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Leo J. Schouten is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these broad areas, their work is concentrated in several subfields including Oncology, Cancer Research, Molecular Biology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The research topics addressed by Schouten include a range of cancer-related themes. Key main topics of their work cover Cancer Risks and Factors, Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Renal Cell Carcinoma Treatment, Cancer, Hypoxia, and Metabolism, Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics, as well as Genetic Factors in Colorectal Cancer.

Frequent publication venues for Schouten are the International Journal of Cancer, Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, BMC Cancer, The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research, and Cancer Research. These journals reflect the focus on cancer epidemiology and molecular cancer biology present throughout their research output.

Notable recent papers include:

  • "Body size and weight change over adulthood and risk of breast cancer by menopausal and hormone receptor status: a pooled analysis of 20 prospective cohort studies," published in 2020 in the European Journal of Epidemiology
  • "The Risk of Ovarian Cancer Increases with an Increase in the Lifetime Number of Ovulatory Cycles: An Analysis from the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium (OC3)," published in 2020 in Cancer Research
  • "Expression of proteins associated with the Warburg-effect and survival in colorectal cancer," published in 2021 in The Journal of Pathology Clinical Research
  • "Etiologic heterogeneity of clear-cell and papillary renal cell carcinoma in the Netherlands Cohort Study," published in 2020 in International Journal of Cancer
  • "Pregnancy outcomes and risk of endometrial cancer: A pooled analysis of individual participant data in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium," published in 2020 in International Journal of Cancer

Frequent coauthors of Schouten include Piet A. van den Brandt, Iryna Samarska, Kim M. Smits, Matty P. Weijenberg, and Colinda C.J.M. Simons, highlighting collaborative networks primarily focused on epidemiological and molecular cancer research.

Best Publications

  • Incidence of brain metastases in a cohort of patients with carcinoma of the breast, colon, kidney, and lung and melanoma.

    Leo J. Schouten;Joost Rutten;Hans A. M. Huveneers;Albert Twijnstra

  • 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

  • Long-Term Effects of Traffic-Related Air Pollution on Mortality in a Dutch Cohort (NLCS-AIR Study)

    Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Piet A. van den Brandt;R. Alexandra Goldbohm

  • Trends in incidence of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and gastric cardia in ten European countries

    A.A.M. Botterweck;L.J. Schouten;A. Volovics;E. Dorant

  • Risk of endometrial cancer after tamoxifen treatment of breast cancer

    F.E. van Leeuwen;A.W. van den Belt-Dusebout;J. Benraadt;F.W. Diepenhorst

  • Effects of long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution on respiratory and cardiovascular mortality in the Netherlands: the NLCS-AIR study.

    Bert Brunekreef;Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Leo Schouten

  • A systematic review of treatment modalities for primary basal cell carcinomas.

    Monique R. T. M. Thissen;Martino H. A. Neumann;Leo J. Schouten

  • Ovarian Cancer Risk Factors by Histologic Subtype: An Analysis From the Ovarian Cancer Cohort Consortium

    Nicolas Wentzensen;Elizabeth M. Poole;Britton Trabert;Emily White

  • Completeness of Cancer Registration in Limburg, the Netherlands

    L.J. Schouten;P. Hoppener;P.A. van den Brandt;J.A. Knottnerus

  • A Prospective Study of Dietary Acrylamide Intake and the Risk of Endometrial, Ovarian, and Breast Cancer

    Janneke G. Hogervorst;Leo J. Schouten;Erik J. Konings;R. Alexandra Goldbohm

  • Development of a Record Linkage Protocol for Use in the Dutch Cancer Registry for Epidemiological Research

    P. A Van Den Brandt;L. J. Schouten;R. A. Goldbohm;E. Dorant

  • Long-term exposure to traffic-related air pollution and lung cancer risk.

    Rob Beelen;Gerard Hoek;Piet A. van den Brandt;R. Alexandra Goldbohm

  • 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

  • Prognostic significance of radial margins of clearance in rectal cancer.

    D.F.M. de Haas-Kock;C.G.M.I. Baeten;J.J. Jager;J.A. Langendijk

  • Alcohol consumption, cigarette smoking and risk of subtypes of oesophageal and gastric cancer: a prospective cohort study

    J Steevens;L J Schouten;R A Goldbohm;P A van den Brandt

  • The joint association of air pollution and noise from road traffic with cardiovascular mortality in a cohort study

    R Beelen;G Hoek;D Houthuijs;P A van den Brandt

  • Anthropometry, physical activity, and endometrial cancer risk: results from the Netherlands Cohort Study

    Leo J. Schouten;R. Alexandra Goldbohm;Piet A. van den Brandt

  • Dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of renal cell, bladder, and prostate cancer

    Janneke G Hogervorst;Leo J Schouten;Erik J Konings;R Alexandra Goldbohm

  • Trends in incidence of oesophageal and stomach cancer subtypes in Europe.

    Jessie Steevens;Anita A.M. Botterweck;Miranda J.M. Dirx;Piet A. van den Brandt

  • Incidence of cancer in the Netherlands.

    O. Visser;J.W.W. Coebergh;L.J. Schouten;J.A.A.M. Dijck

Frequent Co-Authors

Piet A. van den Brandt
Piet A. van den Brandt Maastricht University
R. Alexandra Goldbohm
R. Alexandra Goldbohm TNO Healthy Living
Alicja Wolk
Alicja Wolk Karolinska Institute
Manon van Engeland
Manon van Engeland Maastricht University
Julie E. Buring
Julie E. Buring Brigham and Women's Hospital
Lambertus A. Kiemeney
Lambertus A. Kiemeney Radboud University
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Elisabete Weiderpass
Elisabete Weiderpass International Agency For Research On Cancer
Thomas E. Rohan
Thomas E. Rohan Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Roger W. L. Godschalk
Roger W. L. Godschalk Maastricht University

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