Sibel Saya

The BARCODE1 Pilot: a feasibility study of using germline single nucleotide polymorphisms to target prostate cancer screening

Sarah Benafif, Holly Ni Raghallaigh, Eva McGrowder, Edward J Saunders, Mark N Brook, Sibel Saya, Reshma Rageevakumar, Sarah Wakerell, Denzil James, Anthony Chamberlain, Natalie Taylor, Matthew Hogben, Barbara Benton, Lucia D'Mello, Kathryn Myhill, Christos Mikropoulos, Hywel Bowen-Perkins, Imran Rafi, Michelle Ferris, Andre Beattie, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  BJU INTERNATIONAL

OBJECTIVES: To assess the feasibility and uptake of a community-based prostate cancer (PCa) screening programme selecting men acco..

Informed choice and attitudes regarding a genomic test to predict risk of colorectal cancer in general practice.

Sibel Saya, Jennifer G McIntosh, Ingrid M Winship, Shakira Milton, Mark Clendenning, Mary Kyriakides, Jasmeen Oberoi, Daniel D Buchanan, Mark A Jenkins, Jon D Emery

Journal article  |  2021  |  Patient Educ Couns

OBJECTIVE: A genomic test to predict personal risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) that targets screening and could be feasibly impleme..

An RCT of a decision aid to support informed choices about taking aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer and other chronic diseases: a study protocol for the SITA (Should I Take Aspirin?) trial

Shakira Milton, Jennifer McIntosh, Finlay Macrae, Patty Chondros, Lyndal Trevena, Mark Jenkins, Fiona M Walter, Natalie Taylor, Lucy Boyd, Sibel Saya, Napin Karnchanachari, Kitty Novy, Carmody Forbes, Javiera Martinez Gutierrez, Kate Broun, Sara Whitburn, Sarah McGill, George Fishman, Julie Marker, Max Shub, et al.

Journal article  |  2021  |  TRIALS

BACKGROUND: Australian guidelines recommend that all people aged 50-70 years old actively consider taking daily low-dose aspirin (..

Newly diagnosed seizures assessed at two established first seizure clinics: Clinic characteristics, investigations, and findings over 11 years

Anne M McIntosh, K Meng Tan, Tahir M Hakami, Mark R Newton, Patrick W Carney, Mengjiazhi Yang, Sibel Saya, David JT Marco, Piero Perucca, Patrick Kwan, Terence J O'Brien, Samuel F Berkovic

Journal article  |  2021  |  EPILEPSIA OPEN

Objective: 'First seizure' clinics (FSCs) aim to achieve early expert assessment for individuals with possible new-onset epilepsy...

Clinicians' opinions on recommending aspirin to prevent colorectal cancer to Australians aged 50-70 years: a qualitative study

Shakira Milton, Jennifer McIntosh, Thivagar Yogaparan, Pavithran Alphonse, Sibel Saya, Napin Karnchanachari, Peter Nguyen, Phyllis Lau, Finlay Macrae, Jon Emery

Journal article  |  2021  |  BMJ OPEN

OBJECTIVES: Australian guidelines recommend all adults aged 50-70 years old without existing contraindications consider taking low..

Approaches to targeted colorectal cancer screening in Australia: bridging the gap between epidemiology and impact

Sibel Saya

Thesis / Dissertation  |  2021

In most countries, who should be screened for colorectal cancer (CRC) is determined by age and family history of disease. Risk pre..

The Impact of a Comprehensive Risk Prediction Model for Colorectal Cancer on a Population Screening Program

Sibel Saya, Jon D Emery, James G Dowty, Jennifer G McIntosh, Ingrid M Winship, Mark A Jenkins

Journal article  |  2020  |  JNCI CANCER SPECTRUM

Background In many countries, population colorectal cancer (CRC) screening is based on age and family history, though more precise..

A Genomic Test for Colorectal Cancer Risk: Is This Acceptable and Feasible in Primary Care?

Sibel Saya, Jennifer G McIntosh, Ingrid M Winship, Mark Clendenning, Shakira Milton, Jasmeen Oberoi, James G Dowty, Daniel D Buchanan, Mark A Jenkins, Jon D Emery

Journal article  |  2020  |  PUBLIC HEALTH GENOMICS

INTRODUCTION: Genomic tests can predict risk and tailor screening recommendations for colorectal cancer (CRC). Primary care could ..

Continuing a pregnancy after diagnosis of a lethal fetal abnormality: Views and perspectives of Australian health professionals and parents

Alice Weeks, Sibel Saya, Jan Hodgson

Journal article  |  2020  |  AUSTRALIAN & NEW ZEALAND JOURNAL OF OBSTETRICS & GYNAECOLOGY

BACKGROUND: Couples who receive a prenatal diagnosis of a fetal anomaly in Victoria, Australia, are generally offered a choice abo..

Psychosocial effects of whole-body MRI screening in adult high-risk pathogenic TP53 mutation carriers: a case-controlled study (SIGNIFY)

Elizabeth K Bancroft, Sibel Saya, Emma Brown, Sarah Thomas, Natalie Taylor, Jeanette Rothwell, Jennifer Pope, Anthony Chamberlain, Elizabeth Page, Sarah Benafif, Helen Hanson, Alexander Dias, Christos Mikropoulos, Louise Izatt, Lucy Side, Lisa Walker, Alan Donaldson, Jackie A Cook, Julian Barwell, Vicki Wiles, et al.

Journal article  |  2020  |  JOURNAL OF MEDICAL GENETICS

BACKGROUND: Germline TP53 gene pathogenic variants (pv) cause a very high lifetime risk of developing cancer, almost 100% for wome..