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Dr Brooke Nickel

NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow, University of Sydney
Dr Brooke Nickel (BSc Hons, MIPH, PhD) is a NHMRC Emerging Leader Research Fellow in The University of Sydney School of Public Health. Her research focuses on understanding the psychosocial impact of cancer diagnosis and treatment, and how to improve cancer communication and decision making. The work she has led has been published in high impact journals in the field including The BMJ, JAMA Network Open, JAMA Otolaryngology-Head & Neck Surgery, and JNCI. She has worked with the Department of Health and is currently working with BreastScreen programs on research related to understanding the benefits and harms of breast density notification in Australia.

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Feminist narratives are being hijacked to market medical tests not backed by evidence

Corporations have used feminist language to promote their products for decades. In the 1980s, companies co-opted messaging about female autonomy to encourage women’s consumption of unhealthy commodities, such as tobacco and alcohol.

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We analysed almost 1,000 social media posts about 5 popular medical tests. Most were utterly misleading.

When Kim Kardashian posted on Instagram about having had a full-body MRI, she enthused that the test can be “life saving”, detecting diseases in the earliest stages before symptoms arise. What Kardashian neglected to say was there’s no evidence this expensive scan can bring benefits for healthy people.

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Women told they have dense breasts are more confused & anxious, new study finds

BreastScreen Australia now recommends women be informed of their breast density, but what will the impact be?

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