|
Margaret Karagas,
PhD
Section Head
Professor of Community & Family Medicine in Epidemiology
Co-Director, Epidemiology & Chemoprevention
Norris Cotton Cancer Center
University of Washington, PhD 1990
California State University, MS 1983
Newcomb College, BS 1980
Section of Biostatistics & Epidemiology
Dartmouth Medical School
One Medical Center Drive
7927 Rubin Building
Lebanon, NH 03756
Phone: (603) 653-9010
Fax: (603) 653-9093
Email: Margaret.R.Karagas@Dartmouth.EDU
View
Publications
Institutional & Center Affiliations:
Center for Environmental Health Sciences at Dartmouth
The Dartmouth Institute for Health Policy and Clinical Practice
Dartmouth Toxic Metals Research Program
Human Epidemiology of Arsenic in New Hampshire
Norris Cotton Cancer Center, Cancer Epidemiology and
Chemoprevention Research Program
Professional
Interests: Professor Karagas' research encompasses several epidemiological studies focusing on the etiologic mechanisms and prevention of human cancers and adverse pregnancy and children's health outcomes. Among these are investigations to determine the incidence rates of basal cell and squamous cell skin cancer and to assess the extent of any increase over the past 20 years. Another aspect of this research is a population-based case-control study of these malignancies designed to quantify the risks associated with emerging exposures such as tanning lamps, ingestion of arsenic-containing drinking water, immunosuppressive therapy and other factors. The research has been extended to study the effects of arsenic on bladder cancer and to conduct chemical analyses of household drinking water supplies. Another major research initiative involves establishing a cohort of pregnant women in New Hampshire who consume well water to evaluate the effects of arsenic, dietary mercury, and other exposures on birth outcomes. Her ongoing work includes studies of melanoma among women and collaborative investigations of markers of low level environmental exposure, individual susceptibility and biological response to environmental agents
|
