Who's Who
Valerie Mccormack
Scientist
Section of Environment and Radiation
Specialty:
Cancer epidemiology, breast cancer, mammographic densityAcademic Degrees
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Town | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | PhD | Epidemiology | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | London | UK |
| 1999 | MSc | Medical Statistics | London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine | London | UK |
| 1997 | BSc | Mathematics | Imperial College London | London | UK |
Current Research Projects
- A large-scale retrospective research of cancer risks caused by occupational exposure to chrysotile asbestos-containing dust
V McCormack, J Schuz, S Schonfeld and M Moissonier (IARC). Collaboration with Scientific Research Institute of Occupational Health of the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences - Breast cancer in African women in Africa: Hormone receptor status and their risk factors
V McCormack. Collaboration with Baragwanath Academic Hospital, Soweto, South Africa. - Case characterisation of esophageal squamous cell carcinoma in East Africa
V McCormack, J Schuz. Collaboration with Moi University Teaching Hospital, Kenya. - Mammographic density: international variations; changes in relation to breast cancer risk; long-term breast cancer prediction
V McCormack (IARC), I dos Santos Silva (London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.
Selected Publications
McCormack V, Peto J, Byrnes G, Straif K, Boffetta P (2012) Estimating the asbestos-related lung cancer burden from mesothelioma mortality Br J Cancer. 106(3) : 575-84.McCormack VA, Schüz J. (2012) Africa's growing cancer burden: environmental and occupational contributions. Cancer Epidemiol. 36(1) : 1-7.
Pinto Pereira SM, McCormack VA, Hipwell JH, Record C, Wilkinson LS, Moss SM, Hawkes DJ, dos-Santos-Silva I. (2011) Localized fibroglandular tissue as a predictor of future tumor location within the breast Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 20(8) : 1718-25
McCormack VA, Perry NM, Vinnicombe SJ, Dos Santos Silva I (2010) Changes and tracking of mammographic density in relation to Pike's model of breast tissue aging: a UK longitudinal study. Int J Cancer. 127(2) : 452-61.
McCormack VA, dos Santos Silva I (2006) Breast density and parenchymal patterns as markers of breast cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 15(6) : 1159-69