Xiaomei Ma, PhD
Interim Department Chair and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)DownloadHi-Res Photo
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Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control
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Chronic Disease Epidemiology
PO Box 208034, 60 College Street
New Haven, CT 06520-8034
United States
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Interim Department Chair and Professor of Epidemiology (Chronic Diseases)
Co-Leader, Cancer Prevention and Control
Biography
Dr. Ma is Professor of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health, and Co-Leader of the Cancer Prevention and Control Research Program at the Yale Comprehensive Cancer Center, Yale School of Medicine. She studies the etiology and health outcomes of different types of cancer, with a focus on pediatric cancer and malignancies of the hematopoietic system (e.g., leukemia, lymphoma, myelodysplastic syndromes, and myeloproliferative neoplasms). Her research has addressed the impact of immunological factors, chemical exposures, and genetic characteristics on the risk of cancer. In addition, she has assessed the patterns of care and cost implications of cancer screening and treatment in older adults.
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Chronic Disease Epidemiology
Interim ChairDualChronic Disease Epidemiology
ProfessorPrimary
Other Departments & Organizations
- Cancer Prevention and Control
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology
- Chronic Disease Epidemiology (CDE)
- Climate Change and Health
- COPPER Center
- K12 Calabresi Immuno-Oncology Training Program (IOTP)
- Yale Cancer Center
- Yale School of Public Health
- Yale School of Public Health - NEW
- Yale Ventures
Education & Training
- PhD
- University of California at Berkeley (2001)
Research
Overview
Medical Research Interests
Chronic Disease; Epidemiology; Leukemia; Lymphoma; Myelodysplastic Syndromes; Myeloproliferative Disorders; Neoplasms
Public Health Interests
Aging; Cancer; Chronic Diseases; Health Policy; Maternal & Child Health
Research at a Glance
Yale Co-Authors
Frequent collaborators of Xiaomei Ma's published research.
Publications Timeline
A big-picture view of Xiaomei Ma's research output by year.
Research Interests
Research topics Xiaomei Ma is interested in exploring.
Rong Wang, PhD
Amer Zeidan, MBBS
Nikolai Podoltsev, MD, PhD
Scott Huntington, MD, MPH, MSc
Cary Gross, MD
Michael S. Leapman, MD, MHS
279Publications
8,078Citations
Myelodysplastic Syndromes
Neoplasms
Leukemia
Myeloproliferative Disorders
Chronic Disease
Lymphoma
Publications
2024
Active Surveillance or Watchful Waiting for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer, 2010-2020
Ajjawi I, Loeb S, Cooperberg M, Catalona W, Gross C, Ma X, Leapman M. Active Surveillance or Watchful Waiting for Intermediate-Risk Prostate Cancer, 2010-2020. JAMA 2024, 332 PMID: 39565605, PMCID: PMC11579888, DOI: 10.1001/jama.2024.20580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricAutoimmune Diseases and Risk of Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Mendelian Randomisation Study
Shi X, Wallach J, Ma X, Rogne T. Autoimmune Diseases and Risk of Non‐Hodgkin Lymphoma: A Mendelian Randomisation Study. Cancer Medicine 2024, 13: e70327. PMID: 39506244, PMCID: PMC11540836, DOI: 10.1002/cam4.70327.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsRisk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaAutoimmune diseasesMendelian randomisationType 1 diabetesAssociated with risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaWeak instrument biasNon-Hodgkin lymphoma subtypesTwo-sample MRNon-Hodgkin lymphoma riskRisk factorsSusceptibility to type 1 diabetesMendelian randomisation studiesCohorts of European ancestryAssociated with riskNo significant associationPotential pleiotropyPotential risk factorsUK BiobankFinnGen studyNon-HodgkinHaematological malignanciesRandomised studyEuropean ancestrySignificant associationDisparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Before and After the Onset of the COVID Pandemic
Siddique S, Wang R, Gaddy J, Stempel J, Warren J, Gross C, Ma X. Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening Before and After the Onset of the COVID Pandemic. Journal Of General Internal Medicine 2024, 1-9. PMID: 39495455, DOI: 10.1007/s11606-024-09153-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of CRCSocioeconomic statusCRC screeningArea-level socioeconomic measuresArea-level socioeconomic factorsHigher risk of CRCArea residentsColorectal cancer screeningSocial deprivation indexHigher socioeconomic statusLow socioeconomic statusEthnic minoritized populationsDifference-in-differences analysisPost-onset periodDesignRetrospective cohort studyDeprivation indexCancer screeningSocioeconomic measuresPrivately insured individualsMetropolitan area residentsCOVID pandemicScreen useAverage riskCompare disparitiesSocioeconomic factorsThe Influence of DNA Repair Genes and Prenatal Tobacco Exposure on Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-A Gene-Environment Interaction Study.
Wang X, Zhong C, Ma X, Metayer C, Mancuso N, Gauderman W, Wiemels J. The Influence of DNA Repair Genes and Prenatal Tobacco Exposure on Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia-A Gene-Environment Interaction Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2024 PMID: 39495115, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-24-1037.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPrenatal tobacco exposureTobacco exposureGene-environment interaction studiesNon-Latino white childrenAcute lymphoblastic leukemia riskChildhood ALL riskRepair genesGene-environment interactionsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaStatistically significant interactionPotential risk factorsDNA repair genesTobacco smokeLatino childrenPediatric oncologyALL riskTargeted preventionWhite childrenLogistic regressionEpidemiological studiesEnvironmental exposuresRisk factorsTobaccoGenotype dataSignificant interactionUsing a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer
Siddique S, Baum L, Deziel N, Kelly J, Warren J, Ma X. Using a Bayesian analytic approach to identify county-level ecological factors associated with survival among individuals with early-onset colorectal cancer. PLOS ONE 2024, 19: e0311540. PMID: 39471191, PMCID: PMC11521299, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0311540.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsAge-of-onset colorectal cancerEarly-onset colorectal cancerEnd Results Program dataCenters for Disease Control and Prevention dataCounty-level factorsColorectal cancerHealth risk behaviorsIdentified principal componentsOdds of survivalPreventive servicesSurvival disparitiesLinear mixed modelsEOCRCChronic diseasesPreventive factorsUS countiesSalt Lake CountyCA residentsRisk behaviorsUnited StatesProgram dataCounty-levelOlder ageBayesian analytical approachYounger ageAmbient Temperature and Stroke Risk Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years A Case-Crossover Study
Chu L, Wang R, Gross C, Chen K, Ma X. Ambient Temperature and Stroke Risk Among Adults Aged 18-64 Years A Case-Crossover Study. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2024 PMID: 39453364, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2024.08.058.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchUSPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years
Siddique S, Wang R, Yasin F, Gaddy J, Zhang L, Gross C, Ma X. USPSTF Colorectal Cancer Screening Recommendation and Uptake for Individuals Aged 45 to 49 Years. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2436358. PMID: 39361285, PMCID: PMC11450516, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.36358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsUS Preventive Services Task ForceUS Preventive Services Task Force recommendationsColorectal cancer screening uptakeAverage-risk individualsScreening uptakeHigher socioeconomic statusSocioeconomic statusScreening recommendationsColorectal cancerColorectal cancer screening recommendationsPreventive Services Task ForceCohort studyCancer screening recommendationsScreening uptake ratesInterrupted time series analysisLow socioeconomic statusPrivate insurance beneficiariesScreening ratesSocioeconomic disparitiesRetrospective cohort studyMain OutcomesPotential disparitiesEvaluate changesClaims dataAbsolute changeLong-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer
Kunst N, Long J, Westvold S, Sprenkle P, Kim I, Saperstein L, Rabil M, Ghaffar U, Karnes R, Ma X, Gross C, Wang S, Leapman M. Long-Term Outcomes of Prostate-Specific Membrane Antigen–PET Imaging of Recurrent Prostate Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2440591. PMID: 39441595, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.40591.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricMeSH Keywords and ConceptsConceptsProstate-specific antigenProstate-specific antigen levelPSMA-PETRecurrent prostate cancerBiochemical recurrenceProstate cancerLong-term outcomesProstate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomographyEvaluation of biochemical recurrenceDetection of biochemical recurrenceLife yearsConventional imagingDefinitive local therapyPSMA PET imagingProstate cancer deathDetection of metastasesRetrospective cohort studyBase case analysisIncremental life-yearsPositron emission tomographyDecision-analytic modelLocal therapyConventional imaging strategiesDelayed treatmentDisease coursePatterns of Physical Therapy Referral and Subsequent Attendance Among Childhood Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy at a Regional Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic
Kang L, Kadan-Lottick N, Rotatori J, Kujawski S, Messerschmidt E, Auerbach C, Balsamo L, Lustberg M, Ma X, Rodwin R. Patterns of Physical Therapy Referral and Subsequent Attendance Among Childhood Cancer Survivors with Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy at a Regional Childhood Cancer Survivorship Clinic. Seminars In Oncology Nursing 2024, 40: 151716. PMID: 39164160, DOI: 10.1016/j.soncn.2024.151716.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAltmetricConceptsChildhood cancer survivorsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathyCharacteristics of survivorsPhysical therapyPercentage of adultsPT referralSurvivorship clinicCancer survivorsAttended PTPT attendanceNeighborhood characteristicsChemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy symptomsCancer survivorship clinicPhysical therapy referralsHigh school diplomaSurvivor educationCare coordinationOlder survivorsTherapy referralsImprove attendanceMedian percentageCancer diagnosisSchool diplomaPercentage of householdsAttendanceExposures to Artificial Light at Night and Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Risk of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer
Deziel N, Wang R, Warren J, Dinauer C, Ogilvie J, Clark C, Zhong C, Wiemels J, Morimoto L, Metayer C, Ma X. Exposures to Artificial Light at Night and Ambient Fine Particulate Matter and Risk of Pediatric Papillary Thyroid Cancer. ISEE Conference Abstracts 2024, 2024 DOI: 10.1289/isee.2024.0720.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCitations
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- November 22, 2024
More Patients Opting for Close Monitoring of Early-stage Prostate Cancer
- October 23, 2024
Study Links Higher Temperatures to Increased Stroke Risk
- October 04, 2024Source: Medical Xpress
Colonoscopies among the young are on the rise
- October 03, 2024
Study Reveals Disparities in Colorectal Cancer Screening
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