Margaret M. Byrne, PhD

University of Miami Miller School of Medicine
Dept. of Epidemiology and Public Health
1120 NW 14th St. (D4-11)
Miami, FL
USA 33136

Biographical Sketch: Dr. Byrne is a Research Associate Professor at the University of Miami in the Department of Epidemiology and Public Health. Her research interests focus on patient decisions making. Currently her research includes studies of decision making in lung cancer screening and the effects of screening, including the psychological and quality of life effects of being screened. The other main area of decision making research that Dr. Byrne is undertaking concerns decisions about participation in cancer clinical trials. She is current funded through the Bankhead Coley Research Program to explore attitudes toward clinical trial by cancer patients. She recently received a GO (Grand Opportunity) grant through the ARRA mechanism to develop a decision aid to improve decision making concerning participation in cancer clinical trials.

Papers:
2026.0 Are outcomes worse in low volume and non-teaching hospitals for female breast cancer patients? 3106.0 Insurance status and survival among female breast cancer patients in Florida 3235.0 Differences in survival among rural and urban lung cancer patients in Florida, 1996-2007 4151.0 Cost assessment of diabetic retinopathy screening in a community setting 4160.0 Association of smoking intensity with survival in patients with breast cancer 4355.0 Female breast cancer disparities in stage at diagnosis by race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status 4426.0 Small cell lung cancer survival disparities by socioeconomic status 5140.0 Insurance status and survival among lung cancer patients in Florida