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Alcohol intake is associated with an increased risk of several types of cancer

16 August 2023

Professor Dame Valerie Beral

Obituary – Professor Dame Valerie Beral, 28 July 1946 – 26 August 2022

14 September 2022

Epidemiologist who resolved important questions about women’s health

Mobile phone users do not have an increased risk of brain tumours

30 March 2022

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Adiposity in early life, but not adulthood, may protect against breast cancer

8 March 2022

New study highlights importance of early diagnosis for ovarian cancer survival

20 December 2021

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£10 million for cancer epidemiology studies

28 February 2020

2 overweight middle-aged women

Obesity and dementia in women

19 December 2019

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Analyses find that increased risk of breast cancer linked to menopausal hormone therapy persists for many years

30 August 2019

woman drinking a glass of wine

Drinking patterns and liver cirrhosis risk in women

23 November 2018

70 years of the NHS 1948 - 2018

Using NHS data for research in the Cancer Epidemiology Unit

5 July 2018

Women with disabilities may miss out on cancer screening

29 September 2017

The impact of obesity on hospital admissions and costs

6 April 2017

Explaining inequalities in women’s heart disease risk

18 October 2016

Much of the social inequality in heart disease risk among UK women is due to smoking, obesity and physical inactivity

13 October 2016

Working night shifts has "No association with breast cancer risk"

7 October 2016

Excess weight has different effects on different types of stroke

8 September 2016

Happiness and unhappiness have no direct effect on mortality

10 December 2015

Exercise 2-3 times a week reduces heart disease risk in women says new study

17 February 2015

BHF urge people to spend at least 10 minutes a day improving their heart health during Heart Month

Valerie Beral

Short-term use of HRT associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer

13 February 2015

Women’s age at first menstrual cycle linked to heart disease risk

17 December 2014

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