Erin Van Blarigan, ScD
Associate Professor
Epidemiology & Biostatistics
School of Medicine

Education & Training

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• Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Champion Training University of California, San Francisco 01/2021
• ScD Epidemiology and Nutrition Harvard School of Public Health 05/2011
• ScM Epidemiology Harvard School of Public Health 05/2009

Websites

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• F & K NIH Grant Writing Workshop (Winter) (epibiostat.ucsf.edu)
• GI Oncology Survivorship Program (cancer.ucsf.edu)
• F & K NIH Grant Writing Workshop (Spring) (epibiostat.ucsf.edu)
• DEB Digital Health Initiative (epibiostat.ucsf.edu)
• Tools To Be Fit Study Website (toolstobefit.eurekaplatform.org)

Grants and Projects

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• Optimization of a remote intervention to improve nutrition and physical activity in colorectal cancer survivors, NIH, 2020-2025
• Engaging diverse colorectal cancer survivors in the design of an adaptive text message-based intervention to improve diet quality, NIH/NCI, 2022-2024
• Diet After Colorectal Cancer : Observational Studies to Behavioral Interventions, NIH, 2016-2021

Publications (35)

Top publication keywords:
Neoplasm Recurrence, LocalRisk Reduction BehaviorExerciseText MessagingDietary FatsFitness TrackersLife StyleProstatic NeoplasmsFeeding BehaviorCancer SurvivorsFishesDietSeafoodColonic NeoplasmsColorectal Neoplasms

• Development and Application of a Lifestyle Score for Prevention of Lethal Prostate Cancer.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2015 Kenfield SA, Batista JL, Jahn JL, Downer MK, Van Blarigan EL, Sesso HD, Giovannucci EL, Stampfer MJ, Chan JM
• Role of physical activity and diet after colorectal cancer diagnosis.
  Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology 2015 Van Blarigan EL, Meyerhardt JA
• Fat intake after diagnosis and risk of lethal prostate cancer and all-cause mortality.
  JAMA internal medicine 2013 Richman EL, Kenfield SA, Chavarro JE, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL, Willett WC, Chan JM
• Physical activity after diagnosis and risk of prostate cancer progression: data from the cancer of the prostate strategic urologic research endeavor.
  Cancer research 2011 Richman EL, Kenfield SA, Stampfer MJ, Paciorek A, Carroll PR, Chan JM
• Feasibility and Acceptability of a Web-Based Dietary Intervention with Text Messages for Colorectal Cancer: A Randomized Pilot Trial.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2020 Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Van Loon K, Paciorek A, Zhang L, Chan H, Savoie MB, Bocobo AG, Liu VN, Wong LX, Laffan A, Atreya CE, Miaskowski C, Fukuoka Y, Meyerhardt JA, Venook AP

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• Self-monitoring and reminder text messages to increase physical activity in colorectal cancer survivors (Smart Pace): a pilot randomized controlled trial.
  BMC cancer 2019 Van Blarigan EL, Chan H, Van Loon K, Kenfield SA, Chan JM, Mitchell E, Zhang L, Paciorek A, Joseph G, Laffan A, Atreya CE, Fukuoka Y, Miaskowski C, Meyerhardt JA, Venook AP
• Dietary Fat Intake after Colon Cancer Diagnosis in Relation to Cancer Recurrence and Survival: CALGB 89803 (Alliance).
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2018 Van Blarigan EL, Ou FS, Niedzwiecki D, Zhang S, Fuchs CS, Saltz L, Mayer RJ, Venook A, Ogino S, Song M, Benson A, Hantel A, Atkins JN, Giovannucci EL, Meyerhardt JA
• Marine ω-3 Polyunsaturated Fatty Acid and Fish Intake after Colon Cancer Diagnosis and Survival: CALGB 89803 (Alliance).
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2018 Van Blarigan EL, Fuchs CS, Niedzwiecki D, Ye X, Zhang S, Song M, Saltz LB, Mayer RJ, Mowat RB, Whittom R, Hantel A, Benson A, Atienza D, Messino M, Kindler H, Venook A, Ogino S, Giovannucci EL, …
• Mediterranean diet after prostate cancer diagnosis and urinary and sexual functioning: The health professionals follow-up study.
  The Prostate 2017 Bauer SR, Van Blarigan EL, Stampfer MJ, Chan JM, Kenfield SA
• Milk and other dairy foods in relation to prostate cancer recurrence: Data from the cancer of the prostate strategic urologic research endeavor (CaPSURE™).
  The Prostate 2017 Tat D, Kenfield SA, Cowan JE, Broering JM, Carroll PR, Van Blarigan EL, Chan JM
• The Fitbit One Physical Activity Tracker in Men With Prostate Cancer: Validation Study.
  JMIR cancer 2017 Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Tantum L, Cadmus-Bertram LA, Carroll PR, Chan JM
• Tissue Sources for Accurate Measurement of Germline DNA Genotypes in Prostate Cancer Patients Treated With Radical Prostatectomy.
  The Prostate 2016 Emami NC, Leong L, Wan E, Van Blarigan EL, Cooperberg MR, Tenggara I, Carroll PR, Chan JM, Witte JS, Simko JP
• Prostate cancer progression and mortality: a review of diet and lifestyle factors.
  World journal of urology 2016 Peisch SF, Van Blarigan EL, Chan JM, Stampfer MJ, Kenfield SA
• Should We Fear Folate?
  European urology 2016 Downer MK, Van Blarigan EL, Peisch SF, Stampfer MJ
• Associations between circulating carotenoids, genomic instability and the risk of high-grade prostate cancer.
  The Prostate 2015 Nordström T, Van Blarigan EL, Ngo V, Roy R, Weinberg V, Song X, Simko J, Carroll PR, Chan JM, Paris PL
• Physical Activity and Prostate Tumor Vessel Morphology: Data from the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
  Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2015 Van Blarigan EL, Gerstenberger JP, Kenfield SA, Giovannucci EL, Stampfer MJ, Jones LW, Clinton SK, Chan JM, Mucci LA
• Fat intake after prostate cancer diagnosis and mortality in the Physicians' Health Study.
  Cancer causes & control : CCC 2015 Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA, Yang M, Sesso HD, Ma J, Stampfer MJ, Chan JM, Chavarro JE
• Dairy intake after prostate cancer diagnosis in relation to disease-specific and total mortality.
  International journal of cancer 2015 Yang M, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Wilson KM, Batista JL, Sesso HD, Ma J, Stampfer MJ, Chavarro JE
• Dietary patterns after prostate cancer diagnosis in relation to disease-specific and total mortality.
  Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2015 Yang M, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Batista JL, Sesso HD, Ma J, Stampfer MJ, Chavarro JE
• Prediagnostic Obesity and Physical Inactivity Are Associated with Shorter Telomere Length in Prostate Stromal Cells.
  Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2015 Joshu CE, Peskoe SB, Heaphy CM, Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, Mucci LA, Giovannucci EL, Stampfer MJ, Yoon G, Lee TK, Hicks JL, De Marzo AM, Meeker AK, Platz EA
• Associations of prostate cancer risk variants with disease aggressiveness: results of the NCI-SPORE Genetics Working Group analysis of 18,343 cases.
  Human genetics 2015 Helfand BT, Roehl KA, Cooper PR, McGuire BB, Fitzgerald LM, Cancel-Tassin G, Cornu JN, Bauer S, Van Blarigan EL, Chen X, Duggan D, Ostrander EA, Gwo-Shu M, Zhang ZF, Chang SC, Jeong S, Fontham ET, …
• Selenium supplementation and prostate cancer mortality.
  Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2014 Kenfield SA, Van Blarigan EL, DuPre N, Stampfer MJ, L Giovannucci E, Chan JM
• Selenoprotein and antioxidant genes and the risk of high-grade prostate cancer and prostate cancer recurrence.
  The Prostate 2014 Gerstenberger JP, Bauer SR, Van Blarigan EL, Sosa E, Song X, Witte JS, Carroll PR, Chan JM
• What should we tell prostate cancer patients about (secondary) prevention?
  Current opinion in urology 2014 Chan JM, Van Blarigan EL, Kenfield SA
• Plasma antioxidants, genetic variation in SOD2, CAT, GPX1, GPX4, and prostate cancer survival.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2014 Van Blarigan EL, Ma J, Kenfield SA, Stampfer MJ, Sesso HD, Giovannucci EL, Witte JS, Erdman JW, Chan JM, Penney KL
• Impact of folate intake on prostate cancer recurrence following definitive therapy: data from CaPSURE™.
  The Journal of urology 2013 Tomaszewski JJ, Richman EL, Sadetsky N, O'Keefe DS, Carroll PR, Davies BJ, Chan JM
• Antioxidant and vitamin E transport genes and risk of high-grade prostate cancer and prostate cancer recurrence.
  The Prostate 2013 Bauer SR, Richman EL, Sosa E, Weinberg V, Song X, Witte JS, Carroll PR, Chan JM
• Mediterranean diet and prostate cancer risk and mortality in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study.
  European urology 2013 Kenfield SA, DuPre N, Richman EL, Stampfer MJ, Chan JM, Giovannucci EL
• Choline intake and risk of lethal prostate cancer: incidence and survival.
  The American journal of clinical nutrition 2012 Richman EL, Kenfield SA, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL, Zeisel SH, Willett WC, Chan JM
• Selenium and prostate cancer: the puzzle isn't finished yet.
  The American journal of clinical nutrition 2012 Richman EL, Chan JM
• Milk and dairy consumption among men with prostate cancer and risk of metastases and prostate cancer death.
  Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 2012 Pettersson A, Kasperzyk JL, Kenfield SA, Richman EL, Chan JM, Willett WC, Stampfer MJ, Mucci LA, Giovannucci EL
• Egg, red meat, and poultry intake and risk of lethal prostate cancer in the prostate-specific antigen-era: incidence and survival.
  Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) 2011 Richman EL, Kenfield SA, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL, Chan JM
• Vegetable and fruit intake after diagnosis and risk of prostate cancer progression.
  International journal of cancer 2011 Richman EL, Carroll PR, Chan JM
• Weight loss and mortality in the elderly: separating cause and effect.
  Journal of internal medicine 2010 Richman EL, Stampfer MJ
• Intakes of meat, fish, poultry, and eggs and risk of prostate cancer progression.
  The American journal of clinical nutrition 2009 Richman EL, Stampfer MJ, Paciorek A, Broering JM, Carroll PR, Chan JM