Eleanor Kane
Associate Professor

Profile

Biography

Eleanor is an analyst in the Epidemiology and Cancer Statistics Group (ECSG), much of her work focusing on the epidemiology of haematological malignancies and the use of routine healthcare datasets for research purposes.  After completing her first degree in Mathematics and Statistics at the University of Edinburgh, she trained  in epidemiology at the University of Leeds where, working on several case-control studies, she completed her PhD research.  Eleanor has been a member of the International Lymphoma Epidemiology Consortium (InterLymph) since its inception in 2004, and has led on several pooled analysis initiatives and collaborated on others. 

Qualifications

• BSc Mathematics and Statistics, University of Edinburgh
• PhD Epidemiology, University of Leeds

Research

Overview

• Cancer epidemiology, particularly haematological malignancies, lymphomas, and childhood cancers
• Use of administrative datasets in health research
• Systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Projects

• Haematological Malignancy Research Network (HMRN)
• United Kingdom Childhood Cancer Study (UKCCS)
• ECSG Lymphoma Case-Control Study (ELCCS)
• Comparing the HMRN case cohort to the general population

Research group(s)

Epidemiology & Cancer Statistics Group (ECSG)

Supervision

Eleanor would be interested in acting as a co-supervisor for PhDs in the following areas: cancer epidemiology including using routine and healthcare datasets; systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

Publications

Selected publications

Eleanor Kane's publications

External activities

Memberships

• InterLymph Consortium
• InterLymph Consortium Lifestyle and Environment Working Group
• InterLymph Consortium Pathology and Survival Working Group