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Publications for 2002-2007

Tattersall MHN for the ADEC Expert Committee. Risks and benefits of postmenopausal combined hormone replacement therapy. [Editorial]. MJA, 2002; 177: 173-174.

Jefford M, Tattersall MHN. Informing and involving cancer patients in their own care. Lancet Oncology, 2002; 3: 629-637.

Tattersall M. Cancer clinical trial recruitment: the emerging role and perspectives of clinical research associates and data managers. [Editorial]. Cancer, 2002; 95: 1397-1400.

Tattersall MHN. Ovarian cancer: carboplatin as standard. [Commentary]. Lancet, 2002; 360: 500.

Langlands AO, Gebski V, Hirsch D, Tattersall MHN. Delay in the clinical diagnosis of breast cancer: estimating its effect on prognosis, with particular reference to medical litigation. The Breast, 2002; 11: 386-393.

Phan T G, Gordon TP, Tattersall MHN, Loblay RH. Octreotide therapy for the Sjogren syndrome. Annal.Int.Med., 2002; 137(9): 777-778.

Butow P, Brown RF, Cogar S, Tattersall MHN, Dunn SM. Oncologists’ reactions to cancer patients’ verbal cues. Psycho-Oncology. 2002. 11: 47-58.

Tattersall MHN, Butow PN, Brown JE, Thompson JF. Improving doctors’ letters. Medical Journal of Australia. 2002. 177(9): 516-520.

Butow P, Dowsett S, Hagerty R, Tattersall MHN. Communicating prognosis to patients with metastatic disease: What do they really want to know? Supportive Care in Cancer. 2002. 10: 161-169.

Gattellari M, Voigt K, Butow P, Tattersall MHN. When the treatment goal is not cure: are cancer patients equipped to make informed decisions?  Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2002. 20(2): 503-13.

Knox R, Butow P, Devine R, Tattersall MHN. Audiotapes of Oncology consultations. Only for the first consultation? Annals of Oncology. 2002. 13: 622-627.

Tiller K, Meiser B, Butow P, Clifton M, Thewes B, Friedlander M, Tucker K. Psychological impact of prophylactic oophorectomy in women at increased risk of developing ovarian cancer: A prospective study. Gynaecologic Oncology. 2002. 86: 212-219.

Ellis PM, Butow PN, Tattersall MHN. Informing breast cancer patients about clinical trials: a randomized clinical trial of an educational booklet. Annals of Oncology. 2002. 13: 1414-1423.

Lobb E, Butow P, Meiser B, Barratt A, Kirk J, Gattas M, Haan E, Tucker K. The use of audiotapes in consultations with women from high risk breast cancer families: A randomised trial. Journal of Medical Genetics. 2002. 39: 697-703.

Meiser B, Butow P, Friedlander M, Barratt A, Schnieden V, Watson M, Brown J, Tucker K.  Psychological impact of genetic testing for women for breast cancer susceptibility.  European Journal of Cancer. 2002. 38: 2025-2031.

Tattersall MHN, Butow PN, Brown JE, Thompson J. Training oncologists to write better letters to referring doctors. Medical Journal of Australia. 2002. 516-520.

Lobb E, Butow P, Meiser B, Varratt A, Gaff C, Young MA, Kirk J, Suthers G, Tucker K. Tailoring communication in consultations with women from high risk breast cancer families. British Journal of Cancer. 2002. 87: 502-508.

Brown RF, Butow PN, Henman M, Dunn SM, Boyle F, Tattersall MH. Responding to the active and passive patient: flexibility is the key. Health Expectations. 2002. 5(3): 236-45.

Loh W, Butow PN, Brown RF, Boyle F. Ethical communication in clinical trials. Issues faced by data managers in obtaining informed consent. Cancer. 2002. 95: (11): 2414-2421.

Henman MJ, Butow PN, Brown RF, Boyle F, Tattersall MH. Lay constructions of decision-making in cancer. Psycho-Oncology. 2002. 11(4): 295-306.

Goldstein D, Thewes B, Butow P. Communicating in a multicultural society II: Greek community attitudes towards cancer in Australia. Internal Medicine Journal. 2002. 32: 289-296.

Caldwell P, Butow P, Craig J. Pediatricians' attitudes towards randomized controlled trials involving children. Journal of Pediatrics. 2002. 141 (6): 798-804.

Croft E, Barratt A, Butow P. Information about tests for breast cancer: what are we telling people? Journal of Family Practice. 2002. 51(10): 858-60.

Tattersall MHN, Butow P, Clayton J. Insights from cancer patient communication research. Hematology/Oncology Clinics of North America. 2002. 16: 731-743.

Tattersall MH, Butow PN. Consultation audio tapes: an underused cancer patient information aid and clinical research tool. Lancet Oncology. 2002. 3(7): 431-7.

Jefford M, Stockler MR, Tattersall MHN. Outcomes research: What is it? Why does it matter? Internal Med., 2003; 33: 110-118.

Van Haaften-Day C, Russell P, Davies S, King NJ, Tattersall MHN. Expression of Fas and FasL in human serous ovarian epithelial tumors. Human Pathology, 2003; 34(1): 74-79.

Tattersall MHN, Clarke S. Developments in drug delivery: implications for cancer care. Current Opinion in Oncology, 2003; 15: 293-299.

Tattersall MHN. Interventions to improve communications. Medical Encounter, 2003; 17: 18-20.

Benedetti-Panici  P, Bermudez A, Blake P, Cardenas J, Chang TC, Chiara S, Di Paola G, Floquet A, Guthrie D, Kigawa J, Kumar L, Leborgne F, Lodge N, Pool C, Sardi J, Souhami L, Sundfor K, Symonds P, Tattersall M, Greggi S, Parker V, Parmar MKB, Stewart LA, Tierney JF. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced cervical cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of individual patient data from 21 randomised trials. Europ.J.Can., 2003; 39: 2470-2486.

Tattersall M. Uses of error. Learning from experience? Lancet, 2003; 362: 1745.

Hayes, TM, Underhill CR, Clarke K, Tattersall MHN. Hormone replacement therapy after a diagnosis of breast cancer: cancer recurrence and mortality. Med.J.Aust., 2003; 178: 412.

Butow P, Lobb E, Meiser B, Barratt A. Psychological outcomes and risk perception after genetic testing and counseling in breast cancer: A systematic review. Medical Journal of Australia. 2003. 178(2): 77-81.

Schofield, P, Butow P, Thompson J, Tattersall MHN, Beeney L, Dunn S. Psychological responses of patients receiving a diagnosis of cancer. Annals of Oncology. 2003. 14(1):48-56.

Barton M, Tattersall MHN, Butow P, Crossing S, Jamrozik K, Bin Jalaludin B, Atkinson C, Miles S. Cancer knowledge and skills of interns in Australia and New Zealand: comparisons of graduates from medical schools with different entry requirements and teaching methods. Medical Journal of Australia. 2003. 178: 285-289.

Davey HM, Barratt AL, Davey E, Butow PN, Redman S, Houssami N, Salkeld G. Medical tests: women’s reported and preferred decision-making roles and preferences for information on benefits, side-effects and false results. Health Expectations. 2003. 5(4): 330-340.

Caldwell PHY, Butow PN, Craig JC. Pediatricians' attitudes toward randomized controlled trials involving children. Current Pediatrics - Official journal of the Union of Pediatricians of Russia. 2003. 2(1): 21-26.

Caldwell PHY, Butow PN, Craig JC. Parents' attitudes to children's participation in randomized controlled trials. Journal of Pediatrics. 2003. 145(5): 555-560.

Juraskova I, Butow P, Robertson R, Sharpe L, McLeod C, Hacker N. Post treatment sexual rehabilitation; A qualitative insight. Psycho-Oncology. 2003. 12(13): 267-279.

Duric V, Butow P, Sharpe L, Lobb E, Meiser B, Tucker K. Reducing psychological distress in genetic counselling consultations for breast cancer. Journal of Genetic Counselling. 2003. 12(3): 243-264.

Davey H, Butow PN, Armstrong BK. Cancer patient preferences for written prognostic information provided outside the clinical context. British Journal of Cancer. 2003. 89: 1450-1456.

Clayton J, Butow P, Tattersall M, Chye R, Noel M, Davis J, Glare P. Asking questions can help: Development of a question prompt list for palliative care patients and their carers. British Journal of Cancer. 2003. 89: 2069-2077.

Meiser B, Butow P, Price M, Bennett B, Berry G, Tucker K. National Consortium for Research into Familial Breast Cancer Psychological Group. Attitudes to prophylactic surgery and chemoprevention in Australian women at increased risk for breast cancer. Journal of Women's Health. 2003. 12(8): 769-78.

Solomon MJ, Pager CK, Keshava A, Findlay M, Butow P, Salkeld GP, Roberts R. What do patients want? Patient preferences and surrogate decision making in the treatment of colorectal cancer. Diseases of the Colon and Rectum. 2003. 46(10): 1351-7.

Solomon MJ, Pager CK, Young JM, Roberts R, Butow P. Patient entry into randomized controlled trials of colorectal cancer treatment: factors influencing participation. Surgery. 2003. 133(6): 608-13.

Lobb EA, Butow PN, Meiser B, Barratt A, Gaff C, Young MA, Kirk J, Gattas M, Gleeson M, Tucker K. Women's preferences and consultants' communication of risk in consultations about familial breast cancer: impact on patient outcomes. Journal of Medical Genetics. 2003. 40(5):e56.

Schofield PE, Juraskova I, Butow PN. How oncologists discuss complementary therapy use with their patients: an audio-tape audit. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2003. 11(6): 348-55.

Chen E, Touyz SW, Beumont PJ, Fairburn CG, Griffiths R, Butow P, Russell J, Schotte DE, Gertler R, Basten C. Comparison of group and individual cognitive-behavioral therapy for patients with bulimia nervosa. International Journal of Eating Disorders. 2003. 33(3): 241-54; discussion 255-6.

McJannett M, Butow P, Tattersall MHN, Thompson J. Asking questions can help: development of a question prompt list for patients seeing a surgeon. European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2003. 12(5): 397-405.

Lobb E, Butow P, Meiser B, Barratt A, Gaff C, Young MA, Haan E, Suthers G, Gattas M,  Tucker K. Communication and information-giving behaviours in high risk breast cancer consultations: influence on patient outcomes. British Journal of Cancer. 2003. 90: 321-327.

Davey HM, Lim J, Butow PN, Barratt AL, Houssami N, Higginson R. Consumer information materials for diagnostic breast tests: women's views on information and their understanding of test results. Health Expectations. 2003. 6(4): 298-311.

Koh THHG, Budge D, Butow P, Renison B, Woodgate P. Audio recordings of conversations with doctors for patients of critically sick babies. (Version 02). Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Protocol first published Issue 4, 2003.

Chung VQ, Tattersall M, Cheung HTA. Interactions of a herbal combination that inhibits growth of prostate cancer cells. Cancer Chemother.Pharmacol., 2004; 53: 384-390.

Glare P, Pereira G, Kristjanson LJ, Stockler M, Tattersall M. Systematic review of the efficacy of antiemetics in the treatment of nausea in patients with far-advanced cancer. Support Care Cancer, 2004; 12: 432-440.

Tattersall MHN. Licensing thalidomide in Australia. Med.J.Aust., 2004; 180: 200.

Pendlebury SC, Clark KJ, Tattersall MHN. Multidisciplinary care for women with early breast cancer in the Australian context: what does it mean? Med.J.Aust., 2004; 180: 430.

Kinnersley P, Butler C, Butow P, Cadbury N, Edwards A, Hood K, Macbeth F, Owen D, Prout H, Ryan R. Interventions before consultations for helping patients address their information needs. Cochrane Database of Systematic Review.  Protocol first published Issue 1, 2004.

Caldwell P, Murphy S, Butow P, Craig J. Clinical trials in children. The Lancet. 2004. 364(9436): 803-11.

Schofield PE, Butow PN. Towards better communication in cancer care: A framework for developing evidence-based interventions. Patient Education and Counselling. 2004. 55: 32-39.

Brown RF, Butow PN, Butt D, Ellis P, Moore A, Tattersall, MHN. Developing ethical strategies to assist oncologists seek informed consent to cancer clinical trials. Social Science and Medicine. 2004. 58(2): 379-390.

Davey HM, Lim J, Butow P, Barratt A. Women’s preferences for and views on decision-making for diagnostic tests. Social Science and Medicine. 2004. 58(9): 1699-1707.

Brown RF, Butow P, Boyle F, Ellis P, Tattersall MHN. Seeking informed consent to cancer clinical trials. Describing current practice. Social Science and Medicine. 2004. 58(12): 2445-2457.

Hagerty R, Butow P, Ellis P, Lobb E, Pendlebury S, Leighl N, Goldstein D, Tattersall MHN. Cancer patient preferences for communication of prognosis in the metastatic setting. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004. 22: 1721-1730.

Leighl NB, Butow PN, Tattersall MHN: Treatment decision aids in advanced cancer: when the goal is not cure and the answer is not clear. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004. 22: 1759-1762.

Thewes B, Butow P, Girgis A, Pendlebury S. The psychosocial needs of breast cancer survivors; a qualitative study of the shared and unique needs of younger versus older survivors. Psycho-Oncology. 2004. 13: 177-189. 

Salkeld G, Solomon M, Butow P. A matter of trust - patient's views on decision making in colorectal cancer. Health Expectations. 2004. 7(2): 104-114.

Lim J, Maclurcan M, Price M, Bennett B, Butow P and the kConFab Psychosocial Group. Experiences of receiving genetic mutation status for women at increased risk for hereditary breast cancer. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2004. 13(2): 115-133.

Butow PN, Lobb EA. Analyzing the process and content of genetic counseling in familial breast cancer consultations. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2004. 13(5): 403-24.

Dent E, Butow P, Brown R, Dowsett S, Tattersall MHN. The Cancode interaction analysis system in the Oncological setting:  reliability and validity of video and audio tape coding. Patient Education and Counseling. 2005. 56: 35-44.

Butow P, Devine R, Boyer M, Pendlebury S, Jackson M, Tattersall MHN. A cancer consultation preparation package: Changing patients but not doctors is not enough. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2004. 22(21): 4401-9.

Thewes B, Butow P, Girgis A, Pendlebury P. The assessment of unmet needs amongst breast cancer survivors. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology. 2004. 22: 51-73.

Ryan H, Schofield P, Cockburn J, Butow P, Tattersall MHN, Turner J, Girgis A, Bandaranayake M, Bowman D. How to recognize and manage psychological distress in cancer patients. Eur.J.Cancer Care, 2005; 14(1): 7-15.

Koczwara B, Tattersall MHN, Barton MB, Coventry BJ, Dewar JM, Millar JL, Olver IN, Schwarz MA, Starmer DL, Turner DR, Stockler MR for the Cancer Council of Australia Oncology Education Committee. Achieving equal standards in medical student education: is a national exit examination the answer? MJA, 2005; 182: 228-230.

Davey H, Butow P, Armstrong B. An exploratory study of cancer patients’ views on doctor-provided and independent written prognostic information. Patient Education and Counselling. 2005. 56: 349-355.

Hagerty RG, Butow PN, Ellis PM, Lobb EA, Pendlebury SC, Leighl N, MacLeod C, Tattersall MH. Communicating with realism and hope: incurable cancer patients' views on the disclosure of prognosis. Journal of Clinical Oncology. 2005. 23(6): 1278-88.

Ryan H, Schofield P, Cockburn J, Butow P, Girgis A, Tattersall MHN, Bandaranayake M, Bowman D, Turner J. How to recognize psychological distress in cancer patients. European Journal of Cancer. 2005. 14(1): 7-15.

Hagerty RG, Butow PN, Ellis PM, et al. Communicating prognosis in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature. Annals of Oncology. 2005. 16(7): 1005-1053.

Harrison J, Young J, Butow P, Salkeld G, Solomon M. Is it worth the risk? A systematic review of instruments that measure risk propensity for use in the health setting. Social Science and Medicine. 2005. 60(6): 1385-1396.

Butow P. The communication goals and needs of cancer patients: A review. Psycho-Oncology. 2005. 14(10): 846-847.

Sharpe L, Butow P, Smith C, McConnell D, Clarke S. The relationship between available support, unmet needs and caregiver burden in patients with advanced cancer and their carers. Psycho-Oncology. 2005. 14(2): 102-114.

Butow P, Meiser B, Price M, Bennett B, Tucker K, Davenport T, Hickie I and the kConFab Psychosocial Group. Psychological morbidity in women at increased risk of developing breast cancer: A controlled study. Psycho-Oncology. 2005. 14: 196-203.

Brown RF, Butow PN, Sharrock MA, Henman M, Boyle F, Goldstein D, Tattersall MH. Education and role modelling for clinical decisions with female cancer patients. Health Expectations. 2004. 7(4): 303-16.

Salkeld G, Solomon M, Butow P, Short J. Patient preferences for the surgical management of colorectal cancer: discrete choice experiment. British Journal of Surgery. 2005. 92: 742–747.

Phillips K-A, Butow PN, Stewart AE, Chang J-H, Weideman PC, Price MA, McLachlan S-A, kConFab Investigators, Lindeman GJ, McKay MJ, Friedlander ML, Hopper JL. Predictors of participation in clinical and psychosocial follow up of the kConFab breast cancer family study. Familial Cancer. 2005. 4: 105-113.

Clayton JM, Butow PN, Tattersall MH. The needs of terminally ill cancer patients versus those of caregivers for information regarding prognosis and end-of-life issues. Cancer. 2005. 103(9): 1957-64.

Clayton JM, Butow PN, Arnold RM, Tattersall MH. Fostering coping and nurturing hope when discussing the future with terminally ill cancer patients and their caregivers. Cancer. 2005. 103(9): 1965-75.

Caldwell PH, Craig JC, Butow PN. Barriers to Australian physicians' and paediatricians' involvement in randomised controlled trials. Medical Journal of Australia. 2005. 182(2): 59-65.

Clayton JM, Butow PN, Tattersall MHN. When and how to initiate discussions of prognosis and end of life issues with terminally ill cancer patients. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. 2005. 30: 132-144.

Sharpe L, Butow P, Smith C McConnell D, Clarke S. Changes in Quality of Life in patients with advanced cancer: Evidence of response shift and response restriction. Journal of Psychosomatic Research. 2005. 58(6): 497-504.

Butow P. Developing communication competency in the context of cancer: A critical interpretive analysis of provider training programs. Psycho-Oncology. 2005. 14(10): 873-874.

Lobb EA, Butow PN, Barratt A, Meiser B, Tucker K. Differences in individual approaches:  Communication in the familial breast cancer consultation and the effect on patient outcomes. Journal of Genetic Counselling. 2005. 14(1): 43-53.

Clayton JM, Butow PN, Arnold RM, Tattersall MHN. Discussing end-of-life issues with terminally ill cancer patients and their carers: a qualitative study. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2005. 13(9): 733-742.

Butow P, Tattersall MHN. Shared decision making in cancer care. Clinical Psychologist. 2005. 9: 54-58.

Butow P, Ussher J, Kirsten L, Hobbs K, Smith K, Wain G, Sandoval M, Stenlake A. Sustaining leaders of cancer support groups: the role, needs, and difficulties of leaders. Social Work in Health Care. 2005. 42(2): 39-55.

Stockler MR, Tattersall MHN, Boyer MJ, Clarke SJ, Beale PJ, Simes RJ. Disarming the guarded prognosis: predicting survival in newly-referred patients with incurable cancer. Brit.J.Cancer, 2006; 94: 208-212.

Tattersall MHN. Communication and phase 1 clinical trial recruitment. [Editorial]. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2006; 14: 301-302.

Koczwara B, Barton MB, Tattersall MHN, Turner DR, Olver IN, Starmer DL. Medical education in Australia: changes are needed – How not to effect change in curricula. [Matters arising]. Medical Journal of Australia, 2006; 185: 52.

Tattersall MHN, Kerridge IH. Doctors behaving badly? [Editorial]. Med.J.Aust., 2006; 185: 299-300.

Tattersall MHN. Levofloxacin prevented fever and infection during prolonged chemotherapy-induced neutropenia. ACP J Club, 2006; 144: 40.

Hauser K, Stockler M, Tattersall M. Prognostic factors in patients with recently diagnosed incurable cancer: A systemic review. Supportive Care in Cancer, 2006; 14: 999-1011.

Tattersall MHN. Reflection and Reaction. Multidisciplinary team meetings: where is the value? Lancet Oncology, 2006; 7: 886-888.

Tattersall MHN, Kerridge I. The drug industry and medical professionalism. The Lancet, 2006; 367: 28.

Tattersall MHN, Kerridge I.  Doctors behaving badly?  Med.J.Aust., 2006; 185: 674-675.

Long G, Tattersall MHN. Lung encasement by metastatic osteoblastic sarcoma.  Med.J.Aust., 2007; 186: 100.

Mann GJ,  Thorne H,  Balleine RL, Butow PN,  Clarke CL, Edkins E, Evans GM, et al. Analysis of cancer risk and BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation prevalence in the kConFab familial breast cancer resource. Breast Cancer Research. 2006. 8(1): R12.

Lobb EA, Butow PN, Rotha-Moore A, Barratt A, Tucker K, Gaff C, Kirk J, Dudding T, Butt D. Development of a communication aid to facilitate risk communication in consultations with women from high risk breast cancer families: A pilot study. Journal of Genetic Counseling. 2006. 15(5): 393-405.

Kirsten L, Butow P, Price M, Hobbs K, Sundquist K. Who helps the leaders? Difficulties experienced by cancer support group leaders. Supportive Care in Cancer. 2006. 14(7): 770-778. 

Trevena LJ, Davey HM, Barratt A, Butow P, Caldwell P. A systematic review on communicating with patients about evidence. Journal of Evaluation in Clinical Practice. 2006. 12(1): 13-23.

Price M, Butow P, Kirsten L. Support and training needs of cancer support group leaders: A review. Psycho-Oncology. 2006. 15(8): 651-663.

Ussher J, Kirsten L, Butow P, Sandoval M. The experience of peer support groups for people with cancer: What do cancer support groups provide which other supportive relationships do not? Social Science and Medicine. 2006. 62(10): 2565-2576. 

Davey HM, Butow PN. Qualitative study of how women define and use information about breast symptoms and diagnostic tests.  Breast.  2006. 15(5): 659-665.

Elwyn G, O’Connor A, Stacey D, Volk R, Edwards A, Coulter A, Thompson R, Barratt A, Barry M, Bernstein S, Butow P, Clarke A, Entwistle V, Feldman-Stewart D, Holmes-Rovner M, Llewellyn-Thomas H, Moumjid N, Mulley A, Ruland C, Sepucha K, Skyes A, Whelan T. On behalf of International Patient Decision Aid Standards (IPDAS). Developing a quality criteria framework for patient decision aids: online international Delphi consensus process. British Medical Journal. 2006. 333 (7565): 417. 

Butow P, Solomon MJ, Young JM, Whelan T, Salkeld G, Wilson K, Harrison JD et al. Consumer impact of an interactive decision aid for rectal cancer patients offered adjuvant therapy. Colorectal Disease. 2006. 8(8): 676-682. 

Kirsten LT, Wain GV, Butow PN, Ussher JM, Hobbs KM, Smith K, Stenlake A. Diversity and availability of cancer support groups. Cancer Forum. 2006. 30(1): 35-37. 

Prichard M, Butow P, Stevens M, Duly JA. Understanding medication adherence in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: A review. Journal of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. 2006. 28(12): 816-823.

Kasparin NA, Meiser B, Butow PN, Job RFS, Mann GJ. Better the devil you know. High risk individuals’ anticipated psychological responses to genetic testing for melanoma susceptibility. Journal of Genetic Counselling. 2006. 15(6): 433-447.

Lobb EA, Clayton JM, Price MA. Invited. Suffering, loss and grief in palliative care. Australian Family Physician, 2006; 35(10): 772-775.

Kasparian NA, Meiser B, Butow PN, Job RFS, Mann GJ. Anticipated uptake of genetic testing for familial melanoma in an Australian sample: an exploratory study. Psycho-Oncology. 2007. 16(1): 69-78.

Duric VM, Butow PN, Sharpe L, Boyle F, Beith J, Wilcken NRC, Heritier S, Coates AS, Simes RH, Stockler MR. Psychosocial factors and patients’ preferences for adjuvant chemotherapy in early breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology. 2007; 16 (1): 48-59.

Koh TH, Butow PN, Coory M, Budge D, Collie LA, Whitehall, J, Tattersall MH. Provision of taped conversations with neonatologists to mothers of babies in intensive care: randomized controlled trial. British Medical Journal. 2007. 334 (7583): 28.

Sponiar M, Sharpe L, Butow P, Fulcher G. Women with multiple sclerosis and reproductive choices. International Journal of MS Care. Accepted January 2007.

Butow PN, Kirsten LT, Ussher JM, Wain GV, Sandoval M, Hobbs KM, Hodgkinson K, Stenlake A. What is the Ideal Support Group? Views of Australian People with Cancer and Their Carers. Psycho-Oncology. Accepted (with revisions) January 2007.

Ussher J, Kirsten K, Sandoval M, Butow P. Reasons for leaving, or not attending, a cancer support group:  A comparative analysis of attendees, leavers and non-attendees. Social Work in Health Care. Accepted January 2007.

Juraskova I, Butow P, Lopez A, Seccombe M, Boyle F, McCarthy N, Forbes JF. (2007) Improving informed consent to clinical trials: Successful piloting of a decision aid [letter]. Journal of Clinical Oncology, 25(11):1443-1444.

Harrison JD, Solomon MJ, Young JM, Meagher A, Butow P, Salkeld G, Hruby G, Clarke S. Patient and Clinician Preferences for Surgical and Adjuvant Treatment Options for Rectal Cancer. Archives of Surgery. Accepted December 2006.

Hancock K,  Clayton JM,  Parker SM, Walder S, Carrick S, Currow D, Ghersi D, Glare P, Hagerty R, Tattersall MHN. Discrepant perceptions about end-of-life communication: a systematic review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Accepted November 2006.

Rodriguez K, Gambino F, Butow P, Hagerty R, Arnold R. Pushing up the daisies: Implicit and explicit language in oncologist-patient communication about death. Supportive Care in Cancer. Accepted June 2006.

Hodgkinson K, Butow P, Hunt G, Pendlebury S, Hobbs K, Lo SK, Wain G. The development and evaluation of a measure to assess cancer survivors’ unmet support care needs: the CASUN (Cancer Survivors Unmet Needs measure). Psycho-Oncology. Accepted May 2006.

Hodgkinson K, Butow P, Hobbs K, Hunt G, Lo SK, Wain G. Assessing unmet supportive care needs in partners of cancer survivors: the development and evaluation of the Cancer Survivors’ Partners Unmet Needs measure (CasPun). Psycho-Oncology. Accepted May 2006.

Brown RF, Butow P, Boyle F, Tattersall M.H.N. Seeking informed consent to cancer clinical trials: evaluating the efficacy of communication skills training. Psycho-Oncology. Accepted August 2006.

Hodgkinson K, Butow P, Hunt GE, Wyse R, Hobbs KM, Wain G. Life after cancer:  Couples’ and partners’ psychological adjustment and supportive care needs. Supportive Care in Cancer. Accepted August 2006.

Hodgkinson K, Butow P, Hunt G, Fuchs A, Stenlake A, Hobbs K, Wain G. Long term survival from gynecologic cancer: Psychosocial outcomes, supportive care needs and positive outcomes. Gynecologic Oncology. Accepted August 2006.

Clayton J, Butow P, Tattersall MHN, Devine R, Simpson J, Aggarwal G, Clark KJ, Currow DC, Elliott LM, Lacey J,  Lee PG, Noel MA. Helping palliative care patients and their caregivers to ask questions during medical consultations: a randomised controlled trial of a question prompt list. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Accepted August 2006.

Herz H, McKinnon P, Butow P. Proof of love. Progress in Palliative Care. Accepted August 2006.

Hodgkinson K, Butow P, Hunt GE, Pendlebury S, Hobbs K, Wain G. Breast cancer survivors’ supportive care needs 2-10 years after diagnosis. Supportive Care in Cancer. Accepted September 2006.

Davey HM, Barratt AL, Butow PN, Deeks JJ. A one item question with a Likert or visual analogue scale adequately measured current anxiety. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology. Accepted September 2006.

Choy E, Chiu A, Butow P, Young J, Spillane A. A pilot study to evaluate the impact of involving breast cancer patients in the multidisciplinary discussion of their disease and treatment plan. The Breast. Accepted October 2006.

Clayton JM, Butow PN, Devine R, Simpson JM, Tattersall MHN, Aggarwal G, Clark K, Currow D, Elliot L, Lacey J, Lee R, Noel M. Asking questions can help: a randomized controlled trial of a patient/caregiver question prompt list for palliative care consultations. Journal of Clinical Oncology. Accepted September 2006.

Hancock K, Clayton JM, Parker S, Walder S, Butow P, Carrick S, Currow D, Ghersi D, Glare P, Hagerty R, Tattersall M. Discrepant perceptions about end-of-life communication: a systematic review. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Accepted September 2006.

Parker S, Clayton JM,  Hancock K, Walder S, Butow P, Carrick S, Currow D, Ghersi D, Glare P, Hagerty R, Tattersall M. A systematic review of prognostic/end-of-life communication with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness: patient/caregiver preferences for the content, style and timing of information. Journal of Pain and Symptom Management. Accepted September 2006.

Juraskova I, Butow P, Sharpe L, Campion M. "What does it mean?" Uncertainty, trust and communication following treatment for pre-cancerous cervical abnormalities. Psycho-Oncology. Accepted November 2006.

McCaffery KJ, Shepherd HL, Trevena L, Juraskova I, Barratt A, Butow PN, Hazell KC, Tattersall MHN. Shared Decision Making in Australia.  Zeitschrift fur Arztliche Fortbildung und Qualitatssicherung (German Journal for Evidence and Quality in Health Care). Accepted January 2007

McCarthy KJ, Shepherd HL, Trevena L, Juraskova I, Barratt A, Butow PN, Tattersall MHN. Shared Decision Making in Diverse Health Care Systems: Australia. The German Journal for Evidence and Quality in Health Care. Accepted February 2007.

Price MA, Butow PN, Lo SK, Wilson J, kConFab Psychosocial Group. Predictors of cancer worry in unaffected women from high-risk breast cancer families: Risk perception is not the primary issue. Journal of Genetic Counseling. Accepted May 2007.