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Overview

Kristin E. Anderson is affiliated with the University of Minnesota in the United States. Their research predominantly falls within the field of Medicine, with a particular focus on Oncology.

The main subfields of study for Anderson include:

  • Oncology
  • Pathology and Forensic Medicine
  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Clinical Psychology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Anderson's work addresses several key topics, such as:

  • Genetic factors in colorectal cancer
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Colorectal Cancer Treatments and Studies
  • Genetic Associations and Epidemiology
  • Pregnancy and preeclampsia studies
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments

Their recent publications reflect these topics and fields. Selected papers include:

  • "Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct," 2021, published in Gut
  • "Pregnancy outcomes and risk of endometrial cancer: A pooled analysis of individual participant data in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium," 2020, published in International Journal of Cancer
  • "Emergency room presentations of people with anorexia nervosa," 2023, published in Journal of Eating Disorders
  • "Genetic architectures of proximal and distal colorectal cancer are partly distinct," 2020, published in bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • "Telomere Maintenance Variants and Survival after Colorectal Cancer: Smoking- and Sex-Specific Associations," 2020, published in Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Anderson frequently collaborates with several researchers, including:

  • Tabitha A. Harrison
  • Lori C. Sakoda
  • Martha L. Slattery
  • Barbara L. Banbury
  • Sonja I. Berndt

Their work has appeared in various publication venues, such as:

  • Gut
  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Journal of Eating Disorders
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

Best Publications

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Associations of general and abdominal obesity with multiple health outcomes in older women: the Iowa Women's Health Study.

    Aaron R. Folsom;Lawrence H. Kushi;Kristin E. Anderson;Pamela J. Mink

  • Type I and II Endometrial Cancers: Have They Different Risk Factors?

    Veronica Wendy Setiawan;Hannah P. Yang;Malcolm C. Pike;Malcolm C. Pike;Susan E. McCann;Susan E. McCann

  • Physical activity and mortality in postmenopausal women.

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Rebecca M. Fee;Aaron R. Folsom;Pamela J. Mink

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

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

  • Indoor tanning and risk of melanoma: a case-control study in a highly exposed population

    DeAnn Lazovich;Rachel Isaksson Vogel;Marianne Berwick;Martin A. Weinstock;Martin A. Weinstock

  • Association of mammographically defined percent breast density with epidemiologic risk factors for breast cancer (United States)

    Celine M. Vachon;Celine M. Vachon;Christopher C. Kuni;Kristin Anderson;V. Elving Anderson

  • The metabolic syndrome and risk of incident colorectal cancer.

    Rehana L. Ahmed;Kathryn H. Schmitz;Kristin E. Anderson;Wayne D. Rosamond

  • Optic Nerve Decompression Surgery for Nonarteritic Anterior Ischemic Optic Neuropathy (NAION) Is Not Effective and May Be Harmful

    Frank Ischemic;Frank Hooper;David Kaufman;Nancy J. Newman

  • Nitrate Intake and the Risk of Thyroid Cancer and Thyroid Disease

    Mary H. Ward;Briseis A. Kilfoy;Peter J. Weyer;Kristin E. Anderson

  • Associations Between Cigarette Smoking, Lifestyle Factors, and Microsatellite Instability in Colon Tumors

    Martha L. Slattery;Karen Curtin;Kristin Anderson;Khe Ni Ma

  • Well-done meat intake and the risk of breast cancer

    Wei Zheng;Deborah R. Gustafson;Rashmi Sinha;James R. Cerhan

  • Association of Smoking, CpG Island Methylator Phenotype, and V600E BRAF Mutations in Colon Cancer

    Wade S. Samowitz;Hans Albertsen;Carol Sweeney;Jennifer Herrick

  • Lifetime Risks of Common Cancers Among Retinoblastoma Survivors

    Olivia Fletcher;Douglas Easton;Kristin Anderson;Clare Gilham

  • Cigarette Smoking and Colorectal Cancer Risk by Molecularly Defined Subtypes

    David Limsui;Robert A. Vierkant;Lori S. Tillmans;Alice H. Wang

  • A pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies of anthropometric factors and pancreatic cancer risk

    Jeanine M Genkinger;Donna Spiegelman;Kristin E Anderson;Leslie Bernstein

  • Prospective Study of Diet and Ovarian Cancer

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Pamela J. Mink;Aaron R. Folsom;Kristin E. Anderson

  • Ovarian cancer and smoking: individual participant meta-analysis including 28 114 women with ovarian cancer from 51 epidemiological studies

    E. E. Calle;S. M. Gapstur;A. V. Patel;L. Dal Maso

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

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

  • cigarette Smoking and c olorectal c ancer r isk by Molecularly Defined Subtypes

    David Limsui;Robert A. Vierkant;Lori S. Tillmans;Alice H. Wang

Frequent Co-Authors

James R. Cerhan
James R. Cerhan Mayo Clinic
Aaron R. Folsom
Aaron R. Folsom University of Minnesota
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Charles F. Lynch
Charles F. Lynch University of Iowa
Lisa J Harnack
Lisa J Harnack University of Minnesota
Thomas C. Smyrk
Thomas C. Smyrk Mayo Clinic
Alicja Wolk
Alicja Wolk Karolinska Institute
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne

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