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Martin H.N. Tattersall

Martin H.N. Tattersall

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Medicine

D-Index
97
Citations
34636
World Ranking
9281
National Ranking
280

Overview

Martin H.N. Tattersall was a researcher affiliated with the University of Sydney in Australia. Their academic work focused primarily on the field of Medicine, with significant contributions in Oncology, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, and related subfields.

Their research interests centered particularly on topics including:

  • Palliative Care and End-of-Life Issues
  • Cancer Survivorship and Care
  • Cancer Treatment and Pharmacology
  • Neutropenia and Cancer Infections
  • Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Patient-Provider Communication in Healthcare

Throughout their career, Tattersall collaborated frequently with several other researchers. The most common coauthors included Sharon H. Nahm, Martin R. Stockler, Andrew Martin, Peter Grimison, and Peter T. Fox.

Their publications were predominantly featured in the journal Supportive Care in Cancer, where they contributed to at least three articles. Another publication appeared in the SSRN Electronic Journal. Notable papers include:

  • On the receiving end: have patient perceptions of the side-effects of cancer chemotherapy changed since the twentieth century? (2022), Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Using three scenarios to explain life expectancy in advanced cancer: attitudes of patients, family members, and other healthcare professionals (2022), Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Preferences for life expectancy discussions following diagnosis with a life-threatening illness: a discrete choice experiment (2020), Supportive Care in Cancer
  • Using Three Scenarios to Explain Life Expectancy in Advanced Cancer: Attitudes of Patients, Family Members, and Other Healthcare Professionals (2021), SSRN Electronic Journal

Best Publications

  • A meta-analysis of thoracic radiotherapy for small-cell lung cancer.

    Jean Pierre Pignon;Rodrigo Arriagada;Daniel C. Ihde;David H. Johnson

  • Improving the quality of life during chemotherapy for advanced breast cancer. A comparison of intermittent and continuous treatment strategies.

    Alan Coates;Val Gebski;James F. Bishop;Peter N. Jeal

  • Communicating With Realism and Hope: Incurable Cancer Patients' Views on the Disclosure of Prognosis

    Rebecca G. Hagerty;Phyllis N. Butow;Peter M. Ellis;Elizabeth A. Lobb

  • A systematic review of prognostic/end-of-life communication with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness: patient/caregiver preferences for the content, style, and timing of information

    Sharon M. Parker;Josephine M. Clayton;Karen Hancock;Sharon Walder

  • The dynamics of change: Cancer patients' preferences for information, involvement and support

    P. N. Butow;M. Maclean;S. M. Dunn;M. H. N. Tattersall

  • Sharing decisions in cancer care.

    Melina Gattellari;Phyllis N Butow;Phyllis N Butow;Martin H.N Tattersall

  • Communicating prognosis in cancer care: a systematic review of the literature

    R. G. Hagerty;Phyllis N. Butow;P. M. Ellis;S. Dimitry

  • Cancer patient preferences for communication of prognosis in the metastatic setting.

    Rebecca G. Hagerty;Phyllis N. Butow;Peter A. Ellis;Elizabeth A. Lobb

  • On the receiving end. V: Patient perceptions of the side effects of cancer chemotherapy in 1993.

    A. M. Griffin;P. N. Butow;A. S. Coates;A. M. Childs

  • Truth-telling in discussing prognosis in advanced life-limiting illnesses: a systematic review

    Karen Hancock;Josephine M Clayton;Sharon M Parker;Sharon Wal der

  • Psychological responses of patients receiving a diagnosis of cancer

    P. E. Schofield;P. N. Butow;J. F. Thompson;M. H. N. Tattersall

  • When the diagnosis is cancer: Patient communication experiences and preferences

    Phyllis N. Butow;John N. Kazemi;Linda J. Beeney;R N Anne-Marie Griffin

  • Clinical practice guidelines for communicating prognosis and end-of-life issues with adults in the advanced stages of a life-limiting illness, and their caregivers

    Josephine M. Clayton;Karen M. Hancock;Phyllis N. Butow;Martin H.N. Tattersall

  • Physician-patient-companion communication and decision-making: a systematic review of triadic medical consultations.

    R.C. Laidsaar-Powell;P.N. Butow;S. Bu;C. Charles

  • When the treatment goal is not cure: are cancer patients equipped to make informed decisions?

    Melina Gattellari;Katie J. Voigt;Phyllis N. Butow;Martin H.N. Tattersall

  • Oncologists' reactions to cancer patients' verbal cues.

    P.N. Butow;R.F. Brown;S. Cogar;M.H.N. Tattersall

  • Sustaining hope when communicating with terminally ill patients and their families: a systematic review.

    Josephine M. Clayton;Karen Hancock;Sharon Parker;Phyllis N. Butow

  • How to recognize and manage psychological distress in cancer patients.

    Holly Ryan;P. Schofield;Jill Cockburn;P. Butow

  • Randomized Controlled Trial of a Prompt List to Help Advanced Cancer Patients and Their Caregivers to Ask Questions About Prognosis and End-of-Life Care

    Josephine M. Clayton;Phyllis N. Butow;Martin H.N. Tattersall;Rhonda J. Devine

  • Immunological Aspects of Cancer Chemotherapy

    Kenneth C. Calman;John F. Smyth;Martin H. N. Tattersall;Martin H. N. Tattersall

Frequent Co-Authors

Phyllis Butow
Phyllis Butow University of Sydney
Michael Boyer
Michael Boyer University of Utah
David C. Currow
David C. Currow Flinders University
David Goldstein
David Goldstein University of New South Wales
David W. P. Thomas
David W. P. Thomas University of Nottingham
Stephen J. Clarke
Stephen J. Clarke University of Sydney
Afaf Girgis
Afaf Girgis University of New South Wales
Ian Kerridge
Ian Kerridge University of Sydney
Alan S. Coates
Alan S. Coates University of Sydney
Linda J. Kristjanson
Linda J. Kristjanson Curtin University

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