A/Prof Susan Jordan

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A/Prof Susan Jordan

Associate Professor of Epidemiology, The University of Queensland

Dr Jordan is a medically trained cancer epidemiologist who is currently Associate Professor of Epidemiology at the School of Public Health. Before starting her PhD, she worked in rural and urban general practice for over 10 years and brings that clinical experience to her research. She currently leads projects on ovarian and thyroid cancers, examining aetiology, patterns of care and survival. Her research employs a broad range of methods including individual patient and clinician surveys, molecular epidemiology and pooling of consortia data, but she has particular expertise in large-scale data linkage.

Why are tall people more likely to get cancer? What we know, don’t know and suspect

People who are taller are at greater risk of developing cancer... but why? Here's what the patterns show and research tells us...

Why are tall people more likely to get cancer? What we know, don’t know and suspect

People who are taller are at greater risk of developing cancer... but why? Here's what the patterns show and research tells us...

By A/Prof Susan Jordan, Karen Tuesley

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