Scarlett Lin Gomez
Academic Appointments
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Personal Information EmailAlternate Contact Scarlett Lin Gomez Research Scientist Email Tel Work 510-608-5041
Professional Overview
Administrative Appointments
- Co-Investigator, Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, Cancer Prevention Institute of California (2009 - present)
- Consulting Associate Professor, Health Research & Policy (2009 - present)
- Consulting Assistant Professor, Health Research & Policy (2007 - 2009)
- Associate Director, Surveillance Research, Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry, Cancer Prevention Institute of California (formerly Northern California Cancer Center) (2006 - 2009)
- Lecturer, Health Research & Policy (2004 - 2007)
- Research Scientist, Cancer Prevention Institute of California (formerly Northern California Cancer Center) (2003 - present)
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | Stanford University, Epidemiology (2002) |
| M.P.H.: | University of Michigan, Epidemiology (1997) |
| B.A.: | UC Berkeley, Biochemistry, Mol & Cell Biology (1994) |
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Scientific Focus
Current Research Interests
The racial/ethnic diversity in both the Bay Area and California and the population-based nature of cancer surveillance data provides an unparalleled resource for the detailed study of racial/ethnic patterns, and factors associated with patterns, in cancer incidence and outcomes. Dr. Gomez is an Epidemiologist at CPIC, a Visiting Associate Professor with the Department of Health Research and Policy at the School of Medicine, Stanford University, and a member of the Stanford Cancer Center. She is also the Co-Investigator of the Greater Bay Area Cancer Registry (GBACR), a participant in the SEER cancer registry and in the California Cancer Registry (CCR). Dr. Gomez conducts research with registry data for and has built a growing research program that focuses on disparities across the cancer continuum. Dr. Gomez has analyzed cancer incidence, treatment, and survival data for racial/ethnic groups, with a particular focus on specific Asian ethnic subgroups, and has conducted methodologic assessments directed toward improvements of cancer registry and hospital admissions data on race, ethnicity, and birthplace. She is/has been Principal Investigator on several SEER studies (including Using Linked Datasets to Understand Breast Cancer Disparities; Obtaining Information on Language Preference among Minority Cancer Patients; Understanding Socioeconomic, Neighborhood Social and Built environment, and Immigration Effects on Racial/Ethnic Cancer Patterns; Hospital Policies and Practices in the Collection of Patient Information on Race, Ethnicity, and Birthplace; and Accuracy of Cancer Registry Data on Race, Ethnicity, and Birthplace). Her surveillance research work has also focused on methodologic studies to enhance surveillance data for studying immigration effects on cancer.
Dr. Gomez is also Principal Investigator on several studies that seek to understand the role of neighborhood, institutional, family, and individual level factors on disparities in breast cancer treatment, quality of life, and survival. These studies include the Breast Cancer Treatment Choices (BCTC) Study (funded by the National Cancer Institute), the Equality in Breast Cancer Care (EBCC) Study (funded by the Department of Defense), a study to develop and test sociodemographic survey questions for research (funded by the California Breast Cancer Research Program), and a study to understand the impact of contextual factors on disparities in risk and survival of breast cancer (funded by the National Cancer Institute).
Publications
- Asian ethnicity and breast cancer subtypes: a study from the California Cancer Registry. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011; (2): 471-8
- Early discontinuation and non-adherence to adjuvant hormonal therapy are associated with increased mortality in women with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2011; (2): 529-37
- Papillary thyroid cancer incidence rates vary significantly by birthplace in Asian American women. Cancer Causes Control. 2011; (3): 479-85
- Survival following non-small cell lung cancer among Asian/Pacific Islander, Latina, and Non-Hispanic white women who have never smoked. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2011; (3): 545-54
- The California Neighborhoods Data System: a new resource for examining the impact of neighborhood characteristics on cancer incidence and outcomes in populations. Cancer Causes Control. 2011; (4): 631-47
- Year 2010 AJPH Author of the Year. Am J Public Health. 2011; (1): e3
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