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Research Focus
I am a Queen's Vice Chancellor's Fellow and a Cancer Research UK Fellow working within the Cancer Epidemiology Research Group at the Centre for Public Health. My research interests are in the field of pharmacoepidemiology and cancer epidemiology.
As a pharmacoepidemiologist I am interested in using real world data to investigate the use, effectiveness and safety of medications. My main research area is in cancer and draws upon large electronic healthcare databases and statistical methods to (1) identify commonly used medications that influence the risk of cancer and cancer outcomes and (2) evaluate the safety of cancer treatments.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
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Carcinogenicity of hydrochlorothiazide, voriconazole, and tacrolimus
Cogliano, V. J., Corsini, E., Fournier, A., Nelson, H. H., Sergi, C. M., Antunes, A. M. M., Cahoon, E. K., Chen, G., Duarte-Salles, T., Engels, E., Fu, J., Germolec, D., Ghiasvand, R., Hicks, B., Jean-Claude, B. J., Jena, G., Lerche, C. M., Li, X., Lupattelli, A. & Ong, T. P. & 20 others, , 02 Jan 2025, In: The Lancet Oncology. 26, 1, p. 15-16Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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ClusterRadar: an interactive web-tool for the multi-method exploration of spatial clusters over time
Mason, L., Hicks, B. & Almeida, J. S., 27 May 2025, In: PLoS One. 20, 5, 23 p., e0322393.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Glucagon-like peptide 1 receptor agonists and risk of thyroid cancer: an international multisite cohort study
Baxter, S. M., Lund, L. C., Andersen, J. H., Brix, T. H., Hegedüs, L., Hsieh, M.H.-C., Su, C.T.-T., Cheng, M.C.-Y., Chang, Z.C.-J., Lai, E.C.-C., Hussain, S., Chu, C., Gomes, T., Antoniou, T., Eskander, A., Bouck, Z., Tadrous, M., Bea, S., Choi, E.-Y. & Shin, J.-Y. & 7 others, , 08 Jan 2025, (Early online date) In: Thyroid. 10 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Systemic glucocorticoids and the risk of breast cancer in a large nationwide case–control study
Cairat, M., Olesen, M., Olivier, E., Pottegård, A. & Hicks, B., 23 Jun 2025, In: Breast Cancer Research. 27, 10 p., 114.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Trends in gabapentinoid prescribing: a nationwide Danish drug utilization study
Pottegård, A., Rasmussen, L., Olesen, M., Skov Sørensen, A. M., Nymand Ennis, Z., Kane, J., Baxter, S. & Hicks, B., 09 Apr 2025, (Early online date) In: British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Prizes
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QUB MHLS Faculty Postdoctoral Prize for Research Excellence
Hicks, B. (Recipient), Sept 2018
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Reviewer of the Year: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug safety
Hicks, B. (Recipient), 2016
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Reviewer of the Year: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Hicks, B. (Recipient), 2018
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Activities
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Practical Approaches to Accessibility within SMDBS: Lets Meet Halfway
McLaughlin, D. (Invited speaker), Rogers, J. (Invited speaker), Collins, L. (Organiser), Hicks, B. (Organiser) & Roe, S. (Organiser)
08 Jan 2025Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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EDI in the Curriculum
Roe, S. (Organiser), Dombrowski, Y. (Organiser), Hicks, B. (Organiser) & Hussey, G. (Invited speaker)
12 Jan 2024Activity: Participating in or organising an event types › Participation in workshop, seminar, course
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PGJCCR Open Day (Cancer epidemiology Stand Organiser)
Hicks, B. (Recipient)
18 Feb 2023Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (Journal)
Hicks, B. (Editorial board member)
Feb 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Hicks, B. (Advisor)
31 Jan 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting a School