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Population Sciences and Health Disparities    

The Population Sciences and Health Disparities Program’s goal is to conduct impactful research to prevent and/or reduce the cancer burden in the cancer center's catchment area and beyond. The Program focuses on cancers and health disparities within the cancer center’s Northern and Central California catchment area, spanning the cancer control continuum: from cancer etiology, primary prevention, screening, and diagnosis to treatment, surveillance, and outcomes. The research leverages the unique strengths of UC Davis and the diversity within the catchment area.

The Program aims to discover etiological factors for cancer occurrence and advanced disease to mitigate health disparities, and evaluate determinants and interventions to improve cancer outcomes and inform evidence-based practices.

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Population Sciences and Health Disparities Program Leaders

Diana Miglioretti, Ph.D.

Diana Miglioretti, Ph.D.

Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences
Division Chief, Biostatistics

Expertise: biostatistics; breast cancer screening, diagnosis, and risk prediction; cancer risk from radiation exposure

Theresa Keegan, Ph.D., M.S.

Theresa Keegan, Ph.D., M.S.

Professor of Medicine, Division of Hematology and Oncology

Expertise: cancer epidemiology; adolescent and young adult cancers; lymphoma; outcomes research; cancer survivorship

Population Sciences and Health Disparities Program Research Highlights


Cost of Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States: Results of the 2021 Report by Deloitte Access Economics, Commissioned by Teen Cancer America

Cost of Cancer in Adolescents and Young Adults in the United States: Results of the 2021 Report by Deloitte Access Economics, Commissioned by Teen Cancer America

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Cumulative Probability of False-Positive Results After 10 Years of Screening With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography

Cumulative Probability of False-Positive Results After 10 Years of Screening With Digital Breast Tomosynthesis vs Digital Mammography

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Association between Ancestry-Specific 6q25 Variants and Breast Cancer Subtypes in Peruvian Women

Association between Ancestry-Specific 6q25 Variants and Breast Cancer Subtypes in Peruvian Women

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