldor J, Benke G, Kricker A. Sun exposure may protect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case-control study. International Journal of Cancer 2004 ;112: 865-71 Jong KE, Smith DP, Yu XQ, O\'Connell DL, Goldstein D, Armstrong BK. Remoteness of residence and survival from cancer in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia. 2004;180:618-22. Kricker A, Armstrong B. Surgery and outcomes of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: a population-based study in Australia. European Journal of Cancer 2004;40:2396-402. Kricker A, Goumas C, Armstrong BK. Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, a population-based study of epidemiology and pathology. British Journal of Cancer 2004;90:1382-85. Condon JR, Barnes T, Cunningham J. and Armstrong BK. Long-term trends in cancer mortality for Indigenous Australians in the Northan Territory. MJA 2004;180:504-507 McGrath DR, Leong DC, Armstrong BK, Spigelman AD. Management of colorectal cancer patients in Australia: The National Colorectal Cancer Survey. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery 2004;74:55-64. Turner JJ, Hughes A-M, Kricker A, Milliken S, Grulich A, Kaldor J, Armstrong B. Use of the WHO lymphoma classification in a population-based epidemiological study. Annals of Oncology 2004;15:631-7. Vajdic CM, Kricker A, Giblin M, McKenzie J, Aitken JF, Giles GG, Armstrong BK. Artificial ultraviolet radiation and ocular melanoma in Australia. International Journal of Cancer 2004;112:896-900. Yu XQ, O'Connell DL, Gibberd RW, Smith DP, Dickman PW, Armstrong BK. Estimating regional variation in cancer survival: a tool for improving cancer care. Cancer Causes and Control 2004;15:611-618. Condon JR, Armstrong BK, Barnes A, Cunningham J. Cancer in Indigenous Australians: a review. Cancer Causes and Control 2003; 14: 109-121. Davey HM, Butow PN, Armstrong BK. Cancer patients` preferences for written prognostic information provided outside the clinical context. British Journal of Cancer 2003;89:1450-56. Vajdic CM, Hutchins A-M, Kricker A, Aitken JF, Armstrong BK, Hayward NK, Armes JE. Chromosomal gains and losses in ocular melanoma detected by comparative genomic hybridisation in an Australian population-based study. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics 2003;144:12-17. Vajdic C, Kricker A, Duffy DL, Aitken JF, Stark M, ter Huurne JA, Martin NG, Armstrong BK, Hayward NK. Ocular melanoma is not associated with CDKN2A or MC1R variants--a population-based study. Melanoma Res.2003;13:409-13. Vajdic CM, Kricker A, Giblin M, McKenzie J, Aitken J, Giles GG, Armstrong BK. Incidence of ocular melanoma in Australia from 1990 to 1998. Int J Cancer. 2003;105:117-22. Veierod MB, Weiderpass E, Thorn M, Hansson J, Lund E, Armstrong B, Adami HO. A prospective study of pigmentation, sun exposure, and risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma in women. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2003;95:1530-8. Williams P, Redman S, Rankin N, Davis C, Armstrong B. and Malycha P. Is breast cancer care in accord with clinical practice guidelines: a consumer audit. The Breast. 2002;11:509-515 Scott RJ, Vajdic CM, Armstrong BK, Ainsworth CJ, Meldrum CJ, Aitken JF, Kricker A. BRCA2 mutations in a population-based series of patients with ocular melanoma. International Journal of Cancer. 2002, 102:188-91 Vajdic CM, Kricker A, Giblin M, McKenzie J, Aitken J, Giles GG, Armstrong BK. Sun exposure predicts risk of ocular melanoma in Australia. International Journal of Cancer. 2002.101:175-82. Karagas MR, Stukel TA, Dykes J, Miglionico J, Greene MA, Carey M, Armstrong B, Elwood JM, Gallagher RP, Green A, Holly EA, Kirkpatric CS, Mack T, Osterlind A, Rosso S, Swerdlow AJ. A pooled analysis of 10 case-control studies of melanoma and oral contraceptive use. British Journal of Cancer 2002;86:1085-1092. Armstrong BK, Kricker A. The epidemiology of UV induced skin cancer. J Photochem Photobiol B. 2001;63:8-18. Kricker A, Haskill J, Armstrong BK. Breast conservation, mastectomy and axillary surgery in New South Wales women in 1992 and 1995. British Journal of Cancer. 2001;85:668-673. Marrett LD, Nguyen HL, Armstrong BK. Trends in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in New South Wales, 1983-1996. International Journal of Cancer. 2001;92:457-462. Thompson JR, FitzGerald P, Willoughby ML, Armstrong BK. Maternal folate supplementation in pregnancy and protection against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood: a case-control study. Lancet. 2001;358:1935-40 Vajdic C, Kricker A, Giblin M, McKenzie J, Aitken J, Giles GG, Armstrong BK. Eye colour and cutaneous naevi predict risk of ocular melanoma in Australia. International Journal of Cancer. 2001;92:906-12. Davis C, Williams P, Armstrong B, Malycha P, Redman S. Early discharge following breast surgery: Assessing care, support, and information needs of women with early breast cancer in Australia. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery. 2000;70:569-572 Armstrong BK. The role of cancer registries in cancer control: A re-assessment from experience of the New South Wales Central Cancer Registry. Journal of Registry Management. 1999;26:51-55. Kricker A, Armstrong B, Smith C, Bilous M, Camaris C, Mayer A, Psarianos T. An audit of breast cancer pathology reporting in Australia in 1995. British Journal of Cancer. 1999;80:563-568. Kricker A, Farac K, Smith D, Sweeny A, McCredie M, Armstrong B. Breast cancer in New South Wales in 1972-1995: Tumour size and the impact of mammographic screening. International Journal of Cancer. 1999;81:877-880. Armstrong BK, Jong KE. Brain tumours and mobile phones? Medical Journal of Australia. 1998;168:308. Burton RC, Armstrong BK. Non-metastasizing melanoma? Journal of Surgical Oncology. 1998;67:73-76. Burton RC, Howe C, Adamson L, Reid AL, Hersey P, Watson A, Watt G, Relic J, Holt D, Thursfield V, Clarke P, Armstrong BK. General practitioner screening for melanoma: Sensitivity, specificity and the effect of training. Journal of Medical Screening. 1998;5:156-161. English DR, Armstrong BK, Kricker A. Reproducibility of reported measurements of sun exposure in a case-control study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention. 1998;7:857-63 English DR, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Winter MG, Heenan PJ, Randell PL Case-control study of sun exposure and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. International Journal of Cancer. 1998;77:347-353. English DR, Armstrong BK, Kricker A, Heenan PJ, Randell PL. Demographic characteristics, pigmentary and cutaneous risk factors for squamous cell carcinoma of the skin: A case-control study. International Journal of Cancer. 1998;76: 628-634. McGeechan K, Kricker A, Armstrong B, Stubbs J. Evaluation of linked cancer registry and hospital records of women with breast cancer. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 1998; 22: 765-770 Ouhtit A, Nakazawa H, Kricker A, Armstrong BK, Tan E, Yamasaki H, English DR. UV-Specific p53 Mutation Frequency in Normal Skin as Potential Predictor of Non-melanocytic Skin Cancer Risk: Case-Control Study in Australia. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 1998; 90: 523-531 Smith CL, Kricker A, Armstrong BK. Breast cancer mortality trends in Australia: 1921 to 1994. Medical Journal of Australia. 1998;168:11-14 Smith DP, Armstrong BK. Prostate-specific antigen testing in Australia and association with prostate cancer incidence in New South Wales. Medical Journal of Australia. 1998;169:17-20 Other publications Armstrong BK. Commentary: Seeing the light. International Journal of Cancer. 2006; 35: 231-2. Trevena LJ, Barratt A, McCaffrey K, Armstrong B, O`Connor A. Sydney Health Decision Group. Making decisions: Should I use hormone replacement therapy? (HRT). Canberra, National Health and Medical Research Council, Commonwealth of Australia 2005. Goumas C, O`Connell D, Smith D, Armstrong BK. Lung Cancer in NSW in 1972 to 1998. The Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, 2001. Gabriel GS, Macansh S, Clements MS, Armstrong BK. Epidemiology of hight-grade cervical intra-epithelial neoplasia in Pap tests New South Wales 1997-1998. The Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, 2001 Moore H, Lonie C, Noworytko H, Armstrong B. Working out what to measure: Melanoma services. NSW Public Health Bulletin 2001; 12: 94-99. Kricker A, Smoothy V, Armstrong B. Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in New South Wales Women in 1995 to 1997, Sydney, National Breast Cancer Centre, 2000. Armstrong BK. The contribution of sunlight to melanoma. In Dyall-Smith D, Marks R (eds), Dermatology at the Millennium: The Proceedings of the 19th World Congress of Dermatology. London: Parthenon Publishing, 1999:133-139. Armstrong B, Boffetta P. Measurement of exposure and outcome in epidemiological studies used for quantitative estimation and prediction of risk. In Moolgavkar S, Krewski D, Zeise L, Cardis E, Møller H. Quantitative estimation and prediction of human cancer risks. IARC Scientific Publications No. 131. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, 1999: 75-102. Lewis N, Nguyen H, Smith D, Coates M, Armstrong B. Cancer maps for New South Wales: Variation by local government area 1991 to 1995, Sydney, NSW Cancer Council, 1999 Supramaniam R, Smith D, Coates M, Armstrong B. Survival from Cancer in New South Wales 1980 to 1995, Sydney, NSW Cancer Council, 1999. Farac K, Smith D, Sweeny A, Kricker A, Bilous M, Armstrong B. Pathology of Breast Cancer in New South Wales Women in 1995, Sydney, NSW Cancer Council, 1999. Lewis N, Clements M, Vallentine P, Macansh S, Armstrong B. Epidemiology of low-grade Cervical Intra-Epithelial Neoplasia, New South Wales 1997, Sydney, NSW Cancer Council, 1999. Armstrong BK, Boffetta P. Environmental cancer. In Stellman J M (ed), Encyclopaedia of Occupational Health and Safety, 4th Edition. International Labour Organization, Geneva, 1998: 2.8-2.14. Smith D, Armstrong B, Saunders R. Patterns of prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing in Australia in 1992 to 1996: An examination of Medicare data. Sydney: New South Wales Cancer Council, 1998 Coates M and Armstrong B. Cancer in New South Wales Incidence and Mortality 1995, Sydney: NSW Cancer Council, 1998. Supramaniam R, Smith DP, Coates M, Hayes L and Armstrong B. Breast Cancer Survival in NSW in 1973 to 1995, Sydney: New South Wales Cancer Council, 1998. Book chapters Armstrong B. Epidemiology of melanoma and current trends. In Thompson JF, Morton DL, Kroon Bin BR (eds), Textbook of Melanoma, Martin Dunitz, London, 2004: 65-80. Armstrong BK. How does sun exposure cause skin cancer: epidemiological perspective. In Hill D, English DR, Elwood JM (eds), Prevention of Skin Cancer, Cancer Causes: Cancer Prevention Volume 3, Kluwer Academic Publishers, New York, 2004: 89-116. Armstrong BK, Kricker A. Epidemiology of solar radiation and skin cancer. In Giacomoni PU (ed), Sun Protection in Man, ESP Comprehensive Series in Photosciences Volume 3, Elsevier Amsterdam, 2001: 131-154. Armstrong BK. Cancer incidence, mortality and trends. In Bishop JF (ed), Cancer Facts: A Concise Oncology Text. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1999: 3-9. Armstrong BK, Nguyen HL. Breast cancer. In Bishop JF (ed), Cancer Facts: A Concise Oncology Text. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1999: 127-132. Nguyen HL, Armstrong BK. Colorectal cancer. In Bishop JF (ed), Cancer Facts: A Concise Oncology Text. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1999: 176-181. Nguyen HL, Armstrong BK. Melanoma. In Bishop JF (ed), Cancer Facts: A Concise Oncology Text. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1999: 255-259. Smith DP, Armstrong BK. Prostate cancer. In Bishop JF (ed), Cancer Facts: A Concise Oncology Text. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1999: 197-201 Supramaniam R, Armstrong BK. Lung cancer. In Bishop JF (ed), Cancer Facts: A Concise Oncology Text. Harwood Academic Publishers, Amsterdam, 1999: 103-107. Commissioned reports Armstrong BK. The evolution of silica as a respiratory carcinogen and its current classificiation as a human carcinogen. In Gilroy P (ed), Silica Its Current Classification as a Human Carcinogen, the Consequences for Employers. The Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Perth, 1998: 1-11. Editorials Russell L, Leeder SR, Armstrong BK, Gillespie JA, Rubin GL. The first 100 days: an open letter to the new Minister for Health. Med J Aust. 2007; 187: 608-9 (editorial). Irwig L, Houssami N, Armstrong B, Glasziou P. Evaluating new screening tests for breast cancer. BMJ 2006;332:678-9. Irwig L, Armstrong B. EUROCARE-2: Relevance for assessment of quality of cancer services? (Editorial) Lancet 2000; 355: 427-428. Armstrong B. Cervical screening saves lives. (Commentary) Evidence-based Healthcare 2000; 4: 29-30 Armstrong BK, Leong DC. Measuring cancer care (Editorial). Aust N Z J Surg 2000; 70: 1-2. Armstrong B, Kricker A. Record linkage - a vision renewed (Editorial). Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 1999; 23: 451-452. Thomas RJS, Spigelman AD, Armstrong BK. Large bowel cancer: guidelines and beyond (Editorial). Medical Journal of Australia 1999; 171: 284-285 Abstracts Madronio CM, Armstrong B, Thompson J, Beard J, Curtin A , Redman S, Scolyer R, Karim R,Morton R, Holt P, Mann G, Barton M, Kearey P. Melanoma in-situ: a patterns-of-care study in New South Wales (NSW). Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2008;4(s2):A119 Armstrong BK. Cancer prevention environment. In Cancer Strategies for the New Millennium, Abstracts of an international symposium examining the future of cancer prevention, detection and care, convened by the World Health Organization. Cancer Strategy 1999; 1: 35-36. Letters to Editor Vajdic CM, Kricker A, Armstrong BK. Latitude and incidence of ocular melanoma (Letter to editor). Photochem Photobiol 2007; 83: 985 Grulich AE, Vajdic CM, Riminton S, Hughes AM, Kricker A, Armstrong BK. Re: Atopy and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma (Letter to editor). J Natl Cancer Inst. 2007; 99: 1417 Kardamanidis K, Armstrong B. The price of health care for Medicare-ineligible asylum seekers in the community. Medical Journal of Australia 2006; 184: 140-141. (Letter to the editor of substantive content) Berwick M, Armstrong B, Fine J, Kricker A, Eberle C, Barnhill R. Response. Re: Sun exposure and mortality from melanoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005; 97:1791. (Letter to the editor of substantive content.) |
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Nutrition and genome damage in childrenMilne E, Fenech MF, Armstrong BK, de Klerk NH, Miller M. NHMRC grant project #572623. $686,600 2009-2011 Infection, lifestyle and skin cancer.NSW Cancer Council Sitas F, Armstrong BK, Banks E, Kricker A, Weber M, Pawlita M. NHMRC project grant with the NSW Cancer Council $953,200 2009-2011 Physical Activity Measurement Study (PAMS)Cust A, Smith B, Chau J, van der Ploeg H, Friedenreich C, Armstrong B, Bauman A. This study is comprehensively evaluating the accuracy and reliability of three common physical activity questionnaires being used worldwide in cancer epidemiological studies. This project will help us to improve the measurement and analysis of physical activity in such studies, understand more clearly how physical activity is linked to cancer and other chronic diseases, and ultimately influence public health initiatives concerning the benefits of physical activity for cancer prevention and treatment. Vitamin D following primary treatment of melanoma at high risk of recurrence. Placebo controlled randomised phase II studyArmstrong BK, Mason R, Saw R, Morton RL This randomised controlled trial aims to assess the feasibility, the safety and the toxicity of an oral loading dose of Vitamin D (500,000IU) followed by an oral dose of 50,000 IU of Vitamin D for 2 years. The target population are patients aged 18-79 who have completed primary (surgical) treatment for cutaneous malignant melanoma and considered to be at high risk for recurrence: Stage IIb, IIc, IIIa (N1a) and IIIb (N1a, N2a). The primary end points are dose sufficiency, dose compliance and safety. The project commenced in 2009 and is expected to be completed in 2013. |
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