Brian MacMahon
Brian MacMahon | |
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| Born | 23 August 1923 |
| Died | 5 December 2007 (aged 84) Boston, Massachusetts, U.S. |
| Alma mater | University of Birmingham, UK |
| Known for | Breast cancer epidemiology |
| Awards | Charles S. Mott Prize (1992) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Epidemiology |
| Institutions | Harvard School of Public Health, U.S. |
Brian MacMahon (23 August 1923 – 5 December 2007) was a British-born American epidemiologist who chaired the Department of Epidemiology of the Harvard School of Public Health from 1958 until 1988. Best known for his work on the epidemiology of breast cancer, he also pioneered research on associations between passive smoking and lung cancer, and between diet and risk of cancer.