Biography
Dr Alejandra Castanon has a medical degree from the Universidad National Autonoma de Mexico (UNAM), a MSc in Epidemiology and a PhD in Cancer Epidemiology. Over the last 10 years her research has focused on the evaluation of screening programmes, particularly cervical screening. In collaboration with the NHS Cervical Screening programme she runs a case control study to evaluate the cervical screening programme in England and Wales. This research provides policy makers evidence on which to base policy decisions. A full list of Dr Castanon’s publications can be found here.
Research
Cancer Screening and Statistics Unit
Cancer Screening and Statistics Unit are a group of epidemiologist and cancer researchers studying the causes of or early events in the development of cancer. Our aim is to be able to intervene and prevent cancer or diagnose it whilst still easy to treat.
News
People with advanced bowel cancer are less likely to have participated in cancer screenings
Data from the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and the National Cancer Registry were analysed to study screening participation of people with and without...
Women urged to attend delayed cervical screenings
Having to skip a cervical screening can lead to a seven-fold increased risk of cancer for affected women, researchers warn.
Features
5 minutes with Alejandra Castanon
Alejandra Castanon is an Epidemiologist in the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences. We took 5 minutes with Alejandra to learn more about her career and...
Research
Cancer Screening and Statistics Unit
Cancer Screening and Statistics Unit are a group of epidemiologist and cancer researchers studying the causes of or early events in the development of cancer. Our aim is to be able to intervene and prevent cancer or diagnose it whilst still easy to treat.
News
People with advanced bowel cancer are less likely to have participated in cancer screenings
Data from the NHS Bowel Cancer Screening Programme and the National Cancer Registry were analysed to study screening participation of people with and without...
Women urged to attend delayed cervical screenings
Having to skip a cervical screening can lead to a seven-fold increased risk of cancer for affected women, researchers warn.
Features
5 minutes with Alejandra Castanon
Alejandra Castanon is an Epidemiologist in the School of Cancer & Pharmaceutical Sciences. We took 5 minutes with Alejandra to learn more about her career and...