Biography
About Feitong
Feitong Lei serves as Senior Biostatistician for the Kentucky Cancer Registry, providing statistical expertise to support population-based cancer surveillance research across the Commonwealth.
Her work encompasses the development and application of advanced statistical methods for analyzing cancer incidence, mortality, and survival data to inform public health policy and research.
Areas of Expertise
Focus Areas
BiostatisticsCancer SurveillanceStatistical ModelingPopulation HealthData Analysis
Selected Publications
Peer-Reviewed Work
2026
Prevalence and Characteristics of Mental Health Disorders Before and After Childhood Cancer Diagnosis
Statewide population-based study among Kentucky Medicaid beneficiaries examining the prevalence of mental health disorders in children before and after a cancer diagnosis.
2024
COVID-19 and Rates of Cancer Diagnosis in the US
Investigates how the COVID-19 pandemic affected cancer diagnosis rates across the US, with Lei contributing biostatistical analysis from KCR's Division of Cancer Biostatistics.
2024
Undiagnosed Cancer Cases in the US During the First 10 Months of the COVID-19 Pandemic
Estimates the number of cancer cases that went undiagnosed during the first 10 months of the COVID-19 pandemic due to disruptions in screening and care-seeking behavior.
2024
Geographic Variation of HPV-Associated Cancer Incidence in Kentucky Using Spatial Scan Statistics
Applies spatial scan statistics to Kentucky Cancer Registry data to identify geographic clusters of HPV-associated cancer incidence across the Commonwealth.
2023
Influence of Depression on Breast Cancer Treatment and Survival: A Kentucky Population-Based Study
First-authored study examining how depression before or after a breast cancer diagnosis affects treatment receipt and survival outcomes in 6,054 Kentucky patients.