Rate My Professor Maarit Laaksonen

Laaksonen's research develops innovative measures of disease burden and applies them to population health data to inform strategies for reducing chronic disease impact, particularly cancer. She holds the Cancer Institute NSW Career Development Fellowship (2019/CDF1022) and leads studies identifying determinants of future cancer burden to improve prevention, early detection, and outcomes. Her work integrates advanced statistical modeling with health data to support evidence-based decision-making and shapes cancer control strategies. Key publications include 'Every tenth malignant solid tumor attributed to overweight and obesity in Finland' (2023, European Journal of Cancer), 'The future burden of oesophageal and stomach cancers attributable to modifiable risk factors: Projections to 2060' (2022), 'The burden of colon cancer attributable to modifiable factors—The Netherlands, 1990–2017' (2022, International Journal of Cancer), 'The future burden of kidney and bladder cancers preventable by modifiable risk factors in Australia' (2019, International Journal of Cancer), and 'Association between overall diet quality and postmenopausal breast cancer risk' (2021, Scientific Reports). She contributes to biostatistics teaching and workshops in the Sydney School of Public Health, recognized for methodological rigor and policy relevance in biostatistics and public health research.