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The Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU) is part of the Nuffield Department of Population Health in the Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford.
CEU has over 60 staff and research students.The Unit specialises in large-scale and collaborative studies of lifestyle and genetic risk factors for cancer, and for other common diseases of adult life such as heart disease, fractures and dementia. We aim to provide reliable evidence that answers outstanding questions about public health, and the health of individuals.
If you are interested in accessing data from the Million Women Study please visit our data access page.
Latest news
Studying prostate cancer risk in the UK Biobank
7 December 2020
Men with larger waists more likely to die of prostate cancer
1 September 2020
Latest publications
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NMR metabolite profiles in male meat-eaters, fish-eaters, vegetarians and vegans, and comparison with MS metabolite profiles
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SCHMIDT J. et al, (2021), Metabolites
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A comparison of complementary measures of vitamin B6 status, function, and metabolism in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) study
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SCHMIDT J., (2021), The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition
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Papier K. et al, (2021), BMC Medicine
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Floud S. et al, (2021), Lancet Public Health, 6, e116 - e123
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Low-intensity daily smoking and cause-specific mortality in Mexico: prospective study of 150 000 adults
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LACEY BEN. et al, (2021), International Journal of Epidemiology