Nick Day
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Nicholas Edward Day, CBE
, FRS (born 24 September 1939) is a retired statistician
and cancer epidemiologist.
Day worked at the International Agency for Research on Cancer
in Lyon
from 1969 to 1986, where he rose to become head of the Unit of Biostatistics
and Field Studies.
He was director of the Medical Research Council
Biostatistics Unit from 1986 to 1989, and continued as honorary director until 1999. From 1997 until his retirement in 2004 he was co-director of the Strangeways Research Laboratory in Cambridge. He was also professor of public health
at the University of Cambridge
from 1989 to 1999, and professor of epidemiology
from 1999 until 2004.
Day was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
in the 2001 New Year's Honours for services to statistics and epidemiology underpinning cancer biology.
His hobbies include sea fishing and tree growing.
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
, FRS (born 24 September 1939) is a retired statistician
Statistician
A statistician is someone who works with theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private and public sectors. The core of that work is to measure, interpret, and describe the world and human activity patterns within it...
and cancer epidemiologist.
Day worked at the International Agency for Research on Cancer
International Agency for Research on Cancer
The International Agency for Research on Cancer is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organisation of the United Nations....
in Lyon
Lyon
Lyon , is a city in east-central France in the Rhône-Alpes region, situated between Paris and Marseille. Lyon is located at from Paris, from Marseille, from Geneva, from Turin, and from Barcelona. The residents of the city are called Lyonnais....
from 1969 to 1986, where he rose to become head of the Unit of Biostatistics
Biostatistics
Biostatistics is the application of statistics to a wide range of topics in biology...
and Field Studies.
He was director of the Medical Research Council
Medical Research Council (UK)
The Medical Research Council is a publicly-funded agency responsible for co-ordinating and funding medical research in the United Kingdom. It is one of seven Research Councils in the UK and is answerable to, although politically independent from, the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills...
Biostatistics Unit from 1986 to 1989, and continued as honorary director until 1999. From 1997 until his retirement in 2004 he was co-director of the Strangeways Research Laboratory in Cambridge. He was also professor of public health
Public health
Public health is "the science and art of preventing disease, prolonging life and promoting health through the organized efforts and informed choices of society, organizations, public and private, communities and individuals" . It is concerned with threats to health based on population health...
at the University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge
The University of Cambridge is a public research university located in Cambridge, United Kingdom. It is the second-oldest university in both the United Kingdom and the English-speaking world , and the seventh-oldest globally...
from 1989 to 1999, and professor of epidemiology
Epidemiology
Epidemiology is the study of health-event, health-characteristic, or health-determinant patterns in a population. It is the cornerstone method of public health research, and helps inform policy decisions and evidence-based medicine by identifying risk factors for disease and targets for preventive...
from 1999 until 2004.
Day was made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire
CBE
CBE and C.B.E. are abbreviations for "Commander of the Order of the British Empire", a grade in the Order of the British Empire.Other uses include:* Chemical and Biochemical Engineering...
in the 2001 New Year's Honours for services to statistics and epidemiology underpinning cancer biology.
His hobbies include sea fishing and tree growing.
Books
- 1980 (with Norman BreslowNorman BreslowNorman E. Breslow is an American statistician and medical researcher.He and co-author Nicholas Day developed and popularized the use of case-control matched sample research designs, in the two-volume work Statistical Methods in Cancer Research.-References:* 1980, Statistical Methods in Cancer...
), Statistical Methods in Cancer Research: Volume 1—The Analysis of Case-Control Studies. International Agency for Research on CancerInternational Agency for Research on CancerThe International Agency for Research on Cancer is an intergovernmental agency forming part of the World Health Organisation of the United Nations....
, Lyon, France. ISBN 9789283201823. - 1986 (with Matti Hakama & Anthony B. Miller) Screening for cancer of the uterine cervix. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. ISBN 9789283211761
- 1987 (with Norman Breslow), Statistical Methods in Cancer Research: Volume 2—The Design and Analysis of Cohort StudiesCohort studyA cohort study or panel study is a form of longitudinal study used in medicine, social science, actuarial science, and ecology. It is an analysis of risk factors and follows a group of people who do not have the disease, and uses correlations to determine the absolute risk of subject contraction...
. International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France. ISBN 9789283211822. - 1988 (edited with Anthony B. Miller) Screening for Breast Cancer. Huber. ISBN 9780920887264.