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John A. Baron is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the field of medicine, with a significant concentration on oncology, pathology and forensic medicine, surgery, genetics, and pharmacology.

Their work encompasses several main topics, including:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal cancer screening and detection
  • Inflammatory mediators and NSAID effects
  • Colorectal cancer treatments and studies
  • Cancer, lipids, and metabolism
  • Colorectal cancer surgical treatments
  • Gastric cancer management and outcomes

John A. Baron has contributed to research published in a variety of venues. Frequent publication outlets include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Prevention Research
  • BMC Medicine
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Physiology

Among their recent publications are:

  • Evaluation of a Deep Neural Network for Automated Classification of Colorectal Polyps on Histopathologic Slides (2020, JAMA Network Open)
  • Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct (2021, Gut)
  • Circulating bilirubin levels and risk of colorectal cancer: serological and Mendelian randomization analyses (2020, BMC Medicine)
  • Prior loss of body mass index, low body mass index, and central obesity independently contribute to higher rates of fractures in elderly women and men (2020, Journal of Bone and Mineral Research)
  • The impact and causal directions for the associations between diagnosis of ADHD, socioeconomic status, and intelligence by use of a bi-directional two-sample Mendelian randomization design (2022, BMC Medicine)

Collaboration is a prominent feature of their career. Frequent co-authors include:

  • Polly A. Newcomb
  • John L. Hopper
  • Noralane M. Lindor
  • Elizabeth L. Barry
  • Loïc Le Marchand

Best Publications

  • Cardiovascular events associated with rofecoxib in a colorectal adenoma chemoprevention trial

    Robert S. Bresalier;Robert S. Sandler;Hui Quan;James A. Bolognese

  • Tobacco smoke and involuntary smoking

    Michael Alavanja;John A. Baron;Ross C. Brownson;Patricia A. Buffler

  • prognosis of cancers associated with venous thromboembolism

    H. Sorensen;L. Mellemkjaer;J. Olsen;J. Baron

  • A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas

    John A. Baron;Bernard F. Cole;Robert S. Sandler;Robert W. Haile

  • Vascular and upper gastrointestinal effects of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: Meta-analyses of individual participant data from randomised trials

    Colin Baigent;N. Bhala;J. Emberson;A. Merhi

  • Effect of calcium supplements on risk of myocardial infarction and cardiovascular events: meta-analysis

    Mark J Bolland;Alison Avenell;John A Baron;Andrew Grey

  • A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas in patients with previous colorectal cancer.

    Robert S. Sandler;Susan Halabi;John A. Baron;Susan Budinger

  • Serrated Lesions of the Colorectum: Review and Recommendations From an Expert Panel

    Douglas K. Rex;Dennis J. Ahnen;John A. Baron;Kenneth P. Batts

  • Folic acid for the prevention of colorectal adenomas: a randomized clinical trial.

    Bernard F. Cole;John A. Baron;Robert S. Sandler;Robert W. Haile

  • Calcium Supplements for the Prevention of Colorectal Adenomas

    Baron Ja;Beach M;Beach M;Mandel Js;van Stolk Ru

  • A Clinical Trial of Antioxidant Vitamins to Prevent Colorectal Adenoma

    E. Robert Greenberg;John A. Baron;Tor D. Tosteson;Daniel H. Freeman

  • Rates and outcomes of primary and revision total hip replacement in the United States medicare population.

    Nizar N. Mahomed;Jane A. Barrett;Jeffrey N. Katz;Charlotte B. Phillips

  • The accuracy of Medicare's hospital claims data: progress has been made, but problems remain.

    E S Fisher;F S Whaley;W M Krushat;D J Malenka

  • Aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for cancer prevention: an international consensus statement

    Jack Cuzick;Florian Otto;Florian Otto;John A Baron;Powel H Brown

  • The antiestrogenic effect of cigarette smoking in women

    John A. Baron;Carlo La Vecchia;Fabio Levi

  • Association Between Hospital and Surgeon Procedure Volume and Outcomes of Total Hip Replacement in the United States Medicare Population

    Jeffrey N. Katz;Elena Losina;Jane Barrett;Charlotte B. Phillips

  • Venous thromboembolism and cancer

    John A. Baron;John A. Baron;Gloria Gridley;Elisabete Vainio Weiderpass;Olof Nyrén

  • The epidemiology of diagnosed pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis in the elderly

    W. D. Kniffin;John A. Baron;Jane Barrett;John D. Birkmeyer

  • Cancer risk after a hospital discharge diagnosis of endometriosis

    Louise A. Brinton;Gloria Gridley;Ingemar Persson;John Baron

  • A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas in patients with previous colorectal cancer

    Robert S. Sandler;Susan Halabi;John A. Baron;Susan Budinger

Frequent Co-Authors

Polly A. Newcomb
Polly A. Newcomb Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Robert W. Haile
Robert W. Haile Stanford University
Robert S. Sandler
Robert S. Sandler University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Henrik Toft Sørensen
Henrik Toft Sørensen Aarhus University
John L. Hopper
John L. Hopper University of Melbourne
Dennis J. Ahnen
Dennis J. Ahnen University of Colorado Denver
Mark A. Jenkins
Mark A. Jenkins University of Melbourne
Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute

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