Professor Bruce Armstrong
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Professor of Public Health
A27 - Edward Ford Building
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Research interests
cancer causes and control, measuring and improving the performance of cancer services
Current national competitive grants*
2007
Sun exposure, vitamin D and the outcome of prostate cancer.
Armstrong B, Kedda M, Smith D, Steginga S, Kricker A, Kimlin M
NHMRC Project Grant ($468,013 over 5 years)
2006
Melanoma RAS/BRAF Mutation: Heterogeneity-Risk-Prognosis
Armstrong B
NIH (USA) Research Support ($15,234 over 4 years)
* Grants administered through the University of Sydney
Publications
2009
Caini, S., Gandini, S., Sera, F., Raimondi, S., Fargnoli, M., Boniol, M., Armstrong, B. Meta-analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma according to anatomical site and clinico-pathological variant. European Journal of Cancer. 2009; 45:3054-3063. [Abstract]
Vrijheid, M., Mann, S., Vecchia, P., Wiart, J., Taki, M., Ardoino, L., Armstrong, B., Auvinen, A., Bédard, D., Berg-Beckhoff, G., Brown, J., Chetrit, A., Collatz-Christensen, H., Combalot, E., Cook, A., Deltour, I., Feychting, M., Giles, G., Hepworth, S., Hours, M., Iavarone, I., Johansen, C., Krewski, D., Kurttio, P., Lagorio, S., Lönn, S., McBride, M., Montestrucq, L., Parslow, R., Sadetzki, S., Schüz, J., Tynes, T., Woodward, A., Cardis, E. Determinants of mobile phone output power in a multinational study: implications for exposure assessment. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2009; 66:664-671. [Abstract]
Canfell, K., Banks, E., Clements, M., Kang, Y., Moa, A., Armstrong, B., Beral, V. Sustained lower rates of HRT prescribing and breast cancer incidence in Australia since 2003. Breast cancer research and treatment. 2009; 117:671-3. [Abstract]
Karipidis, K., Benke, G., Sim, M., Fritschi, L., Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Armstrong, B. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma and occupational radiation exposure assessed using local data. Occupational Medicine. 2009; 59:437-439. [Abstract]
Smith, D., Banks, E., Clements, M., Gardiner, R., Armstrong, B. Evidence-based uncertainty: recent trial results on prostate-specific antigen testing and prostate cancer mortality. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2009; 191:199-200. [Abstract]
Orlow, I., Tommasi, D., Bloom, B., Ostrovnaya, I., Cotignola, J., Mujumdar, U., Busam, K., Jungbluth, A., Scolyer, R., Thompson, J., Armstrong, B., Berwick, M., Thomas, N., Begg, C. Evaluation of the Clonal Origin of Multiple Primary Melanomas Using Molecular Profiling. The Journal of investigative dermatology. 2009; 129:1972-82. [Abstract]
Milne, E., Royle, J., de Klerk, N., Blair, E., Bailey, H., Cole, C., Attia, J., Scott, R., Armstrong, B. Fetal growth and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia: results from an Australian case-control study. American Journal of Epidemiology. 2009; 170:221-228. [Abstract]
Lan, Q., Morton, L., Armstrong, B., Hartge, P., Menashe, I., Zheng, T., Purdue, M., Cerhan, J., Zhang, Y., Grulich, A., Cozen, W., Yeager, M., Holford, T., Vajdic, C., Davis, S., Leaderer, B., Kricker, A., Schenk, M., Zahm, S., Chatterjee, N., Chanock, S., Rothman, N., Wang, S. Genetic variation in caspase genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a pooled analysis of 3 population-based case-control studies. Blood. 2009; 114:264-7. [Abstract]
Simonella, L., O'Connell, D., Vinod, S., Delaney, G., Boyer, M., Esmaili, N., Hensley, M., Goldsbury, D., Supramaniam, R., Hui, A., Armstrong, B. No improvement in lung cancer care: The management of lung cancer in 1996 and 2002 in New South Wales. Internal medicine journal. 2009; 39:453-8. [Abstract]
Chang, Y., Barrett, J., Bishop, D., Armstrong, B., Bataille, V., Bergman, W., Berwick, M., Bracci, P., Elwood, J., Ernstoff, M., Gallagher, R., Green, A., Gruis, N., Holly, E., Ingvar, C., Kanetsky, P., Karagas, M., Lee, T., Le Marchand, L., Mackie, R., Olsson, H., Østerlind, A., Rebbeck, T., Sasieni, P., Siskind, V., Swerdlow, A., Titus-Ernstoff, L., Zens, M., Newton-Bishop, J. Sun exposure and melanoma risk at different latitudes: a pooled analysis of 5700 cases and 7216 controls. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2009; 38:814-830. [Abstract]
Vrijheid, M., Armstrong, B., Bédard, D., Brown, J., Deltour, I., Iavarone, I., Krewski, D., Lagorio, S., Moore, S., Richardson, L., Giles, G., McBride, M., Parent, M., Siemiatycki, J., Cardis, E. Recall bias in the assessment of exposure to mobile phones. Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology. 2009; 19:369-81. [Abstract]
Kricker, A., Price, M., Butow, P., Goumas, C., Armes, J., Armstrong, B. Effects of life event stress and social support on the odds of a >/=2 cm breast cancer. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2009; 20:437-47. [Abstract]
Cust, A., Armstrong, B., Smith, B., Chau, J., van der Ploeg, H., Bauman, A. Self-Reported Confidence in Recall as a Predictor of Validity and Repeatability of Physical Activity Questionnaire Data. Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.). 2009; 20:433-41. [Abstract]
Habib, M., Solomon, M., Young, J., Armstrong, B., O'Connell, D., Armstrong, K. Evidence-based and clinical outcome scores to facilitate audit and feedback for colorectal cancer care. Diseases of the colon and rectum. 2009; 52:616-622. [Abstract]
Morton, L., Purdue, M., Zheng, T., Wang, S., Armstrong, B., Zhang, Y., Menashe, I., Chatterjee, N., Davis, S., Lan, Q., Vajdic, C., Severson, R., Holford, T., Kricker, A., Cerhan, J., Leaderer, B., Grulich, A., Yeager, M., Cozen, W., Hoar Zahm, S., Chanock, S., 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 Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009; 18:1259-1270. [Abstract]
Olsen, C., Zens, M., Stukel, T., Sacerdote, C., Chang, Y., Armstrong, B., Bataille, V., Berwick, M., Elwood, J., Holly, E., Kirkpatrick, C., Mack, T., Bishop, J., Østerlind, A., Swerdlow, A., Zanetti, R., Green, A., Karagas, M., Whiteman, D. Nevus density and melanoma risk in women: a pooled analysis to test the divergent pathway hypothesis. International Journal of Cancer. 2009; 124:937-944. [Abstract]
Yu, X., O'Connell, D., Armstrong, B. Response to Barraclough et al. on 'degree-of-spread artefact in the NSW Central Cancer Registry'. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health. 2009. p. 95-96. [Abstract]
Yu, C., Li, Y., Freedman, D., Fears, T., Kwok, R., Chodick, G., Alexander, B., Kimlin, M., Kricker, A., Armstrong, B., Linet, M. Assessment of lifetime cumulative sun exposure using a self-administered questionnaire: reliability of two approaches. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2009; 18:464-471. [Abstract]
Purdue, M., Lan, Q., Wang, S., Kricker, A., Menashe, I., Zheng, T., Hartge, P., Grulich, A., Zhang, Y., Morton, L., Vajdic, C., Holford, T., Severson, R., Leaderer, B., Cerhan, J., Yeager, M., Cozen, W., Jacobs, K., Davis, S., Rothman, N., Chanock, S., Chatterjee, N., Armstrong, B. A Pooled Investigation of Toll-like Receptor Gene Variants and Risk of Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma. Carcinogenesis. 2009; 30:275-81. [Abstract]
Chang, Y., Newton-Bishop, J., Bishop, D., Armstrong, B., Bataille, V., Bergman, W., Berwick, M., Bracci, P., Elwood, J., Ernstoff, M., Green, A., Gruis, N., Holly, E., Ingvar, C., Kanetsky, P., Karagas, M., Le Marchand, L., Mackie, R., Olsson, H., Østerlind, A., Rebbeck, T., Reich, K., Sasieni, P., Siskind, V., Swerdlow, A., Titus-Ernstoff, L., Zens, M., Ziegler, A., Barrett, J. A pooled analysis of melanocytic nevus phenotype and the risk of cutaneous melanoma at different latitudes. International Journal of Cancer. 2009; 124:420-428. [Abstract]
Wang, S., Purdue, M., Cerhan, J., Zheng, T., Menashe, I., Armstrong, B., Lan, Q., Hartge, P., Kricker, A., Zhang, Y., Morton, L., Vajdic, C., Holford, T., Severson, R., Grulich, A., Leaderer, B., Davis, S., Cozen, W., Yeager, M., Chanock, S., Chatterjee, N., Rothman, N. Common gene variants in the tumor necrosis factor (TNF) and TNF receptor superfamilies and NF-kB transcription factors and non-Hodgkin lymphoma risk. PLoS One. 2009; 4:e5360. [Abstract]
Vrijheid, M., Richardson, L., Armstrong, B., Auvinen, A., Berg, G., Carroll, M., Chetrit, A., Deltour, I., Feychting, M., Giles, G., Hours, M., Iavarone, I., Lagorio, S., Lönn, S., McBride, M., Parent, M., 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 nonparticipation in a case-control study of mobile phone use. Annals of Epidemiology. 2009; 19:33-41. [Abstract]
2008
Kricker, A., Newman, B., Gertig, D., Goumas, C., Armes, J., Armstrong, B. Why do large breast cancers still present in a population offered screening?. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2008; 123:2907-14. [Abstract]
Yu, X., O'Connell, D., Gibberd, R., Armstrong, B. Assessing the impact of socio-economic status on cancer survival in New South Wales, Australia 1996-2001. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2008; 19:1383-90. [Abstract]
Smith, D., Supramaniam, R., Marshall, V., Armstrong, B. Prostate cancer and prostate-specific antigen testing in New South Wales. The Medical Journal of Australia. 2008; 189:315-318. [Abstract]
Vinod, S., O'Connell, D., Simonella, L., Delaney, G., Boyer, M., Peters, M., Miller, D., Supramaniam, R., McCawley, L., Armstrong, B. Gaps in optimal care for lung cancer. Journal of Thoracic Oncology. 2008; 3:871-879. [Abstract]
Brown, K., Macgregor, S., Montgomery, G., Craig, D., Zhao, Z., Iyadurai, K., K Henders, A., Homer, N., Campbell, M., Stark, M., Thomas, S., Schmid, H., Holland, E., Gillanders, E., Duffy, D., Maskiell, J., Jetann, J., Ferguson, M., Stephan, D., Cust, A., Whiteman, D., Green, A., Olsson, H., Puig, S., Ghiorzo, P., Hansson, J., Demenais, F., Goldstein, A., Gruis, N., Elder, D., Bishop, J., Kefford, R., Giles, G., Armstrong, B., Aitken, J., Hopper, J., Martin, N., Trent, J., Mann, G., Hayward, N. Common sequence variants on 20q11.22 confer melanoma susceptibility. Nature genetics. 2008; 40:838-40. [Abstract]
Lucas, R., McMichael, A., Armstrong, B., Smith, W. Estimating the global disease burden due to ultraviolet radiation exposure. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2008; 37:654-667. [Abstract]
Yu, X., O'connell, D., Gibberd, R., Abrahamowicz, M., Armstrong, B. Misclassification of colorectal cancer stage and area variation in survival. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2008; 122:398-402. [Abstract]
Kricker, A., Armstrong, B., Hughes, A., Goumas, C., Smedby, K., Zheng, T., Spinelli, J., De Sanjosé, S., Hartge, P., Melbye, M., Willett, E., Becker, N., Chiu, B., Cerhan, J., Maynadié, M., Staines, A., Cocco, P., Boffeta, P., , F. Personal sun exposure and risk of non Hodgkin lymphoma: A pooled analysis from the Interlymph Consortium. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2008; 122:144-54. [Abstract]
Cust, A., Smith, B., Chau, J., van der Ploeg, H., Friedenreich, C., Armstrong, B., Bauman, A. Validity and repeatability of the EPIC physical activity questionnaire: a validation study using accelerometers as an objective measure. The International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2008; 5:0. [Abstract]
White, E., Armstrong, B., Saracci, R. Principles of Exposure Measurement in Epidemiology Collecting, evaluating and improving measures of disease risk factors. United States: Oxford University Press, 2008.
2007
Lee, K., Lan, Q., Kricker, A., Purdue, M., Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Turner, J., Whitby, D., Kang, D., Chanock, S., Rothman, N., Armstrong, B. One-carbon metabolism gene polymorphisms and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Australia. Human genetics. 2007; 122:525-533. [Abstract]
Armstrong, B., Gillespie, J., Leeder, S., Rubin, G., Russell, L. Challenges in health and health care for Australia. The Medical journal of Australia. 2007; 187:485-9. [Abstract]
Chapuis, P., Chan, C., Lin, B., Armstrong, K., Armstrong, B., Spigelman, A., O'connell, D., Leong, D., Dent, O. Pathology reporting of resected colorectal cancers in new South wales in 2000. ANZ journal of surgery. 2007; 77:963-969. [Abstract]
Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Riminton, S., Hughes, A., Kricker, A., Armstrong, B. Re: Atopy and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2007. p. 1417. [Abstract]
Shen, M., Purdue, M., Kricker, A., Lan, Q., Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Turner, J., Whitby, D., Chanock, S., Rothman, N., Armstrong, B. Polymorphisms in DNA repair genes and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in New South Wales, Australia. Haematologica. 2007; 92:1180-1185. [Abstract]
Karipidis, K., Benke, G., Sim, M., Kauppinen, T., Kricker, A., Hughes, A., Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Kaldor, J., Armstrong, B., Fritschi, L. Occupational exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. International archives of occupational and environmental health. 2007; 80:663-670. [Abstract]
Purdue, M., Lan, Q., Kricker, A., Vajdic, C., Rothman, N., Armstrong, B. Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Haematologica. 2007. p. 1145-1146. [Abstract]
Smith, D., Supramaniam, R., King, M., Ward, J., Berry, M., Armstrong, B. Age, health, and education determine supportive care needs of men younger than 70 years with prostate cancer. Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. 2007; 25:2560-2566. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Fritschi, L., Grulich, A., Kaldor, J., Benke, G., Kricker, A., Hughes, A., Turner, J., Milliken, S., Goumas, C., Armstrong, B. Atopy, exposure to pesticides and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2007; 120:2271-2274. [Abstract]
Orlow, I., Begg, C., Cotignola, J., Roy, P., Hummer, A., Clas, B., Mujumdar, U., Canchola, R., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Marrett, L., Millikan, R., Gruber, S., Anton-Culver, H., Zanetti, R., Gallagher, R., Dwyer, T., Rebbeck, T., Kanetsky, P., Wilcox, H., Busam, K., From, L., Berwick, M., , G. CDKN2A germline mutations in individuals with cutaneous malignant melanoma. The Journal of investigative dermatology. 2007; 127:1234-1243. [Abstract]
Kricker, A., Armstrong, B., Goumas, C., Litchfield, M., Begg, C., Hummer, A., Marrett, L., Theis, B., Millikan, R., Thomas, N., Culver, H., Gallagher, R., Dwyer, T., Rebbeck, T., Kanetsky, P., Busam, K., From, L., Mujumdar, U., Zanetti, R., Berwick, M., , F. Ambient UV, personal sun exposure and risk of multiple primary melanomas. Cancer Causes & Control: an international journal of studies of cancer in human populations. 2007; 18:295-304. [Abstract]
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. [Abstract]
Young, J., Leong, D., Armstrong, K., O'Connell, D., Armstrong, B., Spigelman, A., Ackland, S., Chapuis, P., Kneebone, A., Solomon, M. Concordance with national guidelines for colorectal cancer care in New South Wales: a population-based patterns of care study. The Medical journal of Australia. 2007; 186:292-295. [Abstract]
Purdue, M., Lan, Q., Kricker, A., Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Turner, J., Whitby, D., Chanock, S., Rothman, N., Armstrong, B. Polymorphisms in immune function genes and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: findings from the New South Wales non-Hodgkin lymphoma study. Carcinogenesis. 2007; 28:704-12. [Abstract]
Armstrong, B., Kricker, A. Sun exposure and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2007; 16:396-400. [Abstract]
Boffetta, P., Armstrong, B., Linet, M., Kasten, C., Cozen, W., Hartge, P. Consortia in cancer epidemiology: lessons from InterLymph. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2007; 16:197-199. [Abstract]
Karipidis, K., Benke, G., Sim, M., Fritschi, L., Yost, M., Armstrong, B., Hughes, A., Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Kaldor, J., Kricker, A. Occupational exposure to power frequency magnetic fields and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Occupational and environmental medicine. 2007; 64:25-29. [Abstract]
Russell, L., Leeder, S., Armstrong, B., Gillespie, J., Rubin, G. The first 100 days: an open letter to the new Minister for Health. The Medical journal of Australia. 2007; 187:608-609. [Abstract]
Bailey, H., Robertson, L., Henley, N., Armstrong, B., Attia, J., Milne, E. Applying persuasion principles did not increase questionnaire response: A randomised control trial of a fridge magnet gift. Australasian Epidemiologist. 2007; 14:6-10.
Cardis, E., Richardson, L., Deltour, I., Armstrong, B., Feychting, M., Johansen, C., Kilkenny, M., McKinney, P., Modan, B., Sadetzki, S., Schüz, J., Swerdlow, A., Vrijheid, M., Auvinen, A., Berg, G., Blettner, M., Bowman, J., Brown, J., Chetrit, A., Christensen, H., Cook, A., Hepworth, S., Giles, G., Hours, M., Iavarone, I., Jarus-Hakak, A., Klaeboe, L., Krewski, D., Lagorio, S., Lönn, S., Mann, S., McBride, M., Muir, K., Nadon, L., Parent, M., 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. European journal of epidemiology. 2007; 22:647-664. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Armstrong, B. Latitude and incidence of ocular melanoma. Photochemistry and photobiology. 2007; 83:985-985. [Abstract]
Gruber, S., Armstrong, B. Cutaneous and Ocular Melanoma. In: Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention. United States: Oxford University Press 2007. p. 1282-1312.
2006
Kanetsky, P., Rebbeck, T., Hummer, A., Panossian, S., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Marrett, L., Millikan, R., Gruber, S., Culver, H., Zanetti, R., Gallagher, R., Dwyer, T., Busam, K., From, L., Mujumdar, U., Wilcox, H., Begg, C., Berwick, M. Population-based study of natural variation in the melanocortin-1 receptor gene and melanoma. Cancer research. 2006; 66:9330-7. [Abstract]
Kricker, A., Armstrong, B. Does sunlight have a beneficial influence on certain cancers?. Progress in biophysics and molecular biology. 2006; 92:132-9. [Abstract]
Yu, X., O'Connell, D., Gibberd, R., Coates, A., Armstrong, B. Trends in survival and excess risk of death after diagnosis of cancer in 1980-1996 in New South Wales, Australia. International Journal of Cancer. 2006; 119:894-900. [Abstract]
Condon, J., Cunningham, J., Barnes, T., Armstrong, B., Selva-Nayagam, S. Cancer diagnosis and treatment in the Northern Territory: assessing health service performance for indigenous Australians. Internal Medicine Journal. 2006; 36:498-505. [Abstract]
Berwick, M., Orlow, I., Hummer, A., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Marrett, L., Millikan, R., Gruber, S., Anton-Culver, H., Zanetti, R., Gallagher, R., Dwyer, T., Rebbeck, T., Kanetsky, P., Busam, K., From, L., Mujumdar, U., Wilcox, H., Begg, C. The prevalence of CDKN2A germ-line mutations and relative risk for cutaneous malignant melanoma: An international population-based study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2006; 15:1520-1525. [Abstract]
Milne, E., de Klerk, N., van Bockxmeer, F., Kees, U., Thompson, J., Baker, D., Armstrong, B. Is there a folate-related gene-environment interaction in the etiology of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia?. International Journal of Cancer. 2006; 119:229-232. [Abstract]
Begg, C., Hummer, A., Mujumdar, U., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Marrett, L., Millikan, R., Gruber, S., Culver, H., Zanetti, R., Gallagher, R., Dwyer, T., Rebbeck, T., Busam, K., From, L., Berwick, M. A design for cancer case-control studies using only incident cases: experience with the GEM study of melanoma. International Journal of Epidemiology. 2006; 35:756-764. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Grulich, A., Kaldor, J., Fritschi, L., Benke, G., Hughes, A., Kricker, A., Turner, J., Milliken, S., Armstrong, B. Specific infections, infection-related behavior, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2006; 15:1102-1108. [Abstract]
Vrijheid, M., Cardis, E., Armstrong, B., Auvinen, A., Berg, G., Blaasaas, K., Brown, J., Carroll, M., Chetrit, A., Christensen, H., Deltour, I., Feychting, M., Giles, G., Hepworth, S., Hours, M., Iavarone, I., Johansen, C., Klaeboe, L., Kurttio, P., Lagorio, S., Lonn, S., McKinney, P., Montestrucq, L., Parslow, R., Richardson, L., Sadetzki, S., Salminen, T., Schuz, J., Tynes, T., Woodward, A. Validation of short term recall of mobile phone use for the Interphone study. Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2006; 63:237-243. [Abstract]
Milne, E., van Bockxmeer, F., Robertson, L., Brisbane, J., Ashton, L., Scott, R., Armstrong, B. Buccal DNA collection: Comparison of buccal swabs with FTA cards. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2006; 15:816-819. [Abstract]
Armstrong, B. Commentary: Seeing the light. International journal of epidemiology. 2006; 35:231-2. [Abstract]
Irwig, L., Houssami, N., Armstrong, B., Glasziou, P. Evaluating new screening tests for breast cancer. BMJ (Clinical research ed.). 2006; 332:678-9. [Abstract]
Millikan, R., Hummer, A., Begg, C., Player, J., de Cotret, A., Winkel, S., Mohrenweiser, H., Thomas, N., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Marrett, L., Gruber, S., Culver, H., Zanetti, R., Gallagher, R., 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. [Abstract]
Boniol, M., Armstrong, B., Dore, J. Variation in incidence and fatality of melanoma by season of diagnosis in New South Wales, Australia. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 2006; 15:524-528. [Abstract]
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. [Abstract]
Karagas, M., Zens, M., Stukel, T., Swerdlow, A., Rosso, S., Osterlind, A., Mack, T., Kirkpatrick, C., Holly, E., Green, A., Gallagher, R., Elwood, J., Armstrong, B. Pregnancy history and incidence of melanoma in women: A pooled analysis. Cancer Causes & Control. 2006; 17:11-19. [Abstract]
Lucas, R., McMichael, T., Smith, W., Armstrong, B. Solar Ultraviolet Radiation: Global burden of disease from solar ultraviolet radiation. Geneva: World Health Organization, 2006.
Rothman, N., Skibola, C., Wang, S., Morgan, G., Lon, Q., Smith, M., Spinelli, J., Willett, E., De Sanjose, S., Cocco, P., Berndt, S., Brennan, P., Brooks-Wilson, A., Wacholder, S., Becker, N., Hartge, P., Zheng, T., Roman, E., Holly, E., Boffetta, P., Armstrong, B., Cozen, W., Linet, M., Bosch, F., Ennas, M., Holford, T., Gallagher, R., Rollinson, S., Bracci, P., Cerhan, J., Whitby, D., Moore, P., Leaderer, B., Lai, A., Spink, C., Davis, S., Bosch, R., Scarpa, A., Zhang, Y., Severson, R., 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 Oncology. 2006; 7:27-38. [Abstract]
2005
Berwick, M., Armstrong, B., Fine, J., Kricker, A., Eberle, C., Barnhill, R. Re: Sun exposure and mortality from melanoma - Reply. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97:1791-1791. [Abstract]
Purdue, M., From, L., Kahn, H., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Gallagher, R., McLaughlin, J., Klar, N., Marrett, L. Etiologic factors associated with p53 immunostaining in cutaneousmalignant melanoma. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2005; 117:486-93. [Abstract]
Yu, X., O'connell, D., Gibberd, R., Armstrong, B. A population-based study from New South Wales, Australia 1996-2001: area variation in survival from colorectal cancer. European journal of cancer (Oxford, England: 1990). 2005; 41:2715-21. [Abstract]
Fritschi, L., Benke, G., Hughes, A., Kricker, A., Turner, J., Vajdic, C., Grulich, A., Milliken, S., Kaldor, J., Armstrong, B. Occupational exposure to pesticides and risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. American journal of epidemiology. 2005; 162:849-57. [Abstract]
Begg, C., Orlow, I., Hummer, A., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Marrett, L., Millikan, R., Gruber, S., Anton-Culver, H., Zanetti, R., Gallagher, R., Dwyer, T., Rebbeck, T., Mitra, N., Busam, K., From, L., Berwick, M., , G. Lifetime risk of melanoma in CDKN2A mutation carriers in a population-based sample. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97:1507-15. [Abstract]
Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Armstrong, B. Re: Birth order, atopy, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma - Response. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97:1475-1476. [Abstract]
Kricker, A., Vajdic, C., Armstrong, B. Reliability and validity of a telephone questionnaire for estimating lifetime personal sun exposure in epidemiologic studies. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention: a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2005; 14:2427-32. [Abstract]
Clements, M., Armstrong, B., Moolgavkar, S. Lung cancer rate predictions using generalized additive models. Biostatistics (Oxford, England). 2005; 6:576-89. [Abstract]
McGrath, D., Leong, D., Gibberd, R., Armstrong, B., Spigelman, A. Surgeon and hospital volume and the management of colorectal cancer patients in Australia. ANZ journal of surgery. 2005; 75:901-10. [Abstract]
Turner, J., Hughes, A., 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 epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention: a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2005; 14:2213-9. [Abstract]
Purdue, M., From, L., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Gallagher, R., McLaughlin, J., Klar, N., Marrett, L., , F. Etiologic and other factors predicting nevus-associated cutaneous malignant melanoma. Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention: a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology. 2005; 14:2015-22. [Abstract]
Fritschi, L., Benke, G., Hughes, A., Kricker, A., Vajdic, C., Grulich, A., Turner, J., Milliken, S., Kaldor, J., Armstrong, B. Risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma associated with occupational exposure to solvents, metals, organic dusts and PCBs (Australia). Cancer causes & control: CCC. 2005; 16:599-607. [Abstract]
Grulich, A., Vajdic, C., Kaldor, J., Hughes, A., Kricker, A., Fritschi, L., Turner, J., Milliken, S., Benke, G., Armstrong, B. Birth order, atopy, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97:587-94. [Abstract]
Condon, J., Armstrong, B., Barnes, T., Zhao, Y. Cancer incidence and survival for indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory. Australian and New Zealand journal of public health. 2005; 29:123-8. [Abstract]
Condon, J., Barnes, T., Armstrong, B., Selva-Nayagam, S., Elwood, J. Stage at diagnosis and cancer survival for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory. Medical Journal of Australia. 2005; 182:277-80. [Abstract]
Davey, H., Armstrong, B., Butow, P. An exploratory study of cancer patients' views on doctor-provided and independent written prognostic information. Patient education and counseling. 2005; 56:349-55. [Abstract]
Berwick, M., Armstrong, B., Ben-Porat, L., Fine, J., Kricker, A., Eberle, C., Barnhill, R. Sun exposure and mortality from melanoma. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2005; 97:195-9. [Abstract]
Eide, M., Weinstock, M., Dufresne, R., Neelagaru, S., Risica, P., Burkholder, G., Upegui, D., Phillips, K., Armstrong, B., Robinson-Bostom, L. Relationship of treatment delay with surgical defect size from keratinocyte carcinoma (basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the skin). The Journal of investigative dermatology. 2005; 124:308-14. [Abstract]
Jong, K., Vale, P., Armstrong, B. Rural inequalities in cancer care and outcome. We need improved primary care, access to expert multidisciplinary services, and appropriate coordination of the two. Medical Journal of Australia. 2005; 182:13-4. [Abstract]
2004
Hughes, A., Armstrong, B., 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. Journal international du cancer. 2004; 112:865-71. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Giblin, M., McKenzie, J., Aitken, J., Giles, G., Armstrong, B. Artificial ultraviolet radiation and ocular melanoma in Australia. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2004; 112:896-900. [Abstract]
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 (Oxford, England : 1990). 2004; 40:2396-402. [Abstract]
Begg, C., Hummer, A., Mujumdar, U., Armstrong, B., Kricker, A., Marrett, L., Millikan, R., Gruber, S., Anton-Culver, H., Klotz, J., Zanetti, R., Gallagher, R., Dwyer, T., Rebbeck, T., Berwick, M., , G. Familial aggregation of melanoma risks in a large population-based sample of melanoma cases. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2004; 15:957-65. [Abstract]
Jong, K., Smith, D., Yu, X., O'Connell, D., Goldstein, D., Armstrong, B. Remoteness of residence and survival from cancer in New South Wales. The Medical journal of Australia. 2004; 180:618-22. [Abstract]
Hughes, A., Armstrong, B., 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. Journal international du cancer. 2004; 110:429-34. [Abstract]
Kricker, A., Goumas, C., Armstrong, B. Ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast, a population-based study of epidemiology and pathology. British journal of cancer. 2004; 90:1382-5. [Abstract]
Turner, J., Hughes, A., 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 : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology / ESMO. 2004; 15:631-7. [Abstract]
Armstrong, B. Epidemiology of cutaneous melanoma and current trends. In: Textbook of Melanoma. London: Martin Dunitz 2004. p. 65-80.
Armstrong, B. How sun exposure causes skin cancer: an epidemiological perspective. In: Prevention of Skin Cancer. The Netherlands: Kluwer Academic Publishers 2004. p. 328.
Yu, X., O'Connell, D., Gibberd, R., Smith, D., Dickman, P., Armstrong, B. Estimating regional variation in cancer survival: a tool for improving cancer care. Cancer Causes and Control. 2004; 15:611-618.
Condon, J., Barnes, T., Cunningham, J., Armstrong, B. Long-term trends in cancer mortality for Indigenous Australians in the Northern Territory. Medical Journal of Australia. 2004; 180:504 - 507.
McGrath, D., Leong, D., Spigelman, A., Armstrong, B. Management of colorectal cancer patients in Australia: The national colorectal cancer care survey. ANZ Journal of Surgery. 2004; 74:55-64.
2003
Davey, H., Butow, P., Armstrong, B. Cancer patients' preferences for written prognostic information provided outside the clinical context. British Journal of Cancer. 2003; 89:1450-1456. [Abstract]
Veierød, M., Weiderpass, E., Thörn, M., Hansson, J., Lund, E., Armstrong, B., Adami, H. A prospective study of pigmentation, sun exposure, and risk of cutaneous malignant melanoma in women. Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2003; 95:1530-1538. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Duffy, D., Aitken, J., Stark, M., ter Huurne, J., Martin, N., Armstrong, B., Hayward, N. Ocular melanoma is not associated with CDKN2A or MC1R variants--a population-based study. Melanoma Research. 2003; 13:409-413. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Hutchins, A., Kricker, A., Aitken, J., Armstrong, B., Hayward, N., Armes, J. Chromosomal gains and losses in ocular melanoma detected by comparative genomic hybridization in an Australian population-based study. Cancer Genetics and Cytogenetics. 2003; 144:12-17. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Giblin, M., McKenzie, J., Aitken, J., Giles, G., Armstrong, B. Incidence of ocular melanoma in Australia from 1990 to 1998. International Journal of Cancer. 2003; 105:117-122. [Abstract]
Condon, J., Armstrong, B., Barnes, A., Cunningham, J. Cancer in Indigenous Australians: a review. Cancer causes & control : CCC. 2003; 14:109-21. [Abstract]
2002
Williams, P., Redman, S., Rankin, N., Davis, C., Armstrong, B., Malycha, P. Is breast cancer care in accord with clinical practice guidelines: a consumer audit. Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland). 2002; 11:509-15. [Abstract]
Scott, R., Vajdic, C., Armstrong, B., Ainsworth, C., Meldrum, C., Aitken, J., Kricker, A. BRCA2 mutations in a population-based series of patients with ocular melanoma. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2002; 102:188-91. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Giblin, M., McKenzie, J., Aitken, J., Giles, G., Armstrong, B. Sun exposure predicts risk of ocular melanoma in Australia. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2002; 101:175-82. [Abstract]
Karagas, M., Stukel, T., Dykes, J., Miglionico, J., Greene, M., Carey, M., Armstrong, B., Elwood, J., Gallagher, R., Green, A., Holly, E., Kirkpatrick, C., Mack, T., Østerlind, A., Rosso, S., Swerdlow, A. A pooled analysis of 10 case-control studies of melanoma and oral contraceptive use. British journal of cancer. 2002; 86:1085-92. [Abstract]
Williams, P., Redman, S., Rankin, N., Davis, C., Armstrong, B., Malycha, P. Is breast cancer care in accord with clinical practice guidelines: a consumer audit. Breast. 2002; 11:509-515.
Scott, R., Vajdic, C., Armstrong, B., Ainsworth, C., Meldrum, C., Aitken, J., Kricker, A. BRCA2 mutations in a population-based series of patients with ocular melanoma. International Journal Of Cancer. 2002; 102:188-191.
Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Giblin, M., McKenzie, J., Aitken, J., Giles, G., Armstrong, B. Sun exposure predicts risk of ocular melanoma in Australia. International Journal Of Cancer. 2002; 101:175-182.
2001
Thompson, J., Gerald, P., Willoughby, M., Armstrong, B. Maternal folate supplementation in pregnancy and protection against acute lymphoblastic leukaemia in childhood: a case-control study. Lancet. 2001; 358:1935-40. [Abstract]
Armstrong, B., Kricker, A. The epidemiology of UV induced skin cancer. Journal of photochemistry and photobiology. B, Biology. 2001; 63:8-18. [Abstract]
Kricker, A., Haskill, J., Armstrong, B. Breast conservation, mastectomy and axillary surgery in New South Wales women in 1992 and 1995. British journal of cancer. 2001; 85:668-73. [Abstract]
Vajdic, C., Kricker, A., Giblin, M., McKenzie, J., Aitken, J., Giles, G., Armstrong, B. Eye color and cutaneous nevi predict risk of ocular melanoma in Australia. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2001; 92:906-12. [Abstract]
Marrett, L., Nguyen, H., Armstrong, B. Trends in the incidence of cutaneous malignant melanoma in New South Wales, 1983-1996. International journal of cancer. Journal international du cancer. 2001; 92:457-62. [Abstract]
Armstrong, B. Measuring the performance of cancer services: Guest Editorial. New South Wales public health bulletin. 2001; 12:93-94. [Abstract]
Moore, H., Lonie, C., Noworytko, H., Armstrong, B. Working out what to measure: Melanoma services. New South Wales public health bulletin. 2001; 12:94-99. [Abstract]
Noworytko, H., Moore, H., Armstrong, B. Towards a clinical cancer information system. New South Wales public health bulletin. 2001; 12:28-32. [Abstract]
Mitchell, J., Armstrong, B. Cancer prevention by diet and exercise. New South Wales public health bulletin. 2001; 12:7-9. [Abstract]
Ananthaswamy, H., Arlett, C., Armstrong, B., Autler, P., Crowell, J., de Gruijl, F., Diffey, B., Dore, J., Forbes, P., Fourtanier, A., Gallagher, R., Halliday, G., Hemminki, K., Hill, D., Jansen, C., Kawada, A., Author Unknown, X., Reeve, V., Robinson, J., Author Unknown, X., Young, A. IARC Handbooks of Cancer Prevention, Vol 5, Sunscreens. In: . Philadelphia USA: WB Saunders 2001. p. 407-442.