About us
Dr Nathalie J Massat, PhD is a certified Nutritional Therapist, Naturopath and Reflexologist.
Nathalie holds a BSc(Hons) in Cell Biology, a MRes in Immunology & Haematology, an MSc in Medical Statistics, and a PhD in Biochemistry. She has been working in the Health Sciences for over 15 years in various areas, including food safety, pain management, cancer biology and cancer screening and prevention. She has authored/co-authored over 20 scientific peer-reviewed articles. Nathalie offers her knowledge to those who want to be pro-active about their health, and wish to improve their overall well-being and enjoy a healthier life. In her practice, she combines both traditional and modern natural approaches to health. |
Graduate of the London College of Naturopathic Medicine (CNM)
Member of the Naturopathic Nutrition Association (NNA)
Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
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Trained as a First Aider
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Listed on the Nutritionist Resource website
Member of the Naturopathic Nutrition Association (NNA)
Registered with the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO)
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Trained as a First Aider
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Listed on the Nutritionist Resource website
Recent publications
Massat NJ, Sasieni PD, Tataru D, Parmar D, Cuzick J, Duffy SW. Explaining the better prognosis of screening-exposed breast cancers: influence of tumour characteristics and treatment. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2016. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965 - EPI-15-0804.
Massat NJ, Dibden A, Parmar D, Cuzick J, Sasieni PD, Duffy SW. Impact of screening on breast cancer mortality: the UK programme 20 years on. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2016. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965 - EPI-15-0803.
Debernardi S, Massat NJ, Radon TP, et al. Noninvasive urinary miRNA biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. American Journal of Cancer Research 2015, 5(11):3455. doi: ISSN:2156-6976.
Radon TP, Massat NJ, Jones R, Alrawashdeh W, Dumartin L, et al. Identification of a three-biomarker panel in urine for early detection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research, 2015, 21:3512. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-2467. Also featured in Science Daily 3 Aug 2015 and BBC World News 04 Aug 2015.
Massat NJ, Douglas E, Waller J, Wardle J, Duffy SW. Variation in cervical and breast cancer screening coverage in England: A cross-sectional analysis to characterise districts with atypical behaviour. British Medical Journal Open 2015, 5(7):e007735. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007735.
Douglas E, Wardle J, Massat NJ, Waller J. Colposcopy attendance and deprivation: A retrospective analysis of 27,193 women in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. British Journal of Cancer 2015, 113(1):119. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.176.
Geurts SME, Massat NJ, Duffy SW. Likely effect of adding flexible sigmoidoscopy to the English NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme: Impact on colorectal cancer cases and deaths. British Journal of Cancer 2015, 113(1):142. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.76.
Sanders D, Krause K, O'Muircheartaigh J, Thacker MA, Huggins JP, Vennart W, Massat NJ et al. Pharmacologic modulation of hand pain in osteoarthritis: A double-blind placebo-controlled functional magnetic resonance imaging study using naproxen. Arthritis Rheumatology 2015, 67(3):741. doi: 10.1002/art.38987.
Assi V, Massat NJ, Thomas S, MacKay J et al. A case-control study to assess the impact of mammographic density on breast cancer risk in women aged 40-49 at intermediate familial risk. International Journal of Cancer 2015, 136(10):2378. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29275.
Massat NJ, Tataru D, Parmar D, Sasieni PD, Duffy SW. Case fatality in breast cancer: Relative effect of attendance at breast screening and cancer treatment. Annals of Oncology 2014, 25(Suppl4-LBA44). doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu438.52.
Massat NJ, Sasieni PD, Parmar D, Duffy SW. An ongoing case-control study to evaluate the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. BMC Cancer 2014, 14(1). doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-945.
Shankleman J, Massat NJ, Khagram L, Ariyanayagam S et al. Evaluation of a service intervention to improve awareness and uptake of bowel cancer screening in ethnically-diverse areas. British Journal of Cancer 2014, 111(7):1440. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.363.
Massat NJ, Khagram LA, Shankleman J, Ariyanayagam S et al. An intervention service in a UK Asian community to promote participation in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme: Results from the pilot study. World Journal of Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention 2014, 3(4). Online version.
Evans DG, Kesavan N, Lim Y, Gadde S, Hurley E, Massat NJ et al. MRI breast screening in high-risk women: cancer detection and survival analysis. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment 2014, 145(3):663. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2931-9.
Massat NJ, Sasieni PD, Parmar D, Duffy SW. An ongoing case-control study to evaluate the NHS Breast Screening Programme. BMC Cancer 2013, 13(596). doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-596.
Massat NJ, Moss SM, Halloran SP, Duffy SW. Screening and primary prevention of colorectal cancer: A review of sex-specific and site-specific differences. Journal of Medical Screening 2013, 20(3):125. doi: 10.1177/0969141313501292.
Broeders M, Moss S, Nyström L, Njor S, Jonsson H, Paap E, Massat NJ et al. The impact of mammographic screening on breast cancer mortality in Europe: A review of observational studies. Journal of Medical Screening 2012, 19(Suppl1):14. doi: 10.1258/jms.2012.012078.
Howard MA, Sanders D, Krause K, O'Muircheartaigh J, Fotopoulou A, Zelaya F, Thacker M, Massat NJ, et al. Alterations in resting-state regional cerebral blood flow demonstrate ongoing pain in osteoarthritis: An arterial spin-labeled magnetic resonance imaging study. Arthritis Rheumatology 2012, 64(12):3936. doi: 10.1002/art.37685.
Howard MA, Krause K, Khawaja N, Massat NJ, et al. Beyond patient reported pain: Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates reproducible cerebral representation of ongoing post-surgical pain. PLOS One 2011, 6(2):e17096. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.001709.
Massat NJ, Dibden A, Parmar D, Cuzick J, Sasieni PD, Duffy SW. Impact of screening on breast cancer mortality: the UK programme 20 years on. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2016. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965 - EPI-15-0803.
Debernardi S, Massat NJ, Radon TP, et al. Noninvasive urinary miRNA biomarkers for early detection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. American Journal of Cancer Research 2015, 5(11):3455. doi: ISSN:2156-6976.
Radon TP, Massat NJ, Jones R, Alrawashdeh W, Dumartin L, et al. Identification of a three-biomarker panel in urine for early detection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Clinical Cancer Research, 2015, 21:3512. doi: 10.1158/1078-0432.CCR-14-2467. Also featured in Science Daily 3 Aug 2015 and BBC World News 04 Aug 2015.
Massat NJ, Douglas E, Waller J, Wardle J, Duffy SW. Variation in cervical and breast cancer screening coverage in England: A cross-sectional analysis to characterise districts with atypical behaviour. British Medical Journal Open 2015, 5(7):e007735. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-007735.
Douglas E, Wardle J, Massat NJ, Waller J. Colposcopy attendance and deprivation: A retrospective analysis of 27,193 women in the NHS Cervical Screening Programme. British Journal of Cancer 2015, 113(1):119. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.176.
Geurts SME, Massat NJ, Duffy SW. Likely effect of adding flexible sigmoidoscopy to the English NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme: Impact on colorectal cancer cases and deaths. British Journal of Cancer 2015, 113(1):142. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2015.76.
Sanders D, Krause K, O'Muircheartaigh J, Thacker MA, Huggins JP, Vennart W, Massat NJ et al. Pharmacologic modulation of hand pain in osteoarthritis: A double-blind placebo-controlled functional magnetic resonance imaging study using naproxen. Arthritis Rheumatology 2015, 67(3):741. doi: 10.1002/art.38987.
Assi V, Massat NJ, Thomas S, MacKay J et al. A case-control study to assess the impact of mammographic density on breast cancer risk in women aged 40-49 at intermediate familial risk. International Journal of Cancer 2015, 136(10):2378. doi: 10.1002/ijc.29275.
Massat NJ, Tataru D, Parmar D, Sasieni PD, Duffy SW. Case fatality in breast cancer: Relative effect of attendance at breast screening and cancer treatment. Annals of Oncology 2014, 25(Suppl4-LBA44). doi: 10.1093/annonc/mdu438.52.
Massat NJ, Sasieni PD, Parmar D, Duffy SW. An ongoing case-control study to evaluate the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme. BMC Cancer 2014, 14(1). doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-14-945.
Shankleman J, Massat NJ, Khagram L, Ariyanayagam S et al. Evaluation of a service intervention to improve awareness and uptake of bowel cancer screening in ethnically-diverse areas. British Journal of Cancer 2014, 111(7):1440. doi: 10.1038/bjc.2014.363.
Massat NJ, Khagram LA, Shankleman J, Ariyanayagam S et al. An intervention service in a UK Asian community to promote participation in the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme: Results from the pilot study. World Journal of Epidemiology and Cancer Prevention 2014, 3(4). Online version.
Evans DG, Kesavan N, Lim Y, Gadde S, Hurley E, Massat NJ et al. MRI breast screening in high-risk women: cancer detection and survival analysis. Breast Cancer Research & Treatment 2014, 145(3):663. doi: 10.1007/s10549-014-2931-9.
Massat NJ, Sasieni PD, Parmar D, Duffy SW. An ongoing case-control study to evaluate the NHS Breast Screening Programme. BMC Cancer 2013, 13(596). doi: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-596.
Massat NJ, Moss SM, Halloran SP, Duffy SW. Screening and primary prevention of colorectal cancer: A review of sex-specific and site-specific differences. Journal of Medical Screening 2013, 20(3):125. doi: 10.1177/0969141313501292.
Broeders M, Moss S, Nyström L, Njor S, Jonsson H, Paap E, Massat NJ et al. The impact of mammographic screening on breast cancer mortality in Europe: A review of observational studies. Journal of Medical Screening 2012, 19(Suppl1):14. doi: 10.1258/jms.2012.012078.
Howard MA, Sanders D, Krause K, O'Muircheartaigh J, Fotopoulou A, Zelaya F, Thacker M, Massat NJ, et al. Alterations in resting-state regional cerebral blood flow demonstrate ongoing pain in osteoarthritis: An arterial spin-labeled magnetic resonance imaging study. Arthritis Rheumatology 2012, 64(12):3936. doi: 10.1002/art.37685.
Howard MA, Krause K, Khawaja N, Massat NJ, et al. Beyond patient reported pain: Perfusion magnetic resonance imaging demonstrates reproducible cerebral representation of ongoing post-surgical pain. PLOS One 2011, 6(2):e17096. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.001709.