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• Towards understanding disparities in cancer outcomes for Aboriginal Australians: exploring Aboriginal perceptions and experiences of cancer in Western Australia

  Shahid, Shaouli (2010)

  Cancer has become one of the major chronic diseases among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people of Australia, and was declared a health priority in the National Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health Strategy ...
• Rates of colonoscopy in the 3 years prior to a diagnosis of colorectal cancer in Western Australia: assessment of risk factors for missed and interval cancers. Preliminary results from a population-based study

  Salama, M.; Harma, C.; Fritschi, Lin; Heyworth, J.; Raftopoulos, S.; Ee, H. (2014)

  Introduction and Aims: Colonoscopy is the gold standard for diagnosing colorectal cancer (CRC) however there is a miss rate for cancers of up to 7.9%, with significant variability in this figure from different populations ...
• Higher concentrations of serum iron and transferrin saturation but not serum ferritin are associated with cancer outcomes

  Chua, A.; Knuiman, M.; Trinder, D.; Divitini, M.; Olynyk, John (2016)

  © 2016 American Society for Nutrition.Background: Although the carcinogenic potential of iron has been shown, evidence from observational studies that have linked serum iron variables and cancer outcomes has been inconsistent. ...