Major Areas of Research
Drawing on member expertise in epidemiology, genetics, pathology, biostatistics, bioinformatics, cancer prevention, and cancer control, members conduct large case-control studies in the ethnically diverse Greater Bay Area to determine the incidence of cancer among different populations over time.
Members additionally conduct research into the lifestyle, environmental and heritable factors influencing a person's chances of developing cancer, as well as the factors influencing a person’s quality of care and survival following diagnosis. Special emphasis is placed on understanding racial, ethnic, and cultural disparities in cancer etiology, care, and survival, with the goal of addressing the unequal burden of cancer in diverse communities.
Key areas of research include:
- Etiology
- (a) Genetics; (b) DNA damage and repair mechanisms; (c) Chemical and environmentally induced carcinogenesis; (d) Causal agents that lead to early events in carcinogenesis; (e) Responses to stress, such as free radicals, oxidative stress, etc.; (f) Metabolism of endogenous and exogenous compounds that lead to carcinogenesis; (g) Contribution of viruses, other than HIV/AIDS, to carcinogenesis
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Russ Altman, Ellen Chang, Paul Fisher, Scarlett Gomez, Pamela Horn Ross, Esther John, Theresa Keegan, Allison Kurian, Laura Lazzeroni, Valerie McGuire, Julie Parsonnet, Peggy Reynolds, Dee West, Alice Whittemore
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: Robert Carlson, James Ford, Steve Fortmann, Chris Gardner, Michael Gould, Michaela Kiernan, Joel Killen, Abby King, Cheryl Koopman, Helena Kraemer, Richard Olshen, James Presti, Thomas Robinson, Samuel So, Susan Swetter, Marilyn Winkleby
- Methodology
- (a) Statistical methods; (b) Study design; (c) Microarray analytics; (d) Linkage analysis; (e) Bioinformatics; (f) Technological approaches to treatment and screening
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Russ Altman, Ellen Chang, Christina Clarke, Ronald Davis, Gary Friedman, Sally Glaser Esther John, Allison Kurian, Julie Parsonnet, Sylvia Plevritis, Alice Whittemore
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: Robert Carlson, James Ford, Steve Fortmann, Chris Gardner, William Haskell, Michaela Kiernan, Abby King, Cheryl Koopman, Helena Kraemer, Bang Nguyen, Richard Olshen, James Presti, Samuel So, David Spiegel, Marcia Stefanick, Marilyn Winkleby
- Surveillance
- (a) Registries; (b) Incidence, mortality, cancer related behaviors; (c) Tissue Banks
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Ellen Chang, Christina Clark, Sally Glaser, Scarlett Gomez, Theresa Keegan, Pamela Horn-Ross, Esther John, Valerie McGuire, Dee West, Alice Whittemore
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: Robert Carlson, James Ford, Steve Fortmann, Alan Garber, Chris Gardner, Michael Gould, Abby King, Cheryl Koopman, Helena Kraemer, Ingrid Oakley-Girvan, James Presti, Thomas Robinson, David Spiegel, Samuel So, Marcia Stefanick, Todd Wagner, Marilyn Winkleby
- Environment and Health Policy
- (a) Modifiable risk factors; (b) Health care economics
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Russ Altman, Ellen Chang, Christina Clarke, Ronald Davis, Sally Glaser, Lynne Huffman, Esther John
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: James Ford, Steve Fortmann, Abby King, Cheryl Koopman, Helena Kraemer, David Spiegel, Todd Wagner
- Prevention and Screening
- (a) Early detection; (b) Screening; (c) Cancer associated behavior patterns
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Ellen Chang, Christina Clarke, Sally Glaser, Pam Horn-Ross, Esther John, Theresa Keegan, Allison Kurian, Peggy Reynolds
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: Robert Carlson, James Ford, Steve Fortmann, Alan Garber, Michael Gould, William Haskell, Joel Killen, Cheryl Koopman, Helena Kraemer, Bang Nguyen, Joseph Presti, Thomas Robinson, Samuel So, David Spiegel, Susan Swetter, Jacques Van Dam, Marily Winkleby
- Survivorship and Patterns of Cancer Care
- (a) Physical and psychological effects of cancer and its treatment; (b) Quality of life; (c) Quality of care; (d) Bioethics
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Christina Clarke, Sally Glaser, Theresa Keegan, Doug Owens, Dee West, Alice Whittemore
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: Robert Carlson, Karen Cook, Lavera Crawley, Alan Garber, William Haskell, James Hallenbeck, William Haskell, Joel Killen, Abby King, Cheryl Koopman, Kim Rhoads, David Spiegel, Randall Stafford, Sara Tobin
- Prognosis
- (a) Outcomes research; (b) Cancer related health disparities
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Ellen Chang, Christina Clarke, Sally Glaser, Scarlett Gomez, Mark Hlatky, Esther John, Allison Kurian, Sylvia Plevritis, Dee West, Alice Whittemore
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: Robert Carlson, Karen Cook, James Ford, Ingrid Oakley-Girvan, Michaela Kiernan, Cheryl Koopman, Helena Kraemer, Bang Nguyen, Kim Rhoads, David Spiegel, Marcia Stefanick, Marilyn Winkleby
- Genomics and Population Research
- (a) Genome Wide Association Studies; (b) Population structure (c) Genomics and Biomedical Ethics
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Russ Altman, Ronald Davis, Esther John, Julie Parsonnet, Weiva Sieh, Dee West, Alice Whittemore
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: LaVera Crawley, James Ford, Marcia Stefanick, David Spiegel, Jacques Van Dam
- Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and Population Research
- (a) Geographic Information Systems in Public Health Research, (b) Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and population-based molecular epidemiology (c) a comparison of survey, biological monitoring, and geographic information system-based methods
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Russ Altman, Ronald Davis, Scarlett Gomez, Theresa Keegan, Pamela Horn-Ross, Peggy Reynolds, Rudy Rull
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: Abby King, Marilyn Winkleby
- Translational Science
- (a) Translating clinical decisions into systems of care (b) Bridging basic science and clinical research
- Cancer Epidemiology Program Members: Russ Altman, Ronald Davis, Sylvia Plevritis
- Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members: James Ford, Steve Fortman, Doug Owens, Kim Rhoads, Randall Stafford
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