Browsing by Author "Sweeney, Karl J"

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    • Complementary and alternative medicine use in oncology: a questionnaire survey of patients and health care professionals 

      Chang, Kah Hoong; Brodie, Rachel; Choong, Mei Ann; Sweeney, Karl J; Kerin, Michael J (Springer Nature, 2011-05-24)
      Background: We aimed to investigate the prevalence and predictors of Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) use among cancer patients and non-cancer volunteers, and to assess the knowledge of and attitudes toward CAM ...

    • Estrogen withdrawal, increased breast cancer risk and the kras-variant 

      McVeigh, Terri P; Jung, Song-Yi; Kerin, Michael J; Salzman, David W; Nallur, Sunitha; Nemec, Antonio A; Dookwah, Michelle; Sadofsky, Jackie; Paranjape, Trupti; Kelly, Olivia; Chan, Elcie; Miller, Nicola; Sweeney, Karl J; Zelterman, Daniel; Sweasy, Joann; Pilarski, Robert; Telesca, Donatello; Slack, Frank J; Weidhaas, Joanne B (Informa UK Limited, 2015-05-11)
      The KRAS-variant is a biologically functional, microRNA binding site variant, which predicts increased cancer risk especially for women. Because external exposures, such as chemotherapy, differentially impact the effect ...

    • Evolution of breast cancer management in ireland: a decade of change 

      Heneghan, Helen M; Prichard, Ruth S; Devaney, Amanda; Sweeney, Karl J; Malone, C; McLaughlin, Ray; Kerin, Michael J (Springer Nature, 2009-09-18)
      Background: Over the last decade there has been a paradigm shift in the management of breast cancer, subsequent to revised surgical oncology guidelines and consensus statements which were derived in light of landmark breast ...

    • The effect of breast cancer awareness month on internet search activity - a comparison with awareness campaigns for lung and prostate cancer 

      Glynn, Ronan W; Kelly, John C; Coffey, Norma; Sweeney, Karl J; Kerin, Michael J (Springer Nature, 2011-10-12)
      Background: This work aimed to assess the effects of the annual breast cancer awareness campaign on internet search activity, and to compare these effects with those of similar campaigns in prostate and lung cancer. We ...

    • The effect of menopause and hysterectomy on systemic vascular endothelial growth factor in women undergoing surgery for breast cancer 

      Lowery, Aoife J; Sweeney, Karl J; Molloy, Alan P; Hennessy, Emer; Curran, Catherine; Kerin, Michael J (Springer Nature, 2008-09-30)
      Background: Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) is a potent angiogenic cytokine produced physiologically by the uterus. Pathological secretion by tumours promotes growth and metastasis. High circulating VEGF levels ...

    • Younger age as a prognostic indicator in breast cancer: a cohort study 

      Kheirelseid, Elrasheid AH; Boggs, Jennifer ME; Curran, Catherine; Glynn, Ronan W; Dooley, Cara; Sweeney, Karl J; Kerin, Michael J (Springer Nature, 2011-08-28)
      Background: The debate continues as to whether younger women who present with breast cancer have a more aggressive form of disease and a worse prognosis. The objectives of this study were to determine the incidence of ...