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Alyson L MaharAssistant Professor, Health Quality, School of Nursing, Queen's University Verified email at queensu.ca Cited by 5094 |
Conceptualizing belonging
Purpose: To develop a transdisciplinary conceptualization of social belonging that could be
used to guide measurement approaches aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of community-…
used to guide measurement approaches aimed at evaluating the effectiveness of community-…
American Joint Committee on Cancer acceptance criteria for inclusion of risk models for individualized prognosis in the practice of precision medicine
The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) has increasingly recognized the need for
more personalized probabilistic predictions than those delivered by ordinal staging systems, …
more personalized probabilistic predictions than those delivered by ordinal staging systems, …
Second malignancies after radiotherapy for prostate cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis
CJD Wallis, AL Mahar, R Choo, S Herschorn… - bmj, 2016 - bmj.com
Objective To determine the association between exposure to radiotherapy for the treatment
of prostate cancer and subsequent second malignancies (second primary cancers). Design …
of prostate cancer and subsequent second malignancies (second primary cancers). Design …
How useful is preoperative imaging for tumor, node, metastasis (TNM) staging of gastric cancer? A meta-analysis
…, R Cardoso, C Mcgregor, L Lourenco, A Mahar… - Gastric cancer, 2012 - Springer
Background Surgery is the fundamental curative option for gastric cancer patients. Imaging
scans are routinely prescribed in an attempt to stage the disease prior to surgery. …
scans are routinely prescribed in an attempt to stage the disease prior to surgery. …
A systematic review and meta-analysis of the utility of EUS for preoperative staging for gastric cancer
…, R Seevaratnam, R Sutradhar, LG Lourenco, A Mahar… - Gastric cancer, 2012 - Springer
Background Accurate preoperative staging is important in determining the appropriate
treatment of gastric cancer. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been introduced as a …
treatment of gastric cancer. Recently, endoscopic ultrasound (EUS) has been introduced as a …
A systematic review of the accuracy and indications for diagnostic laparoscopy prior to curative-intent resection of gastric cancer
Background Despite improved preoperative imaging techniques, patients with incurable or
unresectable gastric cancer are still subjected to non-therapeutic laparotomy. Diagnostic …
unresectable gastric cancer are still subjected to non-therapeutic laparotomy. Diagnostic …
Symptom burden in the first year after cancer diagnosis: an analysis of patient-reported outcomes
Purpose Improvement in the quality of life of patients with cancer requires attention to symptom
burden across the continuum of care, with the use of patient-reported outcomes key to …
burden across the continuum of care, with the use of patient-reported outcomes key to …
Personalizing prognosis in colorectal cancer: A systematic review of the quality and nature of clinical prognostic tools for survival outcomes
Integrating diverse types of prognostic information into accurate, individualized estimates of
outcome in colorectal cancer is challenging. Significant heterogeneity in colorectal cancer …
outcome in colorectal cancer is challenging. Significant heterogeneity in colorectal cancer …
A meta-analysis of D1 versus D2 lymph node dissection
R Seevaratnam, A Bocicariu, R Cardoso, A Mahar… - Gastric Cancer, 2012 - Springer
Background Surgery is the only curative treatment for patients with gastric cancer. However,
the extent of lymph node dissection is still debated. Therefore, with the publication of newer …
the extent of lymph node dissection is still debated. Therefore, with the publication of newer …
A systematic review of the accuracy and utility of peritoneal cytology in patients with gastric cancer
Background There is lack of uniformity in the utilization of peritoneal cytology in gastric cancer
management. The identification of intraperitoneal free cancer cells (IFCCs) is believed to …
management. The identification of intraperitoneal free cancer cells (IFCCs) is believed to …