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Practitioner examines skin on patient shoulder. Dermatopathologists told researchers that they see cases that should not have been biopsied in the first place, pointing to overdiagnosis as a problem that may be rooted in too many skin biopsies.Peakstock/Shutterstock
Practitioner examines skin on patient shoulder. Dermatopathologists told researchers that they see cases that should not have been biopsied in the first place, pointing to overdiagnosis as a problem that may be rooted in too many skin biopsies.Peakstock/Shutterstock
Many pathologists agree overdiagnosis of skin cancer happens, but don’t change diagnosis behavior
UW News,

“Overdiagnosis is the diagnosis of disease that will not harm a person in their lifetime. If melanoma is being overdiagnosed, it means that too many people are getting the scary news that they have cancer, and receiving and paying for unnecessary treatment,” said Kathleen Kerr, professor of biostatistics in the UW School of Public Health.

Ali Shojaie, Susan Shortreed, and Michael Wu
Ali Shojaie, Susan Shortreed, and Michael Wu
Biostatistics faculty named 2022 ASA fellows
Three University of Washington School of Public Health Biostatistics faculty members have been elected 2022 Fellows of the American Statistical Association (ASA).
Jonathan Wakefield
Jonathan Wakefield
India's Objections To WHO COVID-19 Mortality Estimates Are Misleading, Experts Say
IndiaSpend,

Unlike claims made by the Indian government in its press release, the WHO's estimates do not rely on models that include factors like seasonal variations in temperature, Jon Wakefield, professor of statistics and biostatistics at the University of Washington, who had led the modelling for India as a member of the TAG, explained

Kathleen Kerr
Kathleen Kerr
New research yields insight into skin cancer overdiagnosis
Kathleen Kerr, professor of biostatistics, is lead author of a recent JAMA Dermatology study that examined perceptions of skin cancer overdiagnosis among dermatopathologists.
Daniela Witten
Daniela Witten
Daniela Witten elected Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics
Daniela Witten, professor of statistics and biostatistics at University of Washington, and the Dorothy Gilford Endowed Chair in Mathematical Statistics, has been elected a Fellow of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS).