EPIC Centres
IARC
| Background | Scientists | Funding | Activities |
International Agency for Research on Cancer
150, Cours Albert Thomas
69372 Lyon cedex 08, France
http://www.iarc.fr
Background
The master EPIC database is hosted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC, Lyon, France), which is responsible for the maintenance of lifestyle exposure (including diet) and follow-up data (cancer end-points and vital status). Data were centralized at IARC from the EPIC participating centres. IARC also hosts and maintains the EPIC biorepository. Various IARC scientists are involved in the coordination of research activity. This also includes the leadership of and/or participation in specific working groups, as well as participation in projects on diet, biomarkers of diet, other lifestyle and genetic factors, and specific cancer sites.
| Males | Females | Number of participants | Percentage of EPIC cohort | |
| EPIC-Europe | 153 427 | 367 903 | 521 330 | 100% |
Scientists
Principal Investigators
Dr Mattias Johansson
Genetics Section
Lyon, France
Dr Pietro Ferrari
Nutrition and Metabolism Section
Lyon, France
Funding
Financial support is provided by:- International Agency for Research on Cancer-World Health Organization (IARC-WHO)
Research Activities
- Coordination of scientific research activity in EPIC, including participation in specific working groups
- Coordination of the master EPIC database
- Coordination of the EPIC biobank
- Studies on diet and cancer
- Studies on hormones, biomarkers, and genetic factors and cancer.