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Dr Helen Coleman

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Helen Coleman

Dr Helen Coleman

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Coleman's research mostly focuses on the epidemiology of gastrointestinal cancers and pre-malignant conditions, with particular strengths in Barrett's oesophagus and oesophageal adenocarcinoma, colorectal polyps and colorectal cancer. She has specialist training in molecular pathology epidemiology and nutritional epidemiology. 

Her research mostly incorporates data analysis from population-based registers, existing cohort and case-control studies, and systematic reviews of these study designs, as well as applying community-based interventions to address underlying risk factors.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 8953, 02890635049
  • @HelenColemanQUB

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Data analysis
  • Epidemiology projects related to oesophageal or colorectal cancer and pre-malignant conditions

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Article on lifestyle factors in relation to serrated colorectal polyps
  • Discussion on new guidelines for Vitamin D supplementation
  • Smoking May Up Cancer Risk in Barrett's Esophagus Patients, US News, 10 February 2012
  • Barrett’s patients who smoke are twice as likely to develop esophageal cancer, Health AM, 30 January 2012

Research students

PhD Title The association between oral health, related bacteria and gastrointestinal cancer risk and progression
Country Angola
   
PhD Title  The association between vitamin D and upper gastrointestinal cancer risk and progression
Country  UK
   
PhD Title  The association between lifestyle exposures and the risk of oesophageal, gastric and liver cancer in the UK and China
Country  China

 


Alumni: Where are they now

PhD Title Risk factors (including biomarkers) for colorectal cancer development and prognosis
Country UK
Current Position  Post-doctoral research fellow
   
PhD Title  The role of aspirin and statins in colorectal cancer survival
Country  UK
Current Position  Surgical registrar
   
PhD Title The epidemiology of endometrial hyperplasia and cancer progression
Country Nigeria
Current Position  EORTC Postdoctoral fellow applicant

 

 


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