Development and Evaluation of a Low-Literacy Decision Aid About Reproductive Choices for Younger Women With Breast Cancer

Priorities for alleviating menopausal symptoms after cancer

Q Lan, M Hickey, M Peate, JL Marino

2023-02-01

Objective To determine treatment priorities in women cancer patients attending a dedicated Menopausal Symptoms After Cancer servic..

Who is managing menopausal symptoms, sexual problems, mood and sleep disturbance after breast cancer and is it working? Findings from a large community-based survey of breast cancer survivors

M Peate, C Saunders, P Cohen, M Hickey

2021-06-01

Purpose: To determine the nature and severity of vasomotor symptoms, sexual problems, mood and sleep disturbance in community-dwel..

Exploring the Unmet Needs of Parents of Adolescent Girls with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Dysmenorrhea: A Qualitative Study

EK Bellis, AD Li, YL Jayasinghe, JE Girling, SR Grover, M Peate, JL Marino

2020-06-01

Study Objective: To provide insight into the unmet needs of parents of adolescents with heavy menstrual bleeding or dysmenorrhea, ..

Unmet Needs and Experiences of Adolescent Girls with Heavy Menstrual Bleeding and Dysmenorrhea: A Qualitative Study

AD Li, EK Bellis, JE Girling, YL Jayasinghe, SR Grover, JL Marino, M Peate

2020-06-01

Study Objective: To identify and examine the key areas of need and explore the experiences of adolescent girls with heavy menstrua..

Exploring the facilitators and barriers to using an online infertility risk prediction tool (FoRECAsT) for young women with breast cancer: a qualitative study protocol.

Zobaida Edib, Yasmin Jayasinghe, Martha Hickey, Lesley Stafford, Richard A Anderson, H Irene Su, Kate Stern, Christobel Saunders, Antoinette Anazodo, Mary Macheras-Magias, Shanton Chang, Patrick Pang, Franca Agresta, Laura Chin-Lenn, Wanyuan Cui, Sarah Pratt, Alex Gorelik, Michelle Peate

2020-02-10

INTRODUCTION: As cancer treatments may impact on fertility, a high priority for young patients with breast cancer is access to evi..

Exploring factors that impact uptake of risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRBSO) in high-risk women

M Hickey, I Rio, A Trainer, JL Marino, CD Wrede, M Peate

2020-01-01

Objective:Only risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRBSO) has been shown to reduce ovarian cancer deaths in high-risk w..

What information do healthcare professionals need to inform premenopausal women about risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy?

M Hickey, I Rio, A Trainer, JL Marino, CD Wrede, M Peate

2020-01-01

Objective:The aim of this study was to identify the unmet information needs of healthcare professionals managing risk-reducing bil..

Imputation techniques on missing values in breast cancer treatment and fertility data.

Xuetong Wu, Hadi Akbarzadeh Khorshidi, Uwe Aickelin, Zobaida Edib, Michelle Peate

2019-12-01

Clinical decision support using data mining techniques offers more intelligent way to reduce the decision error in the last few ye..

Investigating the care needs of those with endometriosis: Are we listening to the patients?

E Steele, D Bush, M Healey, CM Rapsey, M Peate, JE Girling

2019-12-01

What do women with endometriosis need? What are the things that would make their lives easier? Where are the gaps in their care? Q..

Satisfaction, disappointment and regret surrounding fertility preservation decisions in the paediatric and adolescent cancer population

S Jayasuriya, M Peate, C Allingham, N Li, L Gillam, M Zacharin, P Downie, P Moore, L Super, L Orme, F Agresta, C Stern, Y Jayasinghe

2019-09-01

Purpose: With over 80% of paediatric and adolescent cancer patients surviving into adulthood, quality-of-life issues such as futur..

A cluster randomized controlled trial of an online psychoeducational intervention for people with a family history of depression

L Mills, B Meiser, R Ahmad, PR Schofield, M Peate, C Levitan, L Trevena, K Barlow-Stewart, T Dobbins, H Christensen, KA Sherman, K Dunlop, PB Mitchell

2019-01-17

Background: People with a family history of major depressive disorder (MDD) or bipolar disorder (BD) report specific psychoeducati..

Assessing the medical workforces perceived barriers to the prescription of risk-reducing medication for women at high-risk of breast cancer

S Sutherland, B Meiser, R Kaur, G Mitchell, J Kirk, M Peate, WK Tim Wong, A Goodwin

2019-01-01

This study aims to determine the attitudes and barriers of Australian oncology health professionals towards using tamoxifen as a b..

Systematic review of fertility-related psychological distress in cancer patients: Informing on an improved model of care

S Logan, J Perz, JM Ussher, M Peate, A Anazodo

2019-01-01

Objective: Cancer patients experience reproductive concerns from diagnosis through to survivorship. However, research has yet to i..

Improving women's knowledge about prenatal screening in the era of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down syndrome - Development and acceptability of a low literacy decision aid

SK Smith, A Cai, M Wong, MS Sousa, M Peate, A Welsh, B Meiser, R Kaur, J Halliday, S Lewis, L Trevena, T Yanes, K Barlow-Stewart, M Barclay

2018-12-17

Background: Access to information about prenatal screening is important particularly in light of new techniques such as non-invasi..

A Clinical Decision Support System to Assist Pediatric Oncofertility: A Short Report

M Hand, MA Kemertzis, M Peate, L Gillam, M McCarthy, L Orme, Y Heloury, M Sullivan, M Zacharin, Y Jayasinghe

2018-08-01

Purpose: Fertility preservation discussions with pediatric and adolescent cancer patients can be difficult for clinicians. This st..

Psychological outcomes and surgical decisions after genetic testing in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer with and without a family history

B Meiser, VF Quinn, G Mitchell, K Tucker, KJ Watts, B Rahman, M Peate, C Saunders, E Geelhoed, M Gleeson, K Barlow-Stewart, M Field, M Harris, YC Antill, R Susman, MT Bowen, L Mills, J Kirk

2018-07-01

In patients with early breast cancer, personal and tumour characteristics other than family history are increasingly used to promp..

Clinician provision of oncofertility support in cancer patients of a reproductive age: A systematic review

S Logan, J Perz, J Ussher, M Peate, A Anazodo

2018-03-01

Objective: The emerging discipline of oncofertility advocates for the timely provision of fertility information and referral for f..

Exploring knowledge, attitudes and experience of genitourinary symptoms in women with early breast cancer on adjuvant endocrine therapy

M Sousa, M Peate, C Lewis, S Jarvis, A Willis, M Hickey, M Friedlander

2018-03-01

Clinical trials of adjuvant endocrine therapy in women with early breast cancer have consistently reported that genitourinary symp..

A systematic review of patient oncofertility support needs in reproductive cancer patients aged 14 to 45 years of age

S Logan, J Perz, JM Ussher, M Peate, A Anazodo

2018-02-01

Objective: Decline in fertility potential brought about by a cancer diagnosis or cancer treatment is one of the biggest impacts to..

Fertility Preservation in Children and Adolescents With Cancer: Pilot of a Decision Aid for Parents of Children and Adolescents With Cancer

Catherine Allingham, Lynn Gillam, Maria MCCARTHY, margaret Zacharin, S Jayasuriya, Y HELOURY, Lisa Orme, Michael Sullivan, Michelle Peate, Yasmin Jayasinghe

2018-01-01

Background: Future infertility is a significant concern for survivors of childhood and adolescent cancer. Children and adolescents..

Fertility preservation toolkit: A clinician resource to assist clinical discussion and decision making in pediatric and adolescent oncology

MA Kemertzis, H Ranjithakumaran, M Hand, M Peate, L Gillam, M McCarthy, L Super, S McQuillan, S Drew, Y Jayasinghe, L Orme

2018-01-01

Purpose: Fertility preservation (FP) discussions in children with cancer presents unique challenges due to ethical considerations,..

Assessing the usefulness and acceptability of a low health literacy online decision aid about reproductive choices for younger women with breast cancer: The aLLIAnCE pilot study protocol

M Peate, SK Smith, V Pye, A Hucker, C Stern, L Stafford, C Oakman, L Chin-Lenn, K Shanahan, N Ratnayake Gamage, M Hickey

2017-12-20

Background: Young women diagnosed with breast cancer may be confronted by many difficult decisions, especially around fertility pr..

Motivators and barriers of tamoxifen use as risk-reducing medication amongst women at increased breast cancer risk: A systematic literature review

B Meiser, WKT Wong, M Peate, C Julian-Reynier, J Kirk, G Mitchell

2017-09-20

Background: Selective estrogen receptor modulators, such as tamoxifen, reduce breast cancer risk by up to 50% in women at increase..

Development and pilot testing of an electronic fertility preservation decision aid for parents of children with cancer

Michelle Peate, Catherine Allingham, Matthew Kemertzis, Lynn Gillam, Lisa Orme, Margaret Zacharin, Yves Heloury, Adam Ledoux, Michael Sullivan, Sadunee Jayasuriya, Meredith Hand, Yasmin Jayasinghe

2017-08-01

Development and pilot testing of an online, low health literacy, fertility preservation decision aid for younger women with breast cancer

Michelle Peate, Alice Hucker, Nipuni Ratnayake Gamage, Sian Smith, Lesley Stafford, Catharyn Stern, Catherine Oakman, Laura Chin-Lenn, Martha Hickey

2017-08-01

Supporting fertility decision-making: the role of decision aids in oncofertility.

M Peate, Y Jayasinghe, C Allingham, A Hucker, M Kemertzis, B Meiser, M Friedlander, M Hickey

2017-08-01

Fertility Preservation in Pediatric and Adolescent Oncology Patients: The Decision-Making Process of Parents

N Li, Y Jayasinghe, MA Kemertzis, P Moore, M Peate

2017-06-01

Purpose: Decisions surrounding fertility preservation (FP) in children, adolescents, and adults can be difficult due to the distre..

A clinical guide to the management of genitourinary symptoms in breast cancer survivors on endocrine therapy

MS Sousa, M Peate, S Jarvis, M Hickey, M Friedlander

2017-04-01

There is increasing attention and concern about managing the adverse effects of adjuvant endocrine therapy for women with early br..

A Psycho-Educational Intervention for People with a Family History of Depression: Pilot Results

B Meiser, M Peate, C Levitan, PB Mitchell, L Trevena, K Barlow-Stewart, T Dobbins, H Christensen, KA Sherman, K Dunlop, PR Schofield

2017-04-01

We developed and pilot-tested the first online psycho-educational intervention that specifically targets people with a family hist..

Streamlined genetic education is effective in preparing women newly diagnosed with breast cancer for decision making about treatment-focused genetic testing: A randomized controlled noninferiority trial

VF Quinn, B Meiser, J Kirk, KM Tucker, KJ Watts, B Rahman, M Peate, C Saunders, E Geelhoed, M Gleeson, K Barlow-Stewart, M Field, M Harris, YC Antill, L Cicciarelli, K Crowe, MT Bowen, G Mitchell, P Gregory, L Lipton

2017-04-01

Purpose: Increasingly, women newly diagnosed with breast cancer are being offered treatment-focused genetic testing (TFGT). As the..

Characteristics and circumstances of women in Australia who cryopreserved their oocytes for non-medical indications

N Pritchard, M Kirkman, K Hammarberg, J McBain, F Agresta, C Bayly, M Hickey, M Peate, J Fisher

2017-03-15

Objective: This study aimed to explore the characteristics and circumstances of women who cryopreserved their oocytes for non-medi..

Fertility after breast cancer and strategies to help women achieve pregnancy

Michelle Peate, Lesley Stafford, Martha Hickey

2017-03-01

Around a quarter of breast cancer patients are premenopausal at diagnosis. As cancer treatment can increase premature menopause, f..

Reproductive experiences of women who cryopreserved oocytes for non-medical reasons

K Hammarberg, M Kirkman, N Pritchard, M Hickey, M Peate, J McBain, F Agresta, C Bayly, J Fisher

2017-03-01

STUDY QUESTION: What are the reproductive experiences of women who cryopreserve oocytes for non-medical reasons? SUMMARY ANSWER: O..

Exploring clinicians’ attitudes about using aspirin for risk reduction in people with Lynch Syndrome with no personal diagnosis of colorectal cancer

Y Chen, M Peate, R Kaur, B Meiser, T Wong, J Kirk, RL Ward, A Goodwin, F Macrae, J Hiller, AH Trainer, G Mitchell

2017-01-01

Recent research has shown that aspirin reduces the risk of cancers associated with Lynch Syndrome. However, uncertainty exists aro..

The characteristics of oncology social work in Australia: Implications for workforce planning in integrated cancer care

R Pockett, M Peate, K Hobbs, M Dzidowska, M L Bell, B Baylock, I Epstein

2016-12-01

Aims: To describe the demographics, professional characteristics, self-reported professional development needs and research involv..

ASSESSING THE MEDICAL WORKFORCES PERCEIVED BARRIERS TO THE PRESCRIPTION OF RISK-REDUCING MEDICATION FOR WOMEN AT MODERATE AND HIGH RISK OF BREAST CANCER

Sarah Sutherland, Bettina Meiser, Gillian Mitchell, Judy Kirk, Michelle Peate, Tim Wong, Rajneesh Kaur, Annabel Goodwin

2016-11-01

SHORT-TERM FINDINGS OF THE PEGASUS STUDY: GENITOURINARY SYMPTOMS, SEXUALITY AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN BREAST CANCER SURVIVORS ON ENDOCRINE THERAPY - WHAT ARE WE MISSING?

Martha Hickey, Mariana S Sousa, Michelle Peate, Sherin Jarvis, Michael Friedlander

2016-11-01

STREAMLINED GENETIC EDUCATION IS EFFECTIVE IN PREPARING WOMEN NEWLY DIAGNOSED WITH BREAST CANCER FOR DECISION-MAKING ABOUT TREATMENT-FOCUSED GENETIC TESTING: A RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED NONINFERIORITY TRIAL

J Kirk, VF Quinn, B Meiser, KM Tucker, KJ Watts, B Rahman, M Peate, C Saunders, E Geelhoed, M Gleeson, K Barlow-Stewart, M Field, M Harris, YC Antill, L Cicciarelli, K Crowe, MT Bowen, G Mitchell

2016-11-01

When knowledge of a heritable gene mutation comes out of the blue: Treatment-focused genetic testing in women newly diagnosed with breast cancer

B Meiser, VF Quinn, M Gleeson, J Kirk, KM Tucker, B Rahman, C Saunders, KJ Watts, M Peate, E Geelhoed, K Barlow-Stewart, M Field, M Harris, YC Antill, G Mitchell

2016-11-01

Selection of women for treatment-focused genetic testing (TFGT) following a new diagnosis of breast cancer is changing. Increasing..

Socioeconomic Differences in Informed Decisions About Down Syndrome Screening: A Systematic Review and Research Agenda

SK Smith, MS Sousa, ML Essink-Bot, J Halliday, M Peate, M Fransen

2016-08-02

Supporting pregnant women to make informed choices about Down syndrome screening is widely endorsed. We reviewed the literature on..

Cryopreservation of Oocytes

M Hickey, M Peate, RA Anderson

2016-01-21

Building an Online Infertility Prediction Tool for Young Women with Breast Cancer

Michelle Peate, Kate Stern, Christobel Saunders, Shanton Chang, Alexandra Gorelik, Martha Hickey

2015-07-01

Development of a Low-health-literacy Decision Aid about Reproductive Choices for Younger Women with Breast Cancer

Michelle Peate, Sian Smith, Victoria Pye, Martha Hickey

2015-07-01

Menopausal Symptoms in Younger Women with Breast Cancer a Year after Diagnosis

Michelle Peate, Bettina Meiser, Michael Friedlander, Brandi Baylock, Martha Hickey

2015-07-01

Surviving the early years in psycho-oncology: fakin' it 'til you make it

Wendy Lichtenthal, Michelle Peate

2015-07-01