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 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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Associations between transport modes and site-specific cancers: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
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Thu W. et al, (2024), Environ Health, 23
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Ethnic inequities in use of breast conserving surgery and radiation therapy in Aotearoa/New Zealand: which factors contribute?
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Boyle L. et al, (2024), Breast Cancer Res Treat
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BMI and breast cancer risk around age at menopause.
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Von Holle A. et al, (2024), Cancer Epidemiol, 89
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Lifestyle changes in middle age and risk of cancer: evidence from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.
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Botteri E. et al, (2024), Eur J Epidemiol
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Body mass index and cancer risk among adults with and without cardiometabolic diseases: evidence from the EPIC and UK Biobank prospective cohort studies.
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Fontvieille E. et al, (2023), BMC Med, 21