Improving understanding of cancer in the gender diverse population

AM Berner - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2021 - nature.com
The number of people disclosing gender diverse identities is growing. We must act now to
collect data on cancer incidence and outcomes, and promote inclusion in studies, in order to …

[HTML][HTML] Clinical analysis of whole genome sequencing in cancer patients

AM Berner, GJ Morrissey, N Murugaesu - Current Genetic Medicine …, 2019 - Springer
Purpose of Review We discuss the current state of genomic testing for cancer in the UK, how
this has been impacted by whole genome sequencing (WGS) and the 100,000 Genomes …

[HTML][HTML] Phenotypic plasticity and genetic control in colorectal cancer evolution

…, A Vinceti, AM Baker, C Gabbutt, A Berner… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Genetic and epigenetic variation, together with transcriptional plasticity, contribute to
intratumour heterogeneity 1 . The interplay of these biological processes and their respective …

[HTML][HTML] The co-evolution of the genome and epigenome in colorectal cancer

…, I Barozzi, K Chkhaidze, D Nichol, V Gunasri, A Berner… - Nature, 2022 - nature.com
Colorectal malignancies are a leading cause of cancer-related death 1 and have undergone
extensive genomic study 2 , 3 . However, DNA mutations alone do not fully explain …

Barriers and facilitators to cervical cancer screening among transgender men and non-binary people with a cervix: A systematic narrative review.

D Connolly, X Hughes, A Berner - Preventive medicine, 2020 - Elsevier
Cervical cancer mortality in the United Kingdom (UK) has decreased over the last decade,
largely due to uptake of cervical cancer screening. However, only those with a female gender …

Analysis of mortality among transgender and gender diverse adults in England

…, D Shrewsbury, S O'Callaghan, AM Berner… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Limited prior research suggests that transgender and gender diverse (TGD)
people may have higher mortality rates than cisgender people. Objective To estimate overall …

[HTML][HTML] The evolving (epi) genetic landscape of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumours

CP Pipinikas, AM Berner, T Sposito… - Endocrine-related …, 2019 - erc.bioscientifica.com
Neuroendocrine neoplasms (NENs) are a relatively rare group of heterogeneous tumours
originating from neuroendocrine cells found throughout the body. Pancreatic NENs (PanNENs…

Attitudes of transgender men and non-binary people to cervical screening: a cross-sectional mixed-methods study in the UK

AM Berner, DJ Connolly, I Pinnell, A Wolton… - British Journal of …, 2021 - bjgp.org
Background Transgender men and non-binary people assigned female at birth (TMNB) who
have not had surgery to remove the cervix are recommended to undertake cervical …

Prevalence of cancer risk factors among transgender and gender diverse individuals: a cross-sectional analysis using UK primary care data

…, D Shrewsbury, S O'Callaghan, AM Berner… - British Journal of …, 2023 - bjgp.org
Background Transgender and gender diverse (TGD) individuals experience an incongruence
between their assigned birth sex and gender identity. They may have a higher prevalence …

[HTML][HTML] An evaluation of self-perceived knowledge, attitudes and behaviours of UK oncologists about LGBTQ+ patients with cancer

AM Berner, DJ Hughes, H Tharmalingam, T Baker… - ESMO open, 2020 - Elsevier
Introduction Over one million people in the UK identify as LGBTQ+ (lesbian, gay, bisexual,
transgender, queer or questioning). Research has shown that this population experience …