Ann Kathleen Richardson QSO is a New Zealand oncologist. She is professor of cancer epidemiology at the University of Canterbury.

Ann Richardson
Richardson in 2008
Alma materUniversity of Otago
Scientific career
FieldsOncology
InstitutionsUniversity of Canterbury
ThesisEvaluation of a pilot breast cancer screening programme (1996)
Doctoral advisorJ. Mark Elwood
Charlotte Paul
WebsiteUniversity of Canterbury profile

Academic career

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Richardson did a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery, a Postgraduate Diploma in Obstetrics and a PhD, all at the University of Otago.[1] She is a Fellow of the New Zealand College of Public Health Medicine.[2] She is on the council of the Health Research Council of New Zealand[3] and a trustee of the Genesis Oncology Trust.[4]

In the 2008 Queen's Birthday Honours, Richardson was appointed a Companion of the Queen's Service Order, for services to public health.[5]

Selected publications

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  • Cox, B.; Richardson, A.; Graham, P.; Gislefoss, R.E.; Jellum, E.; Rollag, H. (2010). "Breast cancer, cytomegalovirus and Epstein-Barr virus: a nested case-control study". British Journal of Cancer. 102 (11): 1665–1669. doi:10.1038/sj.bjc.6605675. PMC 2883146. PMID 20407437.[6]

References

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  1. ^ Richardson, Ann (1996). Evaluation of a pilot breast cancer screening programme (Doctoral thesis). OUR Archive, University of Otago. hdl:10523/10091.
  2. ^ "Professor Ann Richardson - College of Education - University of Canterbury - New Zealand". Education.canterbury.ac.nz. Archived from the original on 10 July 2014. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  3. ^ "The Council | Health Research Council". Hrc.govt.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  4. ^ "Trustees". Genesisoncology.org.nz. Retrieved 30 June 2014.
  5. ^ "Queen's Birthday honours list 2008". Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. 2 June 2008. Retrieved 28 November 2019.
  6. ^ "Virus linked to breast cancer - health - national". Stuff.co.nz. 19 May 2010. Retrieved 30 June 2014.