Associate Professor Catherine Olsen
Adjunct Associate Professor
The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute
Journal Articles
Gordon, Louisa G., Elliott, Thomas M., Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and for the QSkin study (2018) Patient out-of-pocket medical expenses over 2 years among Queenslanders with and without a major cancer. Australian Journal of Primary Health, . doi:10.1071/PY18003
Wilson, Louise F., Baade, Peter D., Green, Adele C., Jordan, Susan J., Kendall, Bradley J., Neale, Rachel E., Olsen, Catherine M., Youlden, Danny R., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2018) The impact of changing the prevalence of overweight/obesity and physical inactivity in Australia: an estimate of the proportion of potentially avoidable cancers 2013-2037. International Journal of Cancer, . doi:10.1002/ijc.31943
Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Thompson, Bridie S., Dusingize, Jean Claude, Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E. and Whiteman, David C. (2018) Association between phenotypic characteristics and melanoma in a large prospective cohort study. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, . doi:10.1016/j.jid.2018.09.022
Olsen, C. M., Green, A. C. and Whiteman, D. C. (2018) Widespread regular sunscreen application deemed not useful in the U.S.A.: reply from authors. British Journal of Dermatology, 179 2: 543-544. doi:10.1111/bjd.16794
Pirie, Kirstin, Beral, Valerie, Heath, Alicia K., Green, Jane, Reeves, Gillian K., Peto, Richard, McBride, Penelope, Olsen, Catherine M. and Green, Adèle C. (2018) Heterogeneous relationships of squamous and basal cell carcinomas of the skin with smoking: the UK Million Women Study and meta-analysis of prospective studies. British Journal of Cancer, 119 1: 114-120. doi:10.1038/s41416-018-0105-y
Dusingize, Jean Claude, Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Thompson, Bridie S., Webb, Penelope M., Green, Adèle C, Neale, Rachel E. and Whiteman, David C. (2018) Smoking and cutaneous melanoma: findings from the QSkin Sun and Health cohort study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention, 27 8: cebp.1056.2017-881. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-1056
Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Thompson, Bridie S., Dusingize, Jean Claude, Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E., Whiteman, David C. and QSkin Study (2018) Physician skin checks before the diagnosis of melanoma correlate with tumor characteristics. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, . doi:10.1016/j.jid.2018.04.017
Pandeya, Nirmala, Kvaskoff, Marina, Olsen, Catherine M., Green, Adèle C., Perry, Susan, Baxter, Catherine, Davis, Marcia B., Mortimore, Rohan, Westacott, Lorraine, Wood, Dominic, Triscott, Joe, Williamson, Richard and Whiteman, David C. (2018) Factors related to nevus-associated cutaneous melanoma: a case-case study. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 138 8: 1816-1824. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2017.12.036
Wilson, Louise F., Antonsson, Annika, Green, Adele C., Jordan, Susan J., Kendall, Bradley J., Nagle, Christina M., Neale, Rachel E., Olsen, Catherine M., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2018) How many cancer cases and deaths are potentially preventable? Estimates for Australia in 2013. International Journal of Cancer, 142 4: 691-701. doi:10.1002/ijc.31088
Olsen, C M, Wilson, L F, Green, A C, Biswas, N, Loyalka, J and Whiteman, D C (2017) How many melanomas might be prevented if more people applied sunscreen regularly?. The British journal of dermatology, 178 1: 140-147. doi:10.1111/bjd.16079
Savoye, Isabelle, Olsen, Catherine M., Whiteman, David C., Bijon, Anne, Wald, Lucien, Dartois, Laureen, Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise, Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine and Kvaskoff, Marina (2017) Patterns of Ultraviolet Radiation Exposure and Skin Cancer Risk: the E3N-SunExp Study. Journal of Epidemiology, 28 1: 27-33. doi:10.2188/jea.JE20160166
Gordon, Louisa G., Elliott, Thomas M., Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala and Whiteman, David C. (2017) Multiplicity of skin cancers in Queensland and their cost burden to government and patients. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 42 1: 86-91. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12738
Whiteman, D. C., Olsen, C. M. and Green, A. C. (2017) Response to: M.F. Holick ‘Can you have your cake and eat it too? The sunlight D-lema’. British Journal of Dermatology, 177 4: 1136-1136. doi:10.1111/bjd.15724
Pandeya, Nirmala, Olsen, Catherine M. and Whiteman, David C. (2017) The incidence and multiplicity rates of keratinocyte cancers in Australia. Medical Journal of Australia, 207 8: 339-343. doi:10.5694/mja17.00284
Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Thompson, Bridie S., Dusingize, Jean Claude, Subramaniam, Padmini, Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E., Webb, Penelope M., Whiteman, David C. and QSkin Study (2017) Hormonal and reproductive factors and incidence of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in a large, prospective cohort. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 78 3: 615-618. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2017.09.033
Elliott, Thomas M., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2017) Erratum to: Estimated Healthcare Costs of Melanoma in Australia Over 3 Years Post-Diagnosis (Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, (2017), 15, 6, (805-816), 10.1007/s40258-017-0341-y). Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 15 6: 817-818. doi:10.1007/s40258-017-0347-5
Plasmeijer, Elsemieke I., Thi-My-Uyen Nguyen, Olsen, Catherine M., Janda, Monika, Soyer, H. Peter and Green, Adele C. (2017) The Natural History of Common Melanocytic Nevi: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies in the General Population. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 137 9: 2017-2018. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2017.03.040
Hollestein, Loes, Weinstock, Martin, Le Roux, Emma and Olsen, Catherine (2017) More than many: how to manage the most frequent cancer?. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 137 9: 1823-1826. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2017.06.017
Dusingize, Jean Claude, Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala P., Subramaniam, Padmini, Thompson, Bridie S., Neale, Rachel E., Green, Adele C. and Whiteman, David C. (2017) Cigarette smoking and the risks of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 137 8: 1700-1708. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2017.03.027
Elliott, Thomas M., Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M. and Gordon, Louisa G. (2017) Estimated healthcare costs of melanoma in Australia over 3 years post-diagnosis. Applied Health Economics and Health Policy, 15 6: 1-12. doi:10.1007/s40258-017-0341-y
Green, A. C. and Olsen, C. M. (2017) Cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma: an epidemiological review. British Journal of Dermatology, 177 2: 373-381. doi:10.1111/bjd.15324
Subramaniam, Padmini, Olsen, Catherine M., Thompson, Bridie S., Whiteman, David C. and Neale, Rachel E. (2017) Anatomical distributions of basal cell carcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in a population-based study in Queensland, Australia. JAMA Dermatology, 153 2: 175-182. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.4070
Olsen, Catherine M. , Wilson, Louise F. , Green, Adele C. , Biswas, Neela, Loyalka, Juhi and Whiteman, David C. (2017) Prevention of DNA damage in human skin by topical sunscreens. Photodermatology, Photoimmunology & Photomedicine, 33 3: 135-142. doi:10.1111/phpp.12298
Khosrotehrani, Kiarash, Olsen, Catherine M., Byrom, Lisa and Green, Adele C. (2017) Melanoma during pregnancy: level of evidence and principles of precaution. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 76 1: E29-E30. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2016.08.071
Jiyad, Z., Olsen, C. M., Burke, M. T., Isbel, N. M. and Green, A. C. (2016) Azathioprine and risk of skin cancer in organ transplant recipients: systematic review and meta-analysis. American Journal of Transplantation, 16 12: 3490-3503. doi:10.1111/ajt.13863
Whiteman, David C., Green, Adele C. and Olsen, Catherine M. (2016) The relentless rise in the incidence of melanoma in susceptible Australians response. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 136 9: 1913-1914. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2016.05.096
Vuong, Kylie, Armstrong, Bruce K., Weiderpass, Elisabete, Lund, Eiliv, Adami, Hans-Olov, Veierod, Marit B., Barrett, Jennifer H., Davies, John R., Bishop, D. Timothy, Whiteman, David C., Olsen, Catherine M., Hopper, John L., Mann, Graham J., Cust, Anne E., McGeechan, Kevin, Aitken, Joanne F., Giles, Graham G., Kefford, Richard F., Schmid, Helen and Jenkins, Mark A. (2016) Development and external validation of a melanoma risk prediction model based on self-assessed risk factors. JAMA Dermatology, 152 8: 889-896. doi:10.1001/jamadermatol.2016.0939
Whiteman, David C., Green, Adele C. and Olsen, Catherine M. (2016) The growing burden of invasive melanoma: projections of incidence rates and numbers of new cases in six susceptible populations through 2031. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 136 6: 1161-1171. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2016.01.035
Hacker, Elke, Olsen, Catherine M., Kvaskoff, Marina, Pandeya, Nirmala, Yeo, Abrey, Green, Adele C., Williamson, Richard M., Triscott, Joe, Wood, Dominic, Mortimore, Rohan, Hayward, Nicholas K. and Whiteman, David C. (2016) Histologic and phenotypic factors and MC1R status associated with BRAF(V600E), BRAF(V600K), and NRAS mutations in a community-based sample of 414 cutaneous melanomas. The Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 136 4: 829-837. doi:10.1016/j.jid.2015.12.035
Djaja, Ngadiman, Janda, Monika, Olsen, Catherine M., Whiteman, David C. and Chien, Tsair-Wei (2016) Estimating Skin Cancer Risk: Evaluating Mobile Computer-Adaptive Testing. Journal of Medical Internet Research, 18 1: e22. doi:10.2196/jmir.4736
Olsen, Catherine M., Lane, Steven W. and Green, Adèle C. (2015) Increased risk of melanoma in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia: systematic review and meta-analysis of cohort studies. Melanoma Research, 26 2: 188-194. doi:10.1097/CMR.0000000000000219
Whiteman, David C. and Olsen, Catherine M. (2015) Melanoma incidence and lethality is increased following solid organ transplantation. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 135 11: 2560-2562. doi:10.1038/jid.2015.326
Jordan, Susan J., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adele C., Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015) Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to and prevented by the use of combined oral contraceptives. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 441-445. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12444
Jordan, Susan J., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adele C., Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015) Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to and prevented by the use of menopausal hormone therapy. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 434-440. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12451
Muranushi, Chiho, Olsen, Catherine M., Green, Adele C. and Pandeya, Nirmala (2015) Can oral nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drugs play a role in the prevention of basal cell carcinoma?. Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology, 74 1: 108-U160. doi:10.1016/j.jaad.2015.08.034
Kendall, Bradley J., Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine M., Webb, Penelope M., Neale, Rachel E., Bain, Christopher J. and Whiteman, David C. (2015) Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to overweight and obesity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 452-457. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12458
Jordan, Susan J., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adele C., Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Whiteman, David C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2015) Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to total breastfeeding durations of 12 months or less by parous women. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 418-421. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12457
Olsen, Catherine M., Wilson, Louise F., Nagle, Christina M., Kendall, Bradley J., Bain, Christopher J., Pandeya, Nirmala, Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2015) Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to insufficient physical activity. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 458-463. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12469
Whiteman, David C., Webb, Penelope M., Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E., Fritschi, Lin, Bain, Christopher J., Parkin, D. Max, Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine M., Nagle, Christina M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Jordan, Susan J., Antonsson, Annika, Kendall, Bradley J., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Miura, Kyoko, Peters, Susan and Carey, Renee N. (2015) Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: summary and conclusions. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 477-484. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12471
Whiteman, David C., Webb, Penelope M., Green, Adele C., Neale, Rachel E., Fritschi, Lin, Bain, Christopher J., Parkin D. Max, Wilson, Louise F., Olsen, Catherine M., Nagle, Christina M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Jordan, Susan J., Antonsson, Annika, Kendall, Bradley J., Hughes, Maria Celia B., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Miura, Kyoko, Peters, Susan and Carey, Renee N. (2015) Cancers in Australia in 2010 attributable to modifiable factors: Introduction and overview. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 403-407. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12468
Olsen, Catherine M., Wilson, Louise F., Green, Adele C., Bain, Christopher J., Fritschi, Lin, Neale, Rachel E. and Whiteman, David C. (2015) Cancers in Australia attributable to exposure to solar ultraviolet radiation and prevented by regular sunscreen use. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 39 5: 471-476. doi:10.1111/1753-6405.12470
Olsen, Catherine M., Neale, Rachel E., Green, Adèle C., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2015) Independent validation of six melanoma risk prediction models. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 135 5: 1377-1384. doi:10.1038/jid.2014.533
Muranushi, Chiho, Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala and Green, Adele C. (2014) Aspirin and Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs Can Prevent Cutaneous Squamous Cell Carcinoma: a Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Journal of Investigative Dermatology, 135 4: 975-983. doi:10.1038/jid.2014.531
Pandeya, Nirmala, Olsen, Catherine M. and Whiteman, David C. (2013) Sex differences in the proportion of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma cases attributable to tobacco smoking and alcohol consumption. Cancer Epidemiology, 37 5: 579-584. doi:10.1016/j.canep.2013.05.011
Olsen, Catherine M., Nagle, Christina M., Whiteman, David C., Ness, Roberta, Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Pike, Malcolm C., Rossing, Mary Anne, Terry, Kathryn L., Wu, Anna H., Group, Study, Risch, Harvey A., Yu, Herbert, Doherty, Jennifer A., Chang-Claude, Jenny, Hein, Rebecca, Nickels, Stefan, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Goodman, Marc T., Carney, Michael E., Matsuno, Rayna K., Lurie, Galina, Moysich, Kirsten, Kjaer, Susanne K., Jensen, Allan, Hogdall, Estrid, Goode, Ellen L., Fridley, Brooke L., Vierkant, Robert A., Larson, Melissa C., Schildkraut, Joellen, Hoyo, Cathrine, Moorman, Patricia, Weber, Rachel P., Cramer, Daniel W., Vitonis, Allison F., Bandera, Elisa V., Olson, Sara H., Rodriguez-Rodriguez, Lorna, King, Melony, Brinton, Louise A., Yang, Hannah, Garcia-Closas, Montserrat, Lissowska, Jolanta, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Ziogas, Argyrios, Gayther, Simon A., Ramus, Susan J., Menon, Usha, Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra and Webb, Penelope M. (2013) Obesity and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: evidence from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Endocrine-Related Cancer, 20 2: 251-262. doi:10.1530/ERC-12-0395
Morze, Conrad J., Olsen, Catherine M., Perry, Susan L., Jackman, Lea M., Ranieri, Barbara A., O'Brien, Suzanne M., Cicero, Rebekah A. and Whiteman, David C. (2012) Good test retest reproducibility for an instrument to capture self-reported melanoma risk factors. Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, 65 12: 1329-1336. doi:10.1016/j.jclinepi.2012.06.014
Williams, Patricia F., Olsen, Catherine M., Hayward, Nicholas K. and Whiteman, David C. (2011) Melanocortin 1 receptor and risk of cutaneous melanoma: A meta-analysis and estimates of population burden. International Journal of Cancer, 129 7: 1730-1740. doi:10.1002/ijc.25804
Olsen, Catherine M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Green, Adéle C., Webb, Penelope M. and Whiteman, David C. (2011) Population attributable fractions of adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and gastroesophageal junction. American Journal of Epidemiology, 174 5: 582-590. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr117
Nagle, Christina M., Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Whiteman, David C., Green, Adele C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2010) Tea consumption and risk of ovarian cancer. Cancer Causes and Control, 21 9: 1485-1491. doi:10.1007/s10552-010-9577-7
Jordan, SJ, Green, AC, Nagle, CM, Olsen, CM, Whiteman, DC and Webb, PM (2009) Beyond Parity: Association of Ovarian Cancer With Length of Gestation and Offspring Characteristics. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY, 170 5: 607-614. doi:10.1093/aje/kwp185
Nagle, CM, Bell, TA, Purdie, DM, Treloar, SA, Olsen, CM, Grover, S and Green, AC (2009) Relative weight at ages 10 and 16 years and risk of endometriosis: A case-control analysis. HUMAN REPRODUCTION, 24 6: 1501-1506. doi:10.1093/humrep/dep048
Olsen, Catherine M., Zens, Michael S., Stukel, Therese A., Sacerdote, Carlotta, Chang, Yu-Mei, Armstrong, Bruce K., Bataille, Veronique, Berwick, Marianne, Elwood, J. Mark, Holly, Elizabeth A., Kirkpatrick, Connie, Mack, Thomas, Bishop, Julia Newton, Osterlind, Anne, Swerdlow, Anthony J., Zanetti, Roberto, Green, Adele C., Karagas, Margaret R. and Whiteman, David C. (2009) Nevus density and melanoma risk in women: A pooled analysis to test the divergent pathway hypothesis. International Journal of Cancer, 124 4: 937-944. doi:10.1002/ijc.24011
Olsen, Catherine, Green, A. C, Nagle, C, Susan Jordan, Whiteman, D, Bain, Christopher J. and Webb, P (2008) Epithelial ovarian cancer: testing the androgen hypothesis. Endocrine Related Cancer, 15 4: 1061-1068. doi:10.1677/ERC-08-0075
Olsen, C. and Nagle, C. (2008) Body mass index is not predictive of ovarian cancer survival. Southern Medical Journal, 101 11: 1079-1079. doi:10.1097/SMJ.0b013e318185d420
Nagle, C, Olsen, Catherine, Webb, P, Susan Jordan, Whiteman, D and Green, A (2008) Endometrioid and clear cell ovarian cancers - A comparative analysis of risk factors. European Journal of Cancer, 44 16: 2477-2484. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2008.07.009
Olsen, Catherine M., Nagle, Christina M., Whiteman, David C., Purdie, David M., Green, Adèle C. and Webb, Penelope M. (2008) Body size and risk of epithelial ovarian and related cancers: A population-based case-control study. International Journal of Cancer, 123 2: 450-456. doi:10.1002/ijc.23509
Olsen, C.M., Green, A.C., Zens, M.S., Stukel, T.A., Bataille, V., Berwick, M., Elwood, M.J., Gallagher, R., Holly, E.A., Kirkpatrick, C., Mack, T., Østerlind, A., Rosso, S., Swerdlow, A.J. and Karagas, M.R. (2008) Anthropometric factors and risk of melanoma in women: A pooled analysis. International Journal of Cancer, 122 5: 1100-1108. doi:10.1002/ijc.23214
Olsen, C.M., Cnossen, J., Green, A. C. and Webb, P. M. (2007) Comparison of Symptoms and Presentation of Women with Benign, Low Malignant Potential and Invasive Ovarian Tumors. European Journal of Gynaecological Oncology, 28 5: 376-380.
Olsen, Catherine M., Bain, Christopher J., Jordan, Susan J., Nagle, Christina M., Green, Adèle C., Whiteman, David C., Webb, Penelope M. and Australian Cancer Study (Ovarian Cancer) and Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group (2007) Recreational physical activity and epithelial ovarian cancer: A case-control study, systematic review, and meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 16 11: 2321-2330. doi:10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-07-0566
Olsen, C. M., Green, A. C., Whiteman, D. C., Sadeghi, S., Kolahdooz, F. and Webb, P. M. (2007) Obesity and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis. European Journal of Cancer, 43 4: 690-709. doi:10.1016/j.ejca.2006.11.010
Olsen, Catherine M.., Hughes, Maria Celia, Pandeya, Nirmala and Green, Adele C. (2006) Anthropometric measures in relation to Basal Cell Carcinoma: a longitudinal study. BMC Cancer, 6 82: 1-7. doi:10.1186/1471-2407-6-82
Conference Paper
Olsen, C. M., Pandeya, N., Green, A. C., Webb, P. M. and Whiteman, D. C. (2011). Smoking, body mass index and gastro-esopha geal reflux and their attributable fraction for adenocarcinoma of the esophagus and the gastro-esophageal junction. In: Abstracts of the 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology. 3rd North American Congress of Epidemiology, Montréal, QC, Canada, (S88-S88). Jun 21-24, 2010. doi:10.1093/aje/kwr181