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Dr. Cao’s primary research interests lie at the interface of Epidemiology, Statistics, and Mathematics. She specializes in utilizing mathematical and statistical models along with epidemiological methods to understand cancer etiology, progression, and survival outcomes, as well as to study cancer prevention and control strategies. Her current research falls into major categories: assessing the performance of cancer control strategies and understanding trends in cancer rates and risk factor exposures across populations. Dr. Cao developed a lung cancer natural history screening model used to conduct studies assessing potential population benefits and harms of low-dose computed tomography (LDCT) screening. She has also led analyses to understand smoking patterns in relation to sociodemographic factors, including race/ethnicity, education, and income, using age-period-cohort models. Her work has contributed to national lung cancer prevention and tobacco control policies and regulations.
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