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John K. Field is affiliated with the University of Liverpool in the United Kingdom. Their research spans multiple areas within medicine, focusing primarily on pulmonary and respiratory medicine as well as molecular biology. Their work encompasses oncology and cancer research with special attention to lung cancer diagnosis and treatment.

The main fields of study for John K. Field include:

  • Medicine
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology

Subfields relevant to their research are:

  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Radiology, Nuclear Medicine and Imaging
  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

John K. Field's research topics cover:

  • Lung Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Lung Cancer Treatments and Mutations
  • Radiomics and Machine Learning in Medical Imaging
  • RNA modifications and cancer
  • Epigenetics and DNA Methylation
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Cancer-related molecular mechanisms research

Their recent publications demonstrate a strong engagement with lung cancer research and clinical oncology. Selected papers include:

  • Lung cancer LDCT screening and mortality reduction - evidence, pitfalls and future perspectives, 2020, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • Lung cancer mortality reduction by LDCT screening: UKLS randomised trial results and international meta-analysis, 2021, The Lancet Regional Health - Europe
  • Treatment Characteristics and Real-World Progression-Free Survival in Patients With Unresectable Stage III NSCLC Who Received Durvalumab After Chemoradiotherapy: Findings From the PACIFIC-R Study, 2022, Journal of Thoracic Oncology
  • Causal relationships between body mass index, smoking and lung cancer: Univariable and multivariable Mendelian randomization, 2020, International Journal of Cancer
  • Long non-coding RNA dysregulation is a frequent event in non-small cell lung carcinoma pathogenesis, 2020, British Journal of Cancer

Frequent co-authors collaborating with John K. Field include:

  • Rayjean J. Hung
  • Geoffrey Liu
  • David C. Christiani
  • Adonina Tardón
  • Michael P.A. Davies

Their work has been published extensively in certain academic venues, among which are:

  • Journal of Thoracic Oncology (31 publications)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention (6 publications)
  • European Journal of Cancer (6 publications)
  • Lung Cancer (5 publications)
  • Cancer Research (4 publications)

Beyond journal articles, John K. Field has contributed to book publications, including a title published by the University of Arizona Press:

  • The Marana Community in the Hohokam World (2022)

Best Publications

  • Comprehensive genomic profiles of small cell lung cancer

    Julie George;Jing Shan Lim;Se Jin Jang;Yupeng Cun

  • Integrative genome analyses identify key somatic driver mutations of small-cell lung cancer

    Martin Peifer;Lynnette Fernández-Cuesta;Martin L. Sos;Julie George

  • A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25

    Rayjean J. Hung;James D. Mckay;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • Quantitative high-throughput analysis of DNA methylation patterns by base-specific cleavage and mass spectrometry

    Mathias Ehrich;Matthew R. Nelson;Patrick Stanssens;Marc Zabeau

  • Large-scale association analysis identifies new lung cancer susceptibility loci and heterogeneity in genetic susceptibility across histological subtypes

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Younghun Han;Xuchen Zong

  • The American Association for Thoracic Surgery guidelines for lung cancer screening using low-dose computed tomography scans for lung cancer survivors and other high-risk groups

    Michael T. Jaklitsch;Francine L. Jacobson;John H.M. Austin;John K. Field

  • Obesity, metabolic factors and risk of different histological types of lung cancer: A Mendelian randomization study

    Robert Carreras-Torres;Mattias Johansson;Philip C. Haycock;Kaitlin H. Wade

  • Lung cancer susceptibility locus at 5p15.33

    James D McKay;Rayjean J Hung;Rayjean J Hung;Valerie Gaborieau;Paolo Boffetta

  • A genomics-based classification of human lung tumors

    Danila Seidel;Thomas Zander;Lukas C. Heukamp;Martin Peifer

  • A Genome-wide Association Study of Lung Cancer Identifies a Region of Chromosome 5p15 Associated with Risk for Adenocarcinoma.

    Maria Teresa Landi;Nilanjan Chatterjee;Kai Yu;Lynn R. Goldin

  • European position statement on lung cancer screening

    Matthijs Oudkerk;Anand Devaraj;Rozemarijn Vliegenthart;Thomas Henzler

  • The LLP risk model: an individual risk prediction model for lung cancer.

    A Cassidy;J P Myles;M van Tongeren;R D Page

  • Second primary tumors in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

    Andrew S. Jones;Pradeep Morar;David E. Phillips;John K. Field

  • Biomarkers in Lung Cancer Screening: Achievements, Promises, and Challenges

    Luis M. Seijo;Nir Peled;Daniel Ajona;Mattia Boeri

  • Genetic aberrations in oral or head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCCHN): 1. Carcinogen metabolism, DNA repair and cell cycle control.

    C. Scully;J.K. Field;H. Tanzawa

  • The OncoArray Consortium: A Network for Understanding the Genetic Architecture of Common Cancers.

    Christopher I. Amos;Joe Dennis;Zhaoming Wang;Jinyoung Byun

  • UK Lung Cancer RCT Pilot Screening Trial: baseline findings from the screening arm provide evidence for the potential implementation of lung cancer screening

    J. K. Field;S. W. Duffy;D. R. Baldwin;D. K. Whynes

  • Lung cancer LDCT screening and mortality reduction — evidence, pitfalls and future perspectives

    Matthijs Oudkerk;ShiYuan Liu;Marjolein A Heuvelmans;Marjolein A Heuvelmans;Joan E Walter

  • Elevated P53 expression correlates with a history of heavy smoking in squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

    JK Field;DA Spandidos;A Malliri;JR Gosney

  • Hypomethylation of retrotransposable elements correlates with genomic instability in non-small cell lung cancer.

    Alexandros Daskalos;Georgios Nikolaidis;George Xinarianos;Paraskevi Savvari

Frequent Co-Authors

Stephen W. Duffy
Stephen W. Duffy Queen Mary University of London
Rayjean J. Hung
Rayjean J. Hung Lunenfeld-Tanenbaum Research Institute
David C. Christiani
David C. Christiani Harvard University
Christopher I. Amos
Christopher I. Amos Baylor College of Medicine
Maria Teresa Landi
Maria Teresa Landi National Institutes of Health
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Geoffrey Liu
Geoffrey Liu Princess Margaret Cancer Centre
Angela Risch
Angela Risch University of Salzburg
Neil E. Caporaso
Neil E. Caporaso National Institutes of Health

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