June MayLin Chan, ScD
Steven and Christine Burd-Safeway Distinguished Professor, UCSF
Professor & Vice Chair, Education, UCSF Epidemiology & Biostatistics
Steven and Christine Burd-Safeway Distinguished Professor, UCSF
Professor & Vice Chair, Education, UCSF Epidemiology & Biostatistics
My main research interests are in understanding how diet, exercise, other lifestyle factors, and genetics contribute to cancer progression and death. Our program aims to identify modifiable risk factors for cancer progression, use this information to better understand cancer biology, and inform public health guidelines. I have worked in this area, with a specific focus on prostate cancer, for ~25 years. Our work is highly collaborative - our clinical and translational studies work to identify risk-reduction strategies for men with or at high risk for prostate cancer, evaluate novel molecular markers of prostate cancer aggressiveness that may improve screening, diagnosis, or prognosis of clinically relevant disease, and improve cancer survivorship for the millions of men living with prostate cancer worldwide.
I lead / have led multiple randomized controlled trials and cohort studies focused on health behaviors and prostate cancer survivorship. I also collaborate with team members on behavioral interventions and observational research in bladder, colorectal, and kidney cancer. A current focus is on building the Eat Move Sleep study, focused on enrolling people with cancer who have been under-represented in research historically. With this study, we aim to examine social and financial factors, health behaviors, and clinical and quality of life outcomes in people with cancer.
Harvard College, Cambridge, MA , B.A., 1994, Applied Math in Biology
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, ScD, 11/98, Epidemiology (Cancer)
Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA, 11/98-11/00, Postdoctoral Fellow-Epidemiology