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Dr Finian Bannon

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences
Dr Finian Bannon

Dr Finian Bannon

School of Medicine, Dentistry and Biomedical Sciences

Dr Bannon’s research expertise lies in applying novel statistical methods to understand variation in cancer patient survival. Modifiable causes include delays in diagnosis and treatment, and suboptimal treatment. These realities vary across sub-groups of the population defined—for instances—by age and the socio-economic deprivation. Population-based cancer registry data can measure population survival variation and explore its causes. Dr Bannon’s research aims to provide better statistical evidence to support change in cancer care services that improves, and reduces inequities in, cancer patient outcomes.

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  • askmhls@qub.ac.uk
  • +44 (0)28 9097 6292

Research Interests

Open to PhD applications in the field of

  • Population-based cancer registry data, and imputation methods for missing data
  • Waiting-time and ‘routes-to-diagnosis’ cancer statistics  
  • Emulating cancer treatment trials in audit data
  • Causal inference mediation analysis
  • Cancer patient survival variation and prognostic modelling 

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Current Research Opportunities

  • Prognosis of second primary breast cancer in breast cancer patients
  • Improving cancer patient survival estimates derived from small samples
  • Estimating cancer waiting time statistics with a time-to-event methodology
  • Estimating cancer treatment effects in patient audit data
  • Prognosis of second primary breast cancer in breast cancer patients
  • Improving cancer patient survival estimates derived from small samples
  • Estimating cancer waiting time statistics with a time-to-event methodology

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