Prospective studies
We conduct large scale prospective studies
The Cancer Epidemiology Unit
Data Linkage
Our studies are linked to electronic health records
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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Rare Variant Analysis of Human and Rodent Obesity Genes in Individuals with Severe Childhood Obesity
Hendricks AE. et al, (2017), Scientific Reports, 7
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Lack of Association for Reported Endocrine Pancreatic Cancer Risk Loci in the PANDoRA Consortium.
Campa D. et al, (2017), Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology, 26, 1349 - 1351
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Nut intake and 5-year changes in body weight and obesity risk in adults: results from the EPIC-PANACEA study.
Freisling H. et al, (2017), Eur J Nutr
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Alcohol consumption and risk of urothelial cell bladder cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort.
Botteri E. et al, (2017), Int J Cancer
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Coffee Drinking and Mortality in 10 European Countries
A Multinational Cohort Study
Gunter M. et al, (2017), Annals of Internal Medicine