Beth Newman

Correspondence : lymphedema following breast cancer (2009)

Hayes, Sandra C., Janda, Monika, Cornish , Bruce, Newman , Beth

Lymphedema—a chronic, disabling sequela of breast cancer treatment—is finally receiving the research attention it deserves. The work published by Norman et al1 in the January issue of Journal of...

Correspondence : lymphedema following breast cancer (2009)

Hayes, Sandra C., Janda, Monika, Cornish , Bruce, Newman , Beth

Lymphedema—a chronic, disabling sequela of breast cancer treatment—is finally receiving the research attention it deserves. The work published by Norman et al1 in the January issue of Journal of...

Correspondence : lymphedema following breast cancer (2009)

Hayes, Sandra C., Janda, Monika, Cornish , Bruce, Newman , Beth

Lymphedema—a chronic, disabling sequela of breast cancer treatment—is finally receiving the research attention it deserves. The work published by Norman et al1 in the January issue of Journal of...

The prognostic significance of quality of life following breast cancer [Abstract] (2009)

DiSipio, Tracey, Janda, Monika, Battistutta, Diana, Newman, Beth, Hayes, Sandra C.

Introduction: Evidence suggests a positive association between quality of life (QOL). and overall survival(OS). among metastatic breast cancer (BC). patients, although the relationship in early-stage...

The prognostic significance of quality of life following breast cancer [Abstract] (2009)

DiSipio, Tracey, Janda, Monika, Battistutta, Diana, Newman, Beth, Hayes, Sandra C.

Introduction: Evidence suggests a positive association between quality of life (QOL). and overall survival(OS). among metastatic breast cancer (BC). patients, although the relationship in early-stage...

Multimedia campaign on a shoestring: promoting 'Stay Active - Stay Independent' among seniors (2008)

John-Leader, Franklin, Van Beurden, Eric, Barnett, Lisa, Hughes, Karen, Newman, Beth, Sternberg, Jason, ...

Issue addressed: This paper describes a multimedia campaign implemented in rural New South Wales on a budget smaller than that typical of many published campaigns. The 'To Be Young at Heart- Stay...

Older persons' perception of risk of falling: implications for fall-prevention campaigns (2008)

Hughes, Karen, Van Beurden, Eric, Eakin, Elizabeth, Barnett, Lisa, Patterson, Elizabeth, Backhouse, Jan, ...

Objectives. We examined older people's attitudes about falls and implications for the design of fall-prevention awareness campaigns. Methods. We assessed data from (1) computer-assisted telephone...

Exploring the economic impact of breast cancers during the 18 months following diagnosis (2007)

Gordon, Louisa, Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Hayes, Sandi, Newman, Beth

The economic impact on individuals with breast cancer is not well understood. We sought to identify and describe the direct and indirect economic losses to breast cancer survivors in Australia. A...

Self-reported information on the diagnosis of colorectal cancer was reliable but not necessarily valid (2007)

Lynch, Brigid M., Youlden, Danny, Fritschi, Lin, Newman, Beth, Pakenham, Kenneth I., Leggett, Barbara, ...

Objective: Self-report is commonly used in epidemiologic studies; however, few data exist on the reliability and validity of this method for eliciting information related to the diagnosis of...

Exploring the economic impact of breast cancers during the 18 months following diagnosis (2007)

Gordon, Louisa, Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Hayes, Sandi, Newman, Beth

The economic impact on individuals with breast cancer is not well understood. We sought to identify and describe the direct and indirect economic losses to breast cancer survivors in Australia. A...

Reliability of a measure of prediagnosis physical activity for cancer survivors (2006)

Lynch, Brigid M., Owen, Neville, Newman, Beth, Pakenham, Ken, Leggett, Barbara, Dunn, Jeff, ...

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the test-retest reliability of a measure of prediagnosis physical activity participation administered to colorecial cancer survivors recruited from a...

Dimensions of Quality of Life and Psychosocial Variables most Salient to Colorectal Cancer Patients (2006)

Dunn, Jeff, Lynch, Brigid, Rinaldis, Machelle, Pakenham, Kenneth, McPherson, Lyn, Owen, Neville, ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common invasive cancers, and is responsible for considerable physical and psychosocial morbidity. Understanding the quality of life experienced by colorectal...

Reliability of a measure of prediagnosis physical activity for cancer survivors (2006)

Lynch, Brigid M., Owen, Neville, Newman, Beth, Pakenham, Ken, Leggett, Barbara, Dunn, Jeff, ...

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the test-retest reliability of a measure of prediagnosis physical activity participation administered to colorecial cancer survivors recruited from a...

Dimensions of Quality of Life and Psychosocial Variables most Salient to Colorectal Cancer Patients (2006)

Dunn, Jeff, Lynch, Brigid, Rinaldis, Machelle, Pakenham, Kenneth, McPherson, Lyn, Owen, Neville, ...

Colorectal cancer is one of the most common invasive cancers, and is responsible for considerable physical and psychosocial morbidity. Understanding the quality of life experienced by colorectal...

Reliability of a measure of prediagnosis physical activity for cancer survivors (2006)

Lynch, Brigid M., Owen, Neville, Newman, Beth, Pakenham, Ken, Leggett, Barbara, Dunn, Jeff, ...

Purpose: This study was conducted to examine the test-retest reliability of a measure of prediagnosis physical activity participation administered to colorecial cancer survivors recruited from a...

Guaiac versus immunochemical tests: faecal occult blood test screening for colorectal cancer in a rural community (2005)

Hughes, Karen, Leggett, Barbara, Del Mar, Christopher, Croese, John, Fairley, Stephen, Masson, John, ...

Objective: To describe patient participation and clinical performance in a colorectal cancer (CRC) screening program utilising faecal occult blood test (FOBT). Methods: A community-based intervention...

The impact of rehabilitation support services on health-related quality of life for women with breast cancer (2005)

Gordon, Louisa G., Battistutta, Diana, Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Tweeddale, Margaret, Newman, Beth

As the number of women surviving breast cancer increases, with implications for the health system, research into the physical and psychosocial sequelae of the cancer and its treatment is a priority....

A cost-effectiveness analysis of two rehabilitation support services for women with breast cancer (2005)

Gordon, Louisa G., Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Battistutta, Diana, Graves, Nick, Tweeddale, Margaret, Newman, Beth

The purpose of this research was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of two rehabilitation interventions for breast cancer survivors, each compared to a population-based, non-intervention group (n =...

The impact of rehabilitation support services on health-related quality of life for women with breast cancer (2005)

Gordon, Louisa G., Battistutta, Diana, Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Tweeddale, Margaret, Newman, Beth

As the number of women surviving breast cancer increases, with implications for the health system, research into the physical and psychosocial sequelae of the cancer and its treatment is a priority....

A cost-effectiveness analysis of two rehabilitation support services for women with breast cancer (2005)

Gordon, Louisa G., Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Battistutta, Diana, Graves, Nick, Tweeddale, Margaret, Newman, Beth

The purpose of this research was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of two rehabilitation interventions for breast cancer survivors, each compared to a population-based, non-intervention group (n =...

The impact of rehabilitation support services on health-related quality of life for women with breast cancer (2005)

Gordon, Louisa G., Battistutta, Diana, Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Tweeddale, Margaret, Newman, Beth

As the number of women surviving breast cancer increases, with implications for the health system, research into the physical and psychosocial sequelae of the cancer and its treatment is a priority....

A cost-effectiveness analysis of two rehabilitation support services for women with breast cancer (2005)

Gordon, Louisa G., Scuffham, Paul Anthony, Battistutta, Diana, Graves, Nick, Tweeddale, Margaret, Newman, Beth

The purpose of this research was to estimate the cost-effectiveness of two rehabilitation interventions for breast cancer survivors, each compared to a population-based, non-intervention group (n =...

Comparative Analysis of Breast Cancer Risk Factors among African-American Women and White Women (2005)

Hall, Ingrid J., Moorman, Patricia G., Millikan, Robert C., Newman, Beth

The authors assessed risk factor profiles among 1,505 African-American and 1,809 White women in the 1993–2001 Carolina Breast Cancer Study. Multiple logistic regression models for case-control data...

The view from two sides: a qualitative study of community and medical perspectives on screening for colorectal cancer using FOBT (2004)

Clavarino, Alexandra M, Janda, Monika, Hughes, Karen L, Del Mar, Chris, Tong, Shilu, Stanton, Warren R, ...

Background. Population-wide screening for people at average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) by faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is under consideration in Australia. Methods. Qualitative methods were...

The view from two sides: a qualitative study of community and medical perspectives on screening for colorectal cancer using FOBT (2004)

Clavarino, Alexandra M, Janda, Monika, Hughes, Karen L, Del Mar, Chris, Tong, Shilu, Stanton, Warren R, ...

Background. Population-wide screening for people at average risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) by faecal occult blood test (FOBT) is under consideration in Australia. Methods. Qualitative methods were...

Case-only study of interactions between genetic polymorphisms of GSTM1, P1, T1 and Z1 and smoking in Parkinson's disease (2004)

Deng, Yifu, Newman, Beth, Dunne, Michael P., Silburn, Peter A., Mellick, George

Current opinion contends that complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors play a role in the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Cigarette smoking is thought to reduce risk of...

Case-only study of interactions between genetic polymorphisms of GSTM1, P1, T1 and Z1 and smoking in Parkinson's disease (2004)

Deng, Yifu, Newman, Beth, Dunne, Michael P., Silburn, Peter A., Mellick, George

Current opinion contends that complex interactions between genetic and environmental factors play a role in the etiology of Parkinson's disease (PD). Cigarette smoking is thought to reduce risk of...

Knowledge, Attitude and Intentions Related to Colorectal Cancer Screening Using Faecal Occult Blood Tests in a Rural Australian Population (2003)

Janda, Monika, Stanton, Warren R., Hughes, Karen, Del Mar, Christopher, Clavarino, Alexandra, Aitken, Joanne F., ...

A telephone survey with 604 men and women without history of colorectal cancer (CRC)(age 50-74 years) explored knowledge of, attitudes toward, and intention to screen for CRC using faecal occult...

Knowledge, attitude and intentions related to colorectal cancer screening using faecal occult blood tests in a rural Australian population (2003)

Janda, Monika, Stanton, Warren R., Hughes, Karen, Mar, Christopher Del, Clavarino, Alexandra, Aitken, Joanne F., ...

A telephone survey with 604 men and women without history of colorectal cancer (CRC)(age 50-74 years) explored knowledge of, attitudes toward, and intention to screen for CRC using faecal occult...

Electromagnetic Fields, Polychlorinated Biphenyls, and Prostate Cancer Mortality in Electric Utility Workers (2003)

Charles, Luenda E., Loomis, Dana, Shy, Carl M., Newman, Beth, Millikan, Robert, Nylander-French, Leena A., ...

The purpose of this study was to determine whether there was an association between occupational exposure to electromagnetic fields (EMFs) or polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) and mortality from...

Race, Anthropometric Factors, and Stage at Diagnosis of Breast Cancer (2001)

Moorman, Patricia G., Jones, Beth A., Millikan, Robert C., Hall, Ingrid J., Newman, Beth

A recent study suggested that the greater prevalence of severe obesity among African-American women explained almost one third of the observed differences between African-American and White women in...

Body Size and Breast Cancer Risk in Black Women and White Women: The Carolina Breast Cancer Study (2000)

Hall, Ingrid J., Newman, Beth, Millikan, Robert C., Moorman, Patricia G.

The relation between body size and breast cancer risk was investigated in a population-based, case-control study of Black women (350 cases, 353 controls) and White women (523 cases, 471 controls)...

Occupation and Adult Gliomas (2000)

Carozza, Susan E., Wrensch, Margaret, Miike, Rei, Newman, Beth, Olshan, Andrew F., Savitz, David A., ...

Lifetime job histories from a population-based, case-control study of gliomas diagnosed among adults in the San Francisco Bay area between August 1991 and April 1994 were evaluated to assess...

Hormone-related Factors and Risk of Breast Cancer in Relation to Estrogen Receptor and Progesterone Receptor Status (2000)

Huang, Wan-Yi, Newman, Beth, Millikan, Robert C., Schell, Michael J., Hulka, Barbara S., Moorman, Patricia G.

Risk factors were examined for subgroups of breast cancer characterized by estrogen receptor (ER) and progesterone receptor (PR) status. Data from the Carolina Breast Cancer Study, a...

Population Attributable Fraction Estimation for Established Breast Cancer Risk Factors: Considering the Issues of High Prevalence and Unmodifiability (1998)

Rockhill, Beverly, Weinberg, Clarice R., Newman, Beth

Established breast cancer risk factors, in addition to being relatively unmodifiable, are highly prevalent among US women. Previous reports of population attributable fraction for the established...

Familial and Personal Medical History of Cancer and Nervous System Conditions among Adults with Glioma and Controls (1997)

Wrensch, Margaret, Lee, Marion, Miike, Rei, Newman, Beth, Bargar, Geoffrey, Davis, Richard, ...

The causes of glioma, the most common type of primary malignant brain tumor, are poorly understood. This study compared the personal and first-degree familial medical histones of 462 adults newly...

Genetic and Environmental Influences on Insulin Levels and the Insulin Resistance Syndrome: an Analysis of Women Twins (1996)

Mayer, Elizabeth J., Newman, Beth, Austin, Melissa A., Zhang, Danya, Quesenberry, Charles P., Edwards, Karen, ...

Multiple factors may determine insulin resistance and the insulin resistance syndrome The contributions of genes and environment to the distribution of fasting insulin levels and to the associations...

ENVIRONMENTAL AND BEHAVIORAL DETERMINANTS OF FASTING PLASMA GLUCOSE IN WOMEN: A MATCHED CO-TWIN ANALYSIS (1987)

SELBY, JOSEPH V., NEWMAN, BETH, KING, MARY-CLAIRE, FRIEDMAN, GARY D.

Comparing results of an unmatched analysis in a sample of unrelated persons created by randomly selecting one twin from each pair with results of a matched monozygotic co-twin analysis provides a...