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The Population Sciences area interfaces with two major Cancer Center Programs, Cancer Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention and Control. Researchers in these areas work closely together to improve the ability to prevent cancer and reduce its burden through new knowledge in surveillance, etiology, patterns of care, cancer progression and survival, cancer prevention and early detection, and efficient intervention techniques.
Using an interdisciplinary approach, the programs add value to the Cancer Center through their population-based study resources that provide a strong basis for developing important interdisciplinary collaborations and conducting translational research. The Cancer Epidemiology Program and Cancer Prevention and Control Program in the Population Sciences area combines the expertise and resources of the Northern California Cancer Center and Stanford University including the Schools of Medicine, Behavioral and Social Sciences, Computer Science and Engineering, Economics, and the Graduate School of Business. Specialist include Epidemiologists and Biostatisticians, Bioethicists, Bioinformaticians, Cultural and Social Anthropologists, Bioengineers, Surgeons and Geneticists. Study centers represented include Stanford Prevention Research Center, Clinical Cancer Genetics Center, Stanford Genome Technology Center, Stanford Center for Bioethics, Stanford Center for Integrated Medicine , the Asian Liver Center and the BioX interdisciplinary program. Additional institutions represented by members are the VA, Palo Alto Health Economics Research Center and Kaiser Permenante's Northern California Research Group.
Cancer Epidemiology Program Leaders:
Alice Whittemore, PhD - Program LeaderEsther John, PhD - Program Co-Leader
Cancer Epidemiology Program Members:
Members ListingCancer Prevention and Control Program Leaders:
Marcia Stefanick, PhD - Program Leader
David Spiegel, MD - Program Co-Leader
Cancer Prevention and Control Program Members:
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