By Associate Professor Mei Ling Yap

Journal articles

Islam SM; Vinod SK; Lehman M; Siva S; Kron T; Dwyer PM; Holloway L; Lao L; Yap ML; Ruben JD, 2016, 'Lung cancer radiation therapy in Australia and New Zealand: Patterns of practice', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 60, pp. 677 - 685, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.12475

Han K; Yap ML; Yong JHE; Mittmann N; Hoch JS; Fyles AW; Warde P; Gutierrez E; Lymberiou T; Foxcroft S; Liu FF, 2016, 'Omission of Breast Radiotherapy in Low-risk Luminal A Breast Cancer: Impact on Health Care Costs', Clinical Oncology, 28, pp. 587 - 593, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2016.04.003

Oar AJ; Boxer MM; Papadatos G; Delaney GP; Phan P; Descallar J; Duggan K; Tran K; Yap ML, 2016, 'Hypofractionated versus conventionally fractionated radiotherapy for ductal carcinoma in situ (DCIS) of the breast', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 60, pp. 407 - 413, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.12428

Walker A; Metcalfe P; Liney G; Batumalai V; Dundas K; Glide-Hurst C; Delaney GP; Boxer M; Yap ML; Dowling J; Rivest-Henault D; Pogson E; Holloway L, 2016, 'MRI geometric distortion: Impact on tangential whole-breast IMRT', Journal of Applied Clinical Medical Physics, 17, pp. 7 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v17i5.6242

Rodin D; Hanna TP; Burger E; Zubizarreta E; Yap ML; Barton M; Atun R; Knaul F; Van Dyk J; Lievens Y; Gospodarowicz M; Jaffray D; Milosevic M, 2016, '11: Global Access to Radiotherapy for Cervical Cancer: The Cost of Inaction', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 120, pp. S4 - S5, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(16)33410-7

Tiberi D; Yassa M; Hijal T; Fortin B; Oar AJ; Yap ML; Vu T; Wong P, 2016, '208: Defining a High-Risk Group in Patients Receiving Hypofractionated Breast Radiotherapy for DCIS', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 120, pp. S76 - S76, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(16)33607-6

Marshall A; Sun A; Yap M; Higgins J; Vines D; Clarke K; Bezjak A; Bissonnette J-P, 2016, 'Dose Escalation in Radiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non-small Cell Lung Cancer Using 4D FDG PET/CT: A Planning Study', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences, 47, pp. S18 - S19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmir.2015.12.057

Yap ML; Zubizarreta E; Bray F; Ferlay J; Barton M, 2016, 'Global Access to Radiotherapy Services: Have We Made Progress During the Past Decade?', Journal of Global Oncology, 2, pp. 207 - 215, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jgo.2015.001545

Walker A; Metcalfe P; Liney G; Batumalai V; Dundas K; Glide-Hurst C; Delaney GP; Boxer M; Yap ML; Dowling J; Rivest-Henault D; Pogson E; Holloway L, 2016, 'MRI geometric distortion: Impact on tangential whole-breast IMRT.', J Appl Clin Med Phys, 17, pp. 7 - 19, http://dx.doi.org/10.1120/jacmp.v17i5.6242

Mehmood Q; Sun A; Becker N; Higgins J; Marshall A; Le LW; Vines DC; McCloskey P; Ford V; Clarke K; Yap M; Bezjak A; Bissonnette J-P, 2016, 'Predicting Radiation Esophagitis Using 18F-FDG PET During Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.', J Thorac Oncol, 11, pp. 213 - 221, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jtho.2015.10.006

Dundas KL; Pogson EM; Batumalai V; Boxer MM; Yap ML; Delaney GP; Metcalfe P; Holloway L, 2015, 'Australian survey on current practices for breast radiotherapy', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 59, pp. 736 - 742, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.12348

Forstner DF; Yap ML, 2015, 'Advances in radiation therapy Recent advances have resulted in more precise and effective treatments with fewer side effects', Medical Journal of Australia, 203, pp. 394 - 395, http://dx.doi.org/10.5694/MJA15.00410

Atun R; Jaffray DA; Barton MB; Bray F; Baumann M; Vikram B; Hanna TP; Knaul FM; Lievens Y; Lui TYM; Milosevic M; O'Sullivan B; Rodin DL; Rosenblatt E; Van Dyk J; Yap ML; Zubizarreta E; Gospodarowicz M, 2015, 'Expanding global access to radiotherapy', The Lancet Oncology, 16, pp. 1153 - 1186, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S1470-2045(15)00222-3

Raziee H; Hope A; Faruqi S; Yap ML; Roberts H; Kandel S; Le LW; Brade A; Cho J; Sun A; Bezjak A; Giuliani ME, 2015, 'Classification and Reporting of Late Radiographic Changes After Lung Stereotactic Body Radiotherapy: Proposing a New System.', Clin Lung Cancer, 16, pp. e245 - e251, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.cllc.2015.05.008

Han K; Yap ML; Yong J; Mittmann N; Hoch J; Fyles TW; Warde PR; Gutierrez E; Lymberiou TD; Foxcroft S; Liu FF, 2015, 'Omission of Breast Radiation Therapy in Low Risk Luminal A Breast Cancer: Impact on Canadian Health Care Costs', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 93, pp. E13 - E13, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2015.07.577

Yap ML; Cuartero J; Yan J; Pintilie M; Fyles A; Levin W; Manchul L; Milosevic M, 2014, 'The Role of Elective Para-aortic Lymph Node Irradiation in Patients with Locally Advanced Cervical Cancer', Clinical Oncology, 26, pp. 797 - 803, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2014.08.008

Rodin D; Yap MLI; Hanna TP, 2014, 'GlobalRT: building a new radiotherapy community', The Lancet. Oncology, 15, pp. 926, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s1470-2045(14)70351-1

Faruqi S; Giuliani ME; Raziee H; Yap ML; Roberts H; Le LW; Brade A; Cho J; Sun A; Bezjak A; Hope AJ, 2014, 'Interrater reliability of the categorization of late radiographic changes after lung stereotactic body radiation therapy.', Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys, 89, pp. 1076 - 1083, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.04.042

Yap M; Sun A; Higgins JA; Marshall A; Becker N; Le L; Clarke KL; Vines D; Bezjak A; Bissonnette J, 2014, 'Adaptive Dose-Escalation Using Serial 4D-PET/CT Scans During Radiation Therapy for Locally Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 90, pp. S636 - S637, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1888

Yap ML; Vinod SK; Delaney GP, 2014, 'Minimally invasive techniques for medically inoperable stage 1 non small cell lung cancer: Radiotherapy is still the gold standard', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 58, pp. 134 - 134, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1754-9485.12133

Mehmood Q; Sun A; Becker N; Higgins J; Marshall A; Le L; McCloskey P; Ford V; Clarke K; Yap M; Bezjak A; Bissonnette J, 2014, 'Predicting Esophagitis During Radical Lung Radiation Therapy Using 18-FDG-PET', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 90, pp. S631 - S632, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.1876

Thompson R; Giuliani M; Yap ML; Atallah S; Le LW; Sun A; Brade A; Cho BCJ; Bezjak A; Hope A, 2014, 'Stereotactic body radiotherapy in patients with previous pneumonectomy: safety and efficacy.', J Thorac Oncol, 9, pp. 843 - 847, http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/JTO.0000000000000159

Han K; Lymberiou T; Li M; Shi W; Shen X; Xu W; Catton P; Fyles A; Sutherland R; Carlson R; Yap M; Minden M; Liu F, 2014, 'The Relationship Between Circulating CD34+ Cells With Mental Fatigue and Insomnia During Adjuvant Breast Cancer Radiation Therapy (RT)', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 90, pp. S89 - S89, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2014.05.483

Yap M; Sun A; Higgins J; Marshall A; Le L; Clarke K; Becker N; Bezjak A; Bissonnette J, 2013, 'Dosimetric Variations to Organs at Risk Based on Serial 4DCT Scans During Radiation Therapy Treatment for Patients With Locally-Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 87, pp. S541 - S541, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.1431

Leung EW; Pintilie M; Yap M; Cuartero J; MacKay H; Clarke B; Wouters B; Hill RP; Fyles A; Milosevic M, 2013, 'Neutrophils Modulate Vascular Function in Locally-Advanced Cervical Cancer and Impair Response to Radiation Therapy', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 87, pp. S31 - S32, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.085

Yap ML; Choo BA; Chan YH; Lu JJ; Mun Lee K; Tham IWK, 2012, 'Outcomes following treatment for patients with cranial nerve involvement from nasopharyngeal cancer', Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Oncology, 56, pp. 548 - 553, http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1754-9485.2012.02391.x

Allo G; Yap ML; Cuartero J; Mackay H; Milosevic M; Murphy J; Kamel-Reid S; Pintilie M; Clarke B, 2012, 'Prognostic significance of high-risk human papilloma virus (HPV), p16, and p53 status in women with vulvar squamous cell carcinoma (VSCC).', Journal of Clinical Oncology, 30, pp. 5105 - 5105, http://dx.doi.org/10.1200/jco.2012.30.15_suppl.5105

Oh S; Moseley J; Jezioranski J; Xie J; Brock K; Cuartero J; Yap M; Fyles A; Milosevic M; Cho Y, 2012, 'Adaptive MRI Guided Brachytherapy of Cervix Cancer: Impact of Reference Image Selection on Dose Accumulation', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 84, pp. S776 - S777, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.2078

Cuartero J; Yap ML; Oh S; Morgia M; Cho YB; Xie J; Levin W; Manchul L; Fyles A; Milosevic M, 2012, 'OC-85 DEFORMATION ANALYSIS OF PDR BRACHYTHERAPY IN CERVICAL CARCINOMA', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 103, pp. S34 - S35, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(12)72052-2

Yap ML; Cuartero J; Yan J; Pintilie M; Fyles A; Opfermann K; Levin W; Manchul M; Milosevic M, 2012, 'PD-0304 PROPHYLACTIC PARA-AORTIC LYMPH NODE IRRADIATION IN CERVIX CANCER PATIENTS RECEIVING CONCURRENT CHEMORADIATION', Radiotherapy and Oncology, 103, pp. S120 - S120, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(12)70643-6

Yap M; Cuartero J; Allo G; Pintilie M; Opfermann K; Fyles A; Murphy J; Kamel-Reid S; Clarke B; Milosevic M, 2012, 'The Prognostic Significance of Human Papilloma Virus and P16 in Patients With Vulvar Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Radiation Therapy', International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 84, pp. S95 - S96, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.07.249

Yap ML; Vinod SK; Shon IA; Fowler A; Lin M; Gabriel G; Holloway LC, 2010, 'The registration of diagnostic versus planning fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in radiotherapy planning for non-small cell lung cancer', Clin Oncol (R Coll Radiol), 22, pp. 554 - 560, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.clon.2010.05.014

Conference Papers

Rankin N; Dodd RH; Dunlop KLA; Stone E; Yap ML; Rhee J; Sharman AR; McCullough S; Marshall HM, 2023, 'What Strategies Are Recommended for Potential Implementation of a National Lung Cancer Screening in Australia?', in D14. CUTTING EDGE CONCEPTS IN BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES AND HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH, American Thoracic Society, presented at American Thoracic Society 2023 International Conference, May 19-24, 2023 - Washington, DC, http://dx.doi.org/10.1164/ajrccm-conference.2023.207.1_meetingabstracts.a6219

Wilkinson KJ; Yap MLL; Freimund AE; Descallar J; Ly T; Bray V; Yip PY, 2017, 'Application of Clinical Guidelines in the Management of Small Cell Lung Cancer', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, pp. 109 - 110, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000413954500134&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Yap ML, 2017, '"From the ground up" - tackling challenges at the country level', in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, pp. S177 - S177, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140(17)30779-X

Barton M; Yap ML, 2015, 'Cancer burden, radiotherapy utilisation, and outcomes', in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, pp. S260 - S260, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000688178300531&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Yap ML; Sappiatzer J; Tieu MT; Cuartero JF; Panzarella T; McCready D; Fyles A, 2013, 'Abstract P5-14-01: Chest wall bolus in post-mastectomy radiotherapy – Is it really necessary?', in Cancer Research, American Association for Cancer Research (AACR), http://dx.doi.org/10.1158/0008-5472.sabcs13-p5-14-01

Ling Y; Vinod SK; Ho-Shon I; Fowler A; Lin MP; Gabriel GS; Holloway L, 2009, 'The registration of diagnostic versus planning FDG PET-CT in radiotherapy planning for Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer', in Proceedings of the 2009 3rd International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science, RCIS 2009, IEEE, Piscataway, NJ, USA, pp. S960 - S960, presented at IEEE 3rd International Conference on Research Challenges in Information Science, Fez, Morocco, 22 April 2009 - 24 April 2009

Conference Presentations

Yap ML; Wilson B; Oar A; Borras JM; Bourque J; Lievens Y; Moraes FY; Malik M; Polo A; Rodin D; Romero Y; Stevens L; Zubizarreta E, 2022, 'MO-0056 The prioritisation of radiotherapy in National Cancer Control Plans: a global study', http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/s0167-8140(22)02289-7

Elmore SN; Sethi RV; Balogun O; Seible D; McDonald R; Yap ML; Rodin D, 2014, 'MAKING RADIOTHERAPY A GLOBAL HEALTH PRIORITY THROUGH SOCIAL MEDIA MOBILIZATION: THE CASE OF GLOBALRT', Vol. 10, pp. 4 - 5, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000346343700013&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Conference Abstracts

Delaney GP; Gabriel GS; Griffiths K; Descaller J; Yap ML; Vinod S; Shafiq J; Jacob S; Anderson S; McErlean G; Sheehan D; Barton M, 2022, 'An assessment of radiotherapy utilization, Surgery utilization and health outcomes, comparing Aboriginal people with non-Aboriginal people with cancer in NSW 2009-2018', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 18, pp. 107 - 107, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000871956500140&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Dodd RH; Sharman AR; Rhee J; Marshall H; Stone E; Yap ML; McCullough S; McWilliams A; Rankin NM, 2022, 'Acceptability and Feasibility of Lung Cancer Screening in Australia: The View of Key Stakeholders', in JOURNAL OF THORACIC ONCOLOGY, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, Vol. 17, pp. S177 - S177, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000858678100281&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Yap ML; Wilson B; Oar A; Borras JM; Bourque J; Lievens Y; Moraes FY; Malik M; Polo A; Rodin D; Romero Y; Stevens L; Zubizarreta E, 2022, 'The prioritisation of radiotherapy in National Cancer Control Plans: a global study', in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, DENMARK, Copenhagen, Vol. 170, pp. S30 - S30, presented at Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Radiotherapy-and-Oncology (ESTRO), DENMARK, Copenhagen, 06 May 2022 - 10 May 2022, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000806759200031&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Yap ML, 2021, 'The importance of National Cancer Control Plans for global cancer control', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 17, pp. 93 - 94, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000717281500106&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Dodd R; Sharman A; Rhee J; Marshall H; Stone E; Yap ML; McCullough S; Rankin NM, 2021, 'Acceptability and feasibility of lung cancer screening in Australia', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 17, pp. 63 - 64, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000693805000121&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Yap ML; O'Connell D; Goldsbury D; Weber M; Smith DP; Barton M, 2019, 'Factors associated with treatment type for prostate cancer patients in the 45 and Up Study, NSW', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 15, pp. 65 - 65, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000493438400029&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Yap ML; Ward I, 2019, 'The APROSIG-National Cancer Centre Collaboration: Expanding access to radiation therapy in Cambodia', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 15, pp. 69 - 70, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000493438400043&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

Rodin D; Mohamad O; Tawk B; Grover S; Moraes F; Yap ML; Zubizarreta E; Lievens Y, 2019, 'Evidence-Based Practice in the Global Setting: An International Survey of Hypofractionation', in INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS, ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, IL, Chicago, Vol. 105, pp. E460 - E460, presented at 61st Annual Meeting of the American-Society-for-Radiation-Oncology (ASTRO), IL, Chicago, 15 September 2019 - 18 September 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.06.1416

Rodin D; Osama M; Tawk B; Grover S; Moraes F; Yap ML; Zubizarreta E; Lievens Y, 2019, 'Evidence-based practice in the global setting: an international survey of hypofractionation', in RADIOTHERAPY AND ONCOLOGY, ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, ITALY, Milan, Vol. 133, pp. S260 - S261, presented at 38th Annual Meeting of the European-Society-for-Radiotherapy-and-Oncology (ESTRO), ITALY, Milan, 26 April 2019 - 30 April 2019, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0167-8140(19)30925-9

Adam T; Descallar J; Yip PY; Tognela A; Boxer M; Yap ML; Lee C; Koh ES; Vinod S; Bray V, 2018, 'Definitive chemoradiotherapy for stage II-III non-small cell lung cancer: Patient outcomes in South Western Sydney Local Health District', in ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY, WILEY, Vol. 14, pp. 153 - 154, https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000449544200252&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=891bb5ab6ba270e68a29b250adbe88d1

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