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Mara Meyer Epstein, ScD

Research Focus - Cancer Epidemiology

  • Use of databases derived from electronic health records and health claims for population-based cancer research
  • Determination of trends in cancer screening practices
  • Study of inflammation, immune function, and cancer risk
  • Nutritional epidemiology of cancer

Representative Publication        

Epstein MM, Divine G, Chao CR, et al. Statin use and risk of multiple myeloma: An analysis from the cancer research network. Int J Cancer. 2017;141(3):480-487.

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  • UMass Chan researchers explore parents’ attitudes toward pediatric COVID-19 vaccines
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    UMass Chan researchers explore parents’ attitudes toward pediatric COVID-19 vaccines

    Parents who are vaccinated against COVID-19 are most likely to vaccinate their children, according to an analysis by researchers at UMass Chan Medical School.

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  • Breast and prostate cancer screenings dropped during COVID-19 pandemic, UMMS study finds
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    Breast and prostate cancer screenings dropped during COVID-19 pandemic, UMMS study finds

    Breast and prostate cancer screenings declined rapidly in the early months of the COVID-19 pandemic compared with the same period a year earlier, according to a new study by UMass Medical School researchers working with Reliant Medical Group.

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