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First person profile: Leslie Bernstein, PhD: An epidemiologist known for her groundbreaking discoveries about breast cancer, Dr. Bernstein continues to push the field forward

by Leslie Bernstein, PhD

Aug 12^th 2019
4 mins
CancerVolume 125, Issue 17 p. 2907-2909

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Dr. Leslie Bernstein is a renowned researcher in breast cancer risk and prevention at City of Hope, California.
Her colleague, Dr. Jonine Bernstein, highlights her groundbreaking work and passion for research.
They have collaborated on the WECARE Study, focusing on genetic susceptibility and radiation treatment's effects on breast cancer risk.
Dr. Bernstein cofounded the California Teachers Study in 1995, which has yielded significant findings in cancer and other diseases.
Notable work includes the first research linking physical activity to reduced breast cancer risk and studies on low-dose aspirin's effects on breast cancer.
She emphasizes the need for smaller studies to understand mechanisms for preventive measures in breast cancer.
Dr. Bernstein's background includes a passion for math, driven by her father, and a supportive relationship with her husband, Saul Bernstein.
She completed her advanced education later in life, obtaining a master's and PhD in biostatistics.
Dr. Bernstein is also a grandmother of 11, actively involved in guiding her grandchildren.
She is praised for her humility and supportiveness in the professional community.

When Leslie Bernstein, PhD, joined the faculty of City of Hope at the age of 67, she told the institution's leaders that she would stay for no more than a decade. After all, she had just spent 25 years at the University of Southern California (USC) in Los Angeles, serving as a professor in the department of preventive medicine, the medical school dean for faculty affairs, and the university vice provost for medical affairs. However, some 13 years after her pronouncement—with a move across the country to be closer to her daughter in New Jersey thrown in—Dr. Bernstein continues to work with the center remotely, publishing research and mentoring younger colleagues. “I'm hoping to retire soon, but so far the answer has been, ‘We'd rather you stay on,’” she says.

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First person profile: Leslie Bernstein, PhD: An epidemiologist known for her groundbreaking discoveries about breast cancer, Dr. Bernstein continues to push the field forward

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