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Janice Kwon

Professor
Academic Appointment
Professor
Research Focus
Cancers
Degrees / Designations

MD, MPH, FRCSC

Contact Info
janice.kwon@vch.ca
604-875-4268

Biography

Dr. Janice Kwon is a gynecologic oncologist, vice head and professor in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of British Columbia. She also serves as chair of the Priority and Evaluations Committee at BC Cancer, the Research & Outcomes Evaluation Committee for the BC Cancer Surgery Network and the National BRCA Collaborative. Her expertise is in hereditary cancer syndromes and conducting cost-effectiveness analyses of testing criteria and risk-reducing interventions. Her training background includes a master’s degree in public health from Harvard University and an appointment at the University of Texas M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston. She currently holds a Health Professional Investigator Award from the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research.

Research Studies

Ovarian Disorders, Cancers

Universal Screening for Lynch Syndrome in Women With Endometrial and Non-Serous Ovarian Cancer (LS2)

News and Awards

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Apr 10, 2015

Publications

  • Gynecologic oncology -

    BRCA mutation testing for first-degree relatives of women with high-grade serous ovarian cancer.

    Kwon JS, Tinker AV, Hanley GE, Pansegrau G, Sun S, Carey MS, Schrader I
  • Obstetrics and gynecology -

    Costs and benefits of opportunistic salpingectomy as an ovarian cancer prevention strategy.

    Kwon JS, McAlpine JN, Hanley GE, Finlayson SJ, Cohen T, Miller DM, Gilks CB, Huntsman DG
  • Obstetrics and gynecology -

    Prophylactic salpingectomy and delayed oophorectomy as an alternative for BRCA mutation carriers.

    Kwon JS, Tinker A, Pansegrau G, McAlpine J, Housty M, McCullum M, Gilks CB
  • Breast cancer research and treatment -

    Long-term consequences of ovarian ablation for premenopausal breast cancer.

    Kwon JS, Pansegrau G, Nourmoussavi M, Hammond G, Carey MS
  • American journal of obstetrics and gynecology -

    Examining indicators of early menopause following opportunistic salpingectomy: a cohort study from British Columbia, Canada.

    Hanley GE, Kwon JS, McAlpine JN, Huntsman DG, Finlayson SJ, Miller D
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