Early Detection for Ovarian Cancer: From CA-125 to ROCA to UKCTOCS - Steven J. Skates, Ph.D.
DCEG Events
October 18, 2016 | 1:30 PM – 2:30 PM
NCI Shady Grove Rockville, MD
DCEG Applied Epidemiology Seminar Series
Speaker: Steven J. Skates, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Medicine (Biostatistics), Massachusetts General Hospital and Harvard Medical School
Moderator: Christine Berg, M.D., NCI Retired
Discussants: Nicolas Wentzensen, M.D., Ph.D., DCEG; Lori Minasian, M.D., FACP, and Dr. Lisa M. McShane, Division of Cancer Treatment and Diagnosis
Theme: "Early Detection for Ovarian Cancer: From CA-125 to ROCA to UKCTOCS"
Seminar Series:
The DCEG Applied Epidemiology Seminar Series follows up on themes discussed in the 2015 symposium “Applying Etiologic Epidemiologic Discoveries to Reduce Cancer Burden.” Seminars explore the intersection of etiologic epidemiology and applied research for public health and clinical applications. The series is designed to be interactive and lively, with an emphasis on discussion rather than lecture.
Future seminars will cover themes in applied epidemiology studies, the transition of potentially promising biomarkers into public health and clinical use, and fundamental statistical principles and methodological advances in applied epidemiology, including the following topics:
- The intersection of epidemiology and health decision analyses
- Risk communication: what improvement is possible through research?
- Polygenic risk prediction and risk-stratified prevention
- Testing for somatic mutations for early detection
- Population-based panel testing for germline mutations linked to increased cancer risk
- New molecular tests for colorectal cancer screening: From discovery to assay development
Scientific coordinators of the series: