Associate Professor Meagan Brennan
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Associate Professor Meagan Brennan

Clinical Associate Professor
Northern Clinical School
Phone
+61 2 9845 6728
Fax
+61 2 9845 7246

Publications

Journals

  • Li, T., Nickel, B., Ngo, P., McFadden, K., Brennan, M., Marinovich, M., Houssami, N. (2023). A systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Breast, 67, 78-88. [More Information]
  • Pandya, T., Liu, Z., Dolan, H., Hersch, J., Brennan, M., Houssami, N., Nickel, B. (2023). Australian Women's Responses to Breast Density Information: A Content Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2). [More Information]
  • Dempsey, K., Costa, D., Brennan, M., Mann, G., Snook, K., Spillane, A. (2023). Benefits and harms of breast cancer screening revisited: A large, retrospective cross-sectional study quantifying treatment intensity in women with screen-detected versus non-screen-detected cancer in Australia and New Zealand. BMJ Oncology, 2(1). [More Information]

2023

  • Li, T., Nickel, B., Ngo, P., McFadden, K., Brennan, M., Marinovich, M., Houssami, N. (2023). A systematic review of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on breast cancer screening and diagnosis. Breast, 67, 78-88. [More Information]
  • Pandya, T., Liu, Z., Dolan, H., Hersch, J., Brennan, M., Houssami, N., Nickel, B. (2023). Australian Women's Responses to Breast Density Information: A Content Analysis. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 20(2). [More Information]
  • Dempsey, K., Costa, D., Brennan, M., Mann, G., Snook, K., Spillane, A. (2023). Benefits and harms of breast cancer screening revisited: A large, retrospective cross-sectional study quantifying treatment intensity in women with screen-detected versus non-screen-detected cancer in Australia and New Zealand. BMJ Oncology, 2(1). [More Information]

2022

  • Nickel, B., Dolan, H., Carter, S., Houssami, N., Brennan, M., Hersch, J., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., McCaffery, K. (2022). "It's about our bodies.. we have the right to know this stuff": A qualitative focus group study on Australian women's perspectives on breast density. Patient Education and Counseling, 105(3), 632-640. [More Information]
  • Nickel, B., Copp, T., Li, T., Dolan, H., Brennan, M., Verde, A., Vaccaro, L., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2022). A systematic assessment of online international breast density information. Breast, 65, 23-31. [More Information]
  • Marinovich, M., Wylie, E., Lotter, W., Pearce, A., Carter, S., Lund, H., Waddell, A., Kim, J., Pereira, G., Lee, C., Brennan, M., Houssami, N., et al (2022). Artificial intelligence (AI) to enhance breast cancer screening: protocol for population-based cohort study of cancer detection. BMJ Open, 12(1), e054005-1-e054005-8. [More Information]

2021

  • Nickel, B., Copp, T., Brennan, M., Farber, R., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2021). Breast Density Notification: A Systematic Review of the Impact on Primary Care Practitioners. Journal of Women's Health, 30(10), 1457-1468. [More Information]
  • Nickel, B., Farber, R., Brennan, M., Hersch, J., McCaffery, K., Houssami, N. (2021). Breast density notification: evidence on whether benefit outweighs harm is required to inform future screening practice. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 26(6), 309-311. [More Information]
  • Meybodi, F., Brennan, M. (2021). Features of Breast Cancer in Iranian-born Migrant Women Treated in Australia. Archives of Breast Cancer, 7(2), 65-71. [More Information]

2020

  • Srethbhakdi, A., Brennan, M., Hamid, G., Flitcroft, K. (2020). Contralateral prophylactic mastectomy for unilateral breast cancer in women at average risk: Systematic review of patient reported outcomes. Psycho-Oncology, 29(6), 960-973. [More Information]
  • Salindera, S., Brennan, M. (2020). Development of the ‘People–Processes–Paradigm’ critical analysis tool for mortality and morbidity reviews: improving understanding of systems factors. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 90(6), 984-990. [More Information]
  • Aghaee Meybodi, F., Brennan, M. (2020). Features of Breast Cancer in Iranian-born Migrant Women Treated in Australia. Archives of Breast Cancer, 7(2), 65-71. [More Information]

2019

  • Brennan, M., Spillane, A. (2019). Breast symptoms in adolescents and young adults presenting to a specialist breast clinic. Australian Journal of General Practice, 48(3), 146-151. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M. (2019). Breast tomosynthesis: a fine balance between benefits and harms in breast cancer screening. Medical Journal of Australia, 211(8), 349-350. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M. (2019). My patients prepared me well. Medical Journal of Australia, 210(3), 115-116.e1. [More Information]

2018

  • Flitcroft, K., Brennan, M., Spillane, A. (2018). Decisional regret and choice of breast reconstruction following mastectomy for breast cancer: A systematic review. Psycho-Oncology, 27(4), 1110-1120. [More Information]
  • Oh, D., Flitcroft, K., Brennan, M., Snook, K., Spillane, A. (2018). Patient-reported outcomes of breast reconstruction in older women: Audit of a large metropolitan public/private practice in Sydney, Australia. Psycho-Oncology, 27(12), 2815-2822. [More Information]

2017

  • Brennan, M. (2017). Breast cancer in ethnic minority groups in developed nations: Case studies of the United Kingdom and Australia. Maturitas, 99, 16-19. [More Information]
  • Lawler, S., Maher, G., Brennan, M., Goode, A., Reeves, M., Eakin, E. (2017). Get Healthy after Breast Cancer - examining the feasibility, acceptability and outcomes of referring breast cancer survivors to a general population telephone-delivered program targeting physical activity, healthy diet and weight loss. Supportive Care in Cancer, 25(6), 1953-1962. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., McKessar, M., Snook, K., Burgess, I., Spillane, A. (2017). Impact of selective use of breast MRI on surgical decision-making in women with newly diagnosed operable breast cancer. Breast, 32, 135-143. [More Information]

2016

  • Flitcroft, K., Brennan, M., Costa, D., Wong, A., Snook, K., Spillane, A. (2016). An evaluation of factors affecting preference for immediate, delayed or no breast reconstruction in women with high-risk breast cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 25(12), 1463-1469. [More Information]
  • Flitcroft, K., Brennan, M., Spillane, A. (2016). Difficulties of sourcing Australian health data: the case of breast reconstruction. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 86(7-8), 537-539. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Houssami, N. (2016). Discussing the benefits and harms of screening mammography. Maturitas, 92, 150-153. [More Information]

2015

  • Brennan, M., Boyle, F., Butow, P., Spillane, A. (2015). Evaluation of a survivorship care plan: long-term use, care coordination and quality of life in breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Management, 4(3), 145-157. [More Information]

2014

  • Jefford, M., Mann, G., Nolte, L., Russell, L., Brennan, M. (2014). Follow-up of women with early stage breast cancer. Current Breast Cancer Reports, 6(3), 183-192. [More Information]
  • Wong, A., Snook, K., Brennan, M., Flitcroft, K., Tucker, M., Hiercz, D., Spillane, A. (2014). Increasing breast reconstruction rates by offering more women a choice. ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84(1-2), 31-36. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Spillane, A., Flitcroft, K., Snook, K., Wong, A. (2014). Platinum multidisciplinary breast cancer care or platinum breast reconstruction? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 84(9), 604-605. [More Information]

2013

  • Garcia-Closas, M., Couch, F., Lindstrom, S., Michailidou, K., Schmidt, M., Brook, M., Orr, N., Rhie, S., Riboli, E., Feigelson, H., Carpenter, J., Balleine, R., et al (2013). Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci. Nature Genetics, 45(4), 392-398. [More Information]
  • Cusack, L., Brennan, M., Baber, R., Boyle, F. (2013). Menopausal symptoms in breast cancer survivors: management update. British Journal of General Practice, 63(606), 51-52. [More Information]
  • Marinovich, M., Macaskill, P., Irwig, L., Sardanelli, F., von Minckwitz, G., Mamounas, E., Brennan, M., Ciatto, S., Houssami, N. (2013). Meta-analysis of agreement between MRI and pathologic breast tumour size after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. British Journal of Cancer, 109(6), 1528-1536. [More Information]

2012

  • Cusack, L., Brennan, M., Weissenberg, L., Moore, K. (2012). Breast clinic triage tool: Telephone assessment of new referrals. The Breast, 21(2), 215-217. [More Information]
  • Marinovich, M., Sardanelli, F., Ciatto, S., Mamounas, E., Brennan, M., Macaskill, P., Irwig, L., von Minckwitz, G., Houssami, N. (2012). Early prediction of pathologic response to neoadjuvant therapy in breast cancer: Systematic review of the accuracy of MRI. The Breast, 21(5), 669-677. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Houssami, N. (2012). Evaluation of the evidence on staging imaging for detection of asymptomatic distant metastases in newly diagnosed breast cancer. The Breast, 21(2), 112-123. [More Information]

2011

  • Spillane, A., Brennan, M. (2011). Accuracy of sentinel lymph node biopsy in large and multifocal/multicentric breast carcinoma - A systematic review. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 37(5), 371-385. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Turner, R., Ciatto, S., Marinovich, M., French, J., Macaskill, P., Houssami, N. (2011). Ductal Carcinoma in Situ at Core-Needle Biopsy: Meta-Analysis of Underestimation and Predictors of Invasive Breast Cancer. Radiology, 260(1), 119-128. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Butow, P., Spillane, A., Marven, M., Boyle, F. (2011). Follow up after breast cancer - views of Australian women. Australian Family Physician, 40(5), 311-316. [More Information]

2010

  • Houssami, N., Macaskill, P., Marinovich, M., Dixon, J., Irwig, L., Brennan, M., Solin, L. (2010). Meta-analysis of the impact of surgical margins on local recurrence in women with early-stage invasive breast cancer treated with breast-conserving therapy. European Journal of Cancer, 46(18), 3219-3232. [More Information]
  • Elder, E., Brennan, M. (2010). Nonsurgical Management Should be First-Line Therapy for Breast Abscess. World Journal of Surgery, 34(9), 2257-8; author reply 2259. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Butow, P., Spillane, A., Boyle, F. (2010). Survivorship care after breast cancer: Follow-up practices of Australian health professionals and attitudes to a survivorship care plan. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 6(2), 116-125. [More Information]

2009

  • Spillane, A., Brennan, M. (2009). Australia's national breast screening program 18 years on: time for a new direction? ANZ Journal of Surgery, 79(10), 674-676. [More Information]
  • Spillane, A., Brennan, M. (2009). Minimal access breast surgery - A single breast incision for breast conservation surgery and sentinel lymph node biopsy. European Journal of Surgical Oncology, 35(4), 380-386. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Spillane, A., Houssami, N. (2009). The role of breast MRI in clinical practice. Australian Family Physician, 38(7), 513-519. [More Information]

2007

  • Houssami, N., Boyages, J., Stuart, K., Brennan, M. (2007). Quality of breast imaging reports falls short of recommended standards. Breast, 16(3), 271-279. [More Information]
  • Bulliard, C., Chang, L., Brennan, M., French, J. (2007). Subcutaneous dermatofibrosarcoma protuberans in skin of the breast: may mimic a primary breast lesion. Pathology, 39(4), 446-448. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Spillane, A. (2007). The breast physician: an example of specialisation in general practice. Medical Journal of Australia, 187(2), 111-114. [More Information]

2006

  • Kirk, J., Brennan, M., Houssami, N., Ung, O. (2006). An approach to the patient with a family history of breast cancer. Australian Family Physician, 35(1-2), 43-47. [More Information]
  • Brennan, M., Black, E., French, J., Boyages, J. (2006). Breast cancer-guiding your patient through treatment. Australian Family Physician, 35(3), 117-120. [More Information]
  • Stuart, K., Brennan, M., French, J., Houssami, N., Boyages, J. (2006). Life after breast cancer. Australian Family Physician, 35(4), 219-224. [More Information]

2005

  • Brennan, M., French, J., Houssami, N., Kirk, J., Boyages, J. (2005). Breast cancer in young women. Australian Family Physician, 34(10), 851-855. [More Information]
  • Houssami, N., French, J., Brennan, M., Ahern, V., Ung, O. (2005). Breast cancer--new and emerging technologies for diagnosis and management. Australian Family Physician, 34(8), 657-661. [More Information]
  • Stuart, K., Boyages, J., Brennan, M., Ung, O. (2005). Ductal carcinoma in situ - management update. Australian Family Physician, 34(11), 949-955. [More Information]