

V. Wendy Setiawan
236 posts

@VWSetiawanPhD
Epidemiologist | Cancer Researcher | Professor at Keck School of Medicine USC & Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center - Studying liver, pancreatic & uterine cancer



Published in @JNCI_Now, Dr. @VWSetiawanPhD, co-leader of USC Norris’ Cancer Epidemiology Program, discovered striking differences for demographic & tumor characteristics as well as racial/ethnic patterns & time trends in #endometrialcancer incidence rates. pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36625534/





Congrats to Drs. Wendy Setiawan and David Conti whose paper was selected as one of the papers of the year by the @NIEHS. Their research revealed exposure to high levels of perfluorooctane sulfonic acid may increase risk of nonviral #LiverCancer in humans. factor.niehs.nih.gov/2023/1/science….










Between 1995 and 2018, non-Hispanic White and Hispanic women in the United States experienced the greatest increases in early-onset pancreatic cancer (EOPC) incidence, according to study results published in @AGA_Gastro. @keckmedusc @vwsetiawanphd fal.cn/3ptlY






Published in the March issue of @AGA_Gastro, Dr. @VWSetiawanPhD has led the largest study to date of trends in early onset #PancreaticCancer over the past two decades. The data show a concerning rise in early onset pancreatic cancer particularly among Hispanic & White women.



