M Seccombe
University of Newcastle
8 Papers
26 Citations
M Seccombe is an academic researcher from University of Newcastle. The author has contributed to research in topics: Clinical trial & Informed consent. The author has an hindex of 7, co-authored 8 publications.
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Papers
Improving decision making about clinical trial participation – a randomised controlled trial of a decision aid for women considering participation in the IBIS-II breast cancer prevention trial
Ilona Juraskova,Phyllis Butow,Carissa Bonner,Melanie L. Bell,Allan Ben Smith,M Seccombe,Frances M. Boyle,L Reaby,Jack Cuzick,John F. Forbes +9 more
TL;DR: The results suggest DAs can potentially increase knowledge and reduce decisional regret about clinical trial participation in the first study to evaluate a DA in the clinical trial setting.
The occurrence of cancer in a cohort of New South Wales coal miners
TL;DR: Overall, there does not appear to be a general risk of cancer in the NSW coal industry, but open–cut miners have an increased risk of malignant melanoma, which may be related to their exposure to the sun at work.
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Mortality in the New South Wales coal industry, 1973-1992.
TL;DR: To study the mortality of coalminers in 1 ew South Wales between 1973 and 1992, data is collected on deaths in pits from 1973 to 1992 to establish a baseline for future studies.
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Prevention and treatment trials need different recruitment strategies: Experience from the IBIS 1 prevention trial in Australia and New Zealand
John F. Forbes,M Seccombe +1 more
TL;DR: Key factors affecting recruitment were infrastructure, coordination of publicity and centre performance, and Recruitment to BC prevention trials cannot rely on conventional medical sources.
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