Robert Thomas

Mechanisms for the Sex-Specific Effect of H. Pylori on Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease and Barrett's Esophagus

Sabrina E Wang, S Ghazaleh Dashti, Allison M Hodge, Suzanne C Dixon-Suen, Natalia Castano-Rodriguez, Robert JS Thomas, Graham G Giles, Roger L Milne, Alex Boussioutas, Bradley J Kendall, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2022  |  CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

BACKGROUND: Mechanisms for how Helicobacter pylori infection affects risk of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett's ..

Diet and risk of Barrett's oesophagus: Melbourne collaborative cohort study

Sabrina E Wang, Allison Hodge, S Ghazaleh Dashti, Suzanne C Dixon-Suen, Natalia Castano-Rodriguez, Robert Thomas, Graham Giles, Alex Boussioutas, Bradley Kendall, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2022  |  BRITISH JOURNAL OF NUTRITION

Barrett's oesophagus (BE) is the precursor of oesophageal adenocarcinoma, which has become the most common type of oesophageal can..

Risk factors and prognostic implications of diagnosis of cancer within 30 days after an emergency hospital admission (emergency presentation): an International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) population-based study.

Sean McPhail, Ruth Swann, Shane A Johnson, Matthew E Barclay, Hazem Abd Elkader, Riaz Alvi, Andriana Barisic, Oliver Bucher, Gavin RC Clark, Nicola Creighton, Bolette Danckert, Cheryl A Denny, David W Donnelly, Jeff J Dowden, Norah Finn, Colin R Fox, Sharon Fung, Anna T Gavin, Elba Gomez Navas, Steven Habbous, et al.

Journal article  |  2022  |  Lancet Oncol

BACKGROUND: Greater understanding of international cancer survival differences is needed. We aimed to identify predictors and cons..

Factors Explaining Socio-Economic Inequalities in Survival from Colon Cancer: A Causal Mediation Analysis

Nina Afshar, S Ghazaleh Dashti, Luc te Marvelde, Tony Blakely, Andrew Haydon, Victoria M White, Jon D Emery, Rebecca J Bergin, Kathryn Whitfield, Robert JS Thomas, Graham G Giles, Roger L Milne, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2021  |  CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION

BACKGROUND: Socio-economic inequalities in colon cancer survival exist in high-income countries, but the reasons are unclear. We a..

Diet and risk of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in the Melbourne Collaborative Cohort Study

Sabrina E Wang, Allison M Hodge, S Ghazaleh Dashti, Suzanne C Dixon-Suen, Hazel Mitchell, Robert JS Thomas, Elizabeth M Williamson, Enes Makalic, Alex Boussioutas, Andrew M Haydon, Graham G Giles, Roger L Milne, Bradley J Kendall, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2021  |  PUBLIC HEALTH NUTRITION

OBJECTIVE: To examine associations between diet and risk of developing gastro-oesophageal reflux disease (GERD). DESIGN: Prospecti..

Demographic and lifestyle risk factors for gastroesophageal reflux disease and Barrett's esophagus in Australia

Sabrina E Wang, Bradley J Kendall, Allison M Hodge, Suzanne C Dixon-Suen, S Ghazaleh Dashti, Enes Makalic, Elizabeth M Williamson, Robert JS Thomas, Graham G Giles, Dallas R English

Journal article  |  2021  |  DISEASES OF THE ESOPHAGUS

We examined demographic and lifestyle risk factors for incidence of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) and Barrett's esophagus..

Optimal care pathways: A national policy to improve quality of cancer care and address inequalities in cancer outcomes

Rebecca J Bergin, Kathryn Whitfield, Victoria White, Roger L Milne, Jon D Emery, Anna Boltong, David Hill, Paul Mitchell, David Roder, Euan Walpole, Luc te Marvelde, Robert JS Thomas

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF CANCER POLICY

Background: While Australia ranks highly in terms of cancer survival internationally, disparities in outcomes exist within the nat..

New approaches to cancer care in a COVID-19 world

John Butler, Christian Finley, Charles H Norell, Samantha Harrison, Heather Bryant, Michael P Achiam, Alon D Altman, Nancy Baxter, James Bentley, Paul A Cohen, M Asif Chaudry, Elijah Dixon, Rhonda Farrell, Scott Fegan, Salila Hashmi, Claus Hogdall, John T Jenkins, Janice Kwon, Tom Mala, Orla McNally, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  LANCET ONCOLOGY

The pathway to diagnosis and treatment for surgically managed lung cancer patients

Victoria White, Rebecca J Bergin, Robert J Thomas, Kathryn Whitfield, David Weller

Journal article  |  2020  |  FAMILY PRACTICE

BACKGROUND: Most lung cancer is diagnosed at an advanced stage, resulting in poor survival. This study examined diagnostic pathway..

Hospital characteristics, rather than surgical volume, predict length of stay following colorectal cancer surgery

Don Vicendese, Luc Te Marvelde, Peter D McNair, Kathryn Whitfield, Dallas R English, Souhaib Ben Taieb, Rob J Hyndman, Robert Thomas

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN AND NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF PUBLIC HEALTH

OBJECTIVE: Length of hospital stay (LOS) is considered a vital component for successful colorectal surgery treatment. Evidence of ..