Background Greater understanding of international cancer survival differences is needed.
We aimed to identify predictors and consequences of cancer diagnosis through emergency …

Objectives The International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) is a collaboration
between 6 countries and 12 jurisdictions with similar primary care-led health services. This …

Physical activity is a multi-faceted behaviour comprised of several components: frequency,
intensity, time and type (FITT). Despite this understanding, there is currently a lack of …

Objective To investigate the relationship between tumour stage at diagnosis and selected
components of primary and secondary care in the diagnostic interval for breast, colorectal, …

Objective International differences in colorectal cancer (CRC) survival and stage at diagnosis
have been reported previously. They may be linked to differences in time intervals and …

Objectives This paper describes the methods used in the International Cancer Benchmarking
Partnership Module 4 Survey (ICBPM4) which examines time intervals and routes to …

Objective Differences in time intervals to diagnosis and treatment between jurisdictions may
contribute to previously reported differences in stage at diagnosis and survival. The …

Background Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women, but most cancer
registries do not capture recurrences. We estimated the incidence of local, regional, and distant …

Obtaining complete medical record information can be challenging and expensive in breast
cancer studies. The current literature is limited with respect to the accuracy of self-report and …

Objectives To examine the association between time of smoking initiation and both the
independent and joint effects of active and passive tobacco smoke exposure and the risk of …