Research Underway
Understanding risk factors for cancer in the 45 and Up Study cohort
Investigators:
Associate Professor Emily Banks, Dr Karen Canfell, Associate Professor Dianne O’Connell, Associate Professor Freddy Sitas (PI), Mr David Smith and Dr Marianne Weber
Project aims:
The aim of this project is to use baseline surveys from the 45 and Up Study for cross-sectional analysis of variables pertinent to risk factors for cancer. The proposed cross-sectional analysis of the baseline data set will underpin cancer research using the cohort in the future by providing baseline descriptive data and informing hypothesis generation, protocol development, sample size calculations, grant applications, and future study and analysis directions.
Project status:
Application approved November 2007
Project commenced
Progress to date:
Detailed analyses of the 45 and Up Study baseline questionnaire data are underway with plans to publish five peer reviewed articles throughout 2008. These are:
- characterisation of colerectal screening uptake in the 45 and Up Study (Marianne Weber and Freddy Sitas, the Cancer Council NSW)
- smoking prevalence by country of birth in the 45 and Up Study (Marianne Weber and Freddy Sitas, the Cancer Council NSW)
- cancer screening uptake among migrants in the 45 and Up Study (Marianne Weber and Freddy Sitas, the Cancer Council NSW)
- Lifestyle behaviours and health promotion priorities for cancer survivors in Australia (Erica James, Marianne Weber, Dianne O'Connell, Chris Paul, Kathy Chapman, Afaf Girgis and Freddy Sitas, the Cancer Council NSW)
- Demographic, lifestyle and health correlates of the International Prostate Symptoms Score (IPSS) (Emily Banks and Mark Clements, the Australian National University and Marianne Weber, David Smith, Dianne O'Connell and Freddy Sitas, the Cancer Council NSW
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