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Olof Nyrén is a researcher affiliated with the Karolinska Institute in Sweden. Their primary field of study is Medicine, with a focus on Surgery, Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine, Gastroenterology, and Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health. The scientist's work extensively engages with topics such as Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Gastroesophageal reflux and treatments, and Pharmaceutical studies and practices.

Their recent scholarly output includes several papers published predominantly in the UNC Libraries and Clinical Epidemiology venues. Key publications include:

  • Cigarette Smoking and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: A Pooled Analysis From the International BEACON Consortium, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Polymorphisms in Genes of Relevance for Oestrogen and Oxytocin Pathways and Risk of Barrett's Oesophagus and Oesophageal Adenocarcinoma: A Pooled Analysis from the BEACON Consortium, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • The importance of exposure rate on odds ratios by cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption for esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium, 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Gastroesophageal Reflux in Relation to Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus: A Pooled Analysis from the Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON), 2020, UNC Libraries
  • Obituary - Anders Ekbom, 2024, Clinical Epidemiology

The scientist frequently collaborates with colleagues including David C. Whiteman, Leslie Bernstein, Harvey A. Risch, Anna H. Wu, and Alan G. Casson. These collaborative links underline a consistent engagement with a network of researchers active in related domains.

Olof Nyrén's publication venues reflect a concentration in the UNC Libraries, accounting for four of the listed papers, and Clinical Epidemiology, corresponding to one publication. This selection of venues aligns with their research focus on cancer epidemiology and clinical observations.

Best Publications

  • Symptomatic Gastroesophageal Reflux as a Risk Factor for Esophageal Adenocarcinoma

    Jesper Lagergren;Reinhold Bergström;Anders Lindgren;Olof Nyrén

  • Association between Body Mass and Adenocarcinoma of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

    Jesper Lagergren;Reinhold Bergström;Olof Nyrén

  • Obesity and Risk for Chronic Renal Failure

    Elisabeth Ejerblad;C. Michael Fored;Per Lindblad;Jon Fryzek

  • The risk of stomach cancer in patients with gastric or duodenal ulcer disease.

    Lars Erik Hansson;Olof Nyrén;Ann W. Hsing;Reinhold Bergström

  • A prospective study of obesity and cancer risk (Sweden).

    A Wolk;G Gridley;M Svensson;O Nyrén

  • Venous thromboembolism and cancer

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

  • AGA technical review: Evaluation of dyspepsia ☆ ☆☆

    Nicholas J. Talley;Marc D. Silverstein;Lars Agréus;Olof Nyrén

  • Body Size and Prostate Cancer: A 20-Year Follow-up Study Among 135006 Swedish Construction Workers

    Swen-Olof Andersson;Alicja Wolk;Reinhold Bergström;Hans-Olov Adami

  • Helicobacter pylori in gastric cancer established by CagA immunoblot as a marker of past infection

    Anna Mia Ekström;Maria Held;Lars-Erik Hansson;Lars Engstrand;Lars Engstrand

  • Excess Risk of Primary Liver Cancer in Patients With Diabetes Mellitus

    Hans Olov Adami;Wong Ho Chow;Olof Nyrén;Christian Berne

  • Risk Factors for Long-term Pain After Hernia Surgery

    Ulf Fränneby;Gabriel Sandblom;Pär Nordin;Olof Nyrén

  • Helicobacter pylori Infection and Gastric Atrophy: Risk of Adenocarcinoma and Squamous-Cell Carcinoma of the Esophagus and Adenocarcinoma of the Gastric Cardia

    Weimin Ye;Maria Held;Jesper Lagergren;Lars Engstrand

  • The role of tobacco, snuff and alcohol use in the aetiology of cancer of the oesophagus and gastric cardia

    Jesper Lagergren;Reinhold Bergström;Reinhold Bergström;Anders Lindgren;Olof Nyrén

  • Meat intake and risk of stomach and esophageal adenocarcinoma within the European Prospective Investigation Into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

    Carlos A. González;Paula Jakszyn;Guillem Pera;Antonio Agudo

  • Acetaminophen, Aspirin, and Chronic Renal Failure

    C. M. Fored;E. Ejerblad;Per Lindblad;J. P. Fryzek

  • Pernicious anemia and subsequent cancer. A population-based cohort study

    Ann W. Hsing;Lars-Erik Hansson;Joseph K. McLaughlin;Olle Nyren

  • Smoking and the risk of gastric cancer in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Carlos A. González;Guillem Pera;Antonio Agudo;Domenico Palli

  • A global assessment of the oesophageal adenocarcinoma epidemic

    Gustaf Edgren;Gustaf Edgren;Hans Olov Adami;Hans Olov Adami;Elisabete Vainio Weiderpass;Olof Nyrén;Olof Nyrén

  • Initial or delayed chemotherapy with best supportive care in advanced gastric cancer

    B. Glimelius;K. Hoffman;U. Haglund;O. Nyrén

  • Pancreatitis and the risk of pancreatic cancer.

    A Ekbom;J K McLaughlin;O Nyrén

Frequent Co-Authors

Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute
Weimin Ye
Weimin Ye Karolinska Institute
Reinhold Bergström
Reinhold Bergström Uppsala University
Jesper Lagergren
Jesper Lagergren King's College London
Rino Bellocco
Rino Bellocco Karolinska Institute
Joseph K. McLaughlin
Joseph K. McLaughlin Vanderbilt University Medical Center
Mads Melbye
Mads Melbye University of Copenhagen
Henrik Hjalgrim
Henrik Hjalgrim Statens Serum Institut
Anders Ekbom
Anders Ekbom Karolinska Institute
Gloria Gridley
Gloria Gridley National Institutes of Health

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