Sarah Floud

BSc MSc PhD

Social Epidemiologist

Cancer Epidemiology Unit

Sarah Floud is a social epidemiologist who joined the Cancer Epidemiology Unit in July 2012. She has a PhD in environmental epidemiology from Imperial College London and has a background in social policy, social psychology and social research methods. Sarah’s current research is focused on the role of social factors in the risk of disease in the Million Women Study cohort. She also helped to develop the latest Million Women Study questionnaire.

Recent publications

Cohort Profile: the Million Women Study.
Journal article

Green J. et al, (2018), Int J Epidemiol
Premature mortality in single fathers.
Journal article

Simpson RF. and Floud S., (2018), Lancet Public Health, 3, e101 - e102
Differences in risk factors for 3 types of stroke: UK prospective study and meta-analyses.
Journal article

Price AJ. et al, (2018), Neurology, 90, e298 - e306
Disability and participation in breast and bowel cancer screening in England: a large prospective study.
Journal article

Floud S. et al, (2017), Br J Cancer, 117, 1711 - 1714
Unravelling the associations between social isolation, loneliness, and mortality.
Journal article

Liu B. and Floud S., (2017), Lancet Public Health, 2, e248 - e249

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