Using Electronic Health Data to Study Cancer Screening: Challenges and Opportunities

As part of the NCI Cancer Prevention and Control Colloquia Series, Jessica Chubak, Ph.D., will present "Using Electronic Health Data to Study Cancer Screening: Challenges and Opportunities."

Dr. Chubak is an epidemiologist who works to improve cancer diagnosis, treatment, control, and survivorship. She contributes to several national collaborations that are finding practical, efficient, effective ways to screen for cancer, especially colorectal cancer. She also studies how common medications affect cancer risk and recurrence. Intrigued by how pets positively affect health, Dr. Chubak is studying animal-assisted activities in clinics and hospitals where children get treated for cancer. Dr. Chubak's methodological research focuses on the use of administrative and electronic health record data in epidemiologic and health services studies.