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World Cancer Day 2024

On World Cancer Day 2024, we spoke to members of ICON to hear some reflections and introspection. We posed the question; how and why did you end up researching cancer inequalities, and what motivates you to keep researching in this space?

Here’s what they had to say.

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Welcome to Eva Kagenaar

Today we’re welcoming Eva Kagenaar, who will be working on the SORT study at ICON. We caught up with Eva to hear more.

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​​Event – Beyond cancer: Film screening and Q&A​

To mark World Cancer Day 2024, the Centre for Global Chronic Conditions, Inequalities in Cancer Outcomes Network (ICON), and the Cancer Interest Group are co-hosting a film screening of ‘Beyond cancer’ on 8 February.

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Welcome to Koki Shimizu

Today we’re welcoming Koki Shimizu. We caught up with Koki to learn more about him.

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October’s ICON day

October’s ICON Day was full, varied, and also happened to be my first as Communications Officer for ICON. Here’s a summary of what went on.

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Interning with the ICON group at LSHTM

We spoke with our 2023 intern, Princess Obayori, to find out more about her experience of interning with the ICON group, and how LSHTM’s partnership with HDR UK began.

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Welcome to Ali Nazar

Today we’re giving a warm welcome to ICON’s newest member, Ali Nazar. We caught up with Ali to learn more about him, his background, and his impressive professional sporting history…

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Q&A: Dr Serena Perner

We’re delighted to be joined by Dr Serena Perner from the Institute of Collective Health at the National University of Lanus for the next three months.

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World Cancer Day 2023: Close the Care Gap

Every year, 4 February marks World Cancer Day – a global initiative led by the Union for International Cancer Control (UICC). The day aims to raise worldwide awareness of cancer, […]

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New research shows increased cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes

New research by Dr Suping Ling, funded by Hope Against Cancer and published in Diabetologia, shows that cancer mortality in people with type 2 diabetes is substantially higher than the […]