Dr Sandar Tin Tin
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Sandar Tin Tin
MBBS, MPH, PhD
Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC Fellow
Sandar joined the Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU) as a Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC (Health Research Council) Fellow in August 2019.
Her current research is based on the UK Biobank and examines physical activity, biomarkers and breast cancer risk.
Sandar has a broad interest in the theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of epidemiological research, and has undertaken a number of research projects related to cancer, active travel, injury and child and youth health.
She was trained as a medical doctor in Myanmar and holds a Master of Public Health and a PhD from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Recent publications
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Disparities in time to breast cancer surgery in New Zealand by level of neighbourhood deprivation: a population-based study.
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Boyle L. et al, (2025), Cancer causes & control : CCC
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The effects of adjuvant endocrine therapy on long-term outcomes from ductal carcinoma in situ: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Chen Q. et al, (2025), Breast, 82
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Statin use and breast cancer-specific mortality and recurrence: a systematic review and meta-analysis including the role of immortal time bias and tumour characteristics.
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Scott OW. et al, (2025), Br J Cancer
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Associations between commuting modes and risk of 16 site-specific cancers in the UK Biobank.
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Thu W. et al, (2025), Int J Epidemiol, 54
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Development and validation of a risk prediction model for premenopausal breast cancer in 19 cohorts.
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Brantley KD. et al, (2025), Breast Cancer Res, 27