Professor
Hyunsoon Cho
Professor
Department of Cancer Control and Population Health, National Cancer Center Graduate School of Cancer Science and Policy
E-mail:hscho@ncc.re.kr
Research Interests
Dr. Cho has expertise on statistical methods in population-based cancer research including cancer statistics, epidemiology, survival models and simulation studies.
She is interested in studies of cancer Surveillance and Survivorship: i) Monitoring cancer burden and progress against cancer; ii) Measurements related to understanding cancer patients' Survival and Cure, Health status, and Quality of life.
Her other interest includes Comparative Effectiveness Research providing evidence on the effectiveness, benefits, and harms of different treatment options and health care interventions.
Educational Background
PhD.(2009) Biostatistics; Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, USA
Master(2000) Statistics, Kyungpook National University, KOREA
Bachelor(1998) Statistics (minor: computer science), Kyungpook National University, KOREA
Work Experience
Senior ScientistCancer Surveillance Branch, National Cancer Control Research Institute, National Cancer Center, Korea
Senior ScientistSurveillance Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
International Collaboration
CommitteeNorth American Association of Central Cancer Registries (NAACCR), Survival Analysis Task Force
MemberAmerican Statistical Association (ASA)
MemberInternational Biometric Society, Eastern North American Region (ENAR)