Epidemiology Research

NYU Women's Health Study

For over 25 years, the NYU Women's Health Study has been committed to studying the causes of serious diseases in women. When the study began in 1985, its goal was to identify the role of hormones and diet in the development of the most common cancers in women, especially breast cancer. Today, the aims of the NYU Women's Health Study have expanded to include the study of both blood and genetic markers in relation to cancer and other diseases such as cardiovascular diseases and osteoporotic fractures.

Drs. Paolo Toniolo and Alan Arslan of the department's epidemiology division are active investigators of the study. To learn more about the study, including current projects, findings to date and other information, please visit the NYU Women's Health Study website.