Cancer and Public Health Unit
Department of Epidemiology & Population Health
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

This course is designed primarily for clinicians, researchers, public health specialists and other health care professionals who work (or intend to work) in cancer epidemiology. It aims to provide participants with a methodological foundation in cancer epidemiology as well as state-of-the-art reviews of several current research issues in the causes, prevention and survival of common cancers. On the last day of the course there will be a one-day workshop on the genetic epidemiology of cancer with contributions from prominent experts in this field. A provisional timetable for both the course and the workshop will appear on this page in the next two months.

Participants may apply to attend the full course or only the one day workshop.

Fee for the full course (26-30 March 2001) including the workshop: £600
Fee for the one-day workshop on genetic epidemiology of cancer (30 March 2001): £150

CURRENT CONCEPTS IN CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY COURSE 

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Monday, 26 March 2001

10:00-10:30     Introduction, content of the course and logistics
                Michel Coleman

11:00-12:30     Overview of cancer epidemiology         	
                Michel Coleman

14:00-15:00     Measuring cancer occurrence                     	
                Craig Higgins

15:30-17:30     Practical and Review sessions


Tuesday, 27 March 2001

9:30-10:30      Epidemiological study designs   	
                Isabel dos Santos Silva

11:00-12:30     Interpretation of data from epidemiological studies	
                Isabel dos Santos Silva & Bianca De Stavola

14:00-15:30     Practical and Review sessions

16:00-17:00     Lecture title to be confirmed
 

Wednesday, 28 March 2001 

9:30-10:30      Cancer risk assessment	
                Henrik Møller 

11:00-12:30     The role of chemoprevention in cancer control
                Klim McPherson

14:00-15:30     Practical and Review sessions

16:00-18:00     The rationale for cancer screening
                Klim McPherson 


Thursday 29 March 2001

9:30-10:30      Viruses and cancer
                Robin Weiss, Imperial Cancer Research Fund

11:00-12:30     Cancer genetics: basic principles
                Olivia Fletcher

14:00-15:00     Cancer care: evaluating survival at a population level
                Michel Coleman 

15:30-17:00     Life-course cancer epidemiology
                Isabel dos Santos Silva, Bianca De Stavola & Valerie McCormack

17:00-17:30     Review session


WORKSHOP ON THE GENETIC EPIDEMIOLOGY OF CANCER

PROVISIONAL PROGRAMME

Friday 30 March 2001

9:30    The cancer genome project
        Dr Richard Wooster, Sanger Centre, Cambridge

10:30   Lecture title to be confirmed
        Professor Richard Houlston, Institute of Cancer Research, London

12:00   High risk genes associated with cancer predisposition
        Professor Tim Bishop, ICRF Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, University of Leeds

13:00   Discussion

14:30   Prospects for finding new cancer genes
        Dr Doug Easton, CRC Genetic Epidemiology Unit, Strangeways Research Laboratory

15:30   Breast cancer genetics
        Professor Julian Peto, Institute of Cancer Research, London

16:30   Close


For an application form please contact:
The Registry
London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine
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London WC1B 3DP, UK

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