Ruth B. Etzioni
Affiliate Professor, Health Systems and Population Health
Affiliate Professor, Biostatistics
Member, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
206-667-6561 | retzioni@fhcrc.org
Research Interests
Statistical methods in cancer screening, Bayesian methods in biostatistics, design issues in clinical trials.
Education
PhD Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1990
MS Statistics, Carnegie Mellon University, 1987
BS Mathematics, University of Cape Town (South Africa), 1985
Academic Programs and Affiliations
News
Reimagining our pandemic problems with the mindset of an engineer
MIT Technology Review, 10/15/2021
When cancer screenings are challenged for logic
UW Medicine Newsroom, 01/03/2018
Re-analysis finds benefit in cancer screening. Should you believe it?
Forbes, 09/11/2017
UW Professors Named American Statistical Association Fellows
ASPPH, 08/04/2016
American Cancer Society says start mammograms at 45, not 40
Seattle Times, 10/20/2015
Mammograms may not reduce breast cancer deaths
Reuters, 07/06/2015
Obesity Linked to Increased Risk of Prostate Cancer in African-American Men
JAMA Oncology, 04/16/2015
Studies cast doubt on prostate cancer screenings
Los Angeles Times, 03/30/2009
Prostate Cancer Screening Fails to Provide Definitive Benefits
Bloomberg.com, 03/30/2009
Diet Can Shut Off Cancer Genes
ContraCostaTimes.com, 06/17/2008