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James L. Fisher, Ph.D.
Specialist for Population-based Data Retrieval
Dr. Fisher is an epidemiologist for the Arthur G. James Cancer Hospital and Richard J. Solove Research Institute and an Adjunct Assistant Professor of Epidemiology and Biometrics in the School of Public Health. Working with the Ohio Department of Health/Ohio Cancer Incidence Surveillance System (OCISS), Dr. Fisher routinely examines the magnitude of, and changes in, cancer incidence in Ohio. He also collaborates with The American Cancer Society to produce Ohio Cancer Facts and Figures (2001, 2002, 2003). These types of analyses and documents, along with comprehensive annual monographs describing cancer incidence in Ohio, are a valuable resource for OSUCCC members. The reports frequently recognize cancer disparities according to gender, race and ethnicity, age, geographic location, etc. and may lead to the generation of testable scientific hypotheses. Data from these reports can be easily used by OSUCCC investigators for demographic descriptions of the characteristics of potential study participants, information required for all NIH grants using human subjects. Dr. Fisher has years of experience in the use of data sets containing cancer-related information (such as the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results [SEER] and the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System [BRFSS]). |
