Session 1. Aetiology, prevention and early detection |
10:00-10-15 | The Northern Barrett's Register--incidence and risk factors for progression to cancer | Professor Liam Murray, Queens University Belfast |
10:15-10:30 | The role of folate in the aetiology of oesophageal lesions | Dr Linda Sharp, National Cancer Registry |
10:30-10:45 | Non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, statins and pancreatic cancer risk in the UK GP Research Database | Ms Marie Bradley, Queens University Belfast |
10:45-11:00 | Evaluating options for a colorectal cancer screening programme in Ireland | Mr Alan O Céilleachair, National Cancer Registry |
11:00-11:30 | Epilymph and beyond--haematological cancer aetiology, genetics and serendipity | Professor Anthony Staines, Dublin City University |
Keynote address |
11:30-12:30 | Professor Christopher Wild, Director, International Agency for Research on Cancer |
Session 2 Survivorship |
13:30-14:00 | Self management strategies utilised by prostate cancer patients | Dr Eilis McCaughan, University of Ulster |
14:00-14:15 | Overview of the role of diet in cancer survival | Dr Marie Cantwell, Queens University Belfast |
14:15-14:30 | The financial cost and consequences of having cancer in Ireland | Dr Aileen Timmons, National Cancer Registry |
14:30-14:45 | Needs assessment of cancer survivors | Dr Michael Donnelly, Queens University Belfast |
Session 3. Cancer registration and health services research |
15:00-15:30 | Pharmacoepidemiology in Ireland--past, present and future | Dr Kathleen Bennett, Trinity College Dublin |
15:30-15:45 | Regional variation in breast-conserving surgery & radiotherapy for breast cancer | Dr Paul Walsh, National Cancer Registry |
15:45-16:00 | What are the explanations for rising incidence and falling mortality in prostate cancer? an all-Ireland study | Dr Frances Drummond, National Cancer Registry |
16:00-16:15 | The potential of cancer registration data for audit and research | Dr Anna Gavin, Northern Ireland Cancer Registry |