CancerQuest | Interview with Dr. Roberd Bostick

Dr. Roberd "Robin" Bostick
Professor of Epidemiology
Rollins School of Public Health
Professor of Hematology & Medical Oncology
Emory University's School of Medicine and Winship Cancer Institute

Dr. Bostick is interested in a wide range of topics surrounding the epidemiology of cancer and cancer biomarkers. He is working to help develop simple tests that would indicate a person was at risk for developing cancer. In this interview he talks with us about his research into the relationship between diet and cancer. He also discussed the important topic of how the public should interpret medical information presented in the news and popular press.

Questions and Answers

	About Dr. Bostick(Time: 7 sec)
	When and how did you come to Emory?(Time: 36 sec)
	How did you first become interested in cancer research?(Time: 2 min 48 sec)
	Did you perform any type of research as an undergraduate?(Time: 1 min 13 sec)
	What is epidemiology?(Time: 58 sec)
	How do you use epidemiology to study cancer?(Time: 3 min 47 sec)
	How do you link the epidemiology of cancer to the biology of the disease?(Time: 53 sec)
	What types of cancer have you investigated?(Time: 17 sec)
	Have your studies identified any dietary factors that increase or decrease the risk of particular cancers?(Time: 5 min 17 sec)
	Are there other factors you have identified that alter the risk of developing cancer?(Time: 4 min 25 sec)
	What are your current research projects?(Time: 7 min 3 sec)
	Do you involve undergraduate students in your research?(Time: 49 sec)
	Do you involve graduate students/post-docs in your research?(Time: 1 min 9 sec)
	Do you have any recommendations about how the results of studies such as yours should be interpreted by the public?(Time: 1 min 41 sec)
	Based on your research, can you suggest any preventative measures that individuals can take to lower their cancer risk?(Time: 3 min 56 sec)
	Do you foresee a time in the future when a person may be given a specific diet to reduce the risk of cancer based on genetic screening?(Time: 2 min 15 sec)
	What is the single most important thing about cancer epidemiology or cancer chemoprevention that a layperson should understand?(Time: 2 min 28 sec)
	What is your opinion about the credibility of the vast amount of information a person can find on the internet, in magazine articles, etc.?(Time: 2 min 44 sec)
	What is the current state of epidemiology and cancer?(Time: 1 min 10 sec)