By Professor Bogda Koczwara

Journal articles

Zhang Y; Thandrayen J; Soga K; Weber M; Koczwara B; Laidsaar‑Powell R; Lim CYS; Joshy G; Banks E, 2025, 'Physical disability and psychological distress before and after a diagnosis of cancer: evidence on multiple cancer types from a large Australian cohort study, compared to people without a cancer diagnosis', BMC Medicine, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12916-025-04111-0

Ng HS; Johansen C; Li M; Roder D; Beckmann K; Koczwara B, 2025, 'Patterns of medication use following breast cancer diagnosis: an Australian population-based study', Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09732-y

Mazariego CG; Avery S; Delaney GP; Fardell JE; Hayes S; Haywood D; Lai-Kwon J; Nolte S; Pearson J; Roberts NA; Signorelli C; Taylor N; Webber K; Koczwara B, 2025, 'Patient-reported outcomes (PROs) as personalised cancer care: report from a 2023 Australian consensus meeting (PROActive)', Eclinicalmedicine, 85, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2025.103295

Chan RJ; Crawford-Williams F; Koczwara B; Bruce Mann G; Eakin E; Turner J; Krishnasamy M; Collins LG; Skerman H; Hemming K; Hart NH; Emery J; Crowe B; Patford K; Mahony J; Kristunas C; Blanchard G; Healey L; Sanmugarajah J; Liang R; Craft P; Shorthouse A; McCaffery R; Azer M; Yates P, 2025, 'Implementation and effectiveness of a nurse-enabled, shared-care follow-up model for early breast cancer survivors (The IBIS-Survivorship Study): protocol for a stepped-wedge cluster randomised trial', BMJ Open, 15, http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103341

Leske M; Galanis C; Koczwara B; Beatty L, 2025, 'A meta-analysis of healthy lifestyle interventions addressing quality of life of cancer survivors in the post treatment phase', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 19, pp. 940 - 956, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01514-x

Tan JQE; Ng HS; Woodman R; Koczwara B, 2025, 'Cardiovascular Medication and Health Service Use in Individuals With Cancer: A Retrospective Population-Based Cohort Study', Cancer Medicine, 14, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70911

Bourboulis S; Kemp E; Beatty L, 2025, 'A qualitative exploration of factors that influence engagement with a digital mental health intervention for women with metastatic breast cancer: Finding My Way-Advanced', Supportive Care in Cancer, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-025-09379-9

Knowles R; Kemp E; Miller M; Koczwara B, 2025, '“There could be something going wrong and I wouldn’t even know”: a qualitative study of perceptions of people with cancer about cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk and its management', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 19, pp. 319 - 325, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01468-0

Ng HS; Koczwara B; Beatty L, 2025, 'Patterns of mental health service utilisation in people with cancer compared with people without cancer: analysis of the Australian National Study of Mental Health and Wellbeing', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 19, pp. 365 - 375, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01472-4

Koczwara B; Lee J; Naghavi N; Bareham M; Wallen MP; Piller N; Chan RJ, 2025, '“Do I buy my children shoes, or do I get a compression garment for my lymphoedema?” Australian stakeholder perspectives on cancer-related lymphoedema care', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-025-01770-z

McErlean G; Hui H; Crawford-Williams F; Hart NH; Krishnasamy M; Koczwara B; Walwyn T; Iddawela M; McIntosh R; Chan RJ; Jefford M, 2025, 'Quality cancer survivorship care: a modified Delphi study to define nurse capabilities', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-025-01804-6

Hart NH; Jefford M; Koczwara B; Nekhlyudov L; Lai-Kwon J; Heynemann S; Yee J; Crawford GB; Smith AL; Haywood D; Agar MR; Chan RJ, 2025, 'Quality Survivorship Care for People Affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer: A Clinical Oncology Society of Australia Endorsement of the Joint Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer and American Society of Clinical Oncology Care Standards and Practice Recommendations', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.14214

Leong JE; Tan BJW; Lawn S; Koczwara B, 2024, 'Comparative analysis of clinical comorbidity assessment tools in cancer', Cancer Survivorship Research & Care, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/28352610.2024.2407969

Kemp E; Trigg J; Beatty L; Dhillon HM; Williams PAH; Koczwara B, 2024, 'Priorities for implementation of digital health in cancer care: a qualitative study of the perspectives of Australian people affected by cancer, health professionals, researchers, developers, non-government organization and government representatives', Cancer Survivorship Research & Care, 2, http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/28352610.2024.2357087

Liu S; Horowitz JD; Koczwara B; Sverdlov AL; Packer N; Clark RA, 2024, 'Cardiac events among a cohort of 17,389 patients receiving cancer chemotherapy: short and long term implications', Cardio Oncology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s40959-024-00269-3

Maharaj AD; Roberts N; Jefford M; Ng J; Rutherford C; Koczwara B, 2024, 'The use of patient reported outcome measures in oncology clinical practice across Australia and New Zealand', Journal of Patient Reported Outcomes, 8, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s41687-023-00664-x

Rahman MM; Jahan S; Koczwara B; Iddawela M; Chan RJ; Thornton-Benko E; Garvey G; Hart NH, 2024, 'Utilisation of Medicare chronic disease management item numbers for people with cancer in Queensland, Australia', Australian Health Review A Publication of the Australian Hospital Association, 48, pp. 626 - 633, http://dx.doi.org/10.1071/AH24121

Rigg A; Kemp E; Koczwara B; Butow P; Girgis A; Hulbert-Williams NJ; Kaambwa B; Long R; Schofield P; Turner J; Yip D; Combes R; Beatty L, 2024, 'Feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary efficacy of a self-directed online psychosocial intervention for women with metastatic breast cancer: Finding My Way-Advanced', Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08924-2

Kanter NG; Cohen-Woods S; Balfour DA; Burt MG; Waterman AL; Koczwara B, 2024, 'Hypothalamic–Pituitary–Adrenal Axis Dysfunction in People With Cancer: A Systematic Review', Cancer Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70366

Chan RJ; Knowles R; Ashbury FD; Bowen J; Chan A; Chin M; Olver I; Taylor C; Tinianov S; Alberti P; Bossi P; Brito-Dellan N; Cooksley T; Crawford GB; Dixit N; Fitch MI; Freedman JL; Ginex PK; Hart NH; Hertz DL; Jefford M; Koczwara B; Naito T; Orsey AD; Ruhlmann CH; Tsoukalas N; van den Hurk C; Van Sebille Y; Wardill HR; Scotte F; Lustberg M, 2024, 'Supportive care 2030 movement: towards unifying ambitions for global excellence in supportive cancer care—an international Delphi study', Eclinicalmedicine, 76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102825

Ee C; Kay S; Reynolds A; Lovato N; Lacey J; Koczwara B, 2024, 'Lifestyle and integrative oncology interventions for cancer-related fatigue and sleep disturbances', Maturitas, 187, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.maturitas.2024.108056

Hart NH; Nekhlyudov L; Smith TJ; Yee J; Fitch MI; Crawford GB; Koczwara B; Ashbury FD; Lustberg MB; Mollica M; Smith AL; Jefford M; Chino F; Zon R; Agar MR; Chan RJ, 2024, 'Survivorship Care for People Affected by Advanced or Metastatic Cancer: MASCC-ASCO Standards and Practice Recommendations', JCO Oncology Practice, 20, pp. 1160 - 1172, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/OP.23.00716

Ng HS; Meng R; Marin TS; Damarell RA; Buckley E; Selvanayagam JB; Koczwara B, 2024, 'Cardiovascular mortality in people with cancer compared to the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis', Cancer Medicine, 13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.70057

Laidsaar-Powell R; Giunta S; Butow P; Turner S; Costa D; Saunders C; Koczwara B; Kay J; Jefford M; Schofield P; Boyle F; Yates P; White K; Sundaresan P; Varadarajan S; Juraskova I, 2024, 'An online intervention to improve oncology health professional self-efficacy in communicating with carers: Hybrid effectiveness-implementation evaluation of the eTRIO program', Patient Education and Counseling, 124, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.pec.2024.108251

Knowles R; Kemp E; Miller M; Koczwara B, 2024, 'Reducing the impact of cardiovascular disease in older people with cancer: a qualitative study of healthcare providers', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 18, pp. 818 - 827, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-023-01331-2

Singleton AC; Redfern J; Diaz A; Koczwara B; Nicholls SJ; Negishi K; La Gerche A; Playford D; Conyers R; Cehic DA; Garvey G; Williams TD; Hunt L; Doyle K; Figtree GA; Ngo DTM; Sverdlov AL; Kavurma M; Pinto A; Drummond G; Ritchie R; Barlis P; Meikle P; Jenkins A; Reid C; Thijs V; Nedkoff L; Cadilhac D; Jennings AO G, 2024, 'Integrating Cardio-Oncology Across the Research Pipeline, Policy, and Practice in Australia—An Australian Cardiovascular Alliance Perspective', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. 564 - 575, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2024.01.011

Hart NH; Nekhlyudov L; Smith TJ; Yee J; Fitch MI; Crawford GB; Koczwara B; Ashbury FD; Lustberg MB; Mollica M; Smith AL; Jefford M; Chino F; Zon R; Agar MR; Chan RJ, 2024, 'Survivorship care for people affected by advanced or metastatic cancer: MASCC-ASCO standards and practice recommendations', Supportive Care in Cancer, 32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-024-08465-8

Sverdlov AL; Koczwara B; Cehic DA; Clark RA; Hunt L; Nicholls SJ; Thomas L; Thornton-Benko E; Kritharides L, 2024, 'When Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease Intersect: The Challenge and the Opportunity of Cardio-Oncology', Heart Lung and Circulation, 33, pp. 558 - 563, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.hlc.2023.04.301

Tuckey N; Iasiello M; Corsini N; Koczwara B; Bareham M; Wellalagodage A; Wardill HR, 2024, '‘Just Google it’—A scoping review of online mental health resources for survivors of breast cancer', Psycho Oncology, 33, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/pon.6337

Leske M; Koczwara B; Blunt J; Morris J; Eakin E; Short CE; Daly A; Degner J; Beatty L, 2024, 'Co-designing Healthy Living after Cancer Online: an online nutrition, physical activity, and psychosocial intervention for post-treatment cancer survivors', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 18, pp. 606 - 616, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-022-01284-y

Senanayake S; Kularatna S; Crawford-Williams F; Brain D; Allen M; Hettiarachchi RM; Hart NH; Koczwara B; Ee C; Chan RJ, 2024, 'Cancer survivor preferences for breast cancer follow-up care: a discrete choice experiment', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-024-01629-9

Jones T; Edbrooke L; Rawstorn JC; Denehy L; Hayes S; Maddison R; Sverdlov AL; Koczwara B; Kiss N; Short CE, 2024, 'Demographics and Health Characteristics Associated With the Likelihood of Participating in Digitally Delivered Exercise Rehabilitation for Improving Heart Health Among Breast Cancer Survivors: Cross-Sectional Survey Study', Jmir Cancer, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/51536

Laidsaar-Powell R; Giunta S; Butow P; Keast R; Koczwara B; Kay J; Jefford M; Turner S; Saunders C; Schofield P; Boyle F; Yates P; White K; Miller A; Butt Z; Bonnaudet M; Juraskova I, 2024, 'Development of web-based education modules to improve carer engagement in cancer care: Design and user experience evaluation of the e-Triadic oncology (etrio) modules for clinicians, patients, and carers', Jmir Medical Education, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.2196/50118

Signorelli C; Høeg BL; Asuzu C; Centeno I; Estapé T; Fisher P; Lam W; Levkovich I; Manne S; Miles A; Mullen L; Nekhlyudov L; Sade C; Shaw J; Singleton A; Travado L; Tsuchiya M; Lemmen J; Li J; Jefford M; Altman S; Anang R; Barrera M; Basen-Engquist K; Bidstrup P; Bilodeau K; Christodoulidou S; Cirila A; Cohee A; Dégi LC; Dhillon H; Duijts S; Fisher P; Foster C; Fournier V; Gitonga I; Goswami S; Ha L; Hack T; Heathcote L; Howard F; Hulbert-Williams N; Jacobsen P; Kassianos A; Koczwara B; Lasebikan V; Lebel S; Leslie M; Li J; Lim Høeg B; Liu X; Luigjes Y; Manne S; Martinez Tyson D; Mazariego C; Mirov Y; Nandakumar D; Larissa Nekhlyudo RN; Odiyo P; Ortolan P; Reshetova M; Ruble K; Smith B; Smrdel Š; Taylor C; Turner J; Veeraiah S; Wells E; Xu L; Zhang A, 2024, 'International Survey of Psychosocial Care for Cancer Survivors in Low-/Middle- and High-Income Countries: Current Practices, Barriers, and Facilitators to Care', JCO Global Oncology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/GO.23.00418

Venchiarutti RL; Dhillon H; Ee C; Hart NH; Jefford M; Koczwara B, 2024, 'Priorities for multimorbidity management and research in cancer: a Delphi study of Australian cancer survivors, clinicians, and researchers', Journal of Cancer Survivorship, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11764-024-01686-0

Al Sukhun S; Temin S; Barrios CH; Antone NZ; Guerra YC; Mac Gregor MC; Chopra R; Danso MA; Gomez HL; Homian NM; Kandil A; Kithaka B; Koczwara B; Moy B; Nakigudde G; Petracci FE; Rugo HS; El Saghir NS; Arun BK, 2024, 'Systemic Treatment of Patients With Metastatic Breast Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline', JCO Global Oncology, 10, pp. e2300285, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/GO.23.00285

Al Sukhun S; Koczwara B; Temin S; Arun BK, 2024, 'Systemic Treatment of Patients with Metastatic Breast Cancer: ASCO Resource-Stratified Guideline Q and A', JCO Global Oncology, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/GO.23.00411

Joshy G; Khalatbari-Soltani S; Soga K; Butow P; Laidsaar-Powell R; Koczwara B; Rankin NM; Brown S; Weber M; Mazariego C; Grogan P; Stubbs J; Thottunkal S; Canfell K; Blyth FM; Banks E, 2023, 'Pain and its interference with daily living in relation to cancer: a comparative population-based study of 16,053 cancer survivors and 106,345 people without cancer', BMC Cancer, 23, http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12885-023-11214-5

Chan RJ; Agbejule OA; Crawford-Williams F; Yates PM; Koczwara B; Erickson J; So WKW; Howell D, 2023, 'Development of an International Competency Framework for Nurses in the Provision of Self-management Support to Cancer Populations', Cancer Nursing, 46, pp. 477 - 487, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/NCC.0000000000001143

Morris JN; Crawford-Williams F; Koczwara B; Chan RJ; Vardy J; Lisy K; Iddawela M; Mackay G; Jefford M, 2023, 'Current landscape of cancer survivorship research in Australia', Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 19, pp. e305 - e313, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/ajco.13914

Ng HS; Woodman R; Koczwara B, 2023, 'Health status and mental distress in people with cancer and comorbid conditions: The Australian National Health Survey analysis', Cancer Medicine, 12, pp. 17225 - 17238, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cam4.6291

Kularatna S; Allen M; Hettiarachchi RM; Crawford-Williams F; Senanayake S; Brain D; Hart NH; Koczwara B; Ee C; Chan RJ, 2023, 'Cancer Survivor Preferences for Models of Breast Cancer Follow-Up Care: Selecting Attributes for Inclusion in a Discrete Choice Experiment', Patient, 16, pp. 371 - 383, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s40271-023-00631-0

Kichenadasse G; Koczwara B; Karapetis CS, 2023, 'Re: Workforce challenges across Victorian medical oncology services: review consultations and workload', Internal Medicine Journal, 53, pp. 1093, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/imj.16112

Ashley L; Surr C; Kelley R; Price M; Griffiths AW; Fowler NR; Giza DE; Neal RD; Martin C; Hopkinson JB; O’Donovan A; Dale W; Koczwara B; Spencer K; Wyld L, 2023, 'Cancer care for people with dementia: Literature overview and recommendations for practice and research', CA Cancer Journal for Clinicians, 73, pp. 320 - 338, http://dx.doi.org/10.3322/caac.21767

Koczwara B; Meng R; Battersby M; Mangoni AA; Spence D; Lawn S, 2023, 'Comorbidities and their management in women with breast cancer—an Australian survey of breast cancer survivors', Supportive Care in Cancer, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07678-7

Lim CYS; Laidsaar-Powell RC; Young JM; Steffens D; Ansari N; Joshy G; Butow P; Solomon M; Koh C; Yeo D; Blinman P; Beale P; Koczwara B; Joshy G, 2023, 'Healthcare experiences of people with advanced colorectal cancer: A qualitative study', European Journal of Oncology Nursing, 63, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ejon.2022.102265

Koczwara B; Buckley ES; Morton EB; Ng HS, 2023, 'Survivorship experience: More than premature mortality from cancer', Cancer, 129, pp. 803 - 804, http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/cncr.34583

Leske M; Koczwara B; Morris J; Beatty L, 2023, 'Modality preferences for health behaviour interventions for post-treatment cancer survivors: a theoretical investigation', Supportive Care in Cancer, 31, http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00520-023-07607-8

Mislang ARA; Mangoni AA; Molga A; Jena S; Koczwara B, 2023, 'New horizons in managing older cancer survivors: complexities and opportunities', Age and Ageing, 52, http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afad008

Woodman RJ; Koczwara B; Mangoni AA, 2023, 'Applying precision medicine principles to the management of multimorbidity: the utility of comorbidity networks, graph machine learning, and knowledge graphs', Frontiers in Medicine, 10, http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2023.1302844

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