Caroline Diorio, McGill University

Research

Breast Cancer Clinical Risk Factors Digital Spatial Profiling Genomics Imaging Microenvironment Radiomics Risk Stratification

Latest papers

Vitamin D pathway polymorphisms in relation to mammographic breast density.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2008 · first author
Genetic polymorphisms involved in insulin-like growth factor (IGF) pathway in relation to mammographic breast density and IGF levels.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2008 · first author
Intact and total insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels in relation to breast cancer risk factors: a cross-sectional study.
Breast cancer research : BCR · 2008 · first author

All 3 publications

Latest funding

Advancing Risk Stratification in Young Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer
CIHR · 2025 · Principal investigator
$999,975

All 1 grants and awards

3 publications.

01

Vitamin D pathway polymorphisms in relation to mammographic breast density.

Diorio C, Sinotte M, Brisson J, Bérubé S, Pollak M

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2008First author

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-08-0493 PMID: 18768522

02

Genetic polymorphisms involved in insulin-like growth factor (IGF) pathway in relation to mammographic breast density and IGF levels.

Diorio C, Brisson J, Bérubé S, Pollak M

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2008First author

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-2500 PMID: 18398029

03

Intact and total insulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 (IGFBP-3) levels in relation to breast cancer risk factors: a cross-sectional study.

Diorio C, Brisson J, Bérubé S, Pollak M

Breast cancer research : BCR2008First author

DOI: 10.1186/bcr2093 PMID: 18471292

Advancing Risk Stratification in Young Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer

Principal investigatorCIHR2025Team Grant: Bringing Biology to Cancer Prevention - Breast Cancer

Principal investigators: Basik, Mark; Diorio, Caroline; Yaffe, Martin J

Keywords: Breast Cancer; Clinical Risk Factors; Digital Spatial Profiling; Genomics; Imaging; Microenvironment; Radiomics; Risk Stratification; Stroma; Young Women

$999,975

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Michael Pollak

Oncology

3 shared papers, latest 2008

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Breast Cancer Dear Professor Diorio, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Vitamin D pathway polymorphisms in relation to mammographic breast density." (2008), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Advancing Risk Stratification in Young Women at High Risk for Breast Cancer" (2025), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]