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Consensus statements

Managing haematology and oncology patients during the COVID‐19 pandemic: interim consensus guidance

Robert Weinkove, Zoe K McQuilten, Jonathan Adler, Meera R Agar, Emily Blyth, Allen C Cheng, Rachel Conyers, Gabrielle M Haeusler, Claire Hardie, Christopher Jackson, Steven W Lane, Tom Middlemiss, Peter Mollee, Stephen P Mulligan, David Ritchie, Myra Ruka, Benjamin Solomon, Jeffrey Szer, Karin A Thursky, Erica M Wood, Leon J Worth, Michelle K Yong, Monica A Slavin and Benjamin W Teh

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (10): 481-489 Free

Research letters

Marked variation in out‐of‐pocket costs for cancer care in Western Australia

Neli S Slavova‐Azmanova, Jade C Newton and Christobel M Saunders

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 525-526 Free

Research letters

Stereotactic radiosurgery for managing brain metastases in Victoria, 2012–2017

Wee Loon Ong, Therese Ming Jung Kang, Gishan Ratnayake, Morikatsu Wada, Jeremy Ruben, Sashendra Senthi, Roger L Milne, Jeremy L Millar and Farshad Foroudi

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (11): 526-527 Free

Perspectives

Hepatocellular carcinoma surveillance in Australia: time to improve the diagnosis of cirrhosis and use liver ultrasound

Gary P Jeffrey, Louisa Gordon and Grant Ramm

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (7): 297-299.e1

Letters

The increasing use of shave biopsy for diagnosing invasive melanoma in Australia

Sara L Menezes, John W Kelly and Victoria Mar

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 238-238.e1

Letters

The increasing use of shave biopsy for diagnosing invasive melanoma in Australia

Lachlan A Byth and Jenny Byth

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (5): 238-238.e1

Medical education / Lessons from Practice

Hidden in plain sight: umbilical melanoma

Tom Kovitwanichkanont, Shoba Joseph and Leona Yip

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (4): 154-155.e1

Medical education / Clinical skills

How to perform a skin biopsy

Kirsty JL Wark, Saxon D Smith and Deshan F Sebaratnam

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (4): 156-158.e1

Editorials

Overdiagnosis of cancer in Australia: the role of screening

David M Roder and Elizabeth Buckley

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (4): 159-160

Research letters

Comparison of colonic neoplasia detection rates in patients screened inside and outside the National Bowel Cancer Screening Program

Simon Whitcher, Monique Magnusson, Jon Gani, Christopher Oldmeadow and Peter G Pockney

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (6): 275-276 Free

Research letters

Survival of patients with ruptured and non‐ruptured hepatocellular carcinoma

Natassia P Tan, Ammar Majeed, Stuart K Roberts, Paul J Gow, Penny Hey, Xianjun Mah, Mark Goodwin, Siddharth Sood, John Lubel, Amanda Nicoll, Anouk Dev, Sally J Bell and William W Kemp

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (6): 277-278 Free

Medical education / Snapshot

Pretibial metastatic basal cell carcinoma

Phillip Cantwell

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 108-108.e1

Editorials

Childhood cancer: unique opportunities and inherent challenges

Neevika Manoharan and Tracey O'Brien

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 110-111

Research

The incidence of childhood cancer in Australia, 1983–2015, and projections to 2035

Danny R Youlden, Peter D Baade, Adèle C Green, Patricia C Valery, Andrew S Moore and Joanne F Aitken

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 113-120 Free

Perspectives

Understanding the proportion of cervical cancers attributable to HPV

Julia ML Brotherton, Alison C Budd and Marion Saville

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (2): 63-64.e1

Editorials

The cheques and balances of national universal screening of patients with new colorectal cancer for Lynch syndrome

Megan Hitchins

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (2): 69-70

Medical education / Lessons from practice

HPV swab self‐collection and cervical cancer in women who have sex with women

Monica FG McGauran and Adam Pendlebury

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 106-107.e1

Research

Estimating the magnitude of cancer overdiagnosis in Australia

Paul P Glasziou, Mark A Jones, Thanya Pathirana, Alexandra L Barratt and Katy JL Bell

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (4): 163-168 Free

Research

Second primary cancers in people who had cancer as children: an Australian Childhood Cancer Registry population‐based study

Danny R Youlden, Peter D Baade, Adèle C Green, Patricia C Valery, Andrew S Moore and Joanne F Aitken

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (3): 121-125

Editorials

Estimating the lifetime risks of cancer: the best measure depends on your purpose

Elizabeth Buckley and David M Roder

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 14-15

Research

Is the risk of cancer in Australia overstated? The importance of competing mortality for estimating lifetime risk

Anthea C Bach, Kelvin SE Lo, Thanya Pathirana, Paul P Glasziou, Alexandra L Barratt, Mark A Jones and Katy JL Bell

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (1): 17-22 Free

Medical education / Lessons from practice

Orbital rhabdomyosarcoma: a rare ophthalmic condition

Jiyeon Kim and Jonathan G Ussher

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (9): 398-399.e1

Medical education / Snapshot

Histiocytoid Sweet syndrome

Kirsty JL Wark and Helena Crawshaw

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (9): 400-400.e1

Research

The predicted impact and cost‐effectiveness of systematic testing of people with incident colorectal cancer for Lynch syndrome

Yoon‐Jung Kang, James Killen, Michael Caruana, Kate Simms, Natalie Taylor, Ian M Frayling, Tristan Snowsill, Nicola Huxley, Veerle MH Coupe, Suzanne Hughes, Victoria Freeman, Alex Boussioutas, Alison H Trainer, Robyn L Ward, Gillian Mitchell, Finlay A Macrae and Karen Canfell

Med J Aust 2020; 212 (2): 72-81 Free

Editorials

Breast tomosynthesis: a fine balance between benefits and harms in breast cancer screening

Meagan E Brennan

Med J Aust 2019; 211 (8): 349-350