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Research output per year
Personal profile
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.
My main research areas draw 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.
My current research programme has a focus on urological cancers. I currently hold a Cancer Research UK Postdoctoral Fellowship (2017-2020) which aims to investigate the role of commonly used medications on renal cell carcinoma risk and progression, as well as other lifestyle factors, using large healthcare databases such as the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and the UK Biobank.
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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5α-reductase inhibitors and risk of kidney and bladder cancers in men with benign prostatic hyperplasia: a population-based cohort study
Doherty, N., Cardwell, C. R., Murchie, P., Hill, C., Azoulay, L. & Hicks, B., 06 Mar 2023, In: Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention. 32, 3, p. 428-434 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Antiplatelet drugs and breast cancer risk in a large nationwide Danish case-control study
Cairat, M., Pottegård, A., Olesen, M., Dossus, L., Fournier, A. & Hicks, B., 01 Apr 2023, In: International Journal of Cancer. 152, 7, p. 1337-1347 11 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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EpiVECS: Exploring spatiotemporal epidemiological data using cluster embedding and interactive visualization
Mason, L., Hicks, B. & Almeida, J., 27 Nov 2023, (Accepted) In: Scientific Reports.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Interpretable, non-mechanistic forecasting using empirical dynamic modeling and interactive visualization
Mason, L., de Gonzalez, A. B., Garcia-Closas, M., Chanock, S. J., Hicks, B. & Almeida, J. S., 03 Apr 2023, In: PLoS One. 18, 4, 12 p., e0277149.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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The application of lag times in cancer pharmacoepidemiology: a narrative review
Hicks, B., Kaye, J. A., Azoulay, L., Bruun Kristensen, K., Habel, L. A. & Pottegård, A., Aug 2023, In: Annals of Epidemiology. 84, p. 25-32 8 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Prizes
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QUB MHLS Faculty Postdoctoral Prize for Research Excellence
Hicks, Blánaid (Recipient), Sep 2018
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Reviewer of the Year: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug safety
Hicks, Blánaid (Recipient), 2016
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Reviewer of the Year: Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety
Hicks, Blánaid (Recipient), 2018
Prize: Prize (including medals and awards)
Activities
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PGJCCR Open Day (Cancer epidemiology Stand Organiser)
Blánaid Hicks (Recipient)
18 Feb 2023Activity: Other activity types › Hosting a school group or open day
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Pharmacoepidemiology and Drug Safety (Journal)
Blánaid Hicks (Editorial board member)
Feb 2023Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work types › Editorial activity
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Mount Lourdes Grammar School
Blánaid Hicks (Advisor)
31 Jan 2023Activity: Visiting an external institution types › Visiting a School
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BEC (Aberdeen Belfast Evidence Collaboration) Evidence Synthesis Group (External organisation)
Blánaid Hicks (Advisor)
2023Activity: Membership types › Membership of network
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Introduction to Propensity Scores
Blánaid Hicks (Speaker)
13 Dec 2022Activity: Talk or presentation types › Invited talk