Caroline Thompson

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Gillings School of Global Public Health

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Caroline Thompson serves as an Associate Professor at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill's Gillings School of Global Public Health. Her research primarily focuses on cancer epidemiology and healthcare access, as demonstrated in her recent publications concerning breast cancer care timeliness, cancer incidence among Hispanic populations, and factors influencing cancer disparities. With a commitment to improving patient outcomes, she also investigates the role of emergency departments in cancer diagnosis and the impact of social determinants, such as housing affordability, on cancer care.

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Diagnosis of Cancer in the Emergency Room - Explaining Persistent Disparities

Open Date: 2021-07-01

Close Date: 2026-06-30

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Understanding Pathways to Earlier Diagnosis for Ovarian Cancer in North Carolina

Open Date: 2019-09-30

Close Date: 2024-09-29

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Understanding the Multilevel Drivers of Liver Cancer Disparities

Open Date: 2019-08-16

Close Date: 2024-07-31

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Using Electronic Health Records to Understand Pathways of Breast Cancer Screening and Care

Open Date: 2016-03-01

Close Date: 2017-03-01

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Collaborators (10)

Humberto Parada

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San Diego State University

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Mya Roberson

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Daphne Lichtensztajn

University of California, San Francisco

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Linda C. Gallo

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San Diego State University

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Ma Somsouk

University of California

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Atsushi Nara

Associate Professor

San Diego State University

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Andrew Olshan

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Jennifer Elston Lafata

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Didong Li

Assistant Professor

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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Ilir Agalliu

Associate Professor

Albert Einstein College of Medicine

UNITED STATES

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Cancer Incidence in the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL)—The Onco-SOL Ancillary Study

Applying a Novel Measure of Community-Level Healthcare Access to Assess Breast Cancer Care Timeliness

Predicting the Future by Studying the Past for Patients With Cancer Diagnosed in the Emergency Department

Emergency department involvement in the diagnosis of cancer among older adults: a SEER-Medicare study

Unaffordable housing and cancer: novel insights into a complex question

Cancer Mortality among Hispanic Groups in the United States by Birthplace (2003–2017)

Early Ascertainment of Breast Cancer Diagnoses Comparing Self-Reported Questionnaires and Electronic Health Record Data Warehouse: The WISDOM Study

Putting GLP-1 RAs and Thyroid Cancer in Context: Additional Evidence and Remaining Doubts

The impact of patient travel time on disparities in treatment for early stage lung cancer in California

Validation of NRG Oncology's prognostic nomograms for oropharyngeal cancer in the Veterans Affairs database

Alarming recent rises in early‐onset colorectal cancer

Incidence of Lung Cancer Among Never-Smoking Asian American, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander Females

Asian American/Pacific Islander and Hispanic Ethnic Enclaves, Neighborhood Socioeconomic Status, and Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence in California: An Update

Bias Reduction through Analysis of Competing Events (BRACE) Correction to Address Cancer Treatment Selection Bias in Observational Data

Cancer Mortality in U.S.-Born versus Foreign-Born Asian American Groups (2008-2017)

Cancer mortality disparities among asian american and native hawaiian/pacific islander populations in california

Collaborators (10)

Humberto Parada

Mya Roberson

Daphne Lichtensztajn

Linda C. Gallo

Ma Somsouk

Atsushi Nara

Andrew Olshan

Jennifer Elston Lafata

Didong Li

Ilir Agalliu

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