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Christopher I. Li is affiliated with the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a significant concentration on Oncology, Genetics, Physiology, Cancer Research, and Molecular Biology.

Their work addresses several key topics including Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Nutrition and Health in Aging, Cancer Survivorship and Care, Genetic Associations and Epidemiology, Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer, and Global Cancer Incidence and Screening.

Recent published papers by Christopher I. Li include:

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis, 2020, Nature Communications
  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study, 2020, BMC Medicine
  • Dysfunctional epigenetic aging of the normal colon and colorectal cancer risk, 2020, Clinical Epigenetics
  • Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct, 2021, Gut

Frequent publication venues for their work include:

  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Gastroenterology
  • Cancer Causes & Control

In their collaborative research, Christopher I. Li has frequently co-authored with:

  • Cornelia M. Ulrich
  • Biljana Gigic
  • David Shibata
  • Adetunji T. Toriola
  • Jennifer Ose

Best Publications

  • US incidence of breast cancer subtypes defined by joint hormone receptor and HER2 status

    Nadia Howlader;Sean F. Altekruse;Christopher I. Li;Vivien W. Chen

  • Hormone receptor status, tumor characteristics, and prognosis: a prospective cohort of breast cancer patients.

    Lisa K Dunnwald;Mary Anne Rossing;Mary Anne Rossing;Christopher I Li;Christopher I Li

  • Differences in breast cancer stage, treatment, and survival by race and ethnicity.

    Christopher I. Li;Kathleen E. Malone;Janet R. Daling

  • Clinical characteristics of different histologic types of breast cancer.

    C I Li;D J Uribe;J R Daling

  • Trends in Incidence Rates of Invasive Lobular and Ductal Breast Carcinoma

    Christopher I. Li;Benjamin O. Anderson;Janet R. Daling;Roger E. Moe

  • Relationship between long durations and different regimens of hormone therapy and risk of breast cancer

    Christopher I. Li;Kathleen E. Malone;Peggy L. Porter;Noel S. Weiss

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

  • Differences in Survival by Histologic Type of Pancreatic Cancer

    Megan Dann Fesinmeyer;Melissa A. Austin;Christopher I. Li;Anneclaire J. De Roos

  • Disparities in breast cancer characteristics and outcomes by race/ethnicity

    Siew Loon Ooi;Maria Elena Martinez;Christopher I. Li;Christopher I. Li

  • Incidence of Invasive Breast Cancer by Hormone Receptor Status From 1992 to 1998

    Christopher I. Li;Janet R. Daling;Kathleen E. Malone

  • Array comparative genomic hybridization analysis of genomic alterations in breast cancer subtypes.

    Lenora W. M. Loo;Douglas I. Grove;Eleanor M. Williams;Cassandra L. Neal

  • Differences in Breast Cancer Hormone Receptor Status and Histology by Race and Ethnicity among Women 50 Years of Age and Older

    Christopher I. Li;Kathleen E. Malone;Janet R. Daling

  • Reproductive History and Oral Contraceptive Use in Relation to Risk of Triple-Negative Breast Cancer

    Amanda I. Phipps;Rowan T. Chlebowski;Ross Prentice;Anne McTiernan

  • Body Size, Physical Activity, and Risk of Triple-Negative and Estrogen Receptor–Positive Breast Cancer

    Amanda I. Phipps;Rowan T. Chlebowski;Ross Prentice;Anne McTiernan

  • Hormone replacement therapy in relation to risk of lobular and ductal breast carcinoma in middle-aged women.

    Christopher I. Li;Noel S. Weiss;Noel S. Weiss;Janet L. Stanford;Janet L. Stanford;Janet R. Daling

  • Differences in survival among patients with urachal and nonurachal adenocarcinomas of the bladder

    Jonathan L. Wright;Michael P. Porter;Christopher I. Li;Paul H. Lange

  • Risk of invasive breast carcinoma among women diagnosed with ductal carcinoma in situ and lobular carcinoma in situ, 1988-2001.

    Christopher I. Li M.D.;Kathleen E. Malone;Babette S. Saltzman;Janet R. Daling

  • Differences in colorectal carcinoma stage and survival by race and ethnicity.

    Chloe Chien;Libby M. Morimoto;Jamie Tom;Christopher I. Li

  • Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

    Jeroen R. Huyghe;Stephanie A. Bien;Tabitha A. Harrison;Hyun Min Kang

Frequent Co-Authors

Cornelia M. Ulrich
Cornelia M. Ulrich University of Utah
Polly A. Newcomb
Polly A. Newcomb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Janet R. Daling
Janet R. Daling Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Daniel D. Buchanan
Daniel D. Buchanan University of Melbourne
Kenneth Offit
Kenneth Offit Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
Pavel Vodicka
Pavel Vodicka Czech Academy of Sciences
Emily White
Emily White Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center

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