Nordic Summer School - phase 1

Phase 1: 12-23 August 2024 - Introduction to cancer epidemiology

An intensive course at the Danish Cancer Society in Copenhagen.

Topics:

  • Measures of disease frequency and effects
  • Intervention trials
  • Case control studies
  • Cohort studies
  • Designing Nordic registry-based studies
  • Analysis of epidemiological data
  • Interpretation of epidemiological studies
  • Cancer prevention
  • Presentation of scientific data
  • Biology of cancer
  • Cervix cancer & HPV
  • Genetics
  • Diet and cancer
  • Role of cancer registries
  • Ethics & individual rights

 

Literature:
Cancer Epidemiology: Principles and Methods, Isabel dos Santos Silva, IARC, WHO

Link to Phase 2