As Acting Deputy Director of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, Dr Anderson has an interest in cancer registration working internationally in this area. Her research focuses on infection and immunoepidemiology. Ongoing research includes infectious agents and their association with oesophageal cancer, HPV and oropharyngeal cancer outcomes, cervical cancer screening and trends in cervical pre-malignancy diagnosis. Dr Anderson’s research also focuses on cancer research in low and middle income countries including Angola, Africa and Vietnam. 

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Dr Lesley Anderson

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Dr Lesley Anderson

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

As Acting Deputy Director of the Northern Ireland Cancer Registry, Dr Anderson has an interest in cancer registration working internationally in this area. Her research focuses on infection and immunoepidemiology. Ongoing research includes infectious agents and their association with oesophageal cancer, HPV and oropharyngeal cancer outcomes, cervical cancer screening and trends in cervical pre-malignancy diagnosis. Dr Anderson’s research also focuses on cancer research in low and middle income countries including Angola, Africa and Vietnam. 

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Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Cancer epidemiology
  • Autoimmune conditions in particular pernicious anaemia.

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Public outreach & key achievements

  • Lead the research MOSAICC, (MyelOproliferative neoplasmS: An In-depth Case-Control)
  • Particpation in Conferência Internacional sobre a Incidência do Cancroin Angola

Research students

PhD Title Assessing the psychosocial impact of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance
Country United Kingdom
   
PhD Title  Exploring the Health and Social Care Needs of Children with Haematological Conditions in Angola
Country  Angola
   
PhD Title Effect of Electronic Cigarettes on infectious agents and health
Country Kuwait
   
PhD Title Human Papilloma Virus detection and testing acceptability
Country Kuwait

 

 

 


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