Overview
Background
Dr Jordan is a medically trained cancer epidemiologist who is currently Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. Before starting her PhD, she worked in rural and urban general practice for over 10 years and brings that clinical experience to her research. She is currently a NHMRC Leadership Fellow and leads projects on ovarian and thyroid cancers, examining aetiology, patterns of care and survival. Her research employs a broad range of methods including individual patient and clinician surveys, molecular epidemiology and pooling of consortia data, but she has particular expertise in large-scale data linkage.
Availability
- Professor Susan Jordan is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Bachelor (Honours) of Medicine and Surgery and Medical Science, University of New South Wales
- Graduate Diploma in Clinical Epidemiology, University of Newcastle
- Doctor of Philosophy, The University of Queensland
Research interests
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Cancer epidemiology
I research the aetiology of ovarian, endometrial and thyroid cancers. I am particularly interested how reproductive factors are involved in the development of these cancers. I am also interested in factors associated with patterns of care for these cancers and in modifiable factors affecting survival
Research impacts
Dr Jordan's impacts contributions include: 1) the first comprehensive aetiological study to support the paradigm-shifting contention that most ovarian cancers arise in fallopian tubes rather than ovaries; 2) research on variations in ovarian cancer chemotherapy prompted revision of current ovarian cancer chemotherapy guidelines; 3) work in ovarian cancer survival, which received significant media attention, highlighted rural-urban disparities in cancer outcomes providing impetus to reduce this disparity; and demonstrating the risk reducing benefits of breast feeding for ovarian and endometrial cancer..
Works
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2019
Conference Publication
Why do Australians with severe mental illness die 20 years prematurely? Answers from a retrospective nationwide cohort study of colorectal, cervical and prostate cancer screening
Kisely, S., Tuesley, K., Jordan, S., Kendall, B. and Siskind, D. (2019). Why do Australians with severe mental illness die 20 years prematurely? Answers from a retrospective nationwide cohort study of colorectal, cervical and prostate cancer screening. RANZCP 2019 Congress, Cairns, QLD Australia, 12–16 May 2019. London, United Kingdom: SAGE Publications. doi: 10.1177/0004867419836919
2018
Journal Article
Use of aspirin, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen and risk of endometrial cancer: the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium
Webb, P. M., Na, R., Weiderpass, E., Adami, H. O., Anderson, K. E., Bertrand, K. A., Botteri, E., Brasky, T. M., Brinton, L. A., Chen, C., Doherty, J. A., Lu, L., McCann, S. E., Moysich, K. B., Olson, S., Petruzella, S., Palmer, J. R., Prizment, A. E., Schairer, C., Setiawan, V. W., Spurdle, A. B., Trabert, B., Wentzensen, N., Wilkens, L., Yang, H. P., Yu, H., Risch, H. A. and Jordan, S. J. (2018). Use of aspirin, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen and risk of endometrial cancer: the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium. Annals of Oncology, 30 (2), 310-316. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdy541
2018
Journal Article
Colorectal, cervical and prostate cancer screening in Australians with severe mental illness: Retrospective nation-wide cohort study
Tuesley, Karen M., Jordan, Susan J., Siskind, Dan J., Kendall, Bradley J. and Kisely, Steve (2018). Colorectal, cervical and prostate cancer screening in Australians with severe mental illness: Retrospective nation-wide cohort study. Australian & New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry, 53 (6), 550-558. doi: 10.1177/0004867418814945
2018
Journal Article
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
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, 144 (9), 2088-2098. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31943
2018
Journal Article
Age at diagnosis and the surgical management of small renal carcinomas: findings from a cross-sectional population-based study
White, Victoria M., Marco, David J. T., Bolton, Damien, Papa, Nathan, Neale, Rachel E., Coory, Michael, Davis, Ian D., Wood, Simon, Giles, Graham G. and Jordan, Susan J. (2018). Age at diagnosis and the surgical management of small renal carcinomas: findings from a cross-sectional population-based study. BJU international, 122 (S5), 50-61. doi: 10.1111/bju.14585
2018
Journal Article
End-stage kidney disease following surgical management of kidney cancer
Ellis, Robert J., Edey, Daniel P., Del Vecchio, Sharon J., McStea, Megan, Campbell, Scott B., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W., Morais, Christudas, Jordan, Susan J., Francis, Ross S., Wood, Simon T. and Gobe, Glenda C. (2018). End-stage kidney disease following surgical management of kidney cancer. Clinical Journal of the American Society of Nephrology, 13 (11), 1641-1648. doi: 10.2215/cjn.06560518
2018
Journal Article
Genetic variants related to longer telomere length are associated with increased risk of renal cell carcinoma (vol 72, pg 747, 2017)
Machiela, Mitchell J., Hofmann, Jonathan N., Carreras-Torres, Robert, Brown, Kevin M., Johansson, Mattias, Wang, Zhaoming, Foll, Matthieu, Li, Peng, Rothman, Nathaniel, Savage, Sharon A., Gaborieau, Valerie, McKay, James D., Ye, Yuanqing, Henrion, Marc, Bruinsma, Fiona, Jordan, Susan, Severi, Gianluca, Hveem, Kristian, Vatten, Lars J., Fletcher, Tony, Koppova, Kvetoslava, Larsson, Susanna C., Wolk, Alicja, Banks, Rosamonde E., Selby, Peter J., Easton, Douglas F., Pharoah, Paul, Andreotti, Gabriella, Freeman, Laura E. Beane ... Purdue, Mark P. (2018). Genetic variants related to longer telomere length are associated with increased risk of renal cell carcinoma (vol 72, pg 747, 2017). European Urology, 74 (3), E84-E85. doi: 10.1016/j.eururo.2018.05.017
2018
Journal Article
Chemotherapy in patients with unresected pancreatic cancer in Australia: A population-based study of uptake and survival
Dumbrava, Monica I., Burmeister, Elizabeth A., Wyld, David, Goldstein, David, O'Connell, Dianne L., Beesley, Vanessa L., Gooden, Helen M., Janda, Monika, Jordan, Susan J., Merrett, Neil D., Payne, Madeleine E., Waterhouse, Mary A. and Neale, Rachel E. (2018). Chemotherapy in patients with unresected pancreatic cancer in Australia: A population-based study of uptake and survival. Asia Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 14 (4), 326-336. doi: 10.1111/ajco.12862
2018
Journal Article
Risk of high-grade serous ovarian cancer associated with pelvic inflammatory disease, parity and breast cancer
Stewart, Louise M., Spilsbury, Katrina, Jordan, Susan, Stewart, Colin, Holman, C D'Arcy J., Powell, Aime, Reekie, Joanne and Cohen, Paul (2018). Risk of high-grade serous ovarian cancer associated with pelvic inflammatory disease, parity and breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiology, 55, 110-116. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2018.05.011
2018
Journal Article
Erratum: Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies (International journal of epidemiology (2018) 47 2 (460-472))
Peres, Lauren C., Risch, Harvey, Terry, Kathryn L., Webb, Penelope M., Goodman, Marc T., Wu, Anna H., Alberg, Anthony J., Bandera, Elisa V., Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, Bondy, Melissa L., Cote, Michele L., Funkhouser, Ellen, Moorman, Patricia G., Peters, Edward S., Schwartz, Ann G., Terry, Paul D., Manichaikul, Ani, Abbott, Sarah E., Camacho, Fabian, Jordan, Susan J., Nagle, Christina M., Anne Rossing, Mary, Doherty, Jennifer A., Modugno, Francesmary, Moysich, Kirsten, Ness, Roberta, Berchuck, Andrew, Cook, Linda, Le, Nhu ... Schildkraut, Joellen M. (2018). Erratum: Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies (International journal of epidemiology (2018) 47 2 (460-472)). International Journal of Epidemiology, 47 (3), 1011-1011. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyy054
2018
Journal Article
Predictors of new-onset chronic kidney disease in patients managed surgically for T1a renal cell carcinoma: an Australian population-based analysis
Ahn, Thomas, Ellis, Robert J., White, Victoria M., Bolton, Damien M., Coory, Michael D., Davis, Ian D., Francis, Ross S., Giles, Graham G., Gobe, Glenda C., Hawley, Carmel M., Johnson, David W., Marco, David J. T., McStea, Megan, Neale, Rachel E., Pascoe, Elaine M., Wood, Simon T., Jordan, Susan J. and IMPROVE investigators (2018). Predictors of new-onset chronic kidney disease in patients managed surgically for T1a renal cell carcinoma: an Australian population-based analysis. Journal of Surgical Oncology, 117 (7), 1597-1610. doi: 10.1002/jso.25037
2018
Journal Article
Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies
Peres, Lauren C., Risch, Harvey, Terry, Kathryn L., Webb, Penelope M., Goodman, Marc T., Wu, Anna H., Alberg, Anthony J., Bandera, Elisa V., Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, Bondy, Melissa L., Cote, Michele L., Funkhouser, Ellen, Moorman, Patricia G., Peters, Edward S., Schwartz, Ann G., Terry, Paul D., Manichaikul, Ani, Abbott, Sarah E., Camacho, Fabian, Jordan, Susan J., Nagle, Christina M., Rossing, Mary Anne, Doherty, Jennifer A., Modugno, Francesmary, Moysich, Kirsten, Ness, Roberta, Berchuck, Andrew, Cook, Linda, Nhu Le, ... Schildkraut, Joellen M. (2018). Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies. International Journal of Epidemiology, 47 (2), 460-472. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyx252
2018
Journal Article
Short-term cancer risks associated with oral contraceptives are balanced by longer term benefits
Webb, Penelope M. and Jordan, Susan J. (2018). Short-term cancer risks associated with oral contraceptives are balanced by longer term benefits. BMJ Evidence-Based Medicine, 23 (3), 115-116. doi: 10.1136/bmjebm-2017-110804
2018
Journal Article
Patients' experiences of diagnosis and management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: A qualitative study
Nickel, Brooke, Brito, Juan P., Moynihan, Ray, Barratt, Alexandra, Jordan, Susan and McCaffery, Kirsten (2018). Patients' experiences of diagnosis and management of papillary thyroid microcarcinoma: A qualitative study. BMC Cancer, 18 (1) 242, 1-10. doi: 10.1186/s12885-018-4152-9
2018
Journal Article
How many cancer cases and deaths are potentially preventable? Estimates for Australia in 2013
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
2018
Journal Article
Menstrual pain and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Babic, Ana, Harris, Holly R., Vitonis, Allison F., Titus, Linda J., Jordan, Susan J., Webb, Penelope M., Risch, Harvey A., Rossing, Mary Anne, Doherty, Jennifer A., Wicklund, Kristine, Goodman, Marc T., Modugno, Francesmary, Moysich, Kirsten B., Ness, Roberta B., Kjaer, Susanne K., Schildkraut, Joellen, Berchuck, Andrew, Pearce, Celeste L., Wu, Anna H., Cramer, Daniel W. and Terry, Kathryn L. (2018). Menstrual pain and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. International Journal of Cancer, 142 (3), 460-469. doi: 10.1002/ijc.31010
2018
Conference Publication
End-stage kidney disease following surgical management of kidney cancer in Queensland
Ellis, R., Edey, D., Del Vecchio, S., Mcstea, M., Hawley, C., Johnson, D., Vesey, D., Morais, C., Jordan, S., Francis, R., Wood, S. and Gobe, G. (2018). End-stage kidney disease following surgical management of kidney cancer in Queensland. 54th Annual Scientific Meeting of the Australian and New Zealand Society of Nephrology (ANZSN), Sydney, Australia, 8-12 September 2018. Richmond, VIC, Australia: Wiley-Blackwell. doi: 10.1111/nep.13466
2018
Book Chapter
Ovarian Cancer
Webb, Penelope M., Jordan, Susan J. and Hunter, David J. (2018). Ovarian Cancer. Textbook of Cancer Epidemiology . (pp. 459-480) edited by Hans-Olov Adami, David J. Hunter and Pagona Lagiou. New York, NY United States: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/acprof:oso/9780195311174.003.0019
2018
Journal Article
Biliary stenting in patients with pancreatic cancer: results from a population-based cohort study
Payne, Madeleine, Burmeister, Elizabeth A., Waterhouse, Mary, Jordan, Susan J., O'Connell, Dianne L., Merrett, Neil D., Goldstein, David, Wyld, David, Beesley, Vanessa L., Gooden, Helen, Janda, Monika and Neale, Rachel E. (2018). Biliary stenting in patients with pancreatic cancer: results from a population-based cohort study. Pancreas, 47 (1), 80-86. doi: 10.1097/MPA.0000000000000960
2018
Conference Publication
Utilization of nephrectomy in T1a patients with poor renal function outcomes based on RENAL nephrometry scores and co-morbidities: retrospective study
Ahn, T., Ellis, R., Joshi, A., Jordan, S. and Wood, S. (2018). Utilization of nephrectomy in T1a patients with poor renal function outcomes based on RENAL nephrometry scores and co-morbidities: retrospective study. 71st Annual Scientific Meeting of the Urological Society of Australia and New Zealand, Melbourne, Australia, 24-27 February 2018. Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom: Wiley-Blackwell Publishing.
Funding
Current funding
Past funding
Supervision
Availability
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- Available for supervision
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Available projects
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Hysterectomy, Oophorectomy and Long-term chronic Disease - the HOLD study
This project will be based on a newly funded NHMRC Ideas grant that aims to investigate the long term health outcomes following hysterectomy. The study is broad so the student would select parts of the work, or methodological issues around the work, to focus on. Below is a breif description of the study background, aims and methods:
Each year >27,000 Australian women have a hysterectomy for a benign condition, often with removal of one or both ovaries (oophorectomy). This surgery can profoundly affect women’s reproductive hormones and may influence risk of chronic conditions such as ischaemic heart disease (IHD) and cancer. Despite this, the long-term health effects of these procedures are unclear because few high quality studies have been undertaken and important potential effect modifiers such as menopausal hormone therapy (MHT) or surgery indication have been infrequently addressed. As a result, existing clinical guidelines are conflicting meaning treatment decisions are based only on short-term rather than long-term outcomes.
AIMS: 1) To assess the association between hysterectomy with & without oophorectomy and risk of a) cancer (overall & by type); b) other chronic disease including IHD, stroke & hip fracture; & c) all cause & cause-specific mortality. 2) To determine whether associations vary by age at procedure or MHT use.
METHODS: We will address the evidence gap by conducting a whole-of-population, cross-jurisdictional data linkage study including hospital morbidity, cancer, medicines, and death data.
SIGNIFICANCE: Our study is timely and clinically relevant given the availability of less invasive treatments for benign gynaecological conditions and the substantial decrease in MHT use in Australia since 2002. Unique in its size, scope, data quality and approach, our study will provide new high-quality evidence to inform clinical guidelines and enable informed decisions about whether hysterectomy is the best treatment for a woman’s short and long-term health.
Supervision history
Current supervision
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Doctor Philosophy
Hysterectomy, oophorectomy and long-term Chronic disease
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Louise Wilson, Dr Karen Tuesley
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Doctor Philosophy
Exploring inequity in access to Palliative Care in Australia
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Tracey Di Sipio
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Doctor Philosophy
Genetic, lifestyle and treatment predictors of incidence and outcomes of ovarian cancer, using study and linked datasets
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Risk of early recurrence of primary invasive non-metastatic breast cancer in Australian women
Associate Advisor
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Doctor Philosophy
Evaluating antenatal vaccines and vaccination programs: filling evidence gaps in uptake, safety, effectiveness and the future surveillance of maternal vaccinations in Australia- The VaxiMums evaluation project.
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Clair Sullivan, Dr Amalie Dyda, Dr Lisa McHugh
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
Principal Advisor
Other advisors: Dr Melinda Protani
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2021
Doctor Philosophy
Understanding the causes of the rising incidence of thyroid cancer
Principal Advisor
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2020
Doctor Philosophy
Using "Big Data" to explore unanswered questions in ovarian cancer epidemiology
Associate Advisor
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2019
Doctor Philosophy
Kidney Function following Surgical Management of Kidney Cancer
Associate Advisor
Other advisors: Professor Jeff Coombes, Associate Professor Ross Francis
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2015
Doctor Philosophy
The epidemiology of thyroid autoimmunity and thyroid cancer
Associate Advisor
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