DeAnn Lazovich, PhD, MPH

My research focuses on cancer epidemiology, prevention, and cancer control, including cancer-related risk factors, factors associated with cancer development or survivorship, and cancer interventions. My specific expertise is in skin cancer prevention and risk factors for melanoma, including indoor tanning use and quality of life among cancer survivors. 

• 2016–2017, Masonic Cancer Center, "Skin Health Study for Translational Research, Phase 2," Principal Investigator
• 2014–2017, CDC, "Reducing UV Exposure to Prevent Skin Cancer: Media Communication Messages and Strategies," Co-Investigator

See a full list of my publications on PubMed

Select Recent Publications

• Vogel RI, Strayer LG, Engelman L, Nelson HH, Blaes AH, Anderson KE, Lazovich D. "Sun Exposure and Protection Behaviors among Long-term Melanoma Survivors and Population Controls," Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention, March 2017
• Lazovich D, Isaksson Vogel R, Weinstock MA, Nelson HH, Ahmed RL, Berwick M. "Association Between Indoor Tanning and Melanoma in Younger Men and Women," JAMA Dermatology, March 2016
• Nomura SJ, Inoue-Choi M, Lazovich D, Robien K. "WCRF/AICR recommendation adherence and breast cancer incidence among postmenopausal women with and without non-modifiable risk factors," International Journal of Cancer, Feb 2016
• Blair CK, Robien K, Inoue-Choi M, Rahn W, Lazovich D. "Physical inactivity and risk of poor quality of life among elderly cancer survivors compared to women without cancer: the Iowa Women's Health Study," Journal of Cancer Survivorship, Feb 2016
• Vogel RI, Ahmed RL, Nelson HH, Berwick M, Weinstock MA, Lazovich D. "Exposure to indoor tanning without burning and melanoma risk by sunburn history." Journal of the National Cancer Institute, June 2014