Libby Ellis BSc MPH
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Libby studied for her undergraduate degree in Human Biology at Leeds Metropolitan University, and was awarded a Masters in Public Health from the University of Nottingham in 2001. Libby previously worked as a Research Associate in public health at the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR) at Sheffield University, before joining the Department of Non-communicable Disease Epidemiology in February 2006 as a Research Fellow in Epidemiology.
Affiliation
Teaching
Libby co-organises the Extended Epidemiology module, and teaches on the Statistics for Epidemiology and Population Health module and the Cancer survival short courses. Libby is also a tutor on the Epidemiology MSc.
Research
Libby's research interests are in public health, deprivation and socio-economic inequalities in cancer survival. Libby is currently working on a five-year Cancer Research UK Programme in Cancer Survival, and studying for a PhD on inequalities in laryngeal cancer survival.
Research areas
- Cancer
- Health inequalities
- Public health
Disciplines
- Epidemiology
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Selected publications
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Trends and inequalities in laryngeal cancer survival in men and women: England and Wales 1991-2006.
Ellis, L. ; Rachet, B. ; Birchall, M. ; Coleman, M.P. ;
Oral Oncol, 2011;
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How many deaths would be avoidable if socioeconomic inequalities in cancer survival in England were eliminated? A national population-based study, 1996-2006.
Ellis, L. ; Coleman, M.P. ; Rachet, B. ;
Eur J Cancer, 2011;
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Lung cancer in young women remains rare
Ellis, L.; Fox, J.; Peake, M.D.; Coleman, M.P.
Lung Cancer, 2010; 67(1):124-125
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Socio-economic disparities in access to treatment and their impact on colorectal cancer survival.
Lejeune, C.; Sassi, F.; Ellis, L.; Godward, S.; Mak, V.; Day, M.; Rachet, B.;
Int J Epidemiol, 2010;
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Socioeconomic inequalities in cancer survival in England after the NHS cancer plan
Rachet, B.; Ellis, L.; Maringe, C.; Chu, T.; Nur, U.; Quaresma, M.; Shah, A.; Walters, S.; Woods, L.; Forman, D.; Coleman, M.P.
British Journal of Cancer, 2010; 103(4):446-453
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Carcinoid Tumors of the Gastrointestinal Tract: Trends in Incidence in England Since 1971.
Ellis, L.; Shale, M.J.; Coleman, M.P.;
Am J Gastroenterol, 2010;
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Population-based cancer survival trends in England and Wales up to 2007: an assessment of the NHS cancer plan for England.
Rachet, B.; Maringe, C.; Nur, U.; Quaresma, M.; Shah, A.; Woods, L.M.; Ellis, L.; Walters, S.; Forman, D.; Steward, J.; Coleman, M.P.;
Lancet Oncol, 2009; 10(4):351-69
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