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Kerri Beckmann
Researcher at King's College London
Publications - 99
Citations - 1652
Kerri Beckmann is an academic researcher from King's College London. The author has contributed to research in topics: Prostate cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 19, co-authored 80 publications receiving 1307 citations. Previous affiliations of Kerri Beckmann include Boston Children's Hospital & Repatriation General Hospital.
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The incidence of fatal breast cancer measures the increased effectiveness of therapy in women participating in mammography screening.
Laszlo Tabar,Peter B. Dean,Tony Hsiu Hsi Chen,Amy Ming Fang Yen,Sam Li Sheng Chen,Jean Ching Yuan Fann,Sherry Yueh Hsia Chiu,May Mei Sheng Ku,Wendy Yi Ying Wu,Chen Yang Hsu,Yu Ching Chen,Kerri Beckmann,Robert A. Smith,Stephen W. Duffy +13 more
TL;DR: Women and their health care providers need a reliable answer to this important question: If a woman chooses to participate in regular mammography screening, then how much will this choice improve her chances of avoiding a death from breast cancer compared with women who choose not to participate.
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Prevalence and determinants of Australian adolescents' and adults' weekend sun protection and sunburn, summer 2003-2004
Suzanne Dobbinson,Melanie Wakefield,David J. Hill,Afaf Girgis,Joanne F. Aitken,Kerri Beckmann,Anthony I. Reeder,Natalie Herd,Andrew Fairthorne,Kelly-Ann Bowles +9 more
TL;DR: Adolescents were relatively homogeneous in their low compliance with sun protection on weekends, and consequently were more likely to be sunburned than adults, and temperature was a significant predictor of sun-protective behaviors and a strong determinant of sunburn.
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Population screening and intensity of screening are associated with reduced breast cancer mortality: evidence of efficacy of mammography screening in Australia
David Roder,Nehmat Houssami,Gelareh Farshid,Grantley Gill,C. Luke,P. Downey,Kerri Beckmann,P. Iosifidis,L. Grieve,L. Williamson +9 more
TL;DR: Participation in screening was associated with a breast-cancer mortality reduction of between 30 and 41%, depending on assumptions about screening self-selection bias, and a downward mortality risk by recency of last screen prior to cancer diagnosis, and frequency of recent screening, is consistent with a screening effect.
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Dietary, physical activity and sedentary behaviour among Australian secondary students in 2005
TL;DR: It appears that a significant proportion of Australian secondary students fall short of current, national dietary and physical activity recommendations for teenagers, according to a cross-sectional survey of secondary students in 2005.
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Australian primary schools’ sun protection policy and practice: evaluating the impact of the National SunSmart Schools Program
TL;DR: Findings highlight the need to continue encouraging the development of comprehensive written sun protection policies in primary schools and advocate for continued support for primary school sun protection activities.