Alex Walker

Contact

• workRoom B121 Clinical Sciences Building
  Nottingham City Hospital
  Hucknall Road
  Nottingham
  NG5 1PB
  UK
• work0115 823 1355
• Alex.Walker@nottingham.ac.uk

Biography

-BSc in Biochemistry and Genetics, University of Nottingham (2006)

-MSc in Oncology, University of Nottingham (2007)

-PhD in Epidemiology (Anticancer actions in commonly used drugs: Epidemiology led by laboratory science), University of Nottingham (2011)

Was appointed a Research Fellow within Epidemiology and Public Health in April 2011.

Expertise Summary

Keywords:

Cancer epidemiology, electronic healthcare databases, molecular biology of cancer

Research Summary

Alex Walker's current research is into the risk of venous thromboembolism in cancer, using large linked medical databases. This includes the General Practice Research Database (GPRD), Hospital… read more

Selected Publications

• WALKER AJ, CARD TR, WEST J, CROOKS C and GRAINGE MJ, 2012. Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer - a cohort study using linked united kingdom databases. European journal of cancer (oxford, england : 1990). (In Press.)
• WALKER, A.J., CARD, T., BATES, T.E. and MUIR, K., 2011. Tricyclic antidepressants and the incidence of certain cancers: a study using the GPRD British Journal of Cancer. 104(1), 193-197
• WALKER AJ, GRAINGE MJ and CARD TR, 2012. Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and colorectal cancer survival: a cohort study. British journal of cancer. 107(9), 1602-7
• MUSTAFA, S, WALKER, A, BENNETT, G and WIGMORE, PM, 2008. 5-Fluorouracil Chemotherapy Affects Spatial Working Memory And Newborn Neurons In The Adult Rat Hippocampus European Journal Of Neuroscience. 28(2), 323-330

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Current Research

Alex Walker's current research is into the risk of venous thromboembolism in cancer, using large linked medical databases. This includes the General Practice Research Database (GPRD), Hospital Episode Statistics, and Cancer Registry data. His previous work has included use of the GPRD to investigate novel anticancer uses for commonly used drugs.

• WALKER AJ, CARD TR, WEST J, CROOKS C and GRAINGE MJ, 2012. Incidence of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer - a cohort study using linked united kingdom databases. European journal of cancer (oxford, england : 1990). (In Press.)
• WALKER AJ, GRAINGE M, BATES TE and CARD TR, 2012. Survival of glioma and colorectal cancer patients using tricyclic antidepressants post-diagnosis. Cancer causes & control : ccc. 23(12), 1959-64
• WALKER AJ, GRAINGE MJ and CARD TR, 2012. Aspirin and other non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and colorectal cancer survival: a cohort study. British journal of cancer. 107(9), 1602-7
• WALKER AJ, WEST J, GRAINGE MJ and CARD TR, 2011. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors And Hepatocellular Carcinoma Incidence In The General Practice Research Database. Cancer Causes & Control : Ccc. 22(12), 1743-7
• WALKER, A.J., CARD, T., BATES, T.E. and MUIR, K., 2011. Tricyclic antidepressants and the incidence of certain cancers: a study using the GPRD British Journal of Cancer. 104(1), 193-197
• MUSTAFA, S, WALKER, A, BENNETT, G and WIGMORE, PM, 2008. 5-Fluorouracil Chemotherapy Affects Spatial Working Memory And Newborn Neurons In The Adult Rat Hippocampus European Journal Of Neuroscience. 28(2), 323-330