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Overview

Nicolas Wentzensen is affiliated with the National Institutes of Health in the United States and has an extensive publication record in the field of medicine, focusing primarily on epidemiology, oncology, obstetrics and gynecology, molecular biology, and surgery.

Wentzensen's research contributions span several main topics including:

  • Cervical Cancer and HPV Research
  • Endometrial and Cervical Cancer Treatments
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Ovarian Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Molecular Biology Techniques and Applications
  • Genital Health and Disease
  • AI in Cancer Detection

The scientist has published frequently in notable venues such as:

  • International Journal of Cancer
  • Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
  • Cancer Research
  • JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute
  • Gynecologic Oncology

Among recent papers, some prominently featured works include:

  • 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines for Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors, 2020, Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease
  • Cervical Cancer Screening, 2023, JAMA
  • Human Papillomavirus and Rising Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence in the United States, 2023, Journal of Clinical Oncology
  • 2020 List of Human Papillomavirus Assays Suitable for Primary Cervical Cancer Screening, 2021, Clinical Microbiology and Infection
  • Risk Estimates Supporting the 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines, 2020, Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease

Wentzensen has collaborated regularly with several coauthors, including:

  • Megan A. Clarke
  • Mark Schiffman
  • Rebecca B. Perkins
  • Brian Befano
  • Didem Egemen

The combination of publication venues, frequent coauthors, and targeted research topics position Wentzensen as an active contributor in the domain of cancer research, particularly focused on cervical cancer and associated molecular and epidemiological studies.

Best Publications

  • Human Papillomavirus and Rising Oropharyngeal Cancer Incidence in the United States

    Anil K. Chaturvedi;Eric A. Engels;Ruth M. Pfeiffer;Brenda Y. Hernandez

  • American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology Screening Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer

    Debbie Saslow;Diane Solomon;Herschel W. Lawson;Maureen Killackey

  • Oncogenic Signaling Pathways in The Cancer Genome Atlas

    Francisco Sanchez-Vega;Marco Mina;Joshua Armenia;Walid K. Chatila

  • Cell-of-Origin Patterns Dominate the Molecular Classification of 10,000 Tumors from 33 Types of Cancer.

    Katherine A. Hoadley;Christina Yau;Christina Yau;Toshinori Hinoue;Denise M. Wolf

  • Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations.

    Matthew H Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • TERT promoter mutations occur frequently in gliomas and a subset of tumors derived from cells with low rates of self-renewal

    Patrick J. Killela;Zachary J. Reitman;Yuchen Jiao;Chetan Bettegowda

  • Genomic and Functional Approaches to Understanding Cancer Aneuploidy

    Alison M. Taylor;Alison M. Taylor;Juliann Shih;Gavin Ha;Gavin Ha;Galen F. Gao

  • Carcinogenic human papillomavirus infection.

    Mark Schiffman;John Doorbar;Nicolas Wentzensen;Silvia de Sanjosé

  • Human Papillomavirus Testing in the Prevention of Cervical Cancer

    Mark Schiffman;Nicolas Wentzensen;Sholom Wacholder;Walter Kinney

  • 2019 ASCCP Risk-Based Management Consensus Guidelines for Abnormal Cervical Cancer Screening Tests and Cancer Precursors.

    Rebecca B. Perkins;Richard S. Guido;Philip E. Castle;David Chelmow

  • Common Genetic Variation In Cellular Transport Genes and Epithelial Ovarian Cancer (EOC) Risk

    Ganna Chornokur;Hui-Yi Lin;Jonathan P. Tyrer;Kate Lawrenson

  • 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

  • Pathogenic Germline Variants in 10,389 Adult Cancers

    Kuan-Lin Huang;R Jay Mashl;Yige Wu;Deborah I Ritter

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Systematic Review of Genomic Integration Sites of Human Papillomavirus Genomes in Epithelial Dysplasia and Invasive Cancer of the Female Lower Genital Tract

    Nicolas Wentzensen;Svetlana Vinokurova;Magnus von Knebel Doeberitz

  • Erratum: Comprehensive Characterization of Cancer Driver Genes and Mutations (ARTICLE (2018) 173(2) (371–385), (S009286741830237X), (10.1016/j.cell.2018.02.060))

    Matthew H. Bailey;Collin Tokheim;Eduard Porta-Pardo;Sohini Sengupta

  • A Comprehensive Pan-Cancer Molecular Study of Gynecologic and Breast Cancers

    Ashton C Berger;Anil Korkut;Rupa S Kanchi;Apurva M Hegde

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

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

  • Detectable clonal mosaicism and its relationship to aging and cancer

    Kevin B. Jacobs;Meredith Yeager;Weiyin Zhou;Sholom Wacholder

Frequent Co-Authors

Mark Schiffman
Mark Schiffman National Institutes of Health
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Jennifer A. Doherty
Jennifer A. Doherty University of Utah
Louise A. Brinton
Louise A. Brinton National Institutes of Health
Harvey A. Risch
Harvey A. Risch Yale University
Joellen M. Schildkraut
Joellen M. Schildkraut University of Virginia
Marc T. Goodman
Marc T. Goodman Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Susan J. Ramus
Susan J. Ramus University of New South Wales
Daniel W. Cramer
Daniel W. Cramer Brigham and Women's Hospital
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center

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