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Rebecca J Bergin
Researcher at Cancer Council Victoria
Publications - 31
Citations - 292
Rebecca J Bergin is an academic researcher from Cancer Council Victoria. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 21 publications receiving 151 citations. Previous affiliations of Rebecca J Bergin include Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre & University of Melbourne.
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Rural-Urban Disparities in Time to Diagnosis and Treatment for Colorectal and Breast Cancer
Rebecca J Bergin,Rebecca J Bergin,Jon Emery,Ruth Bollard,Alina Zalounina Falborg,Henry Jensen,David Weller,Usha Menon,Peter Vedsted,Robert J. Thomas,K. Whitfield,Victoria White,Victoria White +12 more
TL;DR: Rural residence was associated with longer total intervals for colorectal but not breast cancer; with most disparities postpresentation.
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Diagnostic routes and time intervals for patients with colorectal cancer in 10 international jurisdictions; findings from a cross-sectional study from the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP).
David Weller,Usha Menon,Alina Zalounina Falborg,Henry Jensen,Andriana Barisic,Anne Kari Knudsen,Rebecca J Bergin,David H Brewster,Victoria Cairnduff,Anna Gavin,Eva Grunfeld,Elizabeth Harland,Mats Lambe,Rebecca-Jane Law,Yulan Lin,Martin Malmberg,Donna Turner,Richard D Neal,Victoria White,Samantha Harrison,Irene Reguilon,Peter Vedsted +21 more
TL;DR: The first international comparison of routes to diagnosis for patients with CRC and the time intervals from symptom onset until the start of treatment is reported, demonstrating important differences in time intervals between 10 jurisdictions internationally.
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A nurse- and peer-led support program to assist women in gynaecological oncology receiving curative radiotherapy, the PeNTAGOn study (Peer and nurse support trial to assist women in gynaecological oncology): study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
Penelope Schofield,Penelope Schofield,Ilona Juraskova,Rebecca J Bergin,Karla Gough,Linda Mileshkin,Linda Mileshkin,Meinir Krishnasamy,Meinir Krishnasamy,Katherine M. White,Katherine M. White,David Bernshaw,Sylvia Penberthy,Sanchia Aranda,Sanchia Aranda,Sanchia Aranda +15 more
TL;DR: The protocol for a multisite randomised controlled trial (RCT) testing a novel intervention package which combines tailored specialist nursing consultations and telephone peer support with the primary aim to reduce psychological distress is described.
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Nurse-led group consultation intervention reduces depressive symptoms in men with localised prostate cancer: a cluster randomised controlled trial
Penelope Schofield,Karla Gough,Karla Gough,Kerryann Lotfi-Jam,Rebecca J Bergin,Anna Ugalde,Anna Ugalde,Paul Dudgeon,Wallace Crellin,Kathryn Schubach,Farshard Foroudi,Keen Hun Tai,Keen Hun Tai,Gillian M. Duchesne,Gillian M. Duchesne,Rob Sanson-Fisher,Sanchia Aranda,Sanchia Aranda,Sanchia Aranda +18 more
TL;DR: Compared with individual consultations offered as part of usual care, the intervention provides a means of delivering patient education and is associated with modest reductions in depressive symptoms and procedural concerns.
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Incidence trends for twelve cancers in younger adults—a rapid review
Erica di Martino,Lesley Smith,Stephen H Bradley,S. Hemphill,Judy Wright,Cristina Renzi,Rebecca J Bergin,Jon Emery,Richard D Neal +8 more
TL;DR: In this article , a rapid review was conducted to determine whether other cancers are also increasing in younger age groups, as this may have important implications for prioritising patients for investigation and referral.