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Hazel B. Nichols, PhD
Hazel B. Nichols, PhD
Associate Professor
Department of Epidemiology
Hazel B. Nichols, PhD is an associate professor in the epidemiology department. Her research is focused on improving cancer care by providing epidemiologic evidence to guide personal and medical decision-making around cancer risk and survivorship. Dr. Nichols has led multiple studies that address the intersection of cancer and reproductive health across the lifespan. Her work is based in large observational studies and data resources, including the Sister Study, the Cancer Research Network, the UNC Cancer Information Population Health Resource, and the NCI Cohort Consortium.
Dr. Nichols is a member of the Cancer Epidemiology Program at the Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center and the lead instructor for the EPID 771 course "Cancer Epidemiology: Survivorship and Outcomes."
Hazel Nichols in the Gillings news
- Obesity may slow progress against cancer deaths
- Study finds more physical activity, less TV equals more years cancer-free
- 5-year survival rates have improved — for some cancers — in adolescents and young adults
- Less TV, more activity may mean extra years free of heart disease and stroke
- Study finds higher risk of breast cancer for women after childbirth
Honors and Awards
Early Career Investigator Award2014, HMO Research Network
Electra Paskett Annual Scholarship Award2013, American Society of Preventive Oncology
Representative Courses
EPID 771 "Cancer Epidemiology: Survivorship and Outcomes"
Key Publications
Tubal ligation in relation to menopausal symptoms and breast cancer risk. D Baird, L DeRoo, G Kissling, H Nichols, D Sandler (2013). British journal of cancer, 109(5), 1291-5.
Pre-diagnosis oophorectomy, estrogen therapy and mortality in a cohort of women diagnosed with breast cancer. K Egan, J Hampton, P Newcomb, H Nichols, L Titus, A Trentham-Dietz, K Visvanathan (2013). Breast cancer research : BCR, 15(5), R99.
Careers in cancer prevention: what you may not see from inside your academic department--a report from the American Society of Preventive Oncology's Junior Members Interest Group. D Buist, D Erwin, C Leach, H Nichols, H Patrick, B Sprague (2012). Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 21(8), 1393-5.
Postoophorectomy estrogen use and breast cancer risk. K Egan, J Hampton, P Newcomb, H Nichols, L Titus, A Trentham-Dietz, K Visvanathan (2012). Obstetrics and gynecology, 120(1), 27-36.
Bilateral oophorectomy in relation to risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: confounding by nonmalignant indications for surgery? K Egan, J Hampton, P Newcomb, H Nichols, L Titus-Ernstoff, A Trentham-Dietz, K Visvanathan (2011). American journal of epidemiology, 173(10), 1111-20.
Education
PhD, Epidemiology, Johns Hopkins University, 2011
SM, Epidemiology, Harvard University, 2003
BS, Ecology / Evolutionary Biology, Tulane University, 2000
