Sandar Tin Tin
MBBS, MPH, PhD
Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC Fellow
Sandar joined the Cancer Epidemiology Unit as a Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC (Health Research Council) Fellow in August 2019. 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.
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. Her current research is based on the UK Biobank and examines physical activity, biomarkers and breast cancer risk.
Recent publications
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Body size and composition, physical activity and sedentary time in relation to endogenous hormones in pre- and post-menopausal women: findings from the UK Biobank
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Tin Tin S. et al, (2020), International Journal of Cancer
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Increasing incidence of endometrial carcinoma in a high-risk New Zealand community.
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Bigby SM. et al, (2020), Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol
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Effects of Home Language Environment and Household Crowding on Early Expressive Language Development.
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San San Kyaw K. et al, (2019), J Dev Behav Pediatr
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Screening for Anaplastic Lymphoma Kinase (ALK) gene rearrangements in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) in New Zealand.
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McKeage MJ. et al, (2019), Intern Med J
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Dental caries and previous hospitalisations among preschool children: findings from a population-based study in New Zealand.
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Aung YM. et al, (2019), N Z Med J, 132, 44 - 53