Sandar Tin Tin
MBBS, MPH, PhD
Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC Fellow
Sandar joined the Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU) as a Girdlers’ New Zealand HRC (Health Research Council) Fellow in August 2019.
Her current research is based on the UK Biobank and examines physical activity, biomarkers and breast cancer risk.
Sandar has a broad interest in the theoretical, methodological and applied aspects of epidemiological research, and has undertaken a number of research projects related to cancer, active travel, injury and child and youth health.
She was trained as a medical doctor in Myanmar and holds a Master of Public Health and a PhD from the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
Recent publications
Changing patterns in tongue, oral cavity, laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinomas in New Zealand: Incidence, trends and survival from 2006 to 2022.
Journal article
Win Myint TT. et al, (2026), Cancer Epidemiol, 101
Breast Events After Treatment of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ in Women: A Population-Based Study.
Journal article
Chen Q. et al, (2026), Cancer Med, 15
Does lifestyle explain the relationship between socioeconomic position and multimorbidity of cancer and cardiometabolic diseases? A mediation analysis applied to the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition.
Journal article
Manfredi L. et al, (2025), J Epidemiol Community Health, 80, 3 - 9
Trends and disparities in locoregional treatment of programme-detected ductal carcinoma in situ in New Zealand women, 1999-2022.
Journal article
Chen Q. et al, (2025), Cancer Epidemiol, 99
Disparities in time to breast cancer surgery in New Zealand by level of neighbourhood deprivation: a population-based study.
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Boyle L. et al, (2025), Cancer Causes Control, 36, 1499 - 1510