Overview
Background
Melinda Protani is an epidemiologist with over 15 years experience in research and tertiary education. Her research is focussed on cancer aetiology, survivorship and patterns of care, with a particular interest in inequity in access to health services and the receipt of optimal cancer care. Melinda has experience in a number of methods including medical record audits, surveys of the general population, patient groups and clinicians, and data linkage using registry and administrative datasets.
Availability
- Dr Melinda Protani is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor of Science, The University of Queensland
- Masters (Coursework) of Public Health, The University of Queensland
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
- Postgraduate Diploma, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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cancer epidemiology
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health services research
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treatment disparities
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non-communicable diseases
Works
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2024
Journal Article
Use of an emulated trial to investigate the association between use of nitrogen-based bisphosphonates and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
Tuesley, Karen M., Spilsbury, Katrina, Webb, Penelope M., Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Donovan, Peter, Coory, Michael D., Steer, Christopher B., Stewart, Louise M., Pandeya, Nirmala, Protani, Melinda M., Dixon-Suen, Suzanne, Marquart-Wilson, Louise and Jordan, Susan J. (2024). Use of an emulated trial to investigate the association between use of nitrogen-based bisphosphonates and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. International Journal of Epidemiology, 53 (4) ARTN dyae108. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyae108
2023
Journal Article
Association between antihypertensive medicine use and risk of ovarian cancer in women aged 50 years and older
Tuesley, Karen M., Spilsbury, Katrina, Webb, Penelope M., Protani, Melinda M., Dixon-Suen, Suzanne, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Donovan, Peter, Coory, Michael D., Steer, Christopher B., Stewart, Louise M., Pandeya, Nirmala and Jordan, Susan J. (2023). Association between antihypertensive medicine use and risk of ovarian cancer in women aged 50 years and older. Cancer Epidemiology, 86 102444, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2023.102444
2023
Conference Publication
Prevalence and Change in Circadian Rhythm Disrupting Sleep and Eating Behaviours in Breast Cancer Survivors Following a Weight Loss Intervention
D'cunha, Kelly, Park, Yikyung, Leech, Rebecca, Protani, Melinda, Marquart-Wilson, Louise and Reeves, Marina (2023). Prevalence and Change in Circadian Rhythm Disrupting Sleep and Eating Behaviours in Breast Cancer Survivors Following a Weight Loss Intervention. Nutrition 2023, Boston, MA, United States, 22-25 July 2023. Philadelphia, PA, United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.cdnut.2023.100724
2023
Conference Publication
Colorectal cancer outcomes in the people with severe mental illness cohort (cosmic): a systematic review and preliminary data from Australia's national bowel cancer screening programme protocol
Kisely, S. R., Siskind, D., Protani, M., Alotiby, M., Seth, R., Lawrence, D., Jordan, S., Logan, H., Kendall, B. and Sara, G. (2023). Colorectal cancer outcomes in the people with severe mental illness cohort (cosmic): a systematic review and preliminary data from Australia's national bowel cancer screening programme protocol. RANZCP 2023 Congress, Perth, WA, Australia, 28 May-1 June 2023. London, United Kingdom: Sage Publications. doi: 10.1177/00048674231169682
2023
Journal Article
Exploring postgraduate epidemiology competencies: Preparing our students for a post-COVID world
Di Sipio, T., Protani, M. M., Finnane, A., Johnson, R. and Hall, L. (2023). Exploring postgraduate epidemiology competencies: Preparing our students for a post-COVID world. Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health, 47 (2) 100026, 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.anzjph.2023.100026
2023
Journal Article
Breast cancer treatment disparities in patients with severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis
Kisely, Steve, Alotiby, Meshary Khaled N., Protani, Melinda M., Soole, Rebecca, Arnautovska, Urska and Siskind, Dan (2023). Breast cancer treatment disparities in patients with severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta‐analysis. Psycho-Oncology, 32 (5), 651-662. doi: 10.1002/pon.6120
2022
Journal Article
Circadian rhythm disrupting behaviours and cancer outcomes in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review
D’cunha, Kelly, Park, Yikyung, Protani, Melinda M. and Reeves, Marina M. (2022). Circadian rhythm disrupting behaviours and cancer outcomes in breast cancer survivors: a systematic review. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, 198 (3), 413-421. doi: 10.1007/s10549-022-06792-0
2022
Journal Article
Colorectal cancer treatment in people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Protani, Melinda M., Alotiby, Meshary Khaled N., Seth, Rebecca, Lawrence, David, Jordan, Susan J., Logan, Hayley, Kendall, Bradley J., Siskind, Dan, Sara, Grant and Kisely, Steve (2022). Colorectal cancer treatment in people with severe mental illness: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Epidemiology and Psychiatric Sciences, 31 e82, 1-11. doi: 10.1017/s2045796022000634
2022
Conference Publication
Understanding the association between excess body weight and prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer: A meta-analysis
Goncalves, Larissa Vaz, Protani, Melinda M., Saunus, Jodi M., Colditz, Graham A. and Reeves, Marina M. (2022). Understanding the association between excess body weight and prognosis in triple-negative breast cancer: A meta-analysis. HOBOKEN: WILEY.
2022
Journal Article
Nitrogen-based Bisphosphonate Use and Ovarian Cancer Risk in Women Aged 50 Years and Older (vol 114, djac050, 2022)
Tuesley, Karen M., Webb, Penelope M., Protani, Melinda M., Spilsbury, Katrina, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Coory, Michael D., Donovan, Peter, Steer, Christopher, Stewart, Louise M., Pandeya, Nirmala and Jordan, Susan J. (2022). Nitrogen-based Bisphosphonate Use and Ovarian Cancer Risk in Women Aged 50 Years and Older (vol 114, djac050, 2022). Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 114 (8), 1206-1206. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac118
2022
Journal Article
Nitrogen-based bisphosphonate use and ovarian cancer risk in women aged 50 years and older
Tuesley, Karen M., Webb, Penelope M., Protani, Melinda M., Spilsbury, Katrina, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Coory, Michael D., Donovan, Peter, Steer, Christopher, Stewart, Louise M., Pandeya, Nirmala and Jordan, Susan J. (2022). Nitrogen-based bisphosphonate use and ovarian cancer risk in women aged 50 years and older. Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 114 (6), 878-884. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac050
2022
Journal Article
Human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 and Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective cross-sectional study
Martin, Fabiola, Gilks, Charles F., Gibb, Robert, Jenkins, Alana, Protani, Melinda, Francis, Fleur, Redmond, Andrew M., Neilsen, Graham, Mudge, David, Wolley, Martin, Binotto, Enzo, Norton, Robert, Nimmo, Graeme R. and Heney, Claire (2022). Human T-cell leukaemia virus type 1 and Adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma in Queensland, Australia: a retrospective cross-sectional study. Sexually Transmitted Infections, 99 (1), 50-52. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2021-055241
2022
Journal Article
Response to Lehrer and Rheinstein
Tuesley, Karen M., Webb, Penelope M., Protani, Melinda M., Spilsbury, Katrina, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Coory, Michael D., Donovan, Peter, Steer, Christopher, Stewart, Louise M., Pandeya, Nirmala and Jordan, Susan J. (2022). Response to Lehrer and Rheinstein. JNCI: Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 114 (10) ARTN djac083, 1427-1428. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djac083
2021
Journal Article
Metabolic syndrome and its effect on the outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis in a multi-ethnic cohort in Singapore
Hee, Jia Yi, Protani, Melinda M., Koh, Ee Tzun, Leong, Khai Pang, Ang, Andrea Ee Ling, Chan, Grace Yin Lai, Chan, Madelynn Tsu-Li, Chia, Faith Li-Ann, Chng, Hiok Hee, Chua, Choon Guan, Howe, Hwee Siew, Koh, Ee Tzun, Koh, Li Wearn, Kong, Kok Ooi, Law, Weng Giap, Lee, Samuel Shang Ming, Leong, Khai Pang, Lian, Tsui Yee, Lim, Xin Rong, Loh, Jess Mung Ee, Manghani, Mona, Tan, Justina Wei Lynn, Tan, Sze-Chin, Teo, Claire Min-Li, Thong, Bernard Yu-Hor, Tjokrosaputro, Paula Permatasari, Xu, Chuanhui and The Tan Tock Seng Hospital Rheumatoid Arthritis Study Group (2021). Metabolic syndrome and its effect on the outcomes of rheumatoid arthritis in a multi-ethnic cohort in Singapore. Clinical Rheumatology, 41 (3), 649-660. doi: 10.1007/s10067-021-05945-8
2021
Conference Publication
Bisphosphonate use and risk of ovarian cancer, a nested case-control study using national health data
Tuesley, Karen, Webb, Penelope, Protani, Melinda, Spilsbury, Katrina, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Coory, Michael D., Donovan, Peter, Stewart, Louise M., Pandeya, Nirmala and Jordan, Susan (2021). Bisphosphonate use and risk of ovarian cancer, a nested case-control study using national health data. IEA World Congress Of Epidemiology 2021, Online, 3-6 September 2021. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyab168.667
2021
Journal Article
Intersectional (in) equities in contact coverage of maternal and newborn health services in Nepal: insights from a nationwide cross-sectional household survey
Khatri, Resham B., Alemu, Yibeltal, Protani, Melinda M., Karkee, Rajendra and Durham, Jo (2021). Intersectional (in) equities in contact coverage of maternal and newborn health services in Nepal: insights from a nationwide cross-sectional household survey. BMC Public Health, 21 (1) 1098, 1098. doi: 10.1186/s12889-021-11142-8
2021
Journal Article
Colorectal cancer outcomes in people with severe mental illness cohort (COSMIC): a protocol for an Australian retrospective cohort using linked administrative data
Protani, Melinda M., Jordan, Susan J., Kendall, Bradley J., Siskind, Dan, Lawrence, David, Sara, Grant, Brophy, Lisa and Kisely, Steve (2021). Colorectal cancer outcomes in people with severe mental illness cohort (COSMIC): a protocol for an Australian retrospective cohort using linked administrative data. BMJ Open, 11 (6) 044737, e044737. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2020-044737
2020
Journal Article
Hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy and all-cause and cause-specific mortality
Tuesley, Karen M., Protani, Melinda M., Webb, Penelope M., Dixon-Suen, Suzanne C., Wilson, Louise F., Stewart, Louise M. and Jordan, Susan J. (2020). Hysterectomy with and without oophorectomy and all-cause and cause-specific mortality. American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, 223 (5) ARTN 723.e1-e16, 723.e1-723.e16. doi: 10.1016/j.ajog.2020.04.037
2020
Journal Article
The role of renal mass biopsy in the management of small renal masses – patterns of use and surgeon opinion
Protani, Melinda M., Joshi, Andre, White, Victoria, Marco, David J. T., Neale, Rachel E., Coory, Michael D., Giles, Graham G., Bolton, Damien M., Davis, Ian D., Wood, Simon and Jordan, Susan J. (2020). The role of renal mass biopsy in the management of small renal masses – patterns of use and surgeon opinion. Journal of Clinical Urology, 13 (5), 205141581989418-363. doi: 10.1177/2051415819894181
2018
Journal Article
Vitamin D and the gut microbiome: a systematic review of in vivo studies
Waterhouse, Mary, Hope, Bronwyn, Krause, Lutz, Morrison, Mark, Protani, Melinda M., Zakrzewski, Martha and Neale, Rachel E. (2018). Vitamin D and the gut microbiome: a systematic review of in vivo studies. European Journal of Nutrition, 58 (7), 2895-2910. doi: 10.1007/s00394-018-1842-7
Funding
Current funding
Supervision
Availability
- Dr Melinda Protani is:
- Available for supervision
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Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Understanding how eating time can influence breast cancer outcomes
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Louise Marquart-Wilson, Professor Marina Reeves
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Doctor Philosophy
Obesity and triple-negative breast cancer: an epidemiological study
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Jodi Saunus, Dr Louise Marquart-Wilson, Professor Marina Reeves
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Doctor Philosophy
Hormonal physiology in childbearing and the impacts of maternity-care interventions for mothers, babies and public health' to Oxytocin in childbearing
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Abdullah Mamun, Professor Leonie Callaway
Completed supervision
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2023
Doctor Philosophy
Using large-scale data to explore the association between the use of chronic disease medical treatments and the risk of ovarian cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Susan Jordan
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Towards equity of maternal and newborn health services in Nepal
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Associate Professor Yibeltal Alemu
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