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Iliana Lega

Adjunct Scientist

ICES Affiliation

ICES UofT
Chronic Disease & Pharmacotherapy Research Program

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Education

MSc, Clinical Epidemiology, Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, University of Toronto
FRCPC, Internal Medicine, Endocrinology and Metabolism, McGill University
MD, University of Western Ontario
BSc, University of Toronto

Research Focus

Chronic diseases and conditions
Endocrine and metabolic disorders
Health services research

Other Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Toronto
Clinician Scientist, Women's College Research Institute
Staff Physician, Women's College Hospital

Recent ICES Grants

The prevalence and impact of intensive diabetes treatment in older adults

Principal investigator: Lega I
Co-investigators: Austin P, Bronskill S, Campitelli M, Lipscombe L, Rochon P
Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Project Scheme Grant
2018-2021; $290,700

Recent Awards & Recognition

Canadian Breast Cancer Foundation Physician Fellowship Award

2011-2014: Awarded to Dr. Iliana Lega for "The impact of metformin on breast cancer survival."
9/7/2011

Recent ICES Publications

1/19/2018

The impact of diabetes on breast cancer treatments and outcomes: a population-based study

Lega IC, Austin PC, Fischer HD, Fung K, Krzyzanowska MK, Amir E, Lipscombe LL. Diabetes Care. 2018; 41(4):755-61. Epub 2018 Jan 19.

1/17/2018

Diabetes risk in childhood cancer survivors: a population-based study

Lega IC, Pole JD, Austin PC, Lau C, Nathan PC, Baxter NN. Can J Diabetes. 2018; 42(5):533-9. Epub 2018 Jan 31.

4/1/2017

Metformin and breast cancer stage at diagnosis: a population-based study

Lega IC, Fung K, Austin PC, Lipscombe LL. Curr Oncol. 2017; 24(2):e85-91. Epub 2017 Apr 27.

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