Rong Wang, PhD
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My primary research interest is in cancer epidemiology, including both cancer etiology and outcomes research. In the past few years, I have mainly focused on
- Previous exposures, patterns of care, and outcomes in elderly patients with hematological malignancies
- Outcomes research on prostate cancer
- Selected etiological factors of childhood cancer
Coauthors
Research Interests
Chronic Disease; Epidemiology; Neoplasms; Biostatistics; Health Care
Public Health Interests
Cancer; Environmental Health; Maternal & Child Health
Selected Publications
- Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life.Wang R, Zeidan AM, Halene S, Xu X, Davidoff AJ, Huntington SF, Podoltsev NA, Gross CP, Gore SD, Ma X. Health Care Use by Older Adults With Acute Myeloid Leukemia at the End of Life. Journal Of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal Of The American Society Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 3417-3424. PMID: 28783450, PMCID: PMC5648174, DOI: 10.1200/JCO.2017.72.7149.
- Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study.Wang R, Zeidan AM, Yu JB, Soulos PR, Davidoff AJ, Gore SD, Huntington SF, Gross CP, Ma X. Myelodysplastic Syndromes and Acute Myeloid Leukemia After Radiotherapy for Prostate Cancer: A Population-Based Study. The Prostate 2017, 77: 437-445. PMID: 27868212, PMCID: PMC5785924, DOI: 10.1002/pros.23281.
- Parental Age and Risk of Pediatric Cancer in the Offspring: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California.Wang R, Metayer C, Morimoto L, Wiemels JL, Yang J, DeWan AT, Kang A, Ma X. Parental Age and Risk of Pediatric Cancer in the Offspring: A Population-Based Record-Linkage Study in California. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 186: 843-856. PMID: 28535175, PMCID: PMC5860074, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwx160.
- Cesarean Section and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Population-Based, Record-Linkage Study in California.Wang R, Wiemels JL, Metayer C, Morimoto L, Francis SS, Kadan-Lottick N, DeWan AT, Zhang Y, Ma X. Cesarean Section and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in a Population-Based, Record-Linkage Study in California. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 185: 96-105. PMID: 27986703, PMCID: PMC5253971, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kww153.
- Understanding regional variation in Medicare expenditures for initial episodes of prostate cancer care.Wang SY, Wang R, Yu JB, Ma X, Xu X, Kim SP, Soulos PR, Saraf A, Gross CP. Understanding regional variation in Medicare expenditures for initial episodes of prostate cancer care. Medical Care 2014, 52: 680-7. PMID: 25023913, PMCID: PMC4129645, DOI: 10.1097/MLR.0000000000000158.
- The impact of hypomethylating agents on the cost of care and survival of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes.Wang R, Gross CP, Frick K, Xu X, Long J, Raza A, Galili N, Zikria J, Guan Y, Ma X. The impact of hypomethylating agents on the cost of care and survival of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes. Leukemia Research 2012, 36: 1370-5. PMID: 22917770, PMCID: PMC3458648, DOI: 10.1016/j.leukres.2012.07.020.
- Neighborhood socioeconomic status influences the survival of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in the United States.Wang R, Gross CP, Halene S, Ma X. Neighborhood socioeconomic status influences the survival of elderly patients with myelodysplastic syndromes in the United States. Cancer Causes & Control : CCC 2009, 20: 1369-76. PMID: 19455395, PMCID: PMC2921772, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-009-9362-7.
- Occupational exposure to solvents and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Connecticut women.Wang R, Zhang Y, Lan Q, Holford TR, Leaderer B, Zahm SH, Boyle P, Dosemeci M, Rothman N, Zhu Y, Qin Q, Zheng T. Occupational exposure to solvents and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in Connecticut women. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2009, 169: 176-85. PMID: 19056833, PMCID: PMC2727253, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwn300.
- Healthcare expenses for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia.Bewersdorf JP, Shallis R, Wang R, Huntington S, Perreault S, Ma X, Zeidan AM. Healthcare expenses for treatment of acute myeloid leukemia. Expert Review Of Hematology 2019, 12: 641-650. PMID: 31159602, DOI: 10.1080/17474086.2019.1627869.