Australia and New Zealand

Appendix

Cancer

Australia & New Zealand /
Barton MB, Gabriel GS, Frommer MS, Holt PE, Thompson JF. Surgical procedures for melanoma in public and private New South Wales hospitals, 2001-2002. ANZ Journal of Surgery 2006 May;76(5):318-24.
Beckmann K, Iosifidis P, Shorne L, Gilchrist S, Roder D. Effects of variations in hysterectomy status on population coverage by cervical screening. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2003 Oct;27(5):507-12.
Beilby JJ, Wakefield MA, Maddock AM. General practitioner attitudes to recall systems for cervical screening. Medical Journal of Australia 1995 Sep 4;163(5):245-8.
Bonett A, Roder D, Esterman A. Case-survival rates for infiltrating ductal carcinomas by category of hospital at diagnosis in South Australia. Medical Journal of Australia 1991 May 20;154(10):695-7.
Cher L, Rosenthal MA, Drummond KJ, Dally M, Murphy M, Ashley D, et al. The use of chemotherapy in patients with gliomas: patterns of care in Victoria from 1998-2000. Journal of Clinical Neuroscience 2008 Apr;15(4):398-401.
Connor S, Frizelle FA, Bagshaw PF. Follow-up after attempted curative surgery for colorectal cancer; postal survey of New Zealand surgeons' practice. New Zealand Medical Journal 2001 Apr 13;114(1129):151-3.
Coory MD, Fagan PS, Muller JM, Dunn NA. Participation in cervical cancer screening by women in rural and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities in Queensland. Medical Journal of Australia 2002; 177(10):544-7.
Hayen A, Smith DP, Patel MI, O'Connell DL. Patterns of surgical care for prostate cancer in NSW, 1993-2002: rural/urban and socio-economic variation. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health 2008 Oct;32(5):417-20.
Morgia M, Lamoury G, Morgan G. Survey of radiotherapy planning and treatment of the supraclavicular fossa in breast cancer. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology 2009 Apr;53(2):207-11.
Sladden MJ, Ward JE. Australian general practitioners' views and use of colorectal cancer screening tests. Medical Journal of Australia 1999; 170(3):110-3.
Straton JA, Holman CD, Edwards BM. Cervical cancer screening in Western Australia in 1992: progress since 1983. Medical Journal of Australia 1993; 159(10):657-61.
Veness MJ, Chong L, Tiver K, Gebski V. Basal cell carcinoma of the nose: an Australian and New Zealand radiation oncology patterns-of-practice study. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology 2008 Aug;52(4):382-93.
Wain GV, Ward J, Towler BP. Gynaecological care of women with abnormal Pap smears: how varied is current practice?. Medical Journal of Australia 1995; 162(7):348-9, 352-3.
van Dyk S, Byram D, Bernshaw D. Brachytherapy for cancer of the cervix: an Australian and New Zealand survey of current treatment techniques. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology 2008 Dec;52(6):588-97.
Belgium /
Arbyn M, Simoens C, Van Oyen H, Foidart JM, Goffin F, Simon P, Fabri V. Analysis of 13 million individual patient records pertaining to Pap smears, colposcopies, biopsies and surgery on the uterine cervix (Belgium, 1996-2000). Preventive Medicine 2009; 48(5):438-43.
Canada /
Chaudhry R, Goel V, Sawka C. Breast cancer survival by teaching status of the initial treating hospital. CMAJ Canadian Medical Association Journal 2001 Jan 23;164(2):183-8.
Choo R, Sandler H, Warde P, Hruby G, DeBoer G. Survey of radiation oncologists: practice patterns of the management of stage I seminoma of testis in Canada and a selected group in the United States. Canadian Journal of Urology 2002 Apr;9(2):1479-85.
Chua B, Olivotto IA, Donald JC, Hayashi AH, Davis N, Rusnak CH. Practice patterns of lymph-node mapping and sentinel-node biopsy for breast cancer in British Columbia. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2003; 46(4):273-8.
Chuah TK, Lee T, Wirtzfeld D, Pollett W. Management of primary rectal cancer by surgeons in Atlantic Canada: results of a regional survey. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2010 Dec;53(6):396-402.
Coburn N, Przybysz R, Barbera L, Hodgson D, Sharir S, Laupacis A, Law C. CT, MRI and ultrasound scanning rates: evaluation of cancer diagnosis, staging and surveillance in Ontario. Journal of Surgical Oncology 2008; 98(7):490-9.
Dixon P, Mackillop W. Could changes in clinical practice reduce waiting lists for radiotherapy? Journal of Health Services & Research Policy 2001 Apr;6(2):70-7.
French J, McGahan C, Duncan G, Lengoc S, Soo J, Cannon J, et al. How gender, age, and geography influence the utilization of radiation therapy in the management of malignant melanoma. International Journal of Radiation Oncology, Biology, Physics 20
Goel V, Iron K, Williams JI. Enthusiasm or uncertainty: small area variations in the use of mammography services in Ontario, Canada. Journal of Epidemiology & Community Health 1997; 51(4):378-82.
Haggerty J, Tudiver F, Brown JB, Herbert C, Ciampi A, Guibert R, et al. Patients' anxiety and expectations: how they influence family physicians' decisions to order cancer screening tests. Canadian Family Physician 2005 Dec;51:1658-9.
Hilsden RJ, Bryant HE, Sutherland LR, Brasher PM, Fields AL. A retrospective study on the use of post-operative colonoscopy following potentially curative surgery for colorectal cancer in a Canadian province. BMC Cancer 2004; 4:14.
Holloway CM, Saskin R, Brackstone M, Paszat L. Variation in the use of percutaneous biopsy for diagnosis of breast abnormalities in Ontario. Annals of Surgical Oncology 2007; 14(10):2932
Holloway CM, Saskin R, Paszat L. Geographic variation and physician specialization in the use of percutaneous biopsy for breast cancer diagnosis. Canadian Journal of Surgery 2008; 51(6):453
Huang J, Boyd C, Tyldesley S, Zhang-Salomons J, Groome PA, Mackillop WJ, et al. Time spent in hospital in the last six months of life in patients who died of cancer in Ontario. Journal of Clinical Oncology 2002 Mar 15;20(6):1584-92.
Lacasse Y, Plante J, Martel S, Raby B. Transthoracic needle biopsy in the diagnosis of solitary pulmonary nodules: a survey of Canadian physicians. Journal of Thoracic & Cardiovascular Surgery 2003; 126(3):761-8.
McDonald JT, Sherman A. Determinants of mammography use in rural and urban regions of Canada. Canadian Journal of Rural Medicine 2010; 15(2):52-60.
Nelson GS, Duggan MA, Nation JG. Controversy in colposcopic management: a Canadian survey. Journal of Obstetrics & Gynaecology Canada: JOGC 2006; 28(1):36-40.
Ramsey EW, Elhilali M, Goldenberg SL, Nickel CJ, Norman R, Perreault JP, et al. Practice patterns of Canadian urologists in benign prostatic hyperplasia and prostate cancer. Canadian Prostate Health Council. Journal of Urology 2000 Feb;163(2):499-502..
Sawka AM, Rotstein L, Brierley JD, Tsang RW, Thabane L, Gafni A, et al. Regional differences in opinions on adjuvant radioactive iodine treatment of thyroid carcinoma within Canada and the United States. Thyroid 2007 Dec;17(12):1235-42.
Schultz S, Rabeneck L, Vinden C. Large bowel endoscopy in Ontario: variation by geographic region and hospital type. Healthcare Quarterly 2004; 7(3):17-8.
Shen N, Mayo NE, Scott SC, Hanley JA, Goldberg MS, Abrahamowicz M, et al. Factors associated with pattern of care before surgery for breast cancer in Quebec between 1992 and 1997. Medical Care 2003 Dec;41(12):1353-66.
Tai P, Yu E, Battista J, Van Dyk J. Radiation treatment of lung cancer--patterns of practice in Canada. Radiotherapy & Oncology 2004 May;71(2):167-74.
Wadden N, Doyle GP. Breast cancer screening in Canada: a review. Canadian Association of Radiologists Journal 2005; 56(5):271-5.
France /
Phelip JM, Launoy G, Colonna M, Grosclaude P, Velten M, Danzon A, et al. Regional variations in management of rectal cancer in France. Gastroenterologie Clinique et Biologique 2004 Apr;28(4):378-83.
Italy /
Apolone G, Corli O, Caraceni A, Negri E, Deandrea S, Montanari M, et al. Pattern and quality of care of cancer pain management. Results from the Cancer Pain Outcome Research Study Group. British Journal of Cancer 2009 May;100(10):1566-74.
Costantini M, Balzi D, Garronec E, Orlandini C, Parodi S, Vercelli M, et al. Geographical variations of place of death among Italian communities suggest an inappropriate hospital use in the terminal phase of cancer disease. Public Health 2000; 114(1):15-20.
Grilli R, Apolone G, Marsoni S, Nicolucci A, Zola P, Liberati A, et al. The impact of patient management guidelines on the care of breast, colorectal, and ovarian cancer patients in Italy. Medical Care 1991 Jan;29(1):50-63.
Grilli R, Repetto F. Variation in use of breast-conserving surgery in Lombardia, Italy. International Journal of Technology Assessment in Health Care 1995;11(4):733-40.
Grilli R, Scorpiglione N, Nicolucci A, Mainini F, Penna A, Mari E, et al. Variation in use of breast surgery and characteristics of hospitals' surgical staff. International Journal for Quality in Health Care 1994 Sep;6(3):233-8.
Tomatis M, Mano MP, Baiocchi D, Barca A, Bordon R, Casella D et al. Audit system on Quality of breast cancer diagnosis and Treatment (QT): results of quality indicators on screen-detected lesions in Italy for 2006 and preliminary results for 2007. Epidemiologia e Prevenzione 2009; 33(3 Suppl 2):83-90.
Japan /
Imataki O, Kami M, Kim SW, Gotoh M, Komaba S, Kasai M, et al. A nationwide survey of deep fungal infections and fungal prophylaxis after hematopoietic stem cell transplantation in Japan. Bone Marrow Transplantation 2004 Jun;33(12):1173-9.
Noguchi M, Matsuoka K, Koga H, Kanetake H, Nakagawa M, Naito S, et al. A questionnaire survey of patient preparation and techniques for prostate biopsy among urologists in the Kyushu and Okinawa regions of Japan. International Journal of Clinical Oncology 2006 Oct;11(5):390-5.
Shirai T, Imanaka Y, Sekimoto M, Ishizaki T. Primary chemotherapy patterns for ovarian cancer treatment in Japan. J Obstet Gynaecol Res 2009 Oct;35(5):926-34.
Netherlands /
Bipat S, van Leeuwen MS, Ijzermans JN, Bossuyt PM, Greve JW, Stoker J, et al. Imaging and treatment of patients with colorectal liver metastases in the Netherlands: a survey. Netherlands Journal of Medicine 2006 May;64(5):147-51.
Elferink MA, Wouters MW, Krijnen P, Lemmens VE, Jansen-Landheer ML, van de Velde CJ, et al. Disparities in quality of care for colon cancer between hospitals in the Netherlands. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010 Sep;36 Suppl 1:S64-S73.
Goossens-Laan CA, Visser O, Wouters MW, Jansen-Landheer ML, Coebergh JW, van de Velde CJ et al. Variations in treatment policies and outcome for bladder cancer in the Netherlands. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010 Sep;36 Suppl 1:S100-S107.
Li WW, Visser O, Ubbink DT, Klomp HM, Kloek JJ, de Mol BA, et al. The influence of provider characteristics on resection rates and survival in patients with localized non-small cell lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2008 Jun;60(3):441-51.
Schouten van der Velden AP, Van Dijck JA, Wobbes T. Variations in treatment of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: a population-based study in the East Netherlands. Journal of Surgical Oncology 2007 May;33(4):424-9.
Stiggelbout AM, de Haes JC, van de Velde CJ. Adjuvant chemotherapy in node negative breast cancer: patterns of use and oncologists' preferences. Annals of Oncology 2000 May;11(5):631-3.
Wouters MW, Siesling S, Jansen-Landheer ML, Elferink MA, Belderbos J, Coebergh JW, et al. Variation in treatment and outcome in patients with non-small cell lung cancer by region, hospital type and volume in the Netherlands. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010 Sep;36 Suppl 1:S83-S92.
van Steenbergen LN, Rutten HJ, Creemers GJ, Pruijt JF, Coebergh JW, Lemmens VE, et al. Large age and hospital-dependent variation in administration of adjuvant chemotherapy for stage III colon cancer in southern Netherlands. Annals of Oncology 2010 Jun;21(6):1273-8.
van Steenbergen LN, van de Poll-Franse LV, Wouters MW, Jansen-Landheer ML, Coebergh JW, Struikmans H, et al. Variation in management of early breast cancer in the Netherlands, 2003-2006. European Journal of Surgical Oncology 2010 Sep;36 Suppl 1:S36-S43.
Vulto JC, Lybeert ML, Louwman MW, Poortmans PM, Coebergh JW. Population-based study of trends and variations in radiotherapy as part of primary treatment of cancer in the southern Netherlands between 1988 and 2006, with an emphasis on breast and rectal cancer. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2009 Jun 1;74(2):464-71.
Nordic /
Olesen F, Holm M. Factors of importance for the use of PAP-SMEAR in a Danish county without systematic screening. Scandinavian Journal of Primary Health Care 1990; 8(2):69-73.
Sejr T, Andersen TF, Madsen M, Roepstorff C, Bilde T, Bay-Nielsen H, et al. Prostatectomy in Denmark. Regional variation and the diffusion of medical technology 1977-1985. Scandinavian Journal of Urology & Nephrology 1991;25(2):101-6.
Switzerland /
Ess S, Savidan A, Frick H, Rageth C, Vlastos G, Lutolf U, et al. Geographic variation in breast cancer care in Switzerland. Cancer Epidemiol 2010 Apr;34(2):116-21.
U.K. /
Bate J, Patel SR, Chisholm J, Heath PT; Supportive Care Group of the Children's Cancer and Leukaemia Group (CCLG). Immunisation practices of paediatric oncology and shared care oncology consultants: a United Kingdom survey. Pediatric Blood & Cancer 2010 Jul 1;54(7):941-6.
Bentham G, Hinton J, Haynes R, Lovett A, Bestwick C. Factors affecting non-response to cervical cytology screening in Norfolk, England. Social Science & Medicine.199; 540(1): 131-5.
Bower CP, Lear JT, de Berker DA. Basal cell carcinoma follow-up practices by dermatologists: a national survey. British Journal of Dermatology 2001 Dec;145(6):949-56.
Bowles CJ, Leicester R, Romaya C, Swarbrick E, Williams CB, Epstein O. A prospective study of colonoscopy practice in the UK today: are we adequately prepared for national colorectal cancer screening tomorrow?. Gut 2004; 53(2):277-83.
Caldon LJ, Walters SJ, Reed JA, Murphy A, Worley A, Reed MW, et al. Case-mix fails to explain variation in mastectomy rates: management of screen-detected breast cancer in a UK region 1997-2003. British Journal of Cancer 2005 Jan 17;92(1):55-9.
Downing A, Lansdown M, West RM, Thomas JD, Lawrence G, Forman D, et al. Changes in and predictors of length of stay in hospital after surgery for breast cancer between 1997/98 and 2004/05 in two regions of England: a population-based study. BMC Health Services Research 2009;9:2002.
Edwards DM, Johnson NW. Treatment of upper aerodigestive tract cancers in England and its effect on survival. British Journal of Cancer 1999 Sep;81(2):323-9.
Gatrell AC, Harman JC, Francis BJ, Thomas C, Morris SM, McIllmurray M, et al. Place of death: analysis of cancer deaths in part of North West England. Journal of Public Health Medicine 2003 Mar;25(1):53-8.
Glynn RW, Williams L, Dixon JM. A further survey of surgical management of the axilla in UK breast cancer patients. Annals of the Royal College of Surgeons of England 2010; 92(6):506-11.
Goy JC, Dobbs HJ. Variation in postoperative radiotherapy delivery for patients with screen-detected breast cancer in the south Thames (east) Region. Clinical Oncology (Royal College of Radiologists) 1998;10(1):30-4.
Goy JC, Dobbs HJ, Henderson S, Humphreys S, Michell MJ. Variations in referral pattern for postoperative radiotherapy of patients with screen-detected breast cancer in the south Thames (east) region. Clinical Oncology (Royal College of Radiologists) 1998;10(1):30-4.
Heriot AG, Murday V, Kumar D. Screening relatives of patients with colorectal cancer: the need for continuing education. Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh 1999 Feb;44(1):13-5.