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Overview

Andrew F. Olshan is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research focuses heavily on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration in Genetics, Oncology, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, and Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis.

Their work addresses various topics related to cancer, including:

  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • BRCA gene mutations in cancer
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Folate and B Vitamins Research
  • Breast Cancer Treatment Studies
  • Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics

Olshan's frequent publication venues reflect their engagement with cancer and epidemiology research:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Birth Defects Research
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Causes & Control

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Andrew F. Olshan include:

  • A multivariable Mendelian randomization analysis investigating smoking and alcohol consumption in oral and oropharyngeal cancer, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Breast cancer treatment delays by socioeconomic and health care access latent classes in Black and White women, 2020, Cancer
  • A framework for transcriptome-wide association studies in breast cancer in diverse study populations, 2020, Genome Biology
  • Combined Associations of a Polygenic Risk Score and Classical Risk Factors With Breast Cancer Risk, 2020, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Evaluating Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast Cancer in Women of African Ancestry, 2021, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Their collaboration network includes frequent co-authors such as:

  • Melissa A. Troester
  • Christine B. Ambrosone
  • Julie R. Palmer
  • Christopher A. Haiman
  • Hazel B. Nichols

Andrew F. Olshan's research contributes to advancing the understanding of genetic and environmental factors influencing cancer risks and treatment patterns, with a particular focus on breast cancer across diverse populations. Their work integrates multidisciplinary approaches within cancer epidemiology and molecular biology, supporting studies on risk prediction, disease mechanisms, and health disparities in cancer outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Interaction between tobacco and alcohol use and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Shu Chun Chuang;Stefania Boccia

  • Comparison of a Trial of Labor with an Elective Second Cesarean Section

    Michael J. McMahon;Edwin R. Luther;Edwin R. Luther;Watson A. Bowes;Andrew F. Olshan

  • Alcohol Drinking in Never Users of Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking in Never Drinkers, and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Simone Benhamou;Xavier Castellsague

  • Epidemiology of Wilms tumor

    N Breslow;A Olshan;J B Beckwith;D M Green

  • Multiple Comparisons and Related Issues in the Interpretation of Epidemiologic Data

    David A. Savitz;Andrew F. Olshan

  • Human Papillomavirus and head and neck cancer: Epidemiology and molecular biology

    Rosemary G. McKaig;Ralph S. Baric;Andrew F. Olshan

  • Occupational exposure assessment in case-control studies: opportunities for improvement

    K Teschke;A F Olshan;J L Daniels;A J De Roos

  • Pesticides and childhood cancers

    Julie L. Daniels;Andrew F. Olshan;David A. Savitz

  • Male-Mediated Developmental Toxicity

    Andrew F. Olshan;Elaine M. Faustman

  • Cessation of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and the reversal of head and neck cancer risk

    Manuela Marron;Manuela Marron;Paolo Boffetta;Zuo Feng Zhang;David Zaridze

  • Molecular subtypes in head and neck cancer exhibit distinct patterns of chromosomal gain and loss of canonical cancer genes.

    Vonn Walter;Xiaoying Yin;Matthew D. Wilkerson;Christopher R. Cabanski;Christopher R. Cabanski

  • Cigarette, Cigar, and Pipe Smoking and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancers: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Annah Wyss;Mia Hashibe;Shu Chun Chuang;Yuan Chin Amy Lee

  • A Genome-Wide Association Study of Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers Conducted within the INHANCE Consortium

    James D. McKay;Therese Truong;Valerie Gaborieau;Amelie Chabrier

  • Relation between ambient air quality and selected birth defects, seven county study, Texas, 1997-2000

    S. M. Gilboa;P. Mendola;A. F. Olshan;P. H. Langlois

  • GSTM1, GSTT1, and the Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck: A Mini-HuGE Review

    Stacy A. Geisler;Andrew F. Olshan

  • Epstein-Barr virus and childhood Hodgkin's disease in Honduras and the United States.

    RF Ambinder;PJ Browning;I Lorenzana;BG Leventhal

  • Exploring the genetic basis of chronic periodontitis: a genome-wide association study

    Kimon Divaris;Keri L. Monda;Keri L. Monda;Kari E North;Andrew F Olshan

  • Genetic insights into biological mechanisms governing human ovarian ageing.

    Katherine S. Ruth;Felix R. Day;Jazib Hussain;Ana Martínez-Marchal

  • Pooled analysis of alcohol dehydrogenase genotypes and head and neck cancer: A HuGE review

    Paul Brennan;Sarah Lewis;Mia Hashibe;Douglas A. Bell

  • Adult height and head and neck cancer: A pooled analysis within the INHANCE Consortium

    E. Leoncini;W. Ricciardi;G. Cadoni;D. Arzani

Frequent Co-Authors

Christine B. Ambrosone
Christine B. Ambrosone Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine
Julie R. Palmer
Julie R. Palmer Boston University
Mia Hashibe
Mia Hashibe University of Utah
Christopher A. Haiman
Christopher A. Haiman University of Southern California
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Elisa V. Bandera
Elisa V. Bandera Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey
Zuo-Feng Zhang
Zuo-Feng Zhang University of California, Los Angeles
David A. Savitz
David A. Savitz Brown University
Stephen M. Schwartz
Stephen M. Schwartz University of Washington

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