Welcome
The Cancer Epidemiology Unit (CEU) is part of Oxford Population Health in the Medical Sciences Division at the University of Oxford.
CEU has over 50 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 this data access page; if you would like to access data from EPIC-Oxford, please visit this data access page.
Latest news
Oxford Population Health researchers to tackle one of cancer’s toughest challenges
4 March 2026
Oxford researchers join $25m international effort to uncover immune mechanisms that protect certain people from cancer.
Largest study of vegetarian diets and cancer shows lower risks of five cancers
27 February 2026
Largest ever study finds vegetarian diets linked to lower risk of five cancers, but higher oesophageal cancer risk.