Curriculum Vitae

PROF. DR. NIRMALA A/P BHOO PATHY

Professor
  • Department of Social and Preventive Medicine
    Faculty of Medicine
  • nirmala.bhoo.pathy
  • 0379677526

BIOGRAPHY

Prof. Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, an epidemiologist and public health physician in the Faculty of Medicine Universiti Malaya, champions well-being for cancer patients and families, especially in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs).

As a global thought leader in oncology and cancer are, Prof Bhoo Pathy served on the "Women, Power, and Cancer" Lancet Commission and champions its implementation in Asia.

She presently also serves as a commissioner in two other global commissions focussing on cancer and health systems and the humanitarian aspects of cancer. 

Driven by the imbalance between biomedical and humanitarian aspects of cancer care, she founded the solutions-orientated research group "Well with Cancer in Malaysia", and led the landmark ASEAN Costs in Oncology (ACTION) Study, providing crucial evidence for cancer policy changes in LMICs.

Prof. Bhoo-Pathy actively shapes cancer policy through global commissions and expert groups, pushing for a world where every individual irrespective of gender identity, sexual orientation, ethnicity, socioeconomic class, disability or any other aspects can access top-tier cancer care with dignity and equality.

AREAS OF EXPERTISE

  • CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY
    clinical epidemiology; cancer; prognosis; etiology; Asian;

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATION

  • PHD, (BREAST CANCER RISK FACTORS AND OUTCOME : A GLOBAL PERSPECTIVE)
    Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
  • MSc Clinical Epidemiology-Hons, (Epidemiology)
    Universiteit Utrecht, Netherlands
  • MPH-Hons, (Public Health)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)
  • MBBS, (Medicine and Surgery)
    Universiti Malaya (UM)

ADMINISTRATIVE DUTIES

  • Coordinator
    01 Jan 2017 - present (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Committee Member
    26 May 2015 - present (Faculty)
  • Coordinator
    01 Dec 2018 - 31 Dec 2021 (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Jan 2020 - 31 Dec 2021 (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)
  • Programme Coordinator
    01 Dec 2013 - 31 Aug 2015 (Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine)

AWARD AND STEWARDSHIP

  • CERTIFICATE OF EXCELLENT SERVICE
    University of Malaya, 2021 (University)
  • Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) Technical Fellowship
    Union for International Cancer Control (UICC), 2021 (International)
  • Penyelidik Cemerlang (Penyelidik Muda) - Kategori Sains
    University of Malaya, 2016 (University)
  • ESMO Travel Grant
    European Society of Medical Oncology, 2015 (International)
  • Young Investigator Award
    Asia Pacific Organization for Cancer Prevention, 2012 (International)
  • Young investigator fellowship
    International Cancer Control Association, 2011 (International)
  • Top oral presenter
    Malaysian/ Egyptian Oncological Society, 2010 (International)
  • International Scholar in Training
    American Association for Cancer Research & Avon Foundation (USA), 2010 (International)
  • AsiaLink PhD Fellowship
    European Commission, 2008 (International)

PUBLICATIONS

Article in Journal
WoS
  1. Jamaris, S., Jamaluddin, J., Islam, T., See, M. H., Fadzli, F., Rahmat, K., . . . Taib, N. A. M. (2021). Is pre-operative axillary ultrasound alone sufficient to determine need for axillary dissection in early breast cancer patients? Medicine, 100(19), 9. doi: 10.1097/md.0000000000025412
  2. Khoo, S. P., Shafii, M. K. A., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Yap, S. H., Subramaniam, S., Nasir, N. H., . . . Woo, Y. L. (2021). Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of anogenital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) carriage in a cross-sectional, multi-ethnic, community-based Asian male population. PloS one, 16(1), 13. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245731
  3. Kong, Y. C., Rauf, N., Subramaniam, S., Bustamam, R. S., Wong, L. P., Ho, G. F., . . . Bhoo-Pathy, N. (2021). Working after cancer: in-depth perspectives from a setting with limited employment protection policies. Journal of Cancer Survivorship, 15(5), 706-712. doi: 10.1007/s11764-020-00962-z
  4. Palagyi, A., Balane, C., Shanthosh, J., Jun, M., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Gadsden, T., . . . Jan, S. (2021). Treatment abandonment in children with cancer: Does a sex difference exist? A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from low- and middle-income countries. International Journal of Cancer, 148(4), 895-904. doi: 10.1002/ijc.33279
  5. Wong, L. P., Kong, Y. C., Bhoo-Pathy, N. T., Subramaniam, S., Bustamam, R. S., Taib, N. A., . . . Bhoo-Pathy, N. (2021). Breaking News of Cancer Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences and Emotional Needs of Patients With Cancer in a Multiethnic Asian Setting. Jco Oncology Practice, 17(4), 9. doi: 10.1200/jop.20.00002
  6. Hedayati, E., Papakonstantinou, A., Gernaat, S. A. M., Altena, R., Brand, J. S., Alfredsson, J., . . . Hubbert, L. (2020). Outcome and presentation of heart failure in breast cancer patients: findings from a Swedish register-based study. European Heart Journal-Quality of Care and Clinical Outcomes, 6(2), 147-155. doi: 10.1093/ehjqcco/qcz039
  7. Lim, Y. C., Hoe, V. C. W., Darus, A., & Bhoo-Pathy, N. (2020). Association between night-shift work, sleep quality and health-related quality of life: a cross-sectional study among manufacturing workers in a middle-income setting. BMJ Open, 10(9), 8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-034455
  8. Wong, L. P., Alias, H., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Chung, I., Chong, Y. C., Kalra, S., & Shah, Z. (2020). Impact of migraine on workplace productivity and monetary loss: a study of employees in banking sector in Malaysia. Journal of Headache and Pain, 21(1). doi: 10.1186/s10194-020-01144-z
  9. Bhoo-Pathy, N., Ng, C. W., Lim, G. C. C., Tamin, N. S. I., Sullivan, R., Bhoo-Pathy, N. T., . . . Yip, C. H. (2019). Financial Toxicity After Cancer in a Setting With Universal Health Coverage: A Call for Urgent Action. Journal of Oncology Practice, 15(6), 336-+. doi:10.1200/jop.18.00619
Others
  1. Dee EC, Eala MAB, Chua ML, Bray F, Bhoo-Pathy N. Adolescents and young adults with cancer: Considerations from the Southeast Asian perspective. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2022;e29593.
  2. Kong YC, Kimman M, Subramaniam S, Yip CH, Jan S, Aung S, Khoa MT, Ngelangel CA, Nyein HL, Sangrajrang S, Tanabodee J, Bhoo-Pathy N; ACTION Study Group. Out-of-pocket payments for complementary medicine following cancer and the effect on financial outcomes in middle-income countries in southeast Asia: a prospective cohort study. Lancet Glob Health. 2022 Mar;10(3):e416-e428. doi: 10.1016/S2214-109X(21)00595-7. PMID: 35180423.
  3. Song CV, Yip CH, Mohd Taib NA, See MH, Teoh LY, Monninkhof EM, Saad M, Uiterwaal CSPM, Bhoo-Pathy N. Association Between Adherence to Clinical Practice Guidelines for Adjuvant Therapy for Breast Cancer and Survival in a Resource-Limited Setting. JCO Glob Oncol. 2022 Mar;8:e2100314. doi: 10.1200/GO.21.00314. PMID: 35245099.
  4. Yang H, Bhoo-Pathy N, Brand J, et al. Risk of heart disease following treatment for breast cancer: results from a population-based cohort study. eLife 2022 (accepted)
  5. Bhoo-Pathy N, Bujang NN, Ng CW. Continuation of Screening Endoscopy for Colorectal Cancer in Older Adults. JAMA Oncol. 2021 May 20. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.1119. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34014277.
  6. Bhoo-Pathy, et al. Out-of-Pocket Costs of Complementary Medicine Following Cancer, and the Financial Impact in a Setting with Universal Health Coverage: Findings from a Prospective Cohort Study. JCO Oncol Practice 2021
  7. Bujang, et al. Factors associated with colorectal cancer screening via immunochemical fecal occult blood test in an average risk population from a multi-ethnic, middle-income setting. JCO Global Oncology 2021.
  8. Fox, Beyer, Rammant, et al. Impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer researchers in 2020: a qualitative study of events to inform mitigation strategies, Frontiers in Public Health (accepted)
  9. Khoo SP, Shafii MKA, Bhoo-Pathy N, et al. Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of anogenital Human Papillomavirus (HPV) carriage in a cross-sectional, multi-ethnic, community-based Asian male population. PLoS One. 2021 Jan 20;16(1):e0245731. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0245731. eCollection 2021.
  10. Lombe D, Sullivan R, Caduff C, Ali Z, Bhoo-Pathy N, et al. Silver Linings: A qualitative study of desirable changes to cancer care during the COVID-19 pandemic. Ecancermedicalscience 2021 (accepted)
  11. Mohd Ridzwan SF, Bhoo-Pathy N, Wee LH, Isahak M. Beliefs, Facilitating Factors, and Barriers in Using Personal Dosimeter among Medical Radiation Workers in a Middle-Income Asian Setting. Ann Work Expo Health. 2021 May 25:wxab025. doi: 10.1093/annweh/wxab025. Epub ahead of print. PMID: 34037205.
  12. Rajah, et al. Insights on Emotional Distress Following Cancer, Sources of Support and The Unmet Needs in a Setting with Limited Supportive Care Services for People Living with Cancer. Supportive Care in Cancer 2021.DOI: 10.1007/s00520-021-06148-2
  13. See MH, et al. Outcomes following mastectomy with immediate breast reconstruction for breast cancer in a multi-ethnic, middle-income Asian setting. Surgery 2021 (accepted)
  14. Teoh SP, et al. PROPOSAL FOR DEVELOPMENT OF A GUIDELINE IN MAINTAINING QUALITY CANCER CARE DURING AND POST-COVID-19 IN AN UPPER MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRY WITH UNIVERSAL HEALTH COVERAGE. J Cancer Policy 2021
  15. Yusuff A, et al. Cancer and COVID-19 vaccines. A complex global picture. Lancet Oncology 2021
  16. Kong YC, Bhoo-Pathy N, O'Rorke M, Shridevi Subramaniam, Nanthini T Bhoo-Pathy, Mee-Hoong See, Suniza Jamaris, Kean-Hooi Teoh , Anita Z Bustam, Lai-Meng Looi , Nur Aishah Taib, Cheng-Har Yip. The association between methods of biopsy and survival following breast cancer: A hospital registry based cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore). 2020;99(6):e19093. doi:10.1097/MD.0000000000019093
  17. Kong YC, Sakti VV, Sullivan R, Bhoo-Pathy N. Cancer and COVID-19: economic impact on households in Southeast Asia. Ecancermedicalscience. 2020;14:1134. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1134.
  18. Kong YC, Wong LP, Ng CW, Taib NA, Bhoo-Pathy NT, Yusof MM, Aziz AF, Yehgambaram P, Ishak WZW, Yip CH, Bhoo-Pathy N. Understanding the Financial Needs Following Diagnosis of Breast Cancer in a Setting with Universal Health Coverage.Oncologist. 2020 Jan 10. doi: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0426.
  19. Lewison G, Hussain SF, Guo P, Harding R, Mukherji D, Sittah GA, Aggarwal A, Fouad F, Bhoo-Pathy N, Shamieh O, Torode J, Kutluk T, Sullivan R. Cancer research in the 57 Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries, 2008-17. Ecancermedicalscience. 2020;14:1094. doi: 10.3332/ecancer.2020.1094.
  20. Li Ping Wong, Haridah Alias, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Ivy Chung, Yew Ching Chong, Sonesh Kalra & Zia U Bahkt Sultan Shah. Impact of migraine on workplace productivity and monetary loss: a study of employees in banking sector in Malaysia. The Journal of Headache and Pain volume 21, Article number: 68 (2020)
  21. Palagyi A, Balane C, Shanthosh J, Jun M, Bhoo-Pathy N, Gadsden T, Canfell K, Jan S. Treatment abandonment in children with cancer: Does a sex difference exist? A systematic review and meta-analysis of evidence from low- and middle- income countries. Epub 2020 Sep 22. PMID: 32875569.
  22. Sinnadurai et al. Intake of Common Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic Beverages and Breast Cancer Risk among Japanese Women: Findings from the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2020;21(6):1701-1707. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2020;21(6):1701-1707.
  23. Wong LP, Kong YC, Bhoo-Pathy NT, Subramaniam S, Bustamam RS, Taib NA, Ho GF, Zaharah H, Mellor M, Woo YL, Yip CH, Bhoo-Pathy N. Breaking News of Cancer Diagnosis: A Qualitative Study on the Experiences and Emotional Needs of Patients With Cancer in a Multiethnic Asian Setting. JCO Oncol Pract. 2020:JOP2000002. doi: 10.1200/JOP.20.00002
  24. Yek-Ching Kong, Negina Rauf, Shridevi Subramaniam, Ros Suzanna Bustamam, Li-Ping Wong, Gwo-Fuang Ho, Hafizah Zaharah, Matin Mellor, Cheng-Har Yip, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy. Working after cancer: in-depth perspectives from a setting with limited employment protection policies. J Cancer Surviv (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11764-020-00962-z
  25. Bhoo Pathy N, et al. Financial Toxicity Following Cancer in a Setting with Universal Health Coverage : A Call for Urgent Action. J Oncol Practice 2019 (accepted)
  26. Mohd Ridzwan SF, Bhoo-Pathy N, Isahak M, Wee LH. Perceptions on radioprotective garment usage and underlying reasons for non-adherence among medical radiation workers from public hospitals in a middle-income Asian setting: A qualitative exploration. Heliyon 2019. DOI: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2019.e02478
  27. Sinnadurai S1, Kwong A2, Hartman M3, Tan EY4, Bhoo-Pathy NT5, Dahlui M5, See MH1, Yip CH1, Taib NA1, Bhoo-Pathy N5. (2018). Breast-conserving surgery versus mastectomy in young women with breast cancer in Asian settings. BJS Open. 2018 Oct 18;3(1):48-55.
  28. Borgquist S, Rosendahl AH, Czene K, Bhoo-Pathy N, Dorkhan M, et al. Long-term exposure to insulin and volumetric mammographic density: observational and genetic associations in the Karma study. Breast Cancer Research 2018 (accepted)
  29. Khoo SP, Bhoo-Pathy N, Yap SH, et al. Prevalence and sociodemographic correlates of cervicovaginal human papillomavirus (HPV) carriage in a cross-sectional, multiethnic, community-based female Asian population. Sex Transm Infect. 2018 Jun;94(4):277-283. doi: 10.1136/sextrans-2017-053320.
  30. Lim YC, Hoe VCW, Darus A, Bhoo-Pathy N. Association between night-shift work, sleep quality and metabolic syndrome. Occup Environ Med 2018 (accepted)
  31. Majid HA, Keow LP, Islam T, Su TT, Cantwell M, Taib NA; MyBCC Study Group. Nutritional Status of Breast Cancer Survivors 1 Year after Diagnosis: A Preliminary Analysis from the Malaysian Breast Cancer Survivorship Cohort Study. J Acad Nutr Diet. 2018;118(4):705-713. doi: 10.1016/j.jand.2017.05.024.
  32. See, M. H., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Jamaris, S., Kiran, A., Evans, D. G., Yip, C. H., & Taib, N. A. (2017). Low Lifetime Risk of Contralateral Breast Cancer in a Middle-Income Asian Country: Evidence to Guide Post-treatment Surveillance. World journal of Surgery, 1-8.
  33. Sinnadurai S, Kwong A, Hartman M, Tan EY, Bhoo Pathy NT, Dahlui M, See MH, Yip CH, Taib NA, Bhoo-Pathy N. Breast conserving therapy versus mastectomy in young women with breast cancer in Asian settings. BJS Open 2018 (accepted).
  34. Subramaniam S, Kong YC, Chinna K2,3, Kimman M, Ho YZ, Saat N, Malik RA, Taib NA, Abdullah MM, Lim GC, Tamin NI, Woo YL, Chang KM, Goh PP, Yip CH, Bhoo-Pathy N. (2018). Health related quality of life and psychological distress among cancer survivors in a middle income country. Psychooncology.
  35. Balakrishnan N, et al. Impact of time since last childbirth on survival of women with premenopausal and postmenopausal breast cancers. World J Surg 2017 (accepted)
  36. Bhoo-Pathy NT, et al. Impact of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival of women with T1M0N0, hormone receptor negative breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol 2017;48:56-61. doi: 10.1016/j.canep.2017.03.007
  37. Bhoo-Pathy, et al. Policy and priorities for national cancer control planning in low- and middle-income countries: Lessons from the ASEAN Costs In Oncology prospective cohort study. Eur J Cancer 2017 (accepted)
  38. Bonaventure A, Harewood R, Stiller CA, et al. Worldwide comparison of survival from childhood leukaemia for 1995-2009, by subtype, age, and sex (CONCORD-2): a population-based study of individual data for 89 828 children from 198 registries in 53 countries. Lancet Haematol. 2017 May;4(5):e202-e217.
  39. Kong YC, Bhoo-Pathy N, Subramaniam S, et al. Advanced stage at presentation remains a major factor contributing to breast cancer survival disparity between public and private hospitals in a middle-income country. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 2017;14(4). pii: E427. doi: 10.3390/ijerph14040427
  40. Lim LY,Hui M, Lim JSJ, Lee SC, Bhoo-Pathy N, et al. Outcome after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in Asian breast cancer patients. Cancer Medicine 2016 (accepted)
  41. Matz M, Coleman MP, Carreira H, Salmer n D, Chirlaque MD, Allemani C; CONCORD Working Group. Worldwide comparison of ovarian cancer survival: Histological group and stage at diagnosis (CONCORD-2).Gynecol Oncol. 2017 Feb;144(2):396-404.
  42. Zulikipli AF, Islam T, Mohd Taib NA et al (2018) Use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Among Newly Diagnosed Breast Cancer Patients in Malaysia: An Early Report From the MyBCC Study; Integr Cancer Ther. 17(2):312-321. doi: 10.1177/1534735417745248.https
  43. Bhoo-Pathy N, Balakrishnan N, See MH, Taib NA, Yip CH. Missed opportunities for loco-regional treatment of elderly women with breast cancer. World J Surg 2016 (accepted)
  44. Brand JS, Hedayati E, Bhoo-Pathy N, Bergh J, Hall P,et al. Time-dependent risk and predictors of venous thromboembolism in breast cancer patients: a population-based cohort study. Cancer 2016 (accepted)
  45. Eng LG, Dawood S, Sopik V, et al. Ten-year survival in women with primary stage IV breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat (2016). doi:10.1007/s10549-016-3974-x
  46. Hui M, et al.Validation of the CancerMath prognostic tool for breast cancer in Southeast Asia. BMC Cancer 2016 (accepted)
  47. Kimman M, et al. Health-related quality of life and psychological distress among cancer survivors in Southeast Asia: results from a longitudinal study in eight low- and middle-income countries. BMC Medicine 2016 (accepted)
  48. Ma'som M, Bhoo-Pathy N, Nasir NH, Bellinson J, Subramaniam S, Ma Y, Yap SH, Goh PP, Gravitt P, Woo YL. Attitudes and factors affecting acceptability of self-administered cervico-vaginal sampling for human papillomavirus (HPV) genotyping as an alternative to Pap testing among multi-ethnic Malaysian women. BMJ Open 2016 (accepted)
  49. Navarrete-Mu oz EM, Wark PA, Romaguera D, Bhoo-Pathy N, Michaud D. Sweet beverage consumption and risk of pancreatic cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition. Am J Clin Nutr 2016 (accepted)
  50. O'Rorke M, Murray L, Brand J, Bhoo-Pathy N. The value of adjuvant radiotherapy on survival and recurrence in triple-negative breast cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of 5,507 patients. Cancer Treat Rev 2016 (accepted)
  51. Yip Ch, Bhoo-Pathy N, Daniel J, Foo Y, Mohamed A, Abdullah M, Ng Y, Yap B, Pathmanathan R. Roles of Ki67 in Breast Cancer - Important for Management?Asian Pac J Cancer Prev. 2016;17(3):1077-82.
  52. ACTION Study Group. Financial catastrophe, treatment discontinuation and death associated with surgically operable cancer in South-East Asia: Results from the ACTION Study. Surgery. 2015;157(6):971-82.
  53. Bhoo-Pathy N, Verkooijen HM, Tan EY, et al. Trends in presentation, management and survival of patients with de novo metastatic breast cancer in a Southeast Asian setting. Scientific Reports 2015 (accepted)
  54. Bhoo-Pathy N, Verkooijen HM, Wong FY, Pignol JP, Kwong A, Tan EY, Aishah Taib N, Nei WL, Ho GF, Tan B, Chan P, Lee SC, Hartman M, Yip CH, Dent R. (2015). Prognostic role of adjuvant radiotherapy in triple negative breast cancer: a historical cohort study. Int J Cancer,137(10), 2504-12.
  55. Bhoo-Pathy, N., Peeters, P. H. M., Uiterwaal, C., Bueno-De- Mesquita, H. B., Bulgiba, A. M., Bech, B. H., Overvad, K., Tjonneland, A., Olsen, A., Clavel-Chapelon, F., Fagherazzi, G., Perquier, F., Teucher, B., Kaaks, R., Schutze, M., Boeing, H., Lagiou, P., Orfanos, P., Trichopoulou, A., Agnoli, C., Mattiello, A., Palli, D., Tumino, R., Sacerdote, C., van Duijnhoven, F. J. B., Braaten, T., Lund, E., Skeie, G., Redondo, M. L., Buckland, G., et al. 2015. Coffee and tea consumption and risk of pre- and postmenopausal breast cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort study Breast Cancer Research
  56. HS Wong, et al. The predictive accuracy of PREDICT: A personalized decision-making tool for Southeast Asian women with breast cancer. Medicine 2015 (accepted)
  57. Islam T, Bhoo-Pathy N, Su TT, et al. Malaysian Breast Cancer Survivorship Cohort (MyBCC): A Study Protocol. BMJ Open 2015
  58. Kimman M, Jan S, Yip CH, Thabrany H, Peters SA, Bhoo- Pathy N, Woodward M. Catastrophic health expenditure and 12-month mortality associated with cancer in Southeast Asia: results from a longitudinal study in eight countries. BMC Medicine 2015 (accepted)
  59. Koh CH, Bhoo-Pathy N, Ng KL, Jabir RS, Tan GH, See MH, Jamaris S, Taib NA.Utility of pre-treatment neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio and platelet-lymphocyte ratio as prognostic factors in breast cancer.Br J Cancer
  60. Lim, J., Bhoo-Pathy, N., Sothilingam, S., Malek, R., Sundram, M., Tan, G. H., Bahadzor, B., Ong, T. A., Ng, K. L., & Abdul Razack, A. H. (2015). Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Ethnicity Are Independent Factors Associated with Lower Urinary Tract Symptoms. PloS one, 10(6), e0130820. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0130820
  61. Puvaneswari Meganathan, Rafid Salim Jabir, Ho Gwo Fuang, Nirmala Bhoo-Pathy, Roma Basu Choudhury, Nur Aishah Taib, Kalanithi Nesaretnam & Zamri Chik.2015.A new formulation of Gamma Delta Tocotrienol has superior bioavailability compared to existing Tocotrienol-Rich Fraction in healthy human subjects.Scientific Reports.Scientific Reports 5, Article number: 13550
  62. Subramaniam S, Bhoo-Pathy N, Taib NA, Tan GH, See MH, Jamaris S, Ho GF, Looi LM, Yip CH. (2015) .Breast Cancer Outcomes as Defined by the Estrogen Receptor, Progesterone Receptor, and Human Growth Factor Receptor-2 in a Multi-ethnic Asian Country.World J Surg. 2015 Jul 3. [Epub ahead of print]
  63. Allemani C, et al. Global surveillance of cancer survival 1995-2009: analysis of individual data for 25,676,887 patients from 279 population- based registries in 67 countries (CONCORD-2). Lancet 2014 (accepted)
  64. Bamia C, et al. Coffee, tea and decaffeinated coffee in relation to hepatocellular carcinoma in a European population: multi-centre, prospective cohort study. Int J Cancer 2014 (accepted)
  65. Bhoo-Pathy N, Pignol JP, Verkooijen HM. Role of postmastectomy radiotherapy in breast cancer patients with 1-3 nodes remains debatable in different health-care settings. Lancet 2014 (accepted)
  66. Bhoo-Pathy N, Subramaniam S, Taib NA et al. Spectrum of very early breast cancer in a setting without organized breast cancer screening. Br J Cancer 2014 (accepted)
  67. Char-Hong Ng, Nirmala Bhoo Pathy, Nur Aishah Taib, Gwo- Fuang Ho, Kein-Seong Mun, Anthony Rhodes, Lai- Meng Looi, Cheng-Har Yip.2014. Do Clinical Features and Survival of Single Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancers Differ from Double Hormone Receptor Positive Breast Cancers? Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 15(18): 7959-7964.
  68. Dean SJ, Perks CM, Holly JM, Bhoo-Pathy N, Looi LM, Mohammed NA, Mun KS, Teo SH, Koobotse MO, Yip CH, Rhodes A. Loss of PTEN expression is associated with IGFBP2 expression, younger age, and late stage in triple- negative breast cancer. Am J Clin Pathol 2014; 141: 323-33.
  69. E.N. Pijnappel, N. Bhoo-Pathy, J Suniza, et al. Prediction of lymph node involvement in patients with breast tumors measuring 3-5 cm in a middle-income setting: the role of CancerMath. World J Surg 2014 (accepted)
  70. G.H. Tan, N. Bhoo-Pathy, N.A. Taib, M.H. See, S. Jamaris, C.H. Yip. The Will Rogers phenomenon in the staging of breast cancer - does it matter? Cancer Epidemiology 2014
  71. Lim J, Bhoo-Pathy N, Sothilingam S, et al. Ethnicity is an independent determinant of age-specific PSA level: findings from a multiethnic Asian setting. PLoS One 2014 (accepted)
  72. Miao H, Hartman M, Bhoo-Pathy,N et al. Predicting survival of de novo metastatic breast cancer in Asian women: Systematic review and validation study. PLoS One 2014 (in press)
  73. Sanikini H, Dik V, Sieserma P, Bhoo-Pathy N, Uiterwaal C, et al. Total, caffeinated and decaffeinated coffee and tea intake and gastric cancer risk: results from the EPIC cohort study. Int J Cancer 2014.
  74. Subramaniam S, Rahmat J, Rahman NA, Ramasamy S, Bhoo-Pathy N, Goh PP, Alagaratnam J. Presentation of Retinoblastoma Patients in Malaysia. Asian Pacific J Cancer Prev 2014 (accepted)
  75. Yip CH, Bhoo Pathy N, Teo SH.A review of breast cancer research in Malaysia.Med J Malaysia. 2014 Aug;69 Suppl A:8-22.
  76. Bhoo-Pathy N, Uiterwaal CSPM, Dik VK, et al. Intake of Coffee, Decaffeinated Coffee, or Tea Does Not Affect Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: Results From the European Prospective Investigation into Nutrition and Cancer Study. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2013 Jun 10. pii: S1542-3565(13)00774-X. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2013.05.029.
  77. Bhoo-Pathy N, Yip CH, Hartman M, et al. Breast cancer research in Asia: Adopt or adapt Western knowledge? Eur J Cancer 2013;49(3):703-9.
  78. Brand J, Czene K, Eriksson L, Trinh T, Bhoo-Pathy N, Hall P. Influence of lifestyle factors on mammographic density in postmenopausal women. PLoS ONE 8(12): e81876. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0081876
  79. Bhoo Pathy N, Hartman M, Yip CH, et al. Ethnic differences in survival after breast cancer in South East Asia. PLoS One 2012;7(2):e30995.doi:10.1371/journal.pone.
  80. Bhoo Pathy N, Yip CH, Hartman M, et al. Adjuvant! Online is overoptimistic in predicting survival of Asian breast cancer patients. Eur J Cancer 2012;48(7):982 989
  81. Bhoo Pathy N, Yip CH, Taib NA, et al. Gradually Implemented New Biomarkers For Prognostication Of Breast Cancer: Complete Case Analysis May Introduce Bias. J Clin Epid 2012;65(5):568-71
  82. Kimman M, Jan S, Kingston D, et al. The socioeconomic impact of cancer in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN): the ACTION study protocol. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2012;13(2):421-5
  83. Ng CH, Bhoo-Pathy N, Taib NA, et al. The Estrogen Receptor Negative- Progesterone Receptor Positive Breast Carcinoma is a Biological Entity and not a Technical Artifact. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2012;13:1111-1113
  84. Saxena N, Hartman M, Bhoo-Pathy N, et al. Breast Cancer in South East Asia: Comparison of Presentation and Outcome Between a Middle Income and a High Income Country. World J Surg 2012;36(12):2838-46.
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Books
  1. Breast cancer: Global quality care
  2. Breast Cancer Risk Factors and Outcome: A Global Perspective (sole author). Publisher: Utrecht University, Netherlands; Nov, 2011. No. of pages: 150
Chapter in Books
  1. Tea in Health and Disease Prevention. Publisher: Academic Press (Elsevier). No. of pages: 17.
Other Publications
  1. Radio interview with the Business Radio Station (BFM) http://www.bfm.my/nirmala-boo-pathy-cost-of-cancer.html - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)
  2. INTERVIEW: Should Asia adopt or adapt Western knowledge of breast cancer?. EJC News. Available at http://www.ecco-org.eu/Global/News/Latest- News/2012/10/EJC-News-Oct-2012.aspx - Mass Media(Newspaper,Radio,Tv,Popular Magazine)

RESEARCH INTEREST

  • European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC; breast cancer; pancreatic cancer; gastric cancer; hepatocellular carcinoma)
  • Global surveillance of cancer survival (CONCORD programme) (CONCORD)
  • Cancer survival in Asian settings (survival; breast cancer; colorectal cancer; lung cancer; cervical cancer; gastric cancer)
  • Singapore-Malaysia Breast Cancer Working Group (breast cancer; presentation, management, outcome, Asian)

RESEARCH PROJECT

National
  1. 2013 - 2016, Extramural
    MyHPV- The Malaysian HPV Prevalence Survey ( Principal Investigator(PI))
  2. 2010 - 2014, High Impact Research (HIR)
    Breast Cancer Research Project (Clinical Epidemiology) ( Principal Investigator(PI))

CONSULTANCY PROJECT

  • Clinical Epidemiology / Research, National Clinical Research Centre
    01 Sep 2013 - 01 Sep 2017 (National)
  • Economic Impact of Cancer in Southeast Asian Settings, Roche Malaysia Sdn Bhd
    01 Sep 2015 - 01 Sep 2017 (International)

PAPER PRESENTED

PLENARY SPEAKER
  1. Challenges in Cancer Survivorship, Primary Healthcare Cancer Forum 2018, National Cancer Society Malaysia (National) (03 Feb 2018 - 04 Aug 2018)
  2. Economic Impact of Cancer In Malaysia, Annual Scientific Meeting of the Malaysian Oncology Society, Malaysian Oncology Society (National) (17 Oct 2015 - 18 Oct 2015)
INVITED SPEAKER
  1. Worldwide differences in breast cancer incidence and outcomes: Focus on Southeast Asia, Southeast Asia Breast Cancer Symposium, Breast Cancer Welfare Association, Malaysia (International) (03 Aug 2018 - 05 Aug 2018)
  2. Cancer Survivorship - Is it worth it?, 52nd Malaysia Singapore Congress of Medicine, Academy of Medicine of Malaysia (International) (27 Jul 2018 - 29 Jul 2018)
  3. OPTIMISING AND PRIORITISING SPEND, War on Cancer Asia, Economist Events (International) (20 Mar 2018 - 20 Mar 2018)
  4. Managing financial toxicity from gynaecological cancers, Malaysian Congress of Obstetrics and Gynaecology , Obstetrical and Gynaecological Society of Malaysia (National) (27 Jul 2017 - 30 Jul 2017)
  5. Predictors of financial catastrophe following cancer in a high middle income Asian country, ESMO Asia Conference, European Society of Medical Oncology (International) (16 Dec 2016 - 19 Dec 2016)
  6. Economic impact of cancer in Southeast Asia, The war on cancer: Who pays?, The Economist (International) (16 Mar 2016 - 17 Mar 2016)
  7. Economic impact of cancer in Southeast Asian settings, Policy Roundtable on ASEAN Readiness in Cancer Control, The George Institute (Australia) (International) (20 Aug 2015 - 20 Aug 2015)
  8. Ethnic differences in breast cancer in Asia, Asian Oncology Summit, The Lancet Oncology, and the Organisation for Oncology and Translational Research (OOTR) (International) (11 Apr 2014 - 13 Apr 2014)
  9. Is Breast Cancer any Different in Asian Women?, Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit 2014, Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit Committee (International) (22 Feb 2014 - 23 Feb 2014)
  10. Breast Cancer Tumor Board: To Predict or Not, Annual Scientific Conference of the Malaysian Oncology Society, Malaysian Oncology Society (National) (29 Nov 2013 - 01 Dec 2013)
EVENT ORGANISER
  1. Value of adjuvant radiotherapy in triple negative breast cancer, 46th APACPH Conference , APACPH/ University of Malaya (International) (17 Oct 2014 - 19 Oct 2014)
  2. Very early breast cancer presentations in a setting without organized screening: Predictors, management patterns, and outcomes , Singapore Malaysia Breast Cancer Research Meeting, Breast Cancer Project (UM), National Clinical Research Centre (MOH), College of Surgeons of Malaysia (Academy of Medicine) (International) (28 Oct 2013 - 29 Oct 2013)
ORAL PRESENTER
  1. POLICY RECOMMENDATIONS TO ADDRESS FINANCIAL TOXICITY FOLLOWING CANCER IN LOW- AND MIDDLE-INCOME COUNTRIES: ONE SIZE DOES NOT FIT ALL, World Cancer Congress, Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) (International) (01 Oct 2018 - 04 Oct 2018)
  2. Prioritizing strategies to address the economic impact of cancer in Southeast Asia, European Society of Medical Oncology Conference , European Society of Medical Oncology (International) (18 Dec 2015 - 21 Dec 2015)
POSTER PRESENTER
  1. Prognostic role of radiotherapy in triple negative breast cancer: Systematic review and meta-analysis, San Antonio Breast Cancer Symposium, University of Texas Cancer Research Centre (International) (08 Dec 2015 - 12 Dec 2015)
PRESENTER
  1. What are the contributions of earlier detection and improved treatment towards the breast cancer survival gain seen in a middle income Asian setting?, International Cancer Control Congress, International Cancer Control Congress Association (International) (04 Nov 2013 - 06 Nov 2013)
OTHERS
  1. Bringing it all together: Amplifying the patient voice, International Experience Exchange for Patient Organisations, Hoffman La Roche (International) (15 Mar 2017 - 16 Sep 2017)
  2. Cancernomics of Care, World Cancer Congress, The Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) (International) (31 Oct 2016 - 04 Nov 2016)
  3. Effective Science Communication in the 21st Century, APEC Young Scientist Workshop 2, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) (International) (30 Sep 2015 - 01 Oct 2015)
  4. Geographical tumor board, Asia Pacific Breast Cancer Summit 2015 (International) (28 Mar 2015 - 29 Mar 2015)
  5. Effective Science Communication in the 21st Century, APEC Young Scientist Workshop 1, Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (International) (16 Mar 2015 - 17 Mar 2015)

ACADEMIC/PROF. SERVICES

Evaluation
  1. (2021) JCO Oncology Practice , (Reviewer)
  2. (2021) British Journal of Cancer , (Reviewer)
  3. (2021) European Journal of Cancer Care , (Reviewer)
  4. (2021) JAMA Oncology , (Reviewer)
  5. (2020) JAMA Oncology , (Reviewer)
  6. (2020) European Journal of Cancer Care , (Reviewer)
  7. (2019) The Breast , (Reviewer)
  8. (2019) JAMA Oncology, (Reviewer)
  9. (2019) European Journal of Cancer Care , (Reviewer)
  10. (2019) Journal of Cancer Policy , (Reviewer)
  11. (2019) British Medical Journal , (Reviewer)
  12. (2019) Asia Pacific Journal of Public Health , (Reviewer)
  13. (2019) JAMA Oncology , (Reviewer)
  14. (2018) International journal of cancer , (Reviewer)
  15. (2018) Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology, (Reviewer)
  16. (2018) Journal of the National Cancer Institute (JNCI), (Reviewer)
  17. (2018) JAMA Oncology , (Reviewer)
  18. (2018) Gastroenterology, (Reviewer)
  19. (2018) American Journal of Clinical Nutrition , (Reviewer)
  20. (2018) British Medical Journal (BMJ) , (Reviewer)
  21. (2018) JAMA Oncology , (Reviewer)
  22. (2018) BMC Cancer , (Reviewer)
  23. (2018) British Journal of Urology International (BJU International), (Reviewer)
  24. (2018) The Breast , (Reviewer)
  25. (2017) JAMA , (Reviewer)
  26. (2017) JAMA, (Reviewer)
  27. (2016) JAMA Oncology, (Reviewer)
  28. (2016) European Journal of Cancer, (Reviewer)
  29. (2015) Medical Journal of Malaysia , (Reviewer)
  30. (2015) Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , (Reviewer)
  31. (2015) Cancer Epidemiology, (Reviewer)
  32. (2015) European Journal of Cancer, (Reviewer)
  33. (2015) JAMA Oncology, (Reviewer)
  34. (2015) British Journal of Cancer, (Reviewer)
  35. (2015) JAMA Oncology, (Reviewer)
  36. (2015) JAMA , (Reviewer)
  37. (2015) Medicine , (Reviewer)
  38. (2015) International Journal of Cancer, (Reviewer)
  39. (2014) Medicine, (Reviewer)
  40. (2014) JAMA Oncology, (Reviewer)
  41. (2014) JAMA , (Reviewer)
  42. (2013) Journal of Clinical Epidemiology , (Reviewer)
  43. (2012) Preventive Medicine , (Reviewer)
  44. (2012) International Journal of Cancer , (Reviewer)
  45. (2012) BMC Cancer, (Reviewer)
  46. (2012) British Journal of Cancer , (Reviewer)
  47. (2011) PLoS One, (Reviewer)
Contribution to external organisation
  1. (2023) Global Breast Cancer Initiative, International, (Technical Advisor)
  2. (2021) Lancet Commission on Women and Cancer, The Lancet, International
  3. (2021) Lancet Commission on Cancer and Health Systems, The Lancet, International
  4. (2021) Visiting Fellow, Queen's University Belfast, International
  5. (2021) COVID-19 and Cancer Task Force, King's College, Union for International Cancer Control, International
  6. (2021) Section Editor: Cancer Survivorship, Cancer Control, International
  7. (2021) Editorial Board Member, European Journal of Cancer, International
  8. (2020) PASUKAN KHAS KAJIAN EPIDEMIOLOGI COVID-19 BAGI MENGAWAL PENULARAN WABAK COVID-19, MOSTI-KKM-KKMM-KPT
  9. (2019) Visiting Fellow, Queen's University Belfast, International
  10. (2018) Supervisor of Fullbright Scholar Student Researcher, Malaysian-American Commission Educational Exchange (MACEE), International
  11. (2018) Young Scientist Network, Academy of Sciences Malaysia, National
  12. (2014) South East Asia Cancer Control Leadership Forum, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, United States
  13. (2014) Research Methodology Clinic, Faculty of Medicine
  14. (2013) Global surveillance of cancer survival, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, United Kingdom, International
  15. (2012) ASEAN Stakeholder Roundtable on Future Access to Cancer Care, George Institute (Australia) and ASEAN, International

SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY ACTIVITIES

  • Astro Awani'S Consider This: Sabah Surge Unpacked, (19 Oct 2020 - 19 Oct 2020)
  • Astro Awani'S Consider This: Covid-19 – Should We Test, Test, Test?, (29 Apr 2020 - 29 Apr 2020)
  • Committee Member of Together Against Cancer, (01 Jan 2020 - 07 Oct 2020)
  • Kempen Kesedaran Kanser Kolorektal, (13 Jul 2019 - 13 Jul 2019)
  • Parlimentary Briefing "Living With and Surviving Cancer", (10 Jul 2019 - 10 Jul 2019)
  • Speaker At International Experience Exchange for Patient Organizations, (15 Mar 2017 - 16 Mar 2017)
  • Speaker At Malaysian Experience Exchange for Patient Organisations (Meepo) Capacity Building Workshop, (23 Sep 2016 - 06 Oct 2016)
  • Launch of 'Elevating The Voice of Cancer Patients' Book, (19 Jul 2016 - 19 Jul 2016)
  • Plenary Speaker in The Empowering Cancer Survivors Forum, (28 May 2016 - 28 May 2016)
  • Secretary of Together Against Cancer (Tac) Association Malaysia, (27 Aug 2015 - 09 Oct 2018)