Dianne L O’Connell
Biographic Data
| ID | 6164692 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Dianne L O’Connell |
| GIVEN NAMES | Dianne L |
| FAMILY NAME | O’Connell |
| SIGNATURE | O’CONNELL D L |
| AFFILIATIONS | Cancer Council Australia |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8273-9519 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 1 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2009 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2022 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Projections of smoking-related cancer mortality in Australia to 2044
BACKGROUND: While many high-income countries including Australia have successfully implemented a range of tobacco control policies, smoking remains the leading preventable cause of cancer death in Australia. We have projected Australian mortality rates for cancer types, which have been shown to have an established relationship with cigarette smoking and estimated numbers of cancer deaths attributable to smoking to 2044. METHODS: Cancer types were…
Spatial variation in cervical cancer screening participation and outcomes among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians in Queensland
Indigenous women continue to experience a disproportionately higher burden of cervical cancer than non‐Indigenous women in Australia. The National Indigenous Cervical Screening Project used probabilistic record linkage to combine population‐based administrative databases and identify Indigenous women on Pap Smear Registers. This study aimed to quantify the spatial variation by local government areas (LGAs) for Indigenous and non‐Indigenous women …
Sociodemographic and health-related predictors of self-reported mammogram, faecal occult blood test and prostate specific antigen test use in a large Australian study
These results add to the literature on sociodemographic discrepancies related to cancer screening uptake and highlight the fact that many people are being screened for one cancer when they could be screened for two
P2-296 Differences in socioeconomic status, spread of disease, rural residence and access to surgery do not explain lower survival from breast cancer for aboriginal women
Introduction We wanted to investigate any differences in breast cancer survival for Aboriginal women compared with non- Aboriginal women in New South Wales, Australia (NSW). Methods All women diagnosed with primary invasive breast cancer in NSW in 1994–2002 (n=31 525) were probabilistically linked with all NSW hospital admissions. 296 women identified as Aboriginal at any hospital admission. Proportional hazards models were used to investigate th…
P1-346 Epidemiology and indigenous health policy
Introduction The Aboriginal Patterns of Cancer Care Project (APOCC) is investigating why Aboriginal people with cancer in New South Wales (NSW) Australia have a 60% higher mortality than non-Aboriginal people. Translating the results from APOCC to effect changes policy practice in an Indigenous health context presents a complex challenge. Methods The APOCC team hosted a 1 day workshop bringing together policymakers, Aboriginal community members, …
P1-63 Estimating fraction cured from cancer
Background Estimates of the fraction of patients cured from cancer provide important information to both patients and clinicians. But how reliable are the estimates? Methods Three statistical approaches, based on similar assumptions that a fraction of patients will be cured from cancer, were used to estimate the fraction cured. The first approach was CANSURV software and the second was developed by De Angelis et al (1999), both using grouped surv…
P1-379 Projecting prevalence by stage of care for colon cancer and estimating future health service needs in New South Wales Australia
Aim To estimate the number of colon cancer patients in New South Wales (NSW) Australia requiring cancer care in the future. Methods Prevalence of first primary colon cancer was estimated and projected forward, by stage of clinical care (initial care, long-term survivors, monitoring, and last year of life), for 2007–2016. Then using data from a patterns of care study for colorectal cancer, we estimated the type and amount of treatments that will b…
Cancer screening among migrants in an Australian cohort; cross-sectional analyses from the 45 and Up Study
Certain migrant groups within the population may require targeted intervention to improve their uptake of cancer screening, particularly screening for bowel cancer
Spatial variation in cervical cancer screening participation and outcomes among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians in Queensland
Indigenous women continue to experience a disproportionately higher burden of cervical cancer than non‐Indigenous women in Australia. The National Indigenous Cervical Screening Project used probabilistic record linkage to combine population‐based administrative databases and identify Indigenous women on Pap Smear Registers. This study aimed to quantify the spatial variation by local government areas (LGAs) for Indigenous and non‐Indigenous women …
Cancer screening among migrants in an Australian cohort; cross-sectional analyses from the 45 and Up Study
Certain migrant groups within the population may require targeted intervention to improve their uptake of cancer screening, particularly screening for bowel cancer
P2-296 Differences in socioeconomic status, spread of disease, rural residence and access to surgery do not explain lower survival from breast cancer for aboriginal women
Introduction We wanted to investigate any differences in breast cancer survival for Aboriginal women compared with non- Aboriginal women in New South Wales, Australia (NSW). Methods All women diagnosed with primary invasive breast cancer in NSW in 1994–2002 (n=31 525) were probabilistically linked with all NSW hospital admissions. 296 women identified as Aboriginal at any hospital admission. Proportional hazards models were used to investigate th…
P1-346 Epidemiology and indigenous health policy
Introduction The Aboriginal Patterns of Cancer Care Project (APOCC) is investigating why Aboriginal people with cancer in New South Wales (NSW) Australia have a 60% higher mortality than non-Aboriginal people. Translating the results from APOCC to effect changes policy practice in an Indigenous health context presents a complex challenge. Methods The APOCC team hosted a 1 day workshop bringing together policymakers, Aboriginal community members, …
P1-63 Estimating fraction cured from cancer
Background Estimates of the fraction of patients cured from cancer provide important information to both patients and clinicians. But how reliable are the estimates? Methods Three statistical approaches, based on similar assumptions that a fraction of patients will be cured from cancer, were used to estimate the fraction cured. The first approach was CANSURV software and the second was developed by De Angelis et al (1999), both using grouped surv…
P1-379 Projecting prevalence by stage of care for colon cancer and estimating future health service needs in New South Wales Australia
Aim To estimate the number of colon cancer patients in New South Wales (NSW) Australia requiring cancer care in the future. Methods Prevalence of first primary colon cancer was estimated and projected forward, by stage of clinical care (initial care, long-term survivors, monitoring, and last year of life), for 2007–2016. Then using data from a patterns of care study for colorectal cancer, we estimated the type and amount of treatments that will b…
Sociodemographic and health-related predictors of self-reported mammogram, faecal occult blood test and prostate specific antigen test use in a large Australian study
These results add to the literature on sociodemographic discrepancies related to cancer screening uptake and highlight the fact that many people are being screened for one cancer when they could be screened for two
Spatial variation in cervical cancer screening participation and outcomes among Indigenous and non‐Indigenous Australians in Queensland
Indigenous women continue to experience a disproportionately higher burden of cervical cancer than non‐Indigenous women in Australia. The National Indigenous Cervical Screening Project used probabilistic record linkage to combine population‐based administrative databases and identify Indigenous women on Pap Smear Registers. This study aimed to quantify the spatial variation by local government areas (LGAs) for Indigenous and non‐Indigenous women …
Projections of smoking-related cancer mortality in Australia to 2044
BACKGROUND: While many high-income countries including Australia have successfully implemented a range of tobacco control policies, smoking remains the leading preventable cause of cancer death in Australia. We have projected Australian mortality rates for cancer types, which have been shown to have an established relationship with cigarette smoking and estimated numbers of cancer deaths attributable to smoking to 2044. METHODS: Cancer types were…
Medicine (7 works) · Cancer (6 works) · Environmental health (5 works) · Global Cancer Incidence and Screening (5 works) · Internal Medicine (5 works) · Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (4 works) · Demography (4 works) · Population (4 works) · Breast cancer (3 works) · Internal Medicine (3 works)