Personalised risk communication for informed decision making about taking screening tests
…, G Naik, H Ahmed, GJ Elwyn, T Pickles… - Cochrane database …, 2013 - cochranelibrary.com
Background There is a trend towards greater patient involvement in healthcare decisions.
Although screening is usually perceived as good for the health of the population, there are …
Although screening is usually perceived as good for the health of the population, there are …
[HTML][HTML] Pre-treatment risk stratification of prostate cancer patients: A critical review
… The use of accepted prostate cancer risk stratification groups based on prostate-specific
antigen, T stage and Gleason score assists in therapeutic treatment decision-making, clinical …
antigen, T stage and Gleason score assists in therapeutic treatment decision-making, clinical …
Active surveillance for prostate cancer: a systematic review of clinicopathologic variables and biomarkers for risk stratification
Context Active surveillance (AS) is an important strategy to reduce prostate cancer overtreatment.
However, the optimal criteria for eligibility and predictors of progression while on AS …
However, the optimal criteria for eligibility and predictors of progression while on AS …
Active surveillance for low-risk prostate cancer worldwide: the PRIAS study
M Bul, X Zhu, R Valdagni, T Pickles, Y Kakehi… - European urology, 2013 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND: Overdiagnosis and subsequent overtreatment are important side effects of
screening for, and early detection of, prostate cancer (PCa). Active surveillance (AS) is of …
screening for, and early detection of, prostate cancer (PCa). Active surveillance (AS) is of …
A decade of active surveillance in the PRIAS study: an update and evaluation of the criteria used to recommend a switch to active treatment
…, R Valdagni, A Rannikko, Y Kakehi, T Pickles… - European urology, 2016 - Elsevier
Background The Prostate Cancer Research International Active Surveillance (PRIAS) study
was initiated a decade ago to study the most optimal selection and follow-up of men on …
was initiated a decade ago to study the most optimal selection and follow-up of men on …
Small cell carcinoma of the bladder: long term outcome with integrated chemoradiation
C Lohrisch, N Murray, T Pickles… - … International Journal of …, 1999 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND Small cell carcinoma of the bladder (SCCB) is an uncommon tumor with
approximately 8% 5‐year survival reported in the literature for patients with disease confined to …
approximately 8% 5‐year survival reported in the literature for patients with disease confined to …
Predictive factors for acute and late urinary toxicity after permanent prostate brachytherapy: long-term outcome in 712 consecutive patients
M Keyes, S Miller, V Moravan, T Pickles… - International Journal of …, 2009 - Elsevier
… Differences between the mean values were tested using the t test. The interval to IPSS
resolution was examined using Kaplan-Meier curves and the log–rank test for individual factors. …
resolution was examined using Kaplan-Meier curves and the log–rank test for individual factors. …
Training practitioners to deliver opportunistic multiple behaviour change counselling in primary care: a cluster randomised trial
Objectives To evaluate the effect of training primary care health professionals in behaviour
change counselling on the proportion of patients self reporting change in four risk behaviours …
change counselling on the proportion of patients self reporting change in four risk behaviours …
Confirmation of a low α/β ratio for prostate cancer treated by external beam radiation therapy alone using a post-treatment repeated-measures model for PSA …
… The model was adjusted for standard prognostic factors (T stage, initial PSA level, and
Gleason score) and cohort-specific effects. The radiation dose fractionation effect was estimated …
Gleason score) and cohort-specific effects. The radiation dose fractionation effect was estimated …
Short‐term outcomes of the prospective multicentre 'Prostate Cancer Research International: Active Surveillance'study
…, JJ Vis‐Maters, JB Rietbergen, T Pickles… - BJU …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
… Men with DRE upstaging had a longer follow-up after diagnosis (t-test P = 0.009), but
were not significantly different from other men in baseline characteristics (all P > 0.05). Re-biopsies …
were not significantly different from other men in baseline characteristics (all P > 0.05). Re-biopsies …