Dr Melinda Protani
Lecturer
School of Public Health
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Journal Articles
Playdon, Mary C., Nagle, Christina M., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Ferrucci, Leah M., Protani, Melinda M., Carter, Jonathan, Hyde, Simon E., Neesham, Deborah, Nicklin, James L., Mayne, Susan T. and Webb, Penelope M. (2017) Pre-diagnosis diet and survival after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer. British Journal of Cancer, 116 12: 1627-1637. doi:10.1038/bjc.2017.120
Price, Melanie A., Butow, Phyllis N., Bell, Melanie L., deFazio, Anna, Friedlander, Michael, Fardell, Joanna E., Protani, Melinda M. and Webb, Penelope M. (2016) Helplessness/hopelessness, minimization and optimism predict survival in women with invasive ovarian cancer: a role for targeted support during initial treatment decision-making?. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24 6: 2627-2634. doi:10.1007/s00520-015-3070-5
Webb, Penelope M., de Fazio, Anna, Protani, Melinda M., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Nagle, Christina M., Brand, Alison H., Blomfield, Penelope I., Grant, Peter, Perrin, Lewis C. and Neale, Rachel E. (2015) Circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D and survival in women with ovarian cancer. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 102 1: 109-114. doi:10.3945/ajcn.114.102681
Nagle, Christina M., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., DeFazio, Anna, Protani, Melinda M. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015) Aspirin, nonaspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, acetaminophen and ovarian cancer survival. Cancer Epidemiology, 39 2: 196-199. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2014.12.010
Dixon, S. C., Ibiebele, T. I., Protani, M. M., Beesley, J., deFazio, A., Crandon, A. J., Gard, G. B., Rome, R. M., Webb, P. M. and Nagle, C. M. (2014) Dietary folate and related micronutrients, folate-metabolising genes, and ovarian cancer survival. Gynecologic Oncology, 132 3: 566-572. doi:10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.12.025
Carroll, James P., Protani, Melinda, Nguyen, Linda, Cheng, Matthew E., Fay, Mike, Saleem, Mohamed, Pillay, Praga S., Walpole, Euan and Martin, Jennifer H. (2014) Toxicity and tolerability of adjuvant breast cancer chemotherapy in obese women. Medical Oncology, 31 4: . doi:10.1007/s12032-014-0881-z
Jordan, Susan J., Nagle, Christina M., Coory, Michael D., Maresco, Diane, Protani, Melinda M., Pandeya, Neha A., Balasubramaniam, Kanchana D. and Webb, Penelope M. (2013) Has the association between hysterectomy and ovarian cancer changed over time? A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cancer, 49 17: 3638-3647. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2013.07.005
Neill, Annette S., Nagle, Christina M., Protani, Melinda M., Obermair, Andreas, Spurdle, Amanda B. and Webb, Penelope M. (2013) Aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, paracetamol and risk of endometrial cancer: a case-control study, systematic review and meta-analysis. International Journal of Cancer, 132 5: 1146-1155. doi:10.1002/ijc.27717
Wilson, Louise F., Page, Andrew N., Dunn, Nathan A. M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Protani, Melinda M. and Taylor, Richard J. (2013) Population attributable risk of modifiable risk factors associated with invasive breast cancer in women aged 45-69 years in Queensland, Australia. Maturitas, 76 4: 370-376. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2013.09.002
Carroll, James, Protani, Melinda, Walpole, Euan and Martin, Jennifer H. (2012) Effect of obesity on toxicity in women treated with adjuvant chemotherapy for early-stage breast cancer: a systematic review. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 136 2: 323-330. doi:10.1007/s10549-012-2213-3
Swannell, Sarah, Martin, Graham, Page, Andrew, Hasking, Penelope, Hazell, Philip, Taylor, Anne and Protani, Melinda (2012) Child maltreatment, subsequent non-suicidal self-injury and the mediating roles of dissociation, alexithymia and self-blame. Child Abuse and Neglect, 36 7-8: 572-584. doi:10.1016/j.chiabu.2012.05.005
Protani, Melinda M., Nagle, Christina M. and Webb, Penelope M. (2012) Obesity and ovarian cancer survival: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Cancer Prevention Research, 5 7: 901-910. doi:10.1158/1940-6207.CAPR-12-0048
Protani, Melinda, Page, Andrew, Taylor, Richard, Glazebrook, Roz, Lahmann, Petra H., Branch, Elise and Muller, Jennifer (2012) Breast cancer risk factors in Queensland women attending population-based mammography screening. Maturitas, 71 3: 279-286. doi:10.1016/j.maturitas.2011.12.008
Hoy, D. G., Protani, M., De, R. and Buchbinder, R. (2010) The epidemiology of neck pain. Best Practice & Research in Clinical Rheumatology, 24 6: 783-792. doi:10.1016/j.berh.2011.01.019
Protani, Melinda, Coory, Michael and Martin, Jennifer H. (2010) Effect of obesity on survival of women with breast cancer: systematic review and meta-analysis. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 123 3: 627-635. doi:10.1007/s10549-010-0990-0
Conference Papers
Linda Nguyen, Cheng, Matthew, Protani, Melinda, Martin, Jennifer and Fay, Michael (2014). Relationship Between Obese Women with Breast Cancer, Their Socioeconomic Status and Comorbidities. In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. , , (201-202). .
Cheng, Matthew, Linda Nguyen, Protani, Melinda, Carroll, James, Fay, Mike and Martin, Jennifer (2014). Obesity a Risk Factor for Chemotherapy Dose Reduction in Breast Cancer: a Multi-Centered Approach. In: Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology. , , (228-228). .
Thesis
Protani, Melinda (2014). Examining the role of obesity in the survival of women with breast and ovarian cancers PhD Thesis, School of Population Health, The University of Queensland. doi:10.14264/uql.2015.321