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Overview
What you will study
In the Cancer Survival - Principles, Methods and Applications course offered by London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, you will enjoy lectures and discussions, computer-based exercises with real data, daily review sessions and a session for participants to present their own work or ideas for debate.
You will be provided with digital or printed copies of all lectures, practical exercises and solutions.
The aims of the course are:
- to teach the main statistical methods for estimating population-based cancer survival
- to discuss the main controversies in estimation and interpretation of cancer survival
- to provide students with an intensive learning environment in which faculty members will attend all sessions of the course, not just their own
- to provide opportunities for computer-based practical analysis of real cancer data
Programme Structure
The program focuses on:
- measures of the cancer burden (incidence, prevalence, mortality, survival, cure)
- all-cause (crude), net and relative survival and excess mortality hazard
- construction of abridged and complete life tables
- net survival estimation, including cohort, complete, period and hybrid approaches
- adjustment of cancer survival estimates for age and other factors
- impact of data quality, completeness, stage migration, screening and lead-time bias
- methods for handling missing data in cancer survival analysis
- public health interpretation of cancer survival trends and inequalities
Key information
Duration
- Full-time
- 5 days
Start dates & application deadlines
- StartingApplication deadline not specified.
Language
English
Credits
32 alternative credits
Delivered
On Campus
Campus Location
- London, United Kingdom
Disciplines
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Academic requirements
We are not aware of any specific GRE, GMAT or GPA grading score requirements for this programme.
English requirements
We are not aware of any English requirements for this programme.
Other requirements
General requirements
- Epidemiologists, statisticians, physicians and oncologists, public health specialists and others with a direct interest in applied cancer survival analysis, and particularly those working in a cancer registry.
- You should have a basic understanding of cancer survival.
- We do not insist that you have a qualification in statistics, but some experience is essential for you to take full advantage of the statistical components of the course.
- All practical sessions will use Stata, so some experience of Stata should be considered essential.
Tuition Fees
Tuition fees are shown in and the most likely applicable fee is shown based on your nationality.
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International Applies to you
Applies to youNon-residents1627 GBP / full≈ 1627 GBP / full -
Domestic Applies to you
Applies to youCitizens or residents1627 GBP / full≈ 1627 GBP / full
Additional Details
- Full fee: £1,627
- Current MSc and Research Degree students: £813.50
- Participants based in LMICs: £553.18
Living costs
London
United Kingdom
1137 - 2157 GBP / month
The living costs include the total expenses per month, covering accommodation, public transportation, utilities (electricity, internet), books and groceries.
Funding
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