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Carla H. van Gils

Carla H. van Gils

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Medicine

D-Index
95
Citations
27364
World Ranking
10193
National Ranking
403

Overview

Carla H. van Gils is affiliated with Utrecht University in the Netherlands. Their research contributions are primarily situated within the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a notable focus in Oncology, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology.

The topics that dominate their published works include:

  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging
  • Cutaneous Melanoma Detection and Management
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts
  • MRI in cancer diagnosis
  • Ovarian function and disorders

Their recent notable papers include:

  • Supplemental Breast MRI for Women with Extremely Dense Breasts: Results of the Second Screening Round of the DENSE Trial, 2021, Radiology
  • Long-term low-level ambient air pollution exposure and risk of lung cancer - A pooled analysis of 7 European cohorts, 2020, Environment International
  • Cost-Effectiveness of Magnetic Resonance Imaging Screening for Women With Extremely Dense Breast Tissue, 2021, JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Long-term exposure to air pollution and liver cancer incidence in six European cohorts, 2021, International Journal of Cancer
  • Deep Learning for Automated Triaging of 4581 Breast MRI Examinations from the DENSE Trial, 2021, Radiology

Frequently publishing in the following venues, Carla H. van Gils demonstrates consistent engagement with specialized academic audiences:

  • Radiology
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • European Journal of Cancer
  • Breast Cancer Research
  • Cancers

The scientist has worked repeatedly alongside several co-authors, indicating collaborative networks in their research community. These frequent collaborators include:

  • P. J. van Diest
  • Ruud M. Pijnappel
  • Marije F. Bakker
  • Wouter B. Veldhuis
  • V. Sigurdsson

The breadth of this scientist's work, spanning specific cancer screening methodologies, particularly breast MRI, to studies on air pollution's impact on cancer risks, positions their research at the intersection of clinical imaging, cancer epidemiology, and environmental health studies.

Best Publications

  • Body size and breast cancer risk: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

    Petra H. Lahmann;Kurt Hoffmann;Naomi Allen;Carla H. Van Gils

  • Postmenopausal serum androgens, oestrogens and breast cancer risk: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

    R. Kaaks;S. Rinaldi;T.J. Key;F. Berrino

  • Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Overall Cancer Risk in the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Paolo Boffetta;Elisabeth Couto;Janine Wichmann;Janine Wichmann;Pietro Ferrari

  • Serum Sex Steroids in Premenopausal Women and Breast Cancer Risk Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Rudolf Kaaks;Franco Berrino;Timothy Key;Sabina Rinaldi

  • Supplemental MRI Screening for Women with Extremely Dense Breast Tissue

    Marije F. Bakker;Stéphanie V. de Lange;Ruud M. Pijnappel;Ritse M. Mann

  • Association between pre-diagnostic circulating vitamin D concentration and risk of colorectal cancer in European populations:a nested case-control study

    Mazda Jenab;H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita;Pietro Ferrari;Franzel J.B. van Duijnhoven

  • Mammographic density, breast cancer risk and risk prediction

    Celine M Vachon;Carla H van Gils;Thomas A Sellers;Karthik Ghosh

  • Meta-analyses identify 13 loci associated with age at menopause and highlight DNA repair and immune pathways

    Lisette Stolk;John R B Perry;John R B Perry;Daniel I. Chasman;Chunyan He

  • Is concordance with World Cancer Research Fund/American Institute for Cancer Research guidelines for cancer prevention related to subsequent risk of cancer? : Results from the EPIC study

    Dora Romaguera;Anne Claire Vergnaud;Petra H. Peeters;Petra H. Peeters;Carla H. Van Gils

  • Alcohol attributable burden of incidence of cancer in eight European countries based on results from prospective cohort study

    Madlen Schütze;Heiner Boeing;Tobias Pischon;Jürgen Rehm

  • Lifetime and baseline alcohol intake and risk of colon and rectal cancers in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition (EPIC).

    Pietro Ferrari;Mazda Jenab;Teresa Norat;Aurelie Moskal

  • Fruit, vegetables, and colorectal cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Fränzel J.B. Van Duijnhoven;H. Bas Bueno-De-Mesquita;Pietro Ferrari;Mazda Jenab

  • Mammographic Density Phenotypes and Risk of Breast Cancer: A Meta-analysis

    Andreas Pettersson;Rebecca E Graff;Giske Ursin;Isabel Dos Santos Silva

  • Consumption of Vegetables and Fruits and Risk of Breast Cancer

    Carla H. Van Gils;Petra H.M. Peeters;H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita;Hendriek C. Boshuizen

  • Fruit and vegetable intake and mortality from ischaemic heart disease: Results from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)-Heart study

    Francesca L. Crowe;Andrew W. Roddam;Timothy J. Key;Paul N. Appleby

  • DNA Repair Gene XRCC1 Polymorphisms, Smoking, and Bladder Cancer Risk

    Mariana C. Stern;David M. Umbach;Carla H. van Gils;Ruth M. Lunn

  • Serum levels of IGF-I, IGFBP-3 and colorectal cancer risk: results from the EPIC cohort, plus a meta-analysis of prospective studies.

    Sabina Rinaldi;Rebecca Cleveland;Teresa Norat;Carine Biessy

  • Age at Menarche in Relation to Adult Height The EPIC Study

    N C Onland-Moret;P H M Peeters;C H van Gils;F Clavel-Chapelon

  • Plasma carotenoids as biomarkers of intake of fruits and vegetables: individual-level correlations in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    W K Al-Delaimy;N Slimani;P Ferrari;T Key

  • Plasma adiponectin levels and endometrial cancer risk in pre- and postmenopausal women.

    Anne E. Cust;Anne E. Cust;Anne E. Cust;Rudolf Kaaks;Christine Friedenreich;Fabrice Bonnet;Fabrice Bonnet

Frequent Co-Authors

Petra H.M. Peeters
Petra H.M. Peeters Utrecht University
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens
Rosario Tumino
Rosario Tumino Provincial Health Authority of Syracuse
Rudolf Kaaks
Rudolf Kaaks German Cancer Research Center
Heiner Boeing
Heiner Boeing German Institute of Human Nutrition
Anne Tjønneland
Anne Tjønneland University of Copenhagen
Kay-Tee Khaw
Kay-Tee Khaw University of Cambridge
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault
Marie-Christine Boutron-Ruault University of Paris-Saclay

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