Publications

Breast cancer research and treatment

Unfavourable pattern of metastases in M0 breast cancer patients during 1978-2008: a population-based analysis of the Munich Cancer Registry.

01-08-2011

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Impact of chemotherapy on health status and symptom burden of colon cancer survivors: a population-based study.

01-08-2011

The British journal of surgery

Impact of concentration of oesophageal and gastric cardia cancer surgery on long-term population-based survival.

01-07-2011

Breast cancer research and treatment

Improved survival of patients with primary distant metastatic breast cancer in the period of 1995-2008. A nationwide population-based study in the Netherlands.

01-07-2011

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Long-term outcome and quality of life of patients with endometrial carcinoma treated with or without pelvic radiotherapy in the post operative radiation therapy in endometrial carcinoma 1 (PORTEC-1) trial.

01-05-2011

Breast cancer research and treatment

Sentinel node micrometastases in breast cancer do not affect prognosis: a population-based study.

01-05-2011

BJU international

Diabetes mellitus and health-related quality of life in prostate cancer: 5-year results from the Prostate Cancer Outcomes Study.

01-04-2011

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology

The relation between information provision and health-related quality of life, anxiety and depression among cancer survivors: a systematic review.

01-04-2011

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

[Adult cancer patients are surviving longer in the Netherlands: 5-year survival rate increased by 12% between the periods 1989-1993 and 2004-2008].

31-03-2011

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Normative data for the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC-sexuality items in the general Dutch population.

01-03-2011

Archives of dermatology

Impact of melanoma on patients' lives among 562 survivors: a Dutch population-based study.

01-02-2011

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Psychometric validation of the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire-Endometrial Cancer Module (EORTC QLQ-EN24).

01-01-2011

Prostate cancer and prostatic diseases

From bad to worse: comorbidity severity and quality of life after treatment for early-stage prostate cancer.

01-12-2010

Urology

Long-term prostate cancer survivors with low socioeconomic status reported worse mental health-related quality of life in a population-based study.

01-11-2010

The British journal of dermatology

Melanoma survivors are dissatisfied with perceived information about their diagnosis, treatment and follow-up care.

01-10-2010

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

Variation in management of early breast cancer in the Netherlands, 2003-2006.

01-09-2010

Breast cancer research and treatment

Half of breast cancer patients discontinue tamoxifen and any endocrine treatment before the end of the recommended treatment period of 5 years: a population-based analysis.

01-08-2010

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

Staging and management of axillary lymph nodes in patients with local recurrence in the breast or chest wall after a previous negative sentinel node procedure.

01-07-2010

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Trends in incidence, treatment and survival of gastric adenocarcinoma between 1990 and 2007: a population-based study in the Netherlands.

01-04-2010

BJU international

Prostate cancer survivors who would be eligible for active surveillance but were either treated with radiotherapy or managed expectantly: comparisons on long-term quality of life and symptom burden.

01-03-2010

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

[Improved compliance with the 'Melanoma' treatment guideline].

23-02-2010

Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Factors contributing to improved local control after mastectomy in patients with breast cancer aged 40 years or younger.

01-02-2010

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Personality is associated with health status and impact of cancer among melanoma survivors.

01-02-2010

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

New opportunities for drug outcomes research in cancer patients: the linkage of the Eindhoven Cancer Registry and the PHARMO Record Linkage System.

01-01-2010

Psycho-oncology

Long-term cancer survivors experience work changes after diagnosis: results of a population-based study.

01-12-2009

European journal of obstetrics, gynecology, and reproductive biology

Age-specific differences in the treatment of cervical cancer in the east and the south of The Netherlands 1989-2004.

01-11-2009

European journal of surgical oncology : the journal of the European Society of Surgical Oncology and the British Association of Surgical Oncology

Surgical resection of the primary tumour is associated with improved survival in patients with distant metastatic breast cancer at diagnosis.

01-11-2009

Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice

The impact of disease progression on perceived health status and quality of life of long-term cancer survivors.

01-09-2009

The breast journal

Axillary recurrence after negative sentinel lymph node biopsy: frequency and factors influencing recurrence on the long term.

04-08-2009

Annals of oncology : official journal of the European Society for Medical Oncology

A systematic review of health-related quality of life in cutaneous melanoma.

01-08-2009

JAMA

Employment status among cancer survivors.

01-07-2009

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Relationship between age and axillary lymph node involvement in women with breast cancer.

20-06-2009

Psychology & health

Well-being, posttraumatic growth and benefit finding in long-term breast cancer survivors.

01-06-2009

Breast cancer research and treatment

Screening caused rising incidence rates of ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast.

01-05-2009

JAMA

Long-term mortality in cancer patients with preexisting diabetes.

15-04-2009

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Health-related quality of life in cervical cancer survivors: a population-based survey.

01-04-2009

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

The impact of postmastectomy radiotherapy on local control in patients with invasive lobular breast cancer.

01-04-2009

British journal of cancer

Inter-observer variability in mammography screening and effect of type and number of readers on screening outcome.

24-03-2009

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Delayed diagnosis of breast cancer in women recalled for suspicious screening mammography.

01-03-2009

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Bowel, urinary, and sexual problems among long-term prostate cancer survivors: a population-based study.

01-01-2009

Breast cancer research and treatment

Stage migration due to introduction of the sentinel node procedure: a population-based study.

01-01-2009

BJU international

Does diabetes mellitus as a comorbid condition affect the health-related quality of life in prostate cancer survivors? Results of a population-based observational study.

01-12-2008

Nederlands tijdschrift voor geneeskunde

[Breast cancer in young women: epidemiology and treatment dilemmas].

15-11-2008

Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer

Internet use by cancer survivors: current use and future wishes.

01-10-2008

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Substantial increase in the use of adjuvant systemic treatment for early stage breast cancer reflects changes in guidelines in the period 1990-2006 in the southeastern Netherlands.

01-09-2008

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

Severity of cardiovascular disease and health-related quality of life in men with prostate cancer: a longitudinal analysis from CaPSURE.

01-08-2008

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Improved overall survival for patients with rectal cancer since 1990: the effects of TME surgery and pre-operative radiotherapy.

01-08-2008

The Journal of urology

The influence of cardiovascular disease on health related quality of life in men with prostate cancer: a 4-year followup study.

01-04-2008

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Implementation of sentinel node biopsy in breast cancer patients in the Netherlands.

01-03-2008

Breast (Edinburgh, Scotland)

Explanatory factors for variation in the use of breast conserving surgery and radiotherapy in the Netherlands, 1990-2001.

01-12-2007