Associate Professor Vanessa Beesley
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Public Health
Adjunct Associate Professor
School of Psychology
Journal Articles
Ross, Tanya L., Na, Renhua, Au-Yeung, George, DeFazio, Anna, Friedlander, Michael, Sivakumaran, Tharani, Livingstone, Karen, Nagle, Christina M., O'Neill, Hélène, Williams, Merran, Webb, Penelope M. and Beesley, Vanessa L. (2024). Are exercise and sitting time during chemotherapy for ovarian cancer associated with treatment-related side-effects, chemotherapy completion and survival?. Gynecologic Oncology, 190, 53-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.07.684
Ayre, Susannah K., Johnston, Elizabeth A., Bourdaniotis, Xanthia E., Zajdlewicz, Leah, Beesley, Vanessa L., Pole, Jason D., Hansen, Aaron, Gasper, Harry, Cossio, Danica, Lock, Gemma and Goodwin, Belinda C. (2024). From many voices, one question: Community co-design of a population-based qualitative cancer research study. PLoS One, 19 (8) e0309361, 1-22. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0309361
Johnston, Elizabeth A., Bourdaniotis, Xanthia E., Ayre, Susannah K., Zajdlewicz, Leah, Beesley, Vanessa L. and Goodwin, Belinda C. (2024). Data sharing in cancer research: A qualitative study exploring community members' preferences. Cancer Medicine, 13 (15) e70084, e70084. doi: 10.1002/cam4.70084
DiSipio, Tracey, Hartel, Gunter, Butow, Phyllis, Webb, Penelope M. and Beesley, Vanessa L. (2024). Impact of disease recurrence on the supportive care needs of patients with ovarian cancer and their caregivers. Gynecologic Oncology, 185, 33-41. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2024.02.012
Hayes, Sandra C, Spence, Rosalind R, Janda, Monika, Eakin, Elizabeth, Shannon, Catherine, Goh, Jeffrey, Beesley, Vanessa L, Vagenas, Dimitrios, Webb, Penny, Coward, Jermaine, Gordon, Louisa G, O’Neill, Helene, Williams, Merran, Rye, Sheree, Newton, Melissa J, Baniahmadi, Sara, Nascimento, Marcelo, Nicklin, James, Garret, Andrea and Obermair, Andreas (2024). Pre-post feasibility trial of a telephone-delivered exercise intervention for patients during chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer: the ECHO-R trial protocol. BMJ Open, 14 (1) ARTN e077158, 1-9. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077158
Huynh, Thi N. T., Hartel, Gunter, Janda, Monika, Wyld, David, Merrett, Neil, Gooden, Helen, Neale, Rachel E. and Beesley, Vanessa L. (2023). The unmet needs of pancreatic cancer carers are associated with anxiety and depression in patients and carers. Cancers, 15 (22) 5307, 1-12. doi: 10.3390/cancers15225307
Jones, Diana, Pinkham, Mark B., Wallen, Matthew P., Hart, Nicolas H., Joseph, Ria, Strodl, Esben, Ownsworth, Tamara, Beesley, Vanessa, Crichton, Megan and Chan, Raymond J. (2022). Benefits of supportive strategies for carers of people with high-grade glioma: a systematic review: strategies for addressing the needs of high-grade glioma carers. Supportive Care in Cancer, 30 (12), 10359-10378. doi: 10.1007/s00520-022-07419-2
Beesley, Vanessa L., Ross, Tanya L., King, Madeleine T., Campbell, Rachel, Nagle, Christina M., Obermair, Andreas, Grant, Peter, DeFazio, Anna, Webb, Penelope M. and Friedlander, Michael L. (2022). Evaluating patient-reported symptoms and late adverse effects following completion of first-line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer using the MOST (Measure of Ovarian Symptoms and Treatment concerns). Gynecologic Oncology, 164 (2), 437-445. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.12.006
Bernardes, Christina M., Beesley, Vanessa, Shahid, Shaouli, Medlin, Linda, Garvey, Gail and Valery, Patricia C. (2021). End-of-life care for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer: an exploratory study of service utilisation and unmet supportive care needs. Supportive Care in Cancer, 29 (4), 2073-2082. doi: 10.1007/s00520-020-05714-4
Ghiasvand, R., Khosrotehrani, K., Hughes, M.C.B., von Schuckmann, L. A., Beesley, V. L., Malt, M., Smithers, B. M. and Green, A. C. (2021). Patient age and risk of recurrence of primary melanoma at high risk of spread. British Journal of Dermatology, 184 (3) bjd.19601, 566-568. doi: 10.1111/bjd.19601
Green, Adele C., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Williams, Gail M., Malt, Maryrose, Beesley, Vanessa L., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Smithers, B. Mark (2021). Increased melanoma recurrence in patients with multiple primary invasive melanomas. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 86 (6), 1366-1369. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2021.05.025
Beesley, Vanessa L., Webber, Kate, Nagle, Christina M., DeFazio, Anna, Obermair, Andreas, Williams, Merran, Friedlander, Michael and Webb, Penelope M. (2020). When will I feel normal again? Trajectories and predictors of persistent symptoms and poor wellbeing after primary chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 159 (1), 179-186. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.07.029
Ross, Tanya L., DeFazio, Anna, Friedlander, Michael, Grant, Peter, Nagle, Christina M., Williams, Merran, Webb, Penelope M. and Beesley, Vanessa L. (2020). Insomnia and its association with quality of life in women with ovarian cancer. Gynecologic Oncology, 158 (3), 760-768. doi: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.06.500
Beesley, Vanessa L., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Smithers, B. Mark, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Malt, Maryrose K., von Schuckmann, Lena A. and Green, Adèle C. (2020). Anxiety and depression after diagnosis of high-risk primary cutaneous melanoma: a 4-year longitudinal study. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 14 (5), 712-719. doi: 10.1007/s11764-020-00885-9
Beesley, Vanessa L., Turner, Jane M., Chan, Raymond J., Yates, Patsy, Gordon, Louisa G., Burge, Matthew, Eastgate, Melissa A., Staneva, Aleksandra A., Northfield, Sarah, Beebe, Hanna, Wyld, David K. and Neale, Rachel E. (2020). Supporting patients and carers affected by pancreatic cancer: a feasibility study of a counselling intervention. European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 46 101729, 101729. doi: 10.1016/j.ejon.2020.101729
Bernardes, Christina M., Beesley, Vanessa, Martin, Jennifer, Sabesan, Sabe, Baade, Peter, Meiklejohn, Judith A., Garvey, Gail and Valery, Patricia C. (2019). Unmet supportive care needs among people with cancer: A cross‐cultural comparison between Indigenous and Non‐Indigenous Australians. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28 (5) e13080, 1-11. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13080
Beesley, Vanessa L., Alemayehu, Chalachew and Webb, Penelope M. (2019). A systematic literature review of trials of survivorship interventions for women with gynaecological cancer and their caregivers. European Journal of Cancer Care, 28 (3) e13057, e13057. doi: 10.1111/ecc.13057
Von Schuckmann, Lena A., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Ghiasvand, Reza, Malt, Maryrose, Van Der Pols, Jolieke C., Beesley, Vanessa L., Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Smithers, B. Mark and Green, Adele C. (2019). Risk of melanoma recurrence after diagnosis of a high-risk primary tumor. JAMA Dermatology, 155 (6), 688-693. doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2019.0440
Bernardes, Christina Maresch, Langbecker, Danette, Beesley, Vanessa, Garvey, Gail and Valery, Patricia Casarolli (2019). Does social support reduce distress and worry among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with cancer?. Cancer Reports, 2 (4) e1178, e1178. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1178
von Schuckmann, Lena A., Wilson, Louise F., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, van der Pols, Jolieke C., Smithers, B. Mark, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Green, Adele C. (2019). Sun protection behaviour after diagnosis of high-risk primary melanoma and risk of a subsequent primary. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 80 (1), 139-148.e4. doi: 10.1016/j.jaad.2018.06.068
Beesley, Vanessa L., Smith, David D., Nagle, Christina M., Friedlander, Michael, Grant, Peter, DeFazio, Anna and Webb, Penelope M. (2018). Coping strategies, trajectories, and their associations with patient-reported outcomes among women with ovarian cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26 (12), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-018-4284-0
Payne, Madeleine, Burmeister, Elizabeth A., Waterhouse, Mary, Jordan, Susan J., O'Connell, Dianne L., Merrett, Neil D., Goldstein, David, Wyld, David, Beesley, Vanessa L., Gooden, Helen, Janda, Monika and Neale, Rachel E. (2018). Biliary stenting in patients with pancreatic cancer: results from a population-based cohort study. Pancreas, 47 (1), 80-86. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000960
Beesley, Vanessa L., Alemayehu, Chalachew and Webb, Penelope M. (2017). A systematic literature review of the prevalence of and risk factors for supportive care needs among women with gynaecological cancer and their caregivers. Supportive Care in Cancer, 26 (3), 701-710. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3971-6
Gordon, Louisa G., Beesley, Vanessa L., Mihala, Gabor, Koczwara, Bogda and Lynch, Brigid M. (2017). Reduced employment and financial hardship among middle-aged individuals with colorectal cancer. European Journal of Cancer Care, 26 (5) e12744. doi: 10.1111/ecc.12744
Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, Burmeister, Elizabeth A., Goldstein, David, Gooden, Helen, Merrett, Neil D., O'Connell, Dianne L., Wyld, David K., Chan, Raymond J., Young, Jane M. and Neale, Rachel E. (2017). Association between pancreatic cancer patients' perception of their care coordination and patient-reported and survival outcomes. Palliative and Supportive Care, 16 (05), 534-543. doi: 10.1017/S1478951517000608
Janda, Monika, Neale, Rachel E., Klein, Kerenaftali, O'Connell, Dianne L., Gooden, Helen, Goldstein, David, Merrett, Neil D., Wyld, David K., Rowlands, Ingrid J. and Beesley, Vanessa L. (2017). Anxiety, depression and quality of life in people with pancreatic cancer and their carers. Pancreatology, 17 (2), 321-327. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2017.01.008
Valery, Patricia C., Bernardes, Christina M., Beesley, Vanessa, Hawkes, Anna L., Baade, Peter and Garvey, Gail (2017). Unmet supportive care needs of Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders with cancer: a prospective, longitudinal study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25 (3), 869-877. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3475-9
McGrath, Catherine, Mihala, Gabor, Cert-Biostats, Grad, Beesley, Vanessa L., Lynch, Brigid M., Graves, Nicholas and Gordon, Louisa G. (2017). Cancer put my life on hold. Cancer Nursing, 40 (2), 160-167. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000359
Burmeister, Elizabeth A., O'Connell, Dianne L., Jordan, Susan J., Goldstein, David, Merrett, Neil, Wyld, David K., Beesley, Vanessa L., Gooden, Helen M., Janda, Monika and Neale, Rachel E. (2016). Factors associated with quality of care for patients with pancreatic cancer in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 205 (10), 459-465. doi: 10.5694/mja16.00567
Beesley, Vanessa L., Vallance, Jeff K., Mihala, Gabor, Lynch, Brigid M. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2016). Association between change in employment participation and quality of life in middle-aged colorectal cancer survivors compared with general population controls. Psycho-Oncology, 26 (9), 1354-1360. doi: 10.1002/pon.4306
Burmeister, E. A., Waterhouse, M., Jordan, S. J., O'Connell, D. L., Merrett, N. D., Goldstein, D., Wyld, D., Beesley, V., Gooden, H., Janda, M. and Neale, R. E. (2016). Determinants of survival and attempted resection in patients with non-metastatic pancreatic cancer: an Australian population-based study. Pancreatology, 16 (5), 873-881. doi: 10.1016/j.pan.2016.06.010
Beesley, Vanessa L., Smithers, B. Mark, O'Rourke, Peter, Janda, Monika, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Green, Adèle C. (2016). Variations in supportive care needs of patients after diagnosis of localised cutaneous melanoma: a 2-year follow-up study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25 (1), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3378-9
Waterhouse, Mary A., Burmeister, Elizabeth A., O'Connell, Dianne L., Ballard, Emma L., Jordan, Susan J., Merrett, Neil D., Goldstein, David, Wyld, David, Janda, Monika, Beesley, Vanessa L., Payne, Madeleine E., Gooden, Helen M. and Neale, Rachel E. (2016). Determinants of outcomes following resection for pancreatic cancer—a population-based study. Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery, 20 (8), 1471-1481. doi: 10.1007/s11605-016-3157-4
Beesley, Vanessa L., Wockner, Leesa F., O'Rourke, Peter, Janda, Monika, Goldstein, David, Gooden, Helen, Merrett, Neil D., O'Connell, Dianne L., Rowlands, Ingrid J., Wyld, David K. and Neale, Rachel E. (2016). Risk factors for current and future unmet supportive care needs of people with pancreatic cancer. A longitudinal study. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24 (8), 3589-3599. doi: 10.1007/s00520-016-3212-4
Burmeister, Elizabeth A., Jordan, Susan J., O'Connell, Dianne L., Beesley, Vanessa L., Goldstein, David, Gooden, Helen M., Janda, Monika, Merrett, Neil D., Wyld, David and Neale, Rachel E. (2016). Using a Delphi process to determine optimal care for patients with pancreatic cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 12 (2), 105-114. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12450
Lynch, Brigid M, Mihala, Gabor, Beesley, Vanessa L, Wiseman, Allan J and Gordon, Louisa G (2016). Associations of health behaviours with return to work outcomes after colorectal cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 24 (2), 865-870. doi: 10.1007/s00520-015-2855-x
Smithers, B.Mark, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Beesley, Vanessa L., Barbour, Andrew P., Malt, Maryrose K., Weedon, David, Zonta, Mark J., Wood, Dominic J., Triscott, Joseph A., Bayley, Gerard J., Brown, Lee J., Allan, Christopher P., D'Arcy, Justin, Williamson, Richard, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash and Green, Adele C. (2015). Prospective study of patterns of surgical management in adults with primary cutaneous melanoma at high risk of spread, in Queensland, Australia. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 112 (4), 359-365. doi: 10.1002/jso.24013
Garvey, Gail, Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, O'Rourke, Peter K., He, Vincent Y. F., Hawkes, Anna L., Elston, Jacinta K., Green, Adele C., Cunningham, Joan and Valery, Patricia C. (2015). Psychometric properties of an Australian supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous patients with cancer. Cancer, 121 (17), 3018-3026. doi: 10.1002/cncr.29433
Gibson, Alexandra F., D'Cruz, Lourdes, Janda, Monika, Beesley, Vanessa L., Neale, Rachel E. and Rowlands, Ingrid J. (2015). Beyond survivorship? A discursive analysis of how people with pancreatic cancer negotiate identity transitions in their health. Journal of Health Psychology, 21 (12), 3060-3071. doi: 10.1177/1359105315592050
Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, Goldstein, David, Gooden, Helen, Merrett, Neil D., O'Connell, Dianne L., Rowlands, Ingrid J., Wyld, David and Neale, Rachel E. (2015). A tsunami of unmet needs: pancreatic and ampullary cancer patients' supportive care needs and use of community and allied health services. Psycho-Oncology, 25 (2), 150-157. doi: 10.1002/pon.3887
Burmeister, Elizabeth A., O'Connell, Dianne L., Beesley, Vanessa L., Goldstein, David, Gooden, Helen M., Janda, Monika, Jordan, Susan J., Merrett, Neil D., Payne, Madeleine E., Wyld, David and Neale, Rachel E. (2015). Describing patterns of care in pancreatic cancer a population-based study. Pancreas, 44 (8), 1259-1265. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000384
Beesley, Vanessa L., Smithers, B. Mark, Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Khatun, Modsina, O'Rourke, Peter, Hughes, Maria Celia B., Malt, Maryrose K., Zonta, Mark J., Bayley, Gerard J., Barbour, Andrew P., Brown, Lee J., D'Arcy, Justin, Allan, Christopher and Green, Adèle C. (2014). Supportive care needs, anxiety, depression and quality of life amongst newly diagnosed patients with localised invasive cutaneous melanoma in Queensland, Australia. Psycho-Oncology, 24 (7), 763-770. doi: 10.1002/pon.3718
Rowlands, Ingrid J., Janda, Monika, McKinnon, Loretta, Webb, Penelope M., Beesley, Vanessa L. and on behalf of the Australian National Endometrial Cancer Study Group (2014). Prevalence, predictors, and correlates of supportive care needs among women 3–5 years after a diagnosis of endometrial cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 23 (5), 1-10. doi: 10.1007/s00520-014-2456-0
Molassiotis, A., Brunton, L., Hodgetts, J., Green, A. C., Beesley, V. L., Mulatero, C., Newton-Bishop, J. A. and Lorigan, P. (2014). Prevalence and correlates of unmet supportive care needs in patients with resected invasive cutaneous melanoma. Annals of Oncology, 25 (10), 2052-2058. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu366
Gordon, Louisa G., Beesley, Vanessa L., Lynch, Brigid M., Mihala, Gabor, McGrath, Catherine, Graves, Nicholas and Webb, Penelope M. (2014). The return to work experiences of middle-aged Australian workers diagnosed with colorectal cancer: a matched cohort study. BMC Public Health, 14 (1) 963. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-14-963
Rowlands, Ingrid J., Lee, Christina, Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, Nagle, Christina M. and Webb, Penelope M. (2014). Women's perceptions of their lifestyle and quality of life several years after a diagnosis of endometrial cancer. Cancer Nursing, 38 (1), E21-E28. doi: 10.1097/NCC.0000000000000129
Whop, Lisa J., Valery, Patricia C., Beesley, Vanessa L., Moore, Suzanne P., Lokuge, Kamalini, Jacka, Catherine and Garvey, Gail (2012). Navigating the cancer journey: a review of patient navigator programs for Indigenous cancer patients. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 8 (4), E89-E96. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2012.01532.x
Garvey, Gail, Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, Jacka, Catherine, Green, Adele C., O'Rourke, Peter and Valery, Patricia C. (2012). The development of a supportive care needs assessment tool for Indigenous people with cancer. BMC Cancer, 12 (1) 300. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-12-300
Beesley, Vanessa L., Price, Melanie A. and Webb, Penelope M. (2011). Loss of lifestyle: health behaviour and weight changes after becoming a caregiver of a family member diagnosed with ovarian cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer, 19 (12), 1949-1956. doi: 10.1007/s00520-010-1035-2
Beesley, Vanessa L., Price, Melanie A., Butow, Phyllis N., Green, Adèle C., Olsen, Catherine M. and Webb, Penelope M. (2011). Physical activity in women with ovarian cancer and its association with decreased distress and improved quality of life. Psycho-Oncology, 20 (11), 1161-1169. doi: 10.1002/pon.1834
Newton, Melissa J ., Hayes, Sandi C., Janda, Monika, Webb, Penelope M., Obermair, Andreas, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Wyld, David, Gordon, Louisa G. and Beesley, Vanessa L. (2011). Safety, feasibility and effects of an individualised walking intervention for women undergoing chemotherapy for ovarian cancer: A pilot study. BMC Cancer, 11 (1) 389, 389-1-389-9. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-11-389
Gordon, Louisa G., Lynch, Brigid M., Beesley, Vanessa L., Graves, Nicholas, McGrath, Catherine, O'Rourke, Peter and Webb, Penelope M. (2011). The Working after Cancer Study (WACS): a population-based study of middle-aged workers diagnosed with colorectal cancer and their return to work experiences. BMC Public Health, 11 (1) 604. doi: 10.1186/1471-2458-11-604
Gordon, Louisa G., Beesley, Vanessa L. and Scuffham, Paul A. (2011). Evidence on the economic value of psychosocial interventions to alleviate anxiety and depression among cancer survivors: a systematic review. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 7 (2), 96-105. doi: 10.1111/j.1743-7563.2011.01395.x
Beesley, Vanessa L., Clavarino, Alexandra M., Webb, Penelope M., Wyld, David K., Francesconi, Alessandra B., Horwood, Keith R., Doecke, James D., Loos, Colleen A. and Green, Adele C. (2010). Ranked importance of outcomes of first-line versus repeated chemotherapy among ovarian cancer patients. Supportive Care in Cancer, 18 (8), 943-949. doi: 10.1007/s00520-009-0734-z
Beesley, Vanessa L., Janda, Monika, Eakin, Elizabeth G., Auster, Josephine F., Chambers, Susanne K., Aitken, Joanne F., Dunn, Jeff and Battistutta, Diana (2010). Gynecological cancer survivors and community support services: Referral, awareness, utilization and satisfaction. Psycho-Oncology, 19 (1), 54-61. doi: 10.1002/pon.1528
Beesley, Vanessa L, Eakin, Elizabeth G, Janda, Monika and Battistutta, Diana (2008). Gynecological cancer survivors' health behaviors and their asociations with quality of life. Cancer Causes and Control, 19 (7), 775-782. doi: 10.1007/s10552-008-9140-y
Beesley, V., Eakin, E., Steginga, S., Aitken, J. F., Dunn, J. C. and Battistutta, D. (2008). Unmet needs of gynaecological cancer survivors: Implications for developing community support services.. Psycho-Oncology, 17 (4), 392-400. doi: 10.1002/pon.1249
Conference Paper
Sandler, Carolina, Spence, Rosalind, Obermair, Andreas, Janda, Monika, Eakin, Elizabeth, Beesley, Vanessa, Vegenas, Domitrios, Gordon, Louisa, Webb, Penelope, Williams, Merran, O'Neill, Helene and Hayes, Sandi (2022). Exercise during chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer (ECHO-R): A Phase II trial evaluating feasibility, safety and efficacy of an individually-tailored exercise intervention during chemotherapy for recurrent ovarian cancer. HOBOKEN: WILEY.