Using SEER data and other epidemiological resources, program researchers are working to identify the biological and environmental determinants of reoccurrence and survival in patients across a range of cancers. Cancers of interest include breast, ovarian, corpus uterine, lung, colorectal and hepatic cancers as well as pediatric brain tumors and other childhood cancers. Studies to date have explored:
- The impact of peer relationships on children recovering from cancer
- Treatment variations for ovarian cancer across geographic region, with rural women having decreased survival
- Breast-CFR as a predictor of prognosis in BRCA1 carriers, non-carriers with a family history of breast cancer and non-carriers without a family history
- The cost-effectiveness of novel vaccines, screening programs to prevent gastric cancer and breast cancer and outreach interventions to encourage multi-ethnic women to get mammography and Pap smear screening
- The causes of racial/ethnic and socioeconomic disparities in cancer stage at time of diagnosis and the impact of this disparity on survival
- Patients’ use of the Internet for health information
- Strategies employed by chronically ill patients who are unable to afford medication
Program Researchers
Todd Wagner, PhD
Trial Administration