Professor David C. Whiteman
QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute
Professor, Medicine And Medical Sciences
Australia
My co-authors include
Prof Giuseppe Argenziano
Professor Chris B Del Mar
Prof Adrian J Esterman
My Publications
HPV-16 viral load in oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using digital PCR
Acta Oto-Laryngologica
May 2018
Validation of a risk prediction model for Barrett’s esophagus in an Australian po...
Clinical and Experimental Gastroenterology
March 2018
How many cancer cases and deaths are potentially preventable? Estimates for Australia i...
International Journal of Cancer
October 2017
Response to: M.F. Holick ‘Can you have your cake and eat it too? The sunlight D-lema’
British Journal of Dermatology
August 2017
Past sexual behaviors and risks of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a case-case c...
International Journal of Cancer
November 2016
Medicare claims data reliably identify treatments for basal cell carcinoma and squamous...
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
November 2015
Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to inadequate consumption of fruit, non-starc...
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
October 2015
Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: introduction and overview
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
October 2015
Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to insufficient physical activity
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
October 2015
Cancers in Australia attributable to exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and preven...
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
October 2015
Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: summary and conclusions
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
October 2015
Sun Protection and Skin Examination Practices in a Setting of High Ambient Solar Radiation
JAMA Dermatology
September 2015
Symptoms of Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Gastroesophageal Reflux and the Risk of Barrett’s ...
PLoS ONE
June 2015
Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: A meta-analysis
Pancreatology
June 2015
Race/Ethnicity and the Prevalence of Thyrotoxicosis in Young Americans
Thyroid
June 2015
Remoteness, race and social disadvantage: disparities in hepatocellular carcinoma incid...
Liver International
May 2015
Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: a meta-analysis
Cancer Causes & Control
May 2015
Independent Validation of Six Melanoma Risk Prediction Models
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
May 2015
Basal cell carcinomas on sun-protected vs. sun-exposed body sites: a comparison of phen...
Photodermatology Photoimmunology & Photomedicine
April 2015
Australian clinical practice guidelines for the diagnosis and management of Barrett's e...
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
April 2015
119 Gastroesophageal Reflux Modifies the Risk of Barrett's Esophagus Associated With th...
Gastroenterology
April 2015
Human papillomavirus status and p16INK4A expression in patients with mucosal squamous c...
Cancer Epidemiology
April 2015
More People Die from Thin Melanomas (≤1 mm) than from Thick Melanomas (>4 mm) in Queens...
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
April 2015
MIC-1/GDF15 in Barrett’s oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma
British Journal of Cancer
March 2015
The Feasibility of an Exercise Intervention in Males at Risk of Oesophageal Adenocarcin...
PLoS ONE
February 2015
A reconstruction of a medical history from administrative data: with an application to ...
Health Economics Review
February 2015
Smoking behaviour modifiesIL23r-associated disease risk in patients with Crohn's disease
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
January 2015
Solar elastosis and cutaneous melanoma: A site-specific analysis
International Journal of Cancer
November 2014
A case-control study of glycemic index, glycemic load and dietary fiber intake and risk...
BMC Cancer
November 2014
Predicting melanoma risk: theory, practice and future challenges
Melanoma Management
November 2014
High Expression of Cathepsin E in Tissues but Not Blood of Patients with Barrett’s Esop...
Annals of Surgical Oncology
October 2014
Integrative post-genome-wide association analysis of CDKN2A and TP53 SNPs and risk of e...
Carcinogenesis
October 2014
Association between hypermethylation of DNA repetitive elements in white blood cell DNA...
Cancer Epidemiology
October 2014
Abstract 2492: Discovery and validation of novel serum glycoprotein biomarkers for Barr...
Cancer Research
September 2014
Gastroesophageal Reflux in Relation to Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus: A Pooled Analy...
PLoS ONE
July 2014
Alcohol and the Risk of Barrett's Esophagus: A Pooled Analysis from the International B...
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
July 2014
Esophageal Cancer: Priorities for Prevention
Current Epidemiology Reports
July 2014
Total body fat and the risk of Barrett's oesophagus – A bioelectrical impedance study
Cancer Epidemiology
June 2014
Prognostic value of BRAF mutations in localized cutaneous melanoma
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
May 2014
Does a prior diagnosis of Barrett's oesophagus influence risk of dying from oesophageal...
Gut
April 2014
Clinical Skin Examination Outcomes After a Video-Based Behavioral Intervention
JAMA Dermatology
April 2014
Prevalence and Risk Factors for Oral HPV Infection in Young Australians
PLoS ONE
March 2014
Effectiveness of quadrivalent human papillomavirus vaccine for the prevention of cervic...
BMJ
March 2014
Measuring Exposure to Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Using a Dosimetric Technique: Underst...
Photochemistry and Photobiology
March 2014
Cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk: More to the story than just pack-years
European Journal of Cancer
March 2014
The Contributions of Solar Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure and Other Determinants to Ser...
American Journal of Epidemiology
February 2014
Cost-effectiveness of endoscopic surveillance of non-dysplastic Barrett's esophagus
Gastrointestinal Endoscopy
February 2014
Association between ultraviolet radiation, skin sun sensitivity and risk of pancreatic ...
Cancer Epidemiology
December 2013
A meta-analysis of pigmentary characteristics, sun sensitivity, freckling and melanocyt...
Cancer Epidemiology
October 2013
Sex differences in the proportion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cases attributa...
Cancer Epidemiology
October 2013
The effect ofMC1Rvariants and sunscreen on the response of human melanocytes in vivo to...
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
September 2013
Can we really predict risk of cancer?
Cancer Epidemiology
August 2013
Cutaneous Markers of Photo-Damage and Risk of Basal Cell Carcinoma of the Skin: A Meta-...
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
July 2013
Cost-Effectiveness Of Radiofrequency Ablation Compared To Endoscopic Surveillance For P...
Value in Health
May 2013
Mo1911 Cost-Effectiveness of Radiofrequency Ablation Compared to Endoscopic Surveillanc...
Gastroenterology
May 2013
Tu1770 Obstructive Sleep Apnea, Gastroesophageal Reflux and Barrett's Esophagus in a Po...
Gastroenterology
May 2013
Determinants of Uptake of Whole-Body Skin Self-Examination in Older Men
Behavioral Medicine
April 2013
NRAS and BRAF Mutations in Cutaneous Melanoma and the Association with MC1R Genotype: F...
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
April 2013
Prognostic sub-classifications of T1 cutaneous melanomas based on ulceration, tumour th...
British Journal of Dermatology
March 2013
Prevalence of BRAF and NRAS mutations in fast-growing melanomas
Pigment Cell & Melanoma Research
March 2013
Dietary antioxidants and risk of Barrett's esophagus and adenocarcinoma of the esophagu...
International Journal of Cancer
February 2013
A Model to Determine Absolute Risk for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
February 2013
Sex-specific associations between body mass index, waist circumference and the risk of ...
Gut
January 2013
Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinoma...
International Journal of Epidemiology
November 2012
Abstract B100: Association between ambient ultraviolet radiation and risk of esophageal...
Cancer Prevention Research
November 2012
The risk of Barrett's esophagus associated with abdominal obesity in males and females
International Journal of Cancer
October 2012
Surgical management in patients with pancreatic cancer: a Queensland perspective
ANZ Journal of Surgery
October 2012
Association Between Ambient Ultraviolet Radiation and Risk of Esophageal Cancer
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
October 2012
The incidence of esophageal adenocarcinoma continues to rise: analysis of period and bi...
Annals of Oncology
July 2012
A Clinical Risk Prediction Model for Barrett Esophagus
Cancer Prevention Research
July 2012
The importance of exposure rate on odds ratios by cigarette smoking and alcohol consump...
Cancer Epidemiology
June 2012
Modeling the Cost-effectiveness of Strategies for Treating Esophageal Adenocarcinoma an...
Journal of Gastrointestinal Surgery
May 2012
Cigarette Smoking Increases Risk of Barrett's Esophagus: An Analysis of the Barrett's a...
Gastroenterology
April 2012
The influence of prediagnostic demographic and lifestyle factors on esophageal squamous...
International Journal of Cancer
February 2012
InterSCOPE Study: Associations Between Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma and Human Pap...
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
January 2012
Current Status and Future Perspectives on the Etiology of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma
Frontiers in Oncology
January 2012
Update on melanoma and non-melanoma skin cancer
Expert Review of Anticancer Therapy
December 2011
Prevalence and determinants of frequent gastroesophageal reflux symptoms in the Austral...
Diseases of the Esophagus
November 2011
The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of Barrett’s oesophagus
Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics (Suppl)
October 2011
Polymorphisms in Nevus-Associated Genes MTAP, PLA2G6, and IRF4 and the Risk of Invasive...
Twin Research and Human Genetics
October 2011
Dietary patterns and risk of oesophageal cancers: a population-based case–control study
British Journal Of Nutrition
September 2011
Body mass index, long-term weight change, and esophageal squamous cell carcinoma
Cancer
August 2011
Helicobacter pylori infection and the risks of Barrett's oesophagus: A population-based...
International Journal of Cancer
August 2011
Healthcare resource use and medical costs for the management of oesophageal cancer
British Journal of Surgery
August 2011
Population Attributable Fractions of Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastroesophage...
American Journal of Epidemiology
June 2011
Body-site distribution of skin cancer, pre-malignant and common benign pigmented lesion...
British Journal of Dermatology
May 2011
Physical activity and cancer prevention: a systematic review of clinical trials
Cancer Causes & Control
April 2011
Melanocortin 1 receptor and risk of cutaneous melanoma: A meta-analysis and estimates o...
International Journal of Cancer
April 2011
Lifetime Alcohol Consumption and Risk of Barrett's Esophagus
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
March 2011
Barrett's esophagus
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
March 2011
Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACO...
Gut
March 2011
Nevi, Family History, and Fair Skin Increase the Risk of Second Primary Melanoma
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
February 2011
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma--Response
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
February 2011
‘Blue Sky’ epidemiology: definition, examples and a plea for understanding
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
February 2011
Is endoscopic surveillance for non-dysplastic Barrett's esophagus cost-effective? Revie...
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
January 2011
High Intake of Folate from Food Sources Is Associated with Reduced Risk of Esophageal C...
Journal of Nutrition
December 2010
Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Incidence in Individuals With Gastroesophageal Reflux: Synthe...
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
December 2010
Cigarette Smoking and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: A ...
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
August 2010
High-Risk Human Papillomavirus in Esophageal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
August 2010
Association of Helicobacter pylori Infection With Reduced Risk for Esophageal Cancer Is...
Gastroenterology
July 2010
Reproductive and sex hormonal factors and oesophageal and gastric junction adenocarcino...
European Journal of Cancer
July 2010
Exercise and the Prevention of Oesophageal Cancer (EPOC) study protocol: a randomized c...
BMC Cancer
June 2010
Melanoma screening: The Australian perspective
Melanoma Research
June 2010
Genes, sunlight and the origins of cutaneous melanoma
Melanoma Research
June 2010
Tea consumption and risk of ovarian cancer
Cancer Causes & Control
May 2010
Eating habits and risk of esophageal cancers: a population-based case–control study
Cancer Causes & Control
May 2010
Meat, fish, and ovarian cancer risk: results from 2 Australian case-control studies, a ...
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
April 2010
Foveolar type dysplasia in Barrett esophagus
Modern Pathology
March 2010
A survey of sunscreen use and sun-protection practices in Darwin
Australian Journal of Public Health
February 2010
Estimating the attributable fraction for melanoma: A meta-analysis of pigmentary charac...
International Journal of Cancer
February 2010
Hyperplastic Polyposis Syndrome Is Associated With Cigarette Smoking, Which May Be a Mo...
The American Journal of Gastroenterology
February 2010
Estimating the Attributable Fraction for Cancer: A Meta-analysis of Nevi and Melanoma
Cancer Prevention Research
January 2010
Abstract CN12-02: Towards the control of melanoma
Cancer Prevention Research
January 2010
Epidemiology of Malignant Melanoma
January 2010
The skin awareness study: Promoting thorough skin self-examination for skin cancer amon...
Contemporary Clinical Trials
January 2010
Familial Melanoma: A Meta-analysis and Estimates of Attributable Fraction
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
January 2010
Gastro-oesophageal reflux symptoms and the risks of oesophageal cancer: are the effects...
Gut
October 2009
Esophageal cancer in Indigenous Australians in Far North Queensland
Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
October 2009
Breastfeeding and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
Cancer Causes & Control
September 2009
Life course sun exposure and risk of prostate cancer: Population-based nested case-cont...
International Journal of Cancer
September 2009
A Population-Based Study of Australian Twins with Melanoma Suggests a Strong Genetic Co...
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
September 2009
Current and Past Smoking Significantly Increase Risk for Barrett's Esophagus
Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology
August 2009
Do low control response rates always affect the findings? Assessments of smoking and ob...
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
August 2009
Beyond Parity: Association of Ovarian Cancer With Length of Gestation and Offspring Cha...
American Journal of Epidemiology
July 2009
T1063 Incidence of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma in Patients with Gastroesophageal Reflux i...
Gastroenterology
May 2009
Erratum: Does type 2 diabetes influence the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma?
British Journal of Cancer
April 2009
Alcohol Consumption and the Risks of Adenocarcinoma and Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the ...
Gastroenterology
April 2009
Hot tea and increased risk of oesophageal cancer
BMJ
March 2009
Does type 2 diabetes influence the risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma?
British Journal of Cancer
February 2009
Factors Associated With the Number of Lesions Excised for Each Skin Cancer
Archives of Dermatology
November 2008
Histologic and epidemiologic correlates of P-MAPK, Brn-2, pRb, p53, and p16 immunostain...
Melanoma Research
October 2008
Epithelial ovarian cancer: testing the 'androgens hypothesis'
September 2008
Prevalence and correlates of multiple cancer risk behaviors in an Australian population...
Cancer Causes & Control
August 2008
Reduced expression of IL-18 is a marker of ultraviolet radiation-induced melanomas
International Journal of Cancer
July 2008
Changes in the incidence of cutaneous melanoma in the west of Scotland and Queensland, ...
European Journal of Cancer Prevention
June 2008
Associations of Duration, Intensity, and Quantity of Smoking with Adenocarcinoma and Sq...
American Journal of Epidemiology
May 2008
Body size and risk of epithelial ovarian and related cancers: A population-based case-c...
International Journal of Cancer
April 2008
THE QUEENSLAND PANCREATIC CANCER STUDY-IDENTIFYING RISK FACTORS FOR PANCREATIC CANCER
Pancreas
March 2008
Cancers of the esophagus and carbonated beverage consumption: a population-based case–c...
Cancer Causes & Control
January 2008
Similarity of aberrant DNA methylation in Barrett's esophagus and esophageal adenocarci...
Molecular Cancer
January 2008
Leptin and the risk of Barrett's oesophagus
Gut
December 2007
Serous ovarian, fallopian tube and primary peritoneal cancers: A comparative epidemiolo...
International Journal of Cancer
November 2007
Recreational Physical Activity and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer: A Case-Control Study, Sys...
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
November 2007
Risk factors for benign, borderline and invasive mucinous ovarian tumors: Epidemiologic...
Gynecologic Oncology
November 2007
Combined effects of obesity, acid reflux and smoking on the risk of adenocarcinomas of ...
Gut
October 2007
Sun protection and low levels of vitamin D: are people concerned?
Cancer Causes & Control
July 2007
HPV vaccination: what do Queensland parents think?
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
June 2007
Basal cell carcinoma on the trunk is associated with excessive sun exposure
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
March 2007
Risk Factors for Benign Serous and Mucinous Epithelial Ovarian Tumors
Obstetrics and Gynecology
March 2007
Hypothesis: hair cover can protect against invasive melanoma on the head and neck (Aust...
Cancer Causes & Control
December 2006
Does smoking increase risk of ovarian cancer? A systematic review
Gynecologic Oncology
December 2006
Solar Radiation
October 2006
Anatomical distribution of solar ultraviolet exposures among cyclists
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
October 2006
Sun exposure and host phenotype as predictors of cutaneous melanoma associated with nev...
International Journal of Cancer
August 2006
The Queensland Cancer Risk Study: behavioural risk factor results
Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health
August 2006
Diagnostic accuracy in skin cancer clinics: the Australian experience
International Journal of Dermatology
June 2006
Anatomic Site, Sun Exposure, and Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma
Journal of Clinical Oncology
May 2006
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and the risk of actinic keratoses and squamous cel...
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
December 2005
Site-specific occurrence of nonmelanoma skin cancers in patients with cutaneous melanoma
British Journal of Cancer
August 2005
A Risk Prediction Tool for Melanoma?
Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
April 2005
An analysis of risk factors for cutaneous melanoma by anatomical site (Australia)
Cancer Causes & Control
April 2005
Melanocytic nevi in very young children: The role of phenotype, sun exposure, and sun p...
Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology
January 2005
Twinning and the Incidence of Breast and Gynecological Cancers (United States)
Cancer Causes & Control
October 2004
RESPONSE: Re: A Prospective Study of Pigmentation, Sun Exposure, and Risk of Cutaneous ...
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
February 2004
The role of genetics in the prevention of skin cancer
January 2004
RESPONSE: Re: Melanocytic Nevi, Solar Keratoses, and Divergent Pathways to Cutaneous Me...
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
December 2003
Prevalence and anatomical distribution of naevi in young Queensland children
International Journal of Cancer
August 2003
Melanocytic Nevi, Solar Keratoses, and Divergent Pathways to Cutaneous Melanoma
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
June 2003
Induction of Metallothionein in Human Skin by Routine Exposure to Sunlight: Evidence fo...
Journal of Investigative Dermatology
February 2003
A rapid method for determining recent sunscreen use in field studies
Journal of Photochemistry and Photobiology B Biology
January 2003
Loss of p16 expression is associated with histological features of melanoma invasion
Melanoma Research
December 2002
Epithelial Ovarian Carcinoma and Fertility of Parents
Epidemiology
September 2002
Nuclear PTEN expression and clinicopathologic features in a population-based series of ...
International Journal of Cancer
March 2002
RESPONSE: Re: Multiple Births and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
February 2001
Childhood cancer incidence in a cohort of twin babies
British Journal of Cancer
January 2001
Reproductive Factors, Subfertility, and Risk of Neural Tube Defects: A Case-Control Stu...
American Journal of Epidemiology
November 2000
Multiple Births and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
July 2000
Sunlight and health
BMJ
October 1999
Determinants of melanocyte density in adult human skin
Archives of Dermatological Research
October 1999
Screening for ovarian cancer
The Lancet
August 1999
Melanoma and sun exposure: where are we now?
International Journal of Dermatology
July 1999
Sun Exposure, Skin Cancers and Related Skin Conditions
Journal of Epidemiology
January 1999
p53 expression and risk factors for cutaneous melanoma: A case-control study
International Journal of Cancer
September 1998
History of tropical military service and risk of primary cutaneous melanoma in Queensla...
Melanoma Research
February 1998
Germline CDKN2A Mutations in Childhood Melanoma
JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
October 1997
O XVIII A.3 Epidemiology and prevention of skin cancer in Queensland
Mutation Research/Fundamental and Molecular Mechanisms of Mutagenesis
September 1997
P53 expression, phenotype and risk of melanoma
Melanoma Research
June 1997
Melanoma??s variable association with sun exposure
Melanoma Research
June 1997
Risk factors for childhood melanoma in Queensland, Australia
International Journal of Cancer
January 1997
Risk factors for childhood melanoma in Queensland, Australia
International Journal of Cancer
January 1997
Incidence of cutaneous childhood melanoma in Queensland, Australia
International Journal of Cancer
December 1995
Melanoma and sun exposure
The Lancet
November 1995
Melanoma and sunburn
Cancer Causes & Control
November 1994
Sunburn and melanoma: how strong is the evidence?
BMJ
January 1994
Divergent Pathways to Cutaneous Melanoma