Colleen McGahan is the Surgical Oncology Network’s Biostatistician working in the Surveillance and Outcomes Unit at the BC Cancer Agency (BCCA). She is also a member of the
CIHR Team in Operations Research for Improved Cancer Care and is a Scientific member of the
University of British Columbia BCCA Research Ethics Board . In addition, Colleen holds the position of President of the Vancouver SAS User Group and has been profiled in the Fall 2008 issue of
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• J French, C McGahan, G Duncan, C Chu, J Soo, S Lengoc. Inequities in Access: Utilization of Palliative Radiation Therapy in British Columbia Varies with Geography. Journal of Medical Imaging and Radiation Sciences 39; 75-80. 2008
• A Agranovich, CE McGahan, A Gurjal. Long-term survivorship of esophageal cancer patients treated with radical intent. Can J Gastroenterol 2008; 22(4):393-8
• H kennecke, CE McGahan, J MacFarlane, G McGregor, J Hay, T Phang. Predictors of Positive Radial Margin Status in a Population Based Cohort of Patients with Rectal Cancer. Current Oncology 15(2). April 2008
• Thomas CW, Bainbridge TC, Thomson TA, McGahan CE, Morris WJ. Clinical Impact of second pathology opinion: a longitudinal study of central genitourinary pathology review before prostate brachytherapy. Brachytherapy. 6(2): 135-41: Apr-Jun 2007
• C Thomas, A Kruk, C McGahan, I Spadinger, W Morris. The influence of source density on prostate brachytherapy postimplant dosimetry. Brachytherapy 6(2):94-95. Apr-Jun 2007
• Thomas CW, Kruk A, McGahan CE, Spadinger I, Morris WJ. Prostate brachytherapy post-implant dosimetry: a comparison between higher and lower source density. Int. J of Radiotherapy and Oncology. 83(1): 18-24: Apr 2007.
• French J, McGahan C, Duncan G, Lengoc S, Soo J, Cannon J. How gender, age and geography influence the untilization of radiation therapy in the management of malignant melanoma. Int J Radiation Oncology, Biology & Physics. 15; 66(4):1056-63. Nov 15 2006.
• McGahan CE, Blanks RG, Moss SM. Reasons for Variation in Coverage in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. Cytopathology. 12;254-366. 2001
• Blanks RG, Moss SM, McGahan CE, Quinn MJ, Babb PJ. Effect of NHS breast screening programme on mortality from breast cancer in England and Wales, 1990-8: comparison of observed with predicted mortality. British Medical Journal. 321(7262):665-9. Sep 2000.
Poster Awards • 2008 Pennsylvania Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons award. American Society of Colon & Rectal Surgeons Annual Meeting.
• 2005 epidemiology, psychosocial and population research award. BC Cancer Agency Annual Cancer Conference. Variation of Radiotherapy Utilization in the Management of Malignant Melanoma.