Dr Xue Qin Yu is a Senior Research Fellow in the Cancer Research Division at Cancer Council NSW. His primary research focus is cancer epidemiology, statistical modelling and health services research. His current area of interest is cancer disparities and the social determinants of health and health outcomes research, with a focus on the development and application of statistical tools to evaluate the cancer health care system and explore the possible reasons for cancer disparities. Xue Qin has a strong track record in peer-reviewed publications, having co-authored 60+ peer-reviewed articles. During the last 5 years, he co-authored 40 articles, with 22 of which as first/last author. His research has been published in many prestigious journals, including CA a Cancer Journal for Clinicians, Lancet Global Health, and Lancet Public Health.