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Piet A. van den Brandt

Piet A. van den Brandt

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Medicine

D-Index
114
Citations
52459
World Ranking
4701
National Ranking
180

Overview

Piet A. van den Brandt is affiliated with Maastricht University in the Netherlands. Their research spans primarily across the field of Medicine, with a total of 199 publications. They have a significant focus on subfields such as Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine, Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Cancer Research, and Physiology.

The scientist's work covers several main topics including Nutritional Studies and Diet, Cancer Risks and Factors, Genetic factors in colorectal cancer, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, Bladder and Urothelial Cancer Treatments, and Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment.

Frequent publication venues for their research include:

  • International Journal of Cancer
  • European Journal of Epidemiology
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Cancer Research
  • Scientific Reports

They have collaborated repeatedly with several researchers, including:

  • Leo J. Schouten
  • Heike I. Grabsch
  • Elisabete Weiderpass
  • Matty P. Weijenberg
  • Silvano Gallus

Some of the recent papers authored or co-authored by Piet A. van den Brandt illustrate the diverse focus within cancer research and epidemiology. These include:

  • "Pan-cancer image-based detection of clinically actionable genetic alterations," 2020, Nature Cancer
  • "Global Prevalence and Incidence of Tinnitus," 2022, JAMA Neurology
  • "Clinical-Grade Detection of Microsatellite Instability in Colorectal Tumors by Deep Learning," 2020, Gastroenterology
  • "Smoking and Colorectal Cancer Risk, Overall and by Molecular Subtypes: A Meta-Analysis," 2020, The American Journal of Gastroenterology
  • "Transformer-based biomarker prediction from colorectal cancer histology: A large-scale multicentric study," 2023, Cancer Cell

Their contributions largely address epidemiological and clinical aspects of cancer, with an emphasis on colorectal cancer and diagnostic innovations using machine learning and deep learning methods. This body of research reflects an integration of nutritional, genetic, and lifestyle risk factors with advanced technological approaches for cancer detection and treatment.

Best Publications

  • Factors influencing the composition of the intestinal microbiota in early infancy

    John Penders;Carel Thijs;Carel Thijs;Cornelis Vink;Foekje F. Stelma

  • Association between mortality and indicators of traffic-related air pollution in the Netherlands: a cohort study

    Gerard Hoek;Bert Brunekreef;Sandra Goldbohm;Paul Fischer

  • Alcohol and breast cancer in women: a pooled analysis of cohort studies.

    S. Smith-Warner;D. Spiegelman;S. Yaun;P. Van Den Brandt

  • Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies on Height, Weight, and Breast Cancer Risk

    Piet A. Van Den Brandt;Donna Spiegelman;Shiaw Shyuan Yaun;Hans Olov Adami

  • Gut microbiota composition and development of atopic manifestations in infancy: the KOALA Birth Cohort Study

    John Penders;Carel Thijs;Piet A van den Brandt;Ischa Kummeling

  • Cohort studies of fat intake and the risk of breast cancer--a pooled analysis.

    David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;Hans Olov Adami;Lawrence Beeson

  • 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

  • Alcohol intake and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 8 cohort studies.

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;John Ritz;Piet A. Van Den Brandt

  • Dairy foods, calcium, and colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies.

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;Donna Spiegelman;W. Lawrence Beeson

  • Dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    Yikyung Park;Yikyung Park;David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;Leif Bergkvist

  • Intake of Fruits and Vegetables and Risk of Breast Cancer A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies

    Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;Donna Spiegelman;Shiaw Shyuan Yaun;Hans Olov Adami

  • Pan-cancer image-based detection of clinically actionable genetic alterations

    Jakob Nikolas Kather;Jakob Nikolas Kather;Lara R. Heij;Lara R. Heij;Heike I. Grabsch;Heike I. Grabsch;Chiara Loeffler

  • The impact of characteristics of cigarette smoking on urinary tract cancer risk: a meta-analysis of epidemiologic studies.

    Maurice P. A. Zeegers;Frans E. S. Tan;Elisabeth Dorant;Piet A. van den Brandt

  • Mode and place of delivery, gastrointestinal microbiota, and their influence on asthma and atopy

    Frederika A. van Nimwegen;John Penders;Ellen E. Stobberingh;Dirkje S. Postma

  • 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

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

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

  • A large-scale prospective cohort study on diet and cancer in The Netherlands.

    Piet A. van den Brandt;R.Alexandra Goldbohm;Pieter Van 'T Veer;Alexander Volovics

  • Completeness of Cancer Registration in Limburg, the Netherlands

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

  • Alcohol Intake and Colorectal Cancer

    Eunyoung Cho;Stephanie A. Smith-Warner;John Ritz;Piet A. Van Den Brandt

Frequent Co-Authors

Leo J. Schouten
Leo J. Schouten Maastricht University
R. Alexandra Goldbohm
R. Alexandra Goldbohm TNO Healthy Living
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Alicja Wolk
Alicja Wolk Karolinska Institute
Manon van Engeland
Manon van Engeland Maastricht University
Thomas E. Rohan
Thomas E. Rohan Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Walter C. Willett
Walter C. Willett Harvard University
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Maurice P. Zeegers
Maurice P. Zeegers Maastricht University
Donna Spiegelman
Donna Spiegelman Yale University

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