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Lesley Fallowfield is affiliated with the University of Sussex in the United Kingdom. Their research primarily focuses on medicine, with significant contributions to biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these broad fields, their work centers on oncology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, genetics, cancer research, and reproductive medicine.

The scientist has published extensively on topics including BRCA gene mutations in cancer, advanced breast cancer therapies, breast cancer treatment studies, ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment, cancer treatment and pharmacology, lung cancer diagnosis and treatment, and treatments for endometrial and cervical cancers.

Frequent co-authors in their publications include Valerie Jenkins, Usha Menon, Matthew Burnell, Andy Ryan, and Jatinderpal Kalsi. Their research has appeared regularly in multiple academic venues, with numerous publications in Cancer Research, Annals of Oncology, Supportive Care in Cancer, The Breast, and the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Among their recent papers are:

  • 5th ESO-ESMO international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC 5), 2020, Annals of Oncology
  • Ovarian cancer population screening and mortality after long-term follow-up in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled trial, 2021, The Lancet
  • The role of patient-reported outcome measures in the continuum of cancer clinical care: ESMO Clinical Practice Guideline, 2022, Annals of Oncology
  • Digital health for optimal supportive care in oncology: benefits, limits, and future perspectives, 2020, Supportive Care in Cancer
  • 4th ESO-ESMO international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC 4), 2021, UNC Libraries

Best Publications

  • A Randomized Trial Of Exemestane After Two To Three Years Of Tamoxifen Therapy In Postmenopausal Women With Primary Breast Cancer.

    R. C Coombes;E. Hall;L. J. Gibson;R. Paridaens

  • Randomized Multicenter Trial of Sentinel Node Biopsy Versus Standard Axillary Treatment in Operable Breast Cancer: The ALMANAC Trial

    Robert Edward Mansel;Lesley Fallowfield;Mark Kissin;Amit Goyal

  • 3rd ESO-ESMO International Consensus Guidelines for Advanced Breast Cancer (ABC 3)

    F. Cardoso;A. Costa;E. Senkus;M. Aapro

  • Communicating sad, bad, and difficult news in medicine

    Lesley Fallowfield;Valerie Jenkins

  • Ovarian cancer screening and mortality in the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS): a randomised controlled trial.

    Ian J Jacobs;Ian J Jacobs;Ian J Jacobs;Usha Menon;Andy Ryan;Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj

  • Information needs of patients with cancer: results from a large study in UK cancer centres

    V Jenkins;L Fallowfield;J Saul

  • Efficacy of a Cancer Research UK communication skills training model for oncologists: a randomised controlled trial

    Lesley Fallowfield;Valerie Jenkins;Vern Farewell;Jacky Saul

  • Survival and safety of exemestane versus tamoxifen after 2–3 years' tamoxifen treatment (Intergroup Exemestane Study): a randomised controlled trial

    RC Coombes;LS Kilburn;CF Snowdon;R Paridaens

  • Psychological outcomes of different treatment policies in women with early breast cancer outside a clinical trial.

    L J Fallowfield;A Hall;G P Maguire;M Baum

  • Psychiatric morbidity and its recognition by doctors in patients with cancer.

    L Fallowfield;D Ratcliffe;V Jenkins;J Saul

  • Comparison of psychological aspects and patient satisfaction following breast conserving surgery, simple mastectomy and breast reconstruction.

    S.K. Al-Ghazal;L. Fallowfield;R.W. Blamey

  • ESO-ESMO 2nd international consensus guidelines for advanced breast cancer (ABC2)

    F. Cardoso;A. Costa;L. Norton;E. Senkus

  • Information needs of cancer patients in west Scotland: cross sectional survey of patients' views.

    Catherine Meredith;Paul Symonds;Lorraine Webster;Douglas Lamont

  • Multidisciplinary teams in cancer care: are they effective in the UK?

    Anne Fleissig;Valerie Jenkins;Susan Catt;Lesley Fallowfield

  • Sensitivity and specificity of multimodal and ultrasound screening for ovarian cancer, and stage distribution of detected cancers: Results of the prevalence screen of the UK Collaborative Trial of Ovarian Cancer Screening (UKCTOCS)

    Usha Menon;Aleksandra Gentry-Maharaj;Rachel Hallett;Andy Ryan

  • Effective communication skills are the key to good cancer care.

    L Fallowfield;V Jenkins

  • Truth may hurt but deceit hurts more: communication in palliative care.

    L J Fallowfield;V A Jenkins;H A Beveridge

  • Endocrine Therapy for Hormone Receptor–Positive Metastatic Breast Cancer: American Society of Clinical Oncology Guideline

    Hope S. Rugo;R. Bryan Rumble;Erin Macrae;Debra L. Barton

  • Locally recurrent or metastatic breast cancer: ESMO Clinical Practice Guidelines for diagnosis, treatment and follow-up

    F. Cardoso;L. Fallowfield;A. Costa;M. Castiglione

  • The psychological impact of immediate rather than delayed breast reconstruction.

    SK Al-Ghazal;L Sully;L Fallowfield;RW Blamey

Frequent Co-Authors

Ian Jacobs
Ian Jacobs University of New South Wales
Usha Menon
Usha Menon University College London
Donald L. Patrick
Donald L. Patrick University of Washington
Charles S. Cleeland
Charles S. Cleeland The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
David Cella
David Cella Northwestern University
Tom Treasure
Tom Treasure University College London
Alistair McGuire
Alistair McGuire London School of Economics and Political Science
Anthony Howell
Anthony Howell University of Manchester
Fatima Cardoso
Fatima Cardoso Champalimaud Foundation
Mahesh K. B. Parmar
Mahesh K. B. Parmar University College London

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