Helen K. Chew


	Helen K. Chew

UC Davis Cancer Center

Associate Professor, UCD, Med, Int Med, Hematology Oncology

helen.chew@ucdmc.ucdavis.edu

Univ of Texas, Medicine, MD, 1991

UC Davis, Internal Medicine, Assistant Professor, 2000

The Christine and Helen S. Langraf Memorial Research Fund Award-2001

Breast Cancer Program: Dr. Chew is responsible for coordinating surgical, medical and radiation oncology services and clinical trials for breast cancer. Her research interests involve cancer genetics, notably breast cancer genes BRCA1 and BRCA2. Dr. Chew recently published research examining how the protein NoRPl affects the expression of BRCA 1. She has grants studying cancer genetics and chemo-prevention of breast cancer. While at the University of Texas Health Sciences Center, she was medical director of the Cancer Prevention and Risk Assessment Clinic.

Research Areas Breast Cancer, Chemoprevention, Cancer & Carcinogenesis, Oncology

Selected Publications

Cabart P, Chew HK, and Murphy S. BRCA1 cooperates with NUFIP and P-TEFb to activate transcription by RNA polymerase II. Oncogene. 23: (31) 5316-5329. (2004)

Chew HK, Wun T, Zhou H, Harvey D, White RH. The incidence and time course of venous thromboembolism among Californians with breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment. 82: (1) 149. (2003)