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Steven Narod

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ProfessorEpidemiology DivisionUniversity of Toronto

Steven Narod

Professor

Epidemiology Division

Dalla Lana School of Public Health

University of Toronto

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Canada Research Chair in Breast Cancer

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10 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 1 recent paper, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 13 research grants (13 CIHR), most recently in 2026.
Supervised 3 trainees who won CIHR awards, most recently in 2023.

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MD
BSc, Mathematics

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Research

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Cancer Cancer progression and metastasis Cancer diagnosis Cancer genetics

Latest papers

Are current Polish guidelines for prophylactic mastectomy sufficient?
Hereditary cancer in clinical practice · 2026
An international cohort study of breast cancer survival in young women.
BJC reports · 2026 · senior author
PCSK9 rs562556 variant and survival in BRCA1 mutation carriers and mutation-negative familial breast cancer.
NPJ breast cancer · 2026

All 52 publications

Latest funding

Evaluating Outcomes after Risk-reducing Oophorectomy in BRCA carriers
CIHR · 2026 · Nominated PI
$647,356
Development of a Notification and Support System for Genetic Testing in Women with Prevalent Breast Cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$745,875
Establishing a Global Cohort to Investigate ATRIP-Associated Cancer Risk and Outcomes
CIHR · 2025 · Co-investigator
$100,000

All 36 grants and awards

52 publications.

Are current Polish guidelines for prophylactic mastectomy sufficient?

Stachowski A, Cybulski C, Gronwald J, Huzarski T, Dębniak T, Byrski T, Narod S, Scott R, Lubiński J

Hereditary cancer in clinical practice2026

DOI: 10.1186/s13053-026-00338-x PMID: 42243898

An international cohort study of breast cancer survival in young women.

Sopik V, Lubiński J, Gronwald J, Huzarski T, Cybulski C, Tryggvadóttir L, Zendehdel K, Nahvijou A, Virani S, Chitapanarux I, Sripan P, Vatanasapt P, Pongnikorn D, Sriplung H, Ginsburg O, Sun P, Akbari M, Narod S

BJC reports2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1038/s44276-026-00207-z PMID: 41721033

PCSK9 rs562556 variant and survival in BRCA1 mutation carriers and mutation-negative familial breast cancer.

Cybulski C, Kluźniak W, Wokołorczyk D, Zamani N, Stempa K, Gliniewicz K, Huzarski T, Falco M, Sun P, Gronwald J, Lubiński J, Narod S, Akbari MR

NPJ breast cancer2026

DOI: 10.1038/s41523-026-00992-3 PMID: 42297814

Endometriosis in Carriers of a Pathogenic Variant in BRCA1 or BRCA2: A Descriptive Analysis of a Large Multicentral BRCA Carrier Cohort

Mokhber A, Stewart B, Terry KL, Gronwald J, Cybulski C, Kim RH, Karlan BY, Bordeleau L, Ramón y Cajal T, Pal T

Current Oncology2025

DOI: 10.3390/curroncol32120675

The Clinical Utility of a 7-Gene Biosignature on Radiation Therapy Decision Making in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Following Breast-Conserving Surgery: An Updated Analysis of the DCISionRT® PREDICT Study.

Shah C, Whitworth P, Vicini FA, Narod S, Gerber N, Jhawar SR, King TA, Mittendorf EA, Willey SC, Rabinovich R, Gold L, Brown E, Patel A, Vargo J, Barry PN, Rock D, Friedman N, Bedi G, Templeton S, Brown S, Gabordi R, Riley L, Lee L, Baron P, Majithia L, Mirabeau-Beale KL, Reid VJ, Hirsch A, Hwang C, Pellicane J, Maganini R, Khan S, MacDermed DM, Small W, Mittal K, Borgen P, Cox C, Shivers SC, Bremer T

Annals of surgical oncology2024

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15566-5 PMID: 38916700

Blood molybdenum level as a marker of cancer risk on BRCA1 carriers.

Matuszczak M, Kiljańczyk A, Marciniak W, Derkacz R, Stempa K, Baszuk P, Bryśkiewicz M, Cybulski C, Dębniak T, Jacek G, Huzarski T, Lener M, Jakubowska A, Pietrzak S, Szwiec M, Stawicka-Niełacna M, Godlewski D, Prusaczyk A, Jasiewicz A, Kluz T, Tomiczek-Szwiec J, Kilar-Kobierzycka E, Siołek M, Posmyk R, Jarkiewicz-Tretyn J, Scott R, Narod S, Lubiński J

Hereditary cancer in clinical practice2024

DOI: 10.1186/s13053-024-00291-7 PMID: 39300540

Variants in ATRIP are associated with breast cancer susceptibility in the Polish population and UK Biobank.

Cybulski C, Zamani N, Kluźniak W, Milano L, Wokołorczyk D, Stempa K, Rudnicka H, Zhang S, Zadeh M, Huzarski T, Jakubowska A, Dębniak T, Lener M, Szwiec M, Domagała P, Samani AA, Narod S, Gronwald J, Masson JY, Lubiński J, Akbari MR

American journal of human genetics2023

DOI: 10.1016/j.ajhg.2023.03.002 PMID: 36977412

A Single nucleotide polymorphism in the ALDH2 gene modifies the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in BRCA2 p.K3326* carriers.

Zamani N, Szymiczek A, Shakeri R, Poustchi H, Pourshams A, Narod S, Malekzadeh R, Akbari MR

PloS one2023

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0292611 PMID: 37943872

Surgeon and Patient Reports of Fertility Preservation Referral and Uptake in a Prospective, Pan-Canadian Study of Young Women with Breast Cancer.

Carmona CA, Yee S, Seminsky M, Glass K, Foong S, Lipson E, Baxter NN, Friedenreich CM, Metcalfe K, Isherwood S, Akbari MR, Narod S, Quan ML, Warner E

Annals of surgical oncology2022

DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-11254-w PMID: 35001240

Risk factors for psychological morbidity and the protective role of coping self-efficacy in young women with breast cancer early in diagnosis: a national multicentre cohort study.

Howell DM, Metcalfe K, Kong S, Stephen J, Olivotto IA, Baxter N, Friedenreich CM, Warner E, Akbari MR, McBain K, Narod S, Quan ML

Breast cancer research and treatment2022

DOI: 10.1007/s10549-022-06576-6 PMID: 35462611

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Steven Narod

Research

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Latest funding

Are current Polish guidelines for prophylactic mastectomy sufficient?

An international cohort study of breast cancer survival in young women.

PCSK9 rs562556 variant and survival in BRCA1 mutation carriers and mutation-negative familial breast cancer.

Endometriosis in Carriers of a Pathogenic Variant in BRCA1 or BRCA2: A Descriptive Analysis of a Large Multicentral BRCA Carrier Cohort

The Clinical Utility of a 7-Gene Biosignature on Radiation Therapy Decision Making in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Following Breast-Conserving Surgery: An Updated Analysis of the DCISionRT&#xae; PREDICT Study.

Blood molybdenum level as a marker of cancer risk on BRCA1 carriers.

Variants in ATRIP are associated with breast cancer susceptibility in the Polish population and UK Biobank.

A Single nucleotide polymorphism in the ALDH2 gene modifies the risk of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in BRCA2 p.K3326* carriers.

Surgeon and Patient Reports of Fertility Preservation Referral and Uptake in a Prospective, Pan-Canadian Study of Young Women with Breast Cancer.

Risk factors for psychological morbidity and the protective role of coping self-efficacy in young women with breast cancer early in diagnosis: a national multicentre cohort study.

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Kelly Metcalfe

Joanne Kotsopoulos

Steven Gallinger

Vasily Giannakeas

Lawrence Paszat

Robert Grant

John Semple

Toni Zhong

Yvonne Bombard

Ming-Sound Tsao

Neesha Dhani

Andrea Eisen

Frances Wright

Erin Kennedy

Sender Herschorn

Eileen Rakovitch

Raymond Kim

Neil Fleshner

Angela Brooks-Wilson

Sharon Nofech-Mozes

Ellen Greenblatt

Laura Anderson

Louise Bordeleau

Andrea Eisen

Lorraine Lipscombe

Stefan Hofer

The Clinical Utility of a 7-Gene Biosignature on Radiation Therapy Decision Making in Patients with Ductal Carcinoma In Situ Following Breast-Conserving Surgery: An Updated Analysis of the DCISionRT® PREDICT Study.