Thurs. 29 Sept Session 6: Epidemiology

Chair: Dr Tony Moran, Director, North Western Cancer Registry

13.30: Keynote address: Nutrition and cancer risk

Professor Tim Key, Deputy Director, Cancer Research UK Epidemiology Unit, University of Oxford

13.50: Dietary intake of folate and related B-vitamins, alcohol and tobacco use and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: Results from the FINBAR All-Ireland case-control study
Linda Sharp, National Cancer Registry of Ireland

14.05: Cancer incidence in ethnic minority groups in south east England
Ms Ruth Jack, Information Analyst, Thames Cancer Registry

14.20: The risk of breast cancer in women who test negative for the family BRCA mutation
Robert Iddenden, Statistician, North Western Cancer Registry

14.35: 5 minute gap to allow for deviation from the schedule

14.40: Does cancer survival depend on season of diagnosis
and sunlight exposure?
Dr Hyun Sook Lim, Thames Cancer Registry

14.55: Radiotherapy for breast cancer and subsequent cardiovascular mortality
Mr Rahul Roychoudhuri, Thames Cancer Registry

15.10: Update on 2006 conference

15.20: Presentation of awards: Mike Quinn and Chris
Carrigan