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2008

Shahid S, Beckmann KR, Thompson SC (2008)
Supporting cancer control for Indigenous Australians: initiatives and challenges for cancer councils.
Australian Health Review;32(1):56-65
View abstract: Australian Health Review
View website: Australian Health Review

2007

Cottrell J, Street J, Chong A, Roder D (2007)
Comparing cancer profiles and survival of Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal patients in South Australia: where are the opportunities for improving Aboriginal health?
Asia Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention;8(4):495-501
View abstract: PubMed
View website: National Center for Biotechnology Information

Olver IN (2007)
Challenges in cancer control in Australia [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia
;186(11):556-557
View article (PDF - 103KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

2006

Binns PL, Condon JR (2006)
Participation in cervical screening by Indigenous women in the Northern Territory: a longitudinal study.
Medical Journal of Australia;185(9):490-494
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 526KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Breeze C, De Costa CM, Jagusch M (2006)
Do women in rural and remote areas need different guidelines for management of low-grade abnormalities found on cervical screening? [letter]
Medical Journal of Australia;184(6):307-308
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 305KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Condon JR, Barnes T, Cunningham J, Armstrong BK (2006)
Long-term trends in cancer mortality for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory [correction].
Medical Journal of Australia;184(1):39
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 232KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Condon JR, Cunningham J, Barnes T, Armstrong BK, Selva-Nayagam S (2006)
Cancer diagnosis and treatment in the Northern Territory: assessing health service performance for Indigenous Australians.
Internal Medicine Journal;36(8):498-505
View abstract: Internal Medicine Journal
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

McGrath C, Holewa H, Ogilvie K, Rayner R, Patton MA (2006)
Insights on Aboriginal peoples’ views of cancer in Australia.
Contemporary Nurse;22(2):240-254
View abstract: Contemporary Nurse
View website: Contemporary Nurse

Panaretto KS, Dallachy D, Manessis V, Larkins S, Tabrizi S, et al. (2006)
Cervical smear participation and prevalence of sexually transmitted infections in women attending a community-controlled Indigenous health service in North Queensland.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(2):171-176
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Supramaniam R, Grindley H, Jackson Pulver L (2006)
Cancer mortality in Aboriginal people in New South Wales, Australia, 1994-2002.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;30(5):453-456
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Valery PC, Coory M, Stirling J, Green AC (2006)
Cancer diagnosis, treatment, and survival in Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians: a matched cohort study.
The Lancet;367(9525):1842-1848
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: The Lancet.com

2005

Angus S (2005)
A model for engaging and empowering Indigenous women in cancer screening.
Cancer Forum
;29(1):13-17
View article (PDF - 693KB). Article is accessible at page 13
View website: Cancer Forum

Calver J, Wiltshire A, D'Arcy C, Holman J, Hunter E, et al. (2005)
Does health assessment improve health outcomes in Indigenous people?: an RCT with 13 years of follow-up.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(2):107-111
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Condon JR, Barnes T, Armstrong BK, Selva-Nayagam S, Elwood JM (2005)
Stage at diagnosis and cancer survival for Indigenous Australians at the Northern Territory.
Medical Journal of Australia
;182(6):277-280
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 133KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Condon JR, Armstrong BK, Barnes T, Zhao Y (2005)
Cancer incidence and survival for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(2):123-128
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Corkrey R, Parkinson L, Bates L, Green S, Htun AT (2005)
Pilot of a novel cervical screening intervention: interactive voice response.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health;29(3):261-264
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Lowenthal RM, Grogan PB, Kerrins ET (2005)
Reducing the impact of cancer in Indigenous communities: ways forward. [conference report]
Medical Journal of Australia;182(3):105-106
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 91KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Lu P, Turner R, Roberts V, Ho Y (2005)
Colorectal carcinoma among Indigenous people: a public hospital-based study in Townsville and Cairns, North Queensland, Australia.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery;75(11):972-976
View abstract: Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery
View website: Blackwell Synergy (Blackwell Publishing)

Olver IN, Selva-Nayagam S, Fried O, Davy M, Barton MB (2005)
"Some of us know some things and some of us know others": reducing the impact of cancer care on Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.
Cancer Forum ;29(1):10-13
View article (PDF - 693KB). Article is accessible at page 10
View website: Cancer Forum

Roder D (2005)
Comparative cancer incidence, mortality and survival in Indigenous and non-Indigenous residents of South Australia and the Northern Territory.
Cancer Forum
;29(1):7-9
View article: Cancer Forum (PDF - 692KB)
View website: The Cancer Council Australia

Wakerman J, Chalmers EM, Humphreys JS, Clarence CL, Bell AI, et al. (2005)
Sustainable chronic disease management in remote Australia.
Medical Journal of Australia;183(10):s64-s68
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 266KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

2004

Condon JR, Barnes T, Cunningham J, Armstrong BK (2004)
Long-term trends in cancer mortality for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory.
Medical Journal of Australia;180(10):504-511
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 1.71MB - large file warning!)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Hall SE, Bulsara CE, Bulsara MK, et al. (2004)
Treatment patterns for cancer in Western Australia: does being Indigenous make a difference?
Medical Journal of Australia;181(4):191-194
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 159KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

2003

Condon J, Armstrong BK, Barnes A, Cunningham J (2003)
Cancer in Indigenous Australians: a review.
Cancer Causes and Control;14(2):109-121
View abstract: HealthBulletin

Shaw IM, Elston TJ (2003)
Retrospective, 5-year surgical audit comparing breast cancer in Indigenous and non-Indigenous women in far north Queensland.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Surgery;73(9):758-760
View abstract: HealthBulletin

2002

Coory MD, Fagan PS, Muller JM, Dunn NAM (2002)
Participation in cervical cancer screening by women in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland.
Medical Journal of Australia;177:544-547.
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 536KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Hunt JM, Geia LK (2002)
Can we better meet the healthcare needs of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women? [editorial].
Medical Journal of Australia;177:533-534.
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (HTML)
View article: Medical Journal of Australia (PDF - 136KB)
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Royal Australian College of General Practitioners (2002)
The RACGP Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Women's Project
Australian Indigenous HealthBulletin, 2(4), Brief report 2.
View brief report: HealthBulletin
View website: Royal Australian College of General Practitioners

2000

Coory M, Thompson A, Ganguly I (2000)
Cancer among people living in rural and remote Indigenous communities in Queensland.
Medical Journal of Australia, 173, 301-304.
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Jackson LW,Ward JE (2000)
An analysis of resources for Indigenous women in NSW about cervical screening.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 24(3), 327-330.
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

McMichael, C, Kirk M, Manderson L, Hoban E, Potts H (2000)
Indigenous women's perceptions of breast cancer diagnosis and treatment in Queensland.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 24(5): 515-519.
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

Thomson NJ (2000)
Cancer among Indigenous Australians: time for decisive action.
Medical Journal of Australia
, 173, 288-289.
View abstract: HealthBulletin
View website: Medical Journal of Australia

Prior to 2000

Bailie R, Sibthorpe I, Anderson I, Smith L (1998)
Data for diagnosis, monitoring and treatment: the case of cervical cancer.
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health 22(3 Suppl): 303-306.
View website: Public Health Association of Australia

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