Associate Professor Jason Gurney (Ngāpuhi) is an epidemiologist and Director of the Cancer and Chronic Conditions (C3) Research Group at the University of Otago. Jason is currently leading multiple national-level projects on equity in health outcomes for Māori, with a focus on cancer.
Jason is currently a Health Research Council (HRC) Māori Emerging Leader Fellow, and Principal Investigator of several HRC-funded projects examining topics including post-operative mortality, the co-occurrence of cancer and diabetes, and equity of access to treatment for Māori with lung cancer. He is also currently seconded two days per week to Te Aho o Te Kahu – Cancer Control Agency as their Senior Epidemiologist.
Jason is a member of the Public Health Advisory Committee (PHAC), which provides independent public health advice to the Minister of Health. He also currently sits on the HRC Public Health Research Committee; Health Quality and Safety Commission (HQSC) Perioperative Mortality Review Committee; Hei Āhuru Mōwai (Māori Cancer Leadership Aotearoa); the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership (ICBP) Cancer Intelligence and Data Infrastructure Network; the Editorial Board of the Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand; and multiple Te Aho o Te Kahu working groups. Jason is also co-Chair of an HRC Science Assessing Committee.
Publications
Cleverley, T., Meredith, I., Sika-Paotonu, D., & Gurney, J. (2023). Cancer incidence, mortality and survival for Pacific Peoples in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1586), 12-31. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Signal, V., Jones, R., Davies, C., Stairmand, J., Smith, M., Adler, J., & Gurney, J. K. (2023). It’s more than just physical: Experiences of pain and pain management among Māori with cancer and their whanau. International Journal of Indigenous Health, 18(1). doi: 10.32799/ijih.v18i1.39255
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Han, E., Srinivasa, S., Gurney, J., & Koea, J. (2023). Cancer screening services: What do Indigenous communities want? A systematic review. New Zealand Medical Journal/Te ara tika o te hauora hapori, 136(1577), (pp. 115-116). Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Teng, A., Robson, B., Scott, N., Sika-Paotonu, D., … Krebs, J., & Koea, J. (2023). Equity of cancer and diabetes co-occurrence: A national study with 44 million person-years of follow-up. JCO Global Oncology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1200/GO.22.00357
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Jones, R. M., Signal, V., Smith, M., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., & Gurney, J. (2023). Palliative care and quality of life needs and outcomes for Māori with cancer: What do we know? AlterNative. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1177/11771801231163919
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Gurney, J., Davies, A., Stanley, J., Signal, V., Costello, S., Dawkins, P., … Jackson, C., … Koea, J. (2023). Emergency presentation prior to lung cancer diagnosis: A national-level examination of disparities and survival outcomes. Lung Cancer, 179, 107174. doi: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.03.010
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Lao, C., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Krebs, J., Meredith, I., Campbell, I., Teng, A., Sika-Paotonu, D., Koea, J., & Lawrenson, R. (2023). Association of diabetes and breast cancer characteristics at diagnosis. Cancer Causes & Control, 34, 103-111. doi: 10.1007/s10552-022-01654-y
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Lawrenson, R., Lao, C., Stanley, J., Campbell, I., Krebs, J., Meredith, I., Koea, J., Teng, A., Sika-Paotonu, D., Stairmand, J., & Gurney, J. (2023). Impact of diabetes on surgery and radiotherapy for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1007/s10549-023-06915-1
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Wells, C. I., Varghese, C., Boyle, L. J., McGuinness, M. J., Keane, C., O'Grady, G., Gurney, J., Koea, J., … Bissett, I. P. (2023). "Failure to rescue" following colorectal cancer resection: Variation and improvements in a national study of postoperative mortality. Annals of Surgery, 278(1), 87-95. doi: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005650
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Baker, M. G., Gurney, J., Moreland, N. J., Bennett, J., Oliver, J., Williamson, D. A., Pierse, N., … Merriman, T. R., … Edwards, R., … Thomson, W. M., Zhang, J., & Lennon, D. (2022). Risk factors for acute rheumatic fever: A case-control study. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 26, 100508. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2022.100508
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Dunn, A., Costello, S., Imlach, F., Jo, E., Gurney, J., Simpson, R., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Using national data to model the New Zealand radiation oncology workforce. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology, 66, 708-716. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13448
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Gurney, J. K., Dunn, A., Liu, M., Mako, M., Millar, E., Ruka, M., Crengle, S., … Jackson, C., … Sarfati, D. (2022). The impact of COVID-19 on lung cancer detection, diagnosis and treatment for Māori in Aotearoa New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1556), 23-43. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M. A., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Jackson, S., Koea, J., Lash, N., & Ongley, D. (2022). Anaesthetic choice for hip or knee arthroplasty in New Zealand: Risk of postoperative death and variations in use. Anaesthesia & Intensive Care, 50(3), 178-188. doi: 10.1177/0310057x211050934
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Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Robson, B., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Ongley, D., … Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Regional variation in post-operative mortality in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 92, 1015-1025. doi: 10.1111/ans.17510
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Koea, J., Adler, J., Atkinson, J., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Where are we dying? Ethnic differences in place of death among New Zealanders dying of cancer. JCO Global Oncology, 8, e2200024. doi: 10.1200/go.22.00024
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Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., Kerrison, C., & Koea, J. (2022). Equity of timely access to liver and stomach cancer surgery for Indigenous patients in New Zealand: A national cohort study. BMJ Open, 12, e058749. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2021-058749
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Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Teng, A., Krebs, J., Koea, J., . . ., Sika-Paotonu, D., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Cancer and diabetes co-occurrence: A national study with 44 million person-years of follow-up. PLoS ONE, 17(11), e0276913. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0276913
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Gurney, J., Whitehead, J., Kerrison, C., Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Equity of travel required to access first definitive surgery for liver or stomach cancer in New Zealand. PLoS ONE, 17(8), e0269593. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0269593
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Whitcombe, A. L., McGregor, R., Bennett, J., Gurney, J. K., Williamson, D. A., Baker, M. G., & Moreland, N. J. (2022). Increased breadth of Group A Streptococcus antibody responses in children with acute rheumatic fever compared to precursor pharyngitis and skin infections. Journal of Infectious Diseases, 226, 167-176. doi: 10.1093/infdis/jiac043
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Znaor, A., Skakkebaek, N. E., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Kuliš, T., Laversanne, M., Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., … Bray, F. (2022). Global patterns in testicular cancer incidence and mortality in 2020. International Journal of Cancer, 151, 692-698. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33999
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Clough, S., Cleverley, T., Kerrison, C., Harwood, M., Koea, J., & Gurney, J. K. (2022). The past, present and future of liver cancer control for Māori. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1567), 91-104. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Gurney, J. K. (2022). The long road to good care. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 9-11. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Thomas, C., Campbell, D., Dennett, E., Jackson, S., Ongley, D., … Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., & Koea, J. (2022). Understanding disparities in post-operative mortality for indigenous patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 135(1565), 104-112. Retrieved from https://journal.nzma.org.nz/
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Imlach, F., Dunn, A., Costello, S., Gurney, J., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Driving quality improvement through better data: The story of New Zealand's radiation oncology collection. Journal of Medical Imaging & Radiation Oncology. Advance online publication. doi: 10.1111/1754-9485.13488
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Mako, M., Gurney, J., Goza, M., Ruka, M., Scott, N., Thompson, G., & Sarfati, D. (2022). Te Aho o Te Kahu: Weaving equity into national-level cancer control. Lancet Oncology, 23, e427-e434. doi: 10.1016/S1470-2045(22)00279-0
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Sarfati, D., & Gurney, J. (2022). Preventing cancer: The only way forward. Lancet, 400, 540-541. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(22)01430-1
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Gurney, J. K., Millar, E., Dunn, A., Pirie, R., Mako, M., Manderson, J., … Jackson, C. G. C. A., … Sarfati, D. (2021). The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer diagnosis and service access in New Zealand: A country pursuing COVID-19 elimination. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 10, 100127. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100127
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Adler, J., McLeod, H., Atkinson, J., & Sarfati, D. (2021). National study of pain medicine access among Māori and non-Māori patients with lung cancer in New Zealand. JCO Global Oncology, 7, 1276-1285. doi: 10.1200/go.21.00141
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Gurney, J., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Sarfati, D., Campbell, D., Davies, C., Dennett, E., … Ongley, D., Robson, B., Rumball-Smith, J., Signal, V., Stairmand, J., Thomas, C., & Koea, J. (2021). Disparities in post-operative mortality between Māori and non-indigenous ethnic groups in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1542), 15-28. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Lorenz, N., Ho, T. K. C., McGregor, R., Davies, M. R., Williamson, D. A., Gurney, J. K., … Baker, M. G., & Moreland, N. J. (2021). Serological profiling of group A streptococcus infections in acute rheumatic fever. Clinical Infectious Diseases, 73(12), 2322-2325. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciab180
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Millar, E., Gurney, J., Beuker, S., Goza, M., Hamilton, M.-A., Hardie, C., Jackson, C. G. C. A., … Sarfati, D. (2021). Maintaining cancer services during the COVID-19 pandemic: The Aotearoa New Zealand experience. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 11, 100172. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100172
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Sam, F. A.-L., Akinremi, A., Mery, L., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., & Gurney, J. (2021). Cancer Incidence in Samoa: A 10-Year Retrospective Survey (2007-2016). Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, 33(6-7), 700-706. doi: 10.1177/1010539520975261
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Davies, A., Gurney, J., Garvey, G., Diaz, A., & Segelov, E. (2021). Cancer care disparities among Australian and Aotearoa New Zealand indigenous peoples. Current Opinion in Supportive & Palliative Care, 15(3), 162-168. doi: 10.1097/spc.0000000000000558
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Gurney, J. K. (2021). The surveillance of systemic cancer therapy access amidst the COVID-19 pandemic: The power of good data. Lancet Regional Health: Western Pacific, 14, 100235. doi: 10.1016/j.lanwpc.2021.100235
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Gurney, J., Fraser, L., Ikihele, A., Manderson, J., Scott, N., & Robson, B. (2021). Telehealth as a tool for equity: Pros, cons and recommendations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 134(1530), 111-115. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Pilleron, S., Gower, H., Janssen-Heijnen, M., Signal, V. C., Gurney, J. K., Morris, E. J. A., Cunningham, R., & Sarfati, D. (2021). Patterns of age disparities in colon and lung cancer survival: A systematic narrative literature review. BMJ Open, 11, e044239. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044239
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Chung, A. W., Ho, T. K. C., Hanson-Manful, P., Tritscheller, S., Raynes, J. M., Whitcombe, A. L., … Oliver, J. R., Gurney, J. K., … Baker, M. G., & Moreland, N. J. (2020). Systems immunology reveals a linked IgG3-C4 response in patients with acute rheumatic fever. Immunology & Cell Biology, 98, 12-21. doi: 10.1111/imcb.12298
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Gurney, J. K., McLeod, M., Stanley, J., Campbell, D., Boyle, L., Dennett, E., … Sarfati, D. (2020). Postoperative mortality in New Zealand following general anaesthetic: Demographic patterns and temporal trends. BMJ Open, 10(9), e036451. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-036451
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Gurney, J., Stanley, J., & Sarfati, D. (2020). The inequity of morbidity: Disparities in the prevalence of morbidity between ethnic groups in New Zealand. Journal of Comorbidity, 10, 1-11. doi: 10.1177/2235042x20971168
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Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Jackson, C., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Stage at diagnosis for Māori cancer patients: Disparities, similarities and data limitations. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1508), 43-64. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Gurney, J., Stanley, J., McLeod, M., Koea, J., Jackson, C., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Disparities in cancer-specific survival between Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders, 2007-2016. JCO Global Oncology, 6, 766-774. doi: 10.1200/go.20.00028
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McLeod, M., Signal, V., Gurney, J., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Postoperative mortality of indigenous populations compared with nonindigenous populations: A systematic review. JAMA Surgery, 155(7), 636-656. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2020.0316
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Znaor, A., Skakkebaek, N. E., Rajpert-De Meyts, E., Laversanne, M., Kuliš, T., Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., … Bray, F. (2020). Testicular cancer incidence predictions in Europe 2010-2035: A rising burden despite population ageing. International Journal of Cancer, 147, 820-828. doi: 10.1002/ijc.32810
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Gurney, J. K., Campbell, S., Turner, S., & Scott, N. (2020). Addressing cancer inequities for indigenous populations: The New Zealand story. Journal of Cancer Policy, 23, 100209. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2019.100209
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Gurney, J. K., Robson, B., Koea, J., Scott, N., Stanley, J., & Sarfati, D. (2020). The most commonly diagnosed and most common causes of cancer death for Māori New Zealanders. New Zealand Medical Journal, 133(1521), 77-96. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Gurney, J. K., Sarfati, D., Lawrence, B., Jackson, C., Findlay, M., & McPherson, K. (2020). Cancer research in the New Zealand context: Challenges and advantages. Journal of Cancer Policy, 23, 100204. doi: 10.1016/j.jcpo.2019.100204
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McLeod, M., Gurney, J., Harris, R., Cormack, D., & King, P. (2020). COVID-19: We must not forget about Indigenous health and equity. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 44(4), 253-256. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.13015
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Signal, V., Gurney, J., Inns, S., McLeod, M., Sika-Paotonu, D., Sowerbutts, S., Teng, A., & Sarfati, D. (2020). Helicobacter pylori, stomach cancer and its prevention in New Zealand. Journal of the Royal Society of New Zealand, 50(3), 397-417. doi: 10.1080/03036758.2019.1650081
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Gurney, J. K., Florio, A. A., Znaor, A., Ferlay, J., Laversanne, M., Sarfati, D., … McGlynn, K. A. (2019). International trends in the incidence of testicular cancer: Lessons from 35 years and 41 countries. European Urology, 76, 615-623. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2019.07.002
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., York, S., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Regional variation in the risk of lower-limb amputation among patients with diabetes in New Zealand. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 89, 868-873. doi: 10.1111/ans.15079
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Millar, E., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Lawrenson, R., Mangin, D., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Pill for this and a pill for that: A cross-sectional survey of use and understanding of medication among adults with multimorbidity. Australasian Journal on Ageing, 38(2), 91-97. doi: 10.1111/ajag.12606
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Srinivasa, S., Gurney, J., & Koea, J. (2019). Potential consequences of patient complications for surgeon well-being: A systematic review. JAMA Surgery, 154(5), 451-457. doi: 10.1001/jamasurg.2018.5640
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Baker, M. G., Gurney, J., Oliver, J., Moreland, N. J., Williamson, D. A., Pierse, N., … Merriman, T. R., … Murray, C., … Edwards, R., Foster Page, L., … Lennon, D. (2019). Risk factors for acute rheumatic fever: Literature review and protocol for a case-control study in New Zealand. International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health, 16(22), 4515. doi: 10.3390/ijerph16224515
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Gurney, J. K. (2019). The puzzling incidence of testicular cancer in New Zealand: What can we learn? Andrology, 7, 394-401. doi: 10.1111/andr.12584
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Gurney, J., Campbell, S., Jackson, C., & Sarfati, D. (2019). Equity by 2030: Achieving equity in survival for Māori cancer patients. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1506), 66-76. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Sarfati, D., Jackson, C. G. C. A., Macfarlane, S., Bissett, I., Robson, B., Gurney, J., Kemp, R., … McMenamin, J. (2019). Cancer Care at a Crossroads: Time to make a choice. New Zealand Medical Journal, 132(1493), 6-11. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., & Sarfati, D. (2018). The M3 multimorbidity index outperformed both Charlson and Elixhauser indices when predicting adverse outcomes in people with diabetes. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 99, 144-152. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2018.04.002
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., York, S., Rosenbaum, D., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Risk of lower limb amputation in a national prevalent cohort of patients with diabetes. Diabetologia, 61(3), 626-635. doi: 10.1007/s00125-017-4488-8
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Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Rumball-Smith, J., York, S., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Postoperative death after lower-limb amputation in a national prevalent cohort of patients with diabetes. Diabetes Care, 41(6), 1204-1211. doi: 10.2337/dc17-2557
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Huang, S., Signal, V., Sarfati, D., Shaw, C., Stanley, J., McGlynn, K., & Gurney, J. (2018). Physical activity and risk of testicular cancer: A systematic review. BMC Cancer, 18, 189. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4093-3
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Millar, E., Stanley, J., Gurney, J., Stairmand, J., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., … Sarfati, D. (2018). Effect of multimorbidity on health service utilisation and health care experiences. Journal of Primary Health Care, 10(1), 44-53. doi: 10.1071/HC17074
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Stairmand, J., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Millar, E., Davies, C., Semper, K., Dowell, A., Mangin, D., Lawrenson, R., & Sarfati, D. (2018). The impact of multimorbidity on people's lives: A cross-sectional survey. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1477), 78-90. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., McGlynn, K., Richiardi, L., Shaw, C., Edwards, R., Merriman, T. R., Robson, B., … McLeod, M., Kennedy, M. A., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Testicular Cancer in New Zealand (TCNZ) study: Protocol for a national case-control study. BMJ Open, 8, e025212. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025212
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., York, S., & Sarfati, D. (2018). Lower-limb amputation in New Zealand: Temporal changes and the role of diabetes mellitus. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1484), 71-73. Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Hei Āhuru Mōwai – National Māori Cancer Leadership Group, including Gurney, J. K. (2018). New Zealand’s revised ethnicity data protocols must not become a shelved document: A challenge from Hei Āhuru Mōwai. New Zealand Medical Journal, 131(1470), 104-106. [Letter].
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Signal, V., Huang, S., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., McGlynn, K. A., & Gurney, J. K. (2018). Dairy consumption and risk of testicular cancer: A systematic review. Nutrition & Cancer, 70(5), 710-736. doi: 10.1080/01635581.2018.1470655
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Gurney, J. K., Kersting, U. G., Rosenbaum, D., Dissanayake, A., York, S., Grech, R., … Sarfati, D. (2017). Pedobarography as a clinical tool in the management of diabetic feet in New Zealand: A feasibility study. Journal of Foot & Ankle Research, 10, 24. doi: 10.1186/s13047-017-0205-6
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Gurney, J., Richiardi, L., McGlynn, K. A., Signal, V., & Sarfati, D. (2017). Analgesia use during pregnancy and risk of cryptorchidism: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Human Reproduction, 32(5), 1118-1129. doi: 10.1093/humrep/dex047
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Gurney, J. K., Chong, A., Culliford-Semmens, N., Tilton, E., Wilson, N. J., & Sarfati, D. (2017). High levels of rheumatic fever and sore throat awareness among a high-risk population screened for rheumatic heart disease. New Zealand Medical Journal, 130(1450), 107-110. Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Gurney, J. K., McGlynn, K. A., Stanley, J., Merriman, T., Signal, V., Shaw, C., Edwards, R., … Sarfati, D. (2017). Risk factors for cryptorchidism. Nature Reviews Urology, 14, 534-548. doi: 10.1038/nrurol.2017.90
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Baker, M. G., Wilson, N. J., & Sarfati, D. (2016). Estimating the risk of acute rheumatic fever in New Zealand by age, ethnicity and deprivation. Epidemiology & Infection, 144(14), 3058-3067. doi: 10.1017/s0950268816001291
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Gurney, J. K., Stanley, J., Shaw, C., & Sarfati, D. (2016). Ethnic patterns of hypospadias in New Zealand do not resemble those observed for cryptorchidism and testicular cancer: Evidence of differential aetiology? Andrology, 4(1), 82-86. doi: 10.1111/andr.12121
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Gurney, J., Chong, A., Culliford-Semmens, N., Tilton, E., Wilson, N. J., & Sarfati, D. (2016). The benefits and harms of rheumatic heart disease screening from the perspective of the screened population. International Journal of Cardiology, 221, 734-740. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.07.025
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Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Lim, B. T., Bagheri, N., Simpson, A., Koea, J., & Dennett, E. (2016). Identifying important comorbidity among cancer populations using administrative data: Prevalence and impact on survival. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 12(1), e47-e56. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12130
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Wernham, E., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Ellison-Loschmann, L., & Sarfati, D. (2016). A comparison of midwife-led and medical-led models of care and their relationship to adverse fetal and neonatal outcomes: A retrospective cohort study in New Zealand. PLoS Medicine, 13(9), e1002134. doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.1002134
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Gurney, J. K., Sarfati, D., & Stanley, J. (2015). Obscure etiology, unusual disparity: The epidemiology of testicular cancer in New Zealand. Cancer Causes & Control, 26(4), 561-569. doi: 10.1007/s10552-015-0533-4
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Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., & Stanley, J. (2015). The impact of patient comorbidity on cancer stage at diagnosis. British Journal of Cancer, 113, 1375-1380. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.355
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Gurney, J., Shaw, C., Stanley, J., Signal, V., & Sarfati, D. (2015). Cannabis exposure and risk of testicular cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer, 15, 897. doi: 10.1186/s12885-015-1905-6
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Signal, V., Sarfati, D., Cunningham, R., Gurney, J., Koea, J., & Ellison-Loschmann, L. (2015). Indigenous inequities in the presentation and management of stomach cancer in New Zealand: A country with universal health care coverage. Gastric Cancer, 18(3), 571-579. doi: 10.1007/s10120-014-0410-y
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Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., Wilson, N., & Webb, R. (2015). The incidence of acute rheumatic fever in New Zealand, 2010-2013. New Zealand Medical Journal, 128(1417). Retrieved from https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
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Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., & Koea, J. (2014). A retrospective cohort study of patients with stomach and liver cancers: The impact of comorbidity and ethnicity on cancer care and outcomes. BMC Cancer, 14, 821. doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-821
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Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Lim, B. T., & McSherry, C. (2014). Development of a pharmacy-based comorbidity index for patients with cancer. Medical Care, 52(7), 586-593. doi: 10.1097/mlr.0000000000000149
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Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Stanley, J., Salmond, C., Crampton, P., Dennett, E., … Pearce, N. (2014). Cancer-specific administrative data—based comorbidity indices provided valid alternative to Charlson and National Cancer Institute Indices. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 67(5), 586-595. doi: 10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.11.012
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Baker, M. G., Lennon, D., Gurney, J., Percival, T., Pierse, N., Merriman, T., … Murray, C., … Oliver, J., & Edwards, R. (2014). Choosing optimal controls for a rheumatic fever case-control study in New Zealand. Australasian Epidemiologist, 21(3), (pp. 66-67). [Abstract]
Conference Contribution - Published proceedings: Abstract
Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., & Stanley, J. (2014). Obscure aetiology, unusual disparity: New Zealand's key role in the fight against testicular cancer. Proceedings of the New Zealand Population Health Congress: Connecting Communities, Policy and Science. (pp. 252). Retrieved from http://www.pophealthcongress.org.nz/nzphc14/programme/programme
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Chamberlain, J., Sarfati, D., Cunningham, R., Koea, J., Gurney, J., & Blakely, T. (2013). Incidence and management of hepatocellular carcinoma among Māori and non-Māori New Zealanders. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 37(6), 520-526. doi: 10.1111/1753-6405.12108
Journal - Research Article
Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., & Studd, R. (2013). Do ethnic patterns in cryptorchidism reflect those found in testicular cancer? Journal of Urology, 190(5), 1852-1857. doi: 10.1016/j.juro.2013.05.002
Journal - Research Article
Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Stanley, J., Dennett, E., Johnson, C., Koea, J., Simpson, A., & Studd, R. (2013). Unstaged cancer in a population-based registry: Prevalence, predictors and patient prognosis. Cancer Epidemiology, 37(4), 498-504. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.03.005
Journal - Research Article
Swart, E. M., Sarfati, D., Cunningham, R., Dennett, E., Signal, V., Gurney, J., & Stanley, J. (2013). Ethnicity and rectal cancer management in New Zealand. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1384). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Article
Gurney, J. K., Marshall, P. W. M., Rosenbaum, D., & Kersting, U. G. (2013). Test-retest reliability of dynamic plantar loading and foot geometry measures in diabetics with peripheral neuropathy [Short communication]. Gait & Posture, 37(1), 135-137. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.06.007
Journal - Research Other
Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Dennett, E., & Koea, J. (2013). The completeness of cancer treatment data on the national health collections. New Zealand Medical Journal, 126(1381). Retrieved from http://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
Journal - Research Other
Gurney, J., Sarfati, D., Lim, B. T., Bagheri, N., Simpson, A., Koea, J., & Dennett, E. (2013). Cancer, comorbidity and care: The prevalence and importance of comorbidity in cancer. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 9(Suppl. 3), (pp. 96). doi: 10.1111/ajco.12144
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Sarfati, D., Gurney, J., Valery, P., & Signal, L. (2013). Cancer care in the context of comorbidity. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 9(Suppl. 3), (pp. 95-96). doi: 10.1111/ajco.12144
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Gurney, J. K., Kuch, C., Rosenbaum, D., & Kersting, U. G. (2012). The Māori foot exhibits differences in plantar loading and midfoot morphology to the Caucasian foot. Gait & Posture, 36(1), 157-159. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2012.01.013
Journal - Research Article
Gurney, J., & Sarfati, D. (2012). Unstaged cancer in New Zealand: Prevalence, predictors and patient prognosis. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 8(Suppl. 3), (pp. 163). doi: 10.1111/ajco.12029
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Gurney, J. K., Kersting, U. G., & Rosenbaum, D. (2009). Dynamic foot function and morphology in elite rugby league athletes of different ethnicity. Applied Ergonomics, 40(3), 554-559. doi: 10.1016/j.apergo.2008.11.001
Journal - Research Article
Gurney, J. K., Kersting, U. G., & Rosenbaum, D. (2008). Between-day reliability of repeated plantar pressure distribution measurements in a normal population. Gait & Posture, 27(4), 706-709. doi: 10.1016/j.gaitpost.2007.07.002
Journal - Research Article