Dr. Lu-Yao's research focuses on cancer epidemiology, translational outcomes research, and geriatric oncology. She has led several large clinical epidemiological studies, providing benchmark data that continue to influence prostate cancer treatment guidelines. Her work aims to improve the quality of cancer care delivery by conducting transdisciplinary integrated population science research and developing tools for informed shared decision-making, promoting precision medicine, and reducing health disparities. In particular, Dr. Lu-Yao focuses on reducing health disparities and geriatric oncology. Her research aims to improve the outcomes of older patients with cancer and multiple comorbidities, who are often excluded from clinical trials.
Grace Lu-Yao, PhD, MPH
Associate Director, Population Health, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Director, Neu Center
Professor
Contact Information
Benjamin Franklin Building
834 Chestnut Street
Suite 311
Philadelphia, PA 19107
Associate Director, Population Health, Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center
Research Director, Neu Center
Professor
research & Clinical interest
Education
Medical School
Taipei Medical College
Residency
State University of New York at Stony Brooke, NY - 1986
Post-Graduate Education
PhD, Edipemiology, Yale University - 1990
Masters in Public Health, Yale University - 1988
Most Recent Peer-Reviewed Publications
- Epigenetic Landscapes of Aging in Breast Cancer Survivors: Unraveling the Impact of Therapeutic Interventions—A Scoping Review
- Disparities in the utilization of magnetic resonance imaging for prostate cancer detection: a population-based study
- The rates of septicemia in older adults with prostate cancer treated with abiraterone or enzalutamide: A population-based study
- Prognostic Value of Fibroblast Growth Factor Receptor Genetic Alterations in Metastatic Urothelial Carcinoma
- Prostein expression on circulating tumor cells as a prognostic marker in metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer