Associate ProfessorCarolyn Nickson

Associate Professor Principal Research Fellow

Faculty of Medicine and Health

  • Associate Professor Principal Research Fellow
    Faculty of Medicine and Health

Research projects & supervision summary

  1. Risk-adjusted breast cancer screening
  2. Evaluations of breast screening technologies screening and diagnostic settings
  3. Health economic modelling of breast cancer screening, diagnosis and treatment, using the Policy1-Breast clinical and cost-effectiveness modelling platform
  4. Breast cancer risk model development and validation
  5. Population approaches to prevention and early detection of common cancers, including early-onset cancers

RESEARCH PROJECTS & ACTIVITIES

  • PROJECT
    Breast screen participation trends and screening outcomes in women aged 40-49: a scoping review
    13 May 2025 - 14 Aug 2025
    Project leaders:
    • Velentzis LS,
    • Nickson C
    MD project
  • PROJECT
    Breast cancer recurrence patterns amongst women previously diagnosed with invasive breast cancer- a scoping review​
    1 Mar 2024 - 24 May 2024
    Project leaders:
    • Islam S,
    • Velentzis L,
    • Nickson C
    Capstone project