Data Linkage
Our studies are linked to electronic health records
The Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Prospective studies
We conduct large scale prospective studies
Welcome
The Cancer Epidemiology Unit is part of the Nuffield Department of Population Health of the Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford.
With 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. Our aim is to provide reliable evidence to help answer outstanding questions about public health, and the health of individuals.
Latest news
Vasectomy does not increase risk of prostate cancer
7 March 2017
Explaining inequalities in women’s heart disease risk
18 October 2016
Latest publications
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Consumption of Fish Is Not Associated with Risk of Differentiated Thyroid Carcinoma in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) Study.
Zamora-Ros R. et al, (2017), J Nutr
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Hepcidin levels and gastric cancer risk in the EPIC-EurGast Study.
Jakszyn P. et al, (2017), Int J Cancer
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Comparison of sociodemographic and health-related characteristics of UK Biobank participants with the general population
Fry A. et al, (2017), American Journal of Epidemiology
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Pre-diagnostic copper and zinc biomarkers and colorectal cancer risk in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort.
Stepien M. et al, (2017), Carcinogenesis
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Genetic variation in the ADIPOQ gene, adiponectin concentrations and risk of colorectal cancer: a Mendelian Randomization analysis using data from three large cohort studies.
Nimptsch K. et al, (2017), Eur J Epidemiol