Our Focus

Population Health Sciences (formerly known as Cancer Control Research) conducts internationally recognized research across the cancer control continuum, including cancer etiology, prevention and surveillance; screening and early detection; diagnosis, treatment and supportive care; and rehabilitation and survivorship.

This includes research into the epidemiological, biological, behavioral, and social determinants of cancer risk; cancer surveillance; evidence-based medicine, clinical trials, and real world effectiveness; and the application of biostatistics, data science, and artificial intelligence to improve health outcomes and inform cancer control. It also includes research in health economics, health services, and policy to assess the value, delivery, and impact of cancer care and survivorship.

The Department is a critical part of the Learning Health System in BC. It directly supports BC Cancer by integrating population-based research within BC’s comprehensive cancer control program.

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Recent Publications

Young Adult and Usual Adult Body Mass Index and Multiple Myeloma Risk: A Pooled Analysis in the International Multiple Myeloma Consortium (IMMC).

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2017
Birmann, Brenda M, Andreotti, Gabriella, De Roos, Anneclaire J, Camp, Nicola J, Chiu, Brian C H, Spinelli, John J, Becker, Nikolaus, Benhaim-Luzon, Véronique, Bhatti, Parveen, Boffetta, Paolo, Brennan, Paul, Brown, Elizabeth E, Cocco, Pierluigi, Costas, Laura, Cozen, Wendy, de Sanjosé, Silvia, Foretová, Lenka, Giles, Graham G, Maynadié, Marc, Moysich, Kirsten, Nieters, Alexandra, Staines, Anthony, Tricot, Guido, Weisenburger, Dennis, Zhang, Yawei, Baris, Dalsu, Purdue, Mark P

Identification of 12 new susceptibility loci for different histotypes of epithelial ovarian cancer.

Nature genetics, 2017
Phelan, Catherine M, Kuchenbaecker, Karoline B, Tyrer, Jonathan P, Kar, Siddhartha P, Lawrenson, Kate, Winham, Stacey J, Dennis, Joe, Pirie, Ailith, Riggan, Marjorie J, Chornokur, Ganna, Earp, Madalene A, Lyra, Paulo C, Lee, Janet M, Coetzee, Simon, Beesley, Jonathan, McGuffog, Lesley, Soucy, Penny, Dicks, Ed, Lee, Andrew, Barrowdale, Daniel, Lecarpentier, Julie, Leslie, Goska, Aalfs, Cora M, Aben, Katja K H, Adams, Marcia, Adlard, Julian, Andrulis, Irene L, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Antonenkova, Natalia, , , Aravantinos, Gerasimos, Arnold, Norbert, Arun, Banu K, Arver, Brita, Azzollini, Jacopo, Balmaña, Judith, Banerjee, Susana N, Barjhoux, Laure, Barkardottir, Rosa B, Bean, Yukie, Beckmann, Matthias W, Beeghly-Fadiel, Alicia, Benitez, Javier, Bermisheva, Marina, Bernardini, Marcus Q, Birrer, Michael J, Bjorge, Line, Black, Amanda, Blankstein, Kenneth, Blok, Marinus J, Bodelon, Clara, Bogdanova, Natalia, Bojesen, Anders, Bonanni, Bernardo, Borg, Åke, Bradbury, Angela R, Brenton, James D, Brewer, Carole, Brinton, Louise, Broberg, Per, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Bruinsma, Fiona, Brunet, Joan, Buecher, Bruno, Butzow, Ralf, Buys, Saundra S, Caldes, Trinidad, Caligo, Maria A, Campbell, Ian, Cannioto, Rikki, Carney, Michael E, Cescon, Terence, Chan, Salina B, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Chanock, Stephen, Chen, Xiao Qing, Chiew, Yoke-Eng, Chiquette, Jocelyne, Chung, Wendy K, Claes, Kathleen B M, Conner, Thomas, Cook, Linda S, Cook, Jackie, Cramer, Daniel W, Cunningham, Julie M, D'Aloisio, Aimee A, Daly, Mary B, Damiola, Francesca, Damirovna, Sakaeva Dina, Dansonka-Mieszkowska, Agnieszka, Dao, Fanny, Davidson, Rosemarie, DeFazio, Anna, Delnatte, Capucine, Doheny, Kimberly F, Diez, Orland, Ding, Yuan Chun, Doherty, Jennifer Anne, Domchek, Susan M, Dorfling, Cecilia M, Dörk, Thilo, Dossus, Laure, Duran, Mercedes, Dürst, Matthias, Dworniczak, Bernd, Eccles, Diana, Edwards, Todd, Eeles, Ros, Eilber, Ursula, Ejlertsen, Bent, Ekici, Arif B, Ellis, Steve, Elvira, Mingajeva, , , Eng, Kevin H, Engel, Christoph, Evans, D Gareth, Fasching, Peter A, Ferguson, Sarah, Ferrer, Sandra Fert, Flanagan, James M, Fogarty, Zachary C, Fortner, Renée T, Fostira, Florentia, Foulkes, William D, Fountzilas, George, Fridley, Brooke L, Friebel, Tara M, Friedman, Eitan, Frost, Debra, Ganz, Patricia A, Garber, Judy, García, María J, Garcia-Barberan, Vanesa, Gehrig, Andrea, , , Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra, Gerdes, Anne-Marie, Giles, Graham G, Glasspool, Rosalind, Glendon, Gord, Godwin, Andrew K, Goldgar, David E, Goranova, Teodora, Gore, Martin, Greene, Mark H, Gronwald, Jacek, Gruber, Stephen, Hahnen, Eric, Haiman, Christopher A, Håkansson, Niclas, Hamann, Ute, Hansen, Thomas V O, Harrington, Patricia A, Harris, Holly R, Hauke, Jan, , , Hein, Alexander, Henderson, Alex, Hildebrandt, Michelle A T, Hillemanns, Peter, Hodgson, Shirley, Høgdall, Claus K, Høgdall, Estrid, Hogervorst, Frans B L, Holland, Helene, Hooning, Maartje J, Hosking, Karen, Huang, Ruea-Yea, Hulick, Peter J, Hung, Jillian, Hunter, David J, Huntsman, David G, Huzarski, Tomasz, Imyanitov, Evgeny N, Isaacs, Claudine, Iversen, Edwin S, Izatt, Louise, Izquierdo, Angel, Jakubowska, Anna, James, Paul, Janavicius, Ramunas, Jernetz, Mats, Jensen, Allan, Jensen, Uffe Birk, John, Esther M, Johnatty, Sharon, Jones, Michael E, Kannisto, Päivi, Karlan, Beth Y, Karnezis, Anthony, Kast, Karin, , , Kennedy, Catherine J, Khusnutdinova, Elza, Kiemeney, Lambertus A, Kiiski, Johanna I, Kim, Sung-Won, Kjaer, Susanne K, Köbel, Martin, Kopperud, Reidun K, Kruse, Torben A, Kupryjanczyk, Jolanta, Kwong, Ava, Laitman, Yael, Lambrechts, Diether, Larrañaga, Nerea, Larson, Melissa C, Lazaro, Conxi, Le, Nhu D, Le Marchand, Loic, Lee, Jong Won, Lele, Shashikant B, Leminen, Arto, Leroux, Dominique, Lester, Jenny, Lesueur, Fabienne, Levine, Douglas A, Liang, Dong, Liebrich, Clemens, Lilyquist, Jenna, Lipworth, Loren, Lissowska, Jolanta, Lu, Karen H, Lubinński, Jan, Luccarini, Craig, Lundvall, Lene, Mai, Phuong L, Mendoza-Fandiño, Gustavo, Manoukian, Siranoush, Massuger, Leon F A G, May, Taymaa, Mazoyer, Sylvie, McAlpine, Jessica N, McGuire, Valerie, McLaughlin, John R, McNeish, Iain, Meijers-Heijboer, Hanne, Meindl, Alfons, Menon, Usha, Mensenkamp, Arjen R, Merritt, Melissa A, Milne, Roger L, Mitchell, Gillian, Modugno, Francesmary, Moes-Sosnowska, Joanna, Moffitt, Melissa, Montagna, Marco, Moysich, Kirsten B, Mulligan, Anna Marie, Musinsky, Jacob, Nathanson, Katherine L, Nedergaard, Lotte, Ness, Roberta B, Neuhausen, Susan L, Nevanlinna, Heli, Niederacher, Dieter, Nussbaum, Robert L, Odunsi, Kunle, Olah, Edith, Olopade, Olufunmilayo I, Olsson, Håkan, Olswold, Curtis, O'Malley, David M, Ong, Kai-Ren, Onland-Moret, N Charlotte, , , Orr, Nicholas, Orsulic, Sandra, Osorio, Ana, Palli, Domenico, Papi, Laura, Park-Simon, Tjoung-Won, Paul, James, Pearce, Celeste L, Pedersen, Inge Søkilde, Peeters, Petra H M, Peissel, Bernard, Peixoto, Ana, Pejovic, Tanja, Pelttari, Liisa M, Permuth, Jennifer B, Peterlongo, Paolo, Pezzani, Lidia, Pfeiler, Georg, Phillips, Kelly-Anne, Piedmonte, Marion, Pike, Malcolm C, Piskorz, Anna M, Poblete, Samantha R, Pocza, Timea, Poole, Elizabeth M, Poppe, Bruce, Porteous, Mary E, Prieur, Fabienne, Prokofyeva, Darya, Pugh, Elizabeth, Pujana, Miquel Angel, Pujol, Pascal, Radice, Paolo, Rantala, Johanna, Rappaport-Fuerhauser, Christine, Rennert, Gad, Rhiem, Kerstin, Rice, Patricia, Richardson, Andrea, Robson, Mark, Rodriguez, Gustavo C, Rodríguez-Antona, Cristina, Romm, Jane, Rookus, Matti A, Rossing, Mary Anne, Rothstein, Joseph H, Rudolph, Anja, Runnebaum, Ingo B, Salvesen, Helga B, Sandler, Dale P, Schoemaker, Minouk J, Senter, Leigha, Setiawan, V Wendy, Severi, Gianluca, Sharma, Priyanka, Shelford, Tameka, Siddiqui, Nadeem, Side, Lucy E, Sieh, Weiva, Singer, Christian F, Sobol, Hagay, Song, Honglin, Southey, Melissa C, Spurdle, Amanda B, Stadler, Zsofia, Steinemann, Doris, Stoppa-Lyonnet, Dominique, Sucheston-Campbell, Lara E, Sukiennicki, Grzegorz, Sutphen, Rebecca, Sutter, Christian, Swerdlow, Anthony J, Szabo, Csilla I, Szafron, Lukasz, Tan, Yen Y, Taylor, Jack A, Tea, Muy-Kheng, Teixeira, Manuel R, Teo, Soo-Hwang, Terry, Kathryn L, Thompson, Pamela J, Thomsen, Liv Cecilie Vestrheim, Thull, Darcy L, Tihomirova, Laima, Tinker, Anna V, Tischkowitz, Marc, Tognazzo, Silvia, Toland, Amanda Ewart, Tone, Alicia, Trabert, Britton, Travis, Ruth C, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Tung, Nadine, Tworoger, Shelley S, van Altena, Anne M, Van Den Berg, David, van der Hout, Annemarie H, van der Luijt, Rob B, Van Heetvelde, Mattias, Van Nieuwenhuysen, Els, van Rensburg, Elizabeth J, Vanderstichele, Adriaan, Varon-Mateeva, Raymonda, Vega, Ana, Edwards, Digna Velez, Vergote, Ignace, Vierkant, Robert A, Vijai, Joseph, Vratimos, Athanassios, Walker, Lisa, Walsh, Christine, Wand, Dorothea, Wang-Gohrke, Shan, Wappenschmidt, Barbara, Webb, Penelope M, Weinberg, Clarice R, Weitzel, Jeffrey N, Wentzensen, Nicolas, Whittemore, Alice S, Wijnen, Juul T, Wilkens, Lynne R, Wolk, Alicja, Woo, Michelle, Wu, Xifeng, Wu, Anna H, Yang, Hannah, Yannoukakos, Drakoulis, Ziogas, Argyrios, Zorn, Kristin K, Narod, Steven A, Easton, Douglas F, Amos, Christopher I, Schildkraut, Joellen M, Ramus, Susan J, Ottini, Laura, Goodman, Marc T, Park, Sue K, Kelemen, Linda E, Risch, Harvey A, Thomassen, Mads, Offit, Kenneth, Simard, Jacques, Schmutzler, Rita Katharina, Hazelett, Dennis, Monteiro, Alvaro N, Couch, Fergus J, Berchuck, Andrew, Chenevix-Trench, Georgia, Goode, Ellen L, Sellers, Thomas A, Gayther, Simon A, Antoniou, Antonis C, Pharoah, Paul D P
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