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Robert E. Schoen is affiliated with the University of Pittsburgh in the United States. Their research spans several fields with a primary focus on medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Within these main fields, their work extensively covers oncology, genetics, pathology and forensic medicine, molecular biology, and cancer research.

The scientist's work concentrates on key topics related to colorectal and gastric cancers. These include genetic factors in colorectal cancer, colorectal cancer screening and detection, genetic associations and epidemiology, gastric cancer management and outcomes, cancer genomics and diagnostics, colorectal cancer treatments and studies, and the relationship between cancer, lipids, and metabolism.

Robert E. Schoen has contributed numerous papers to various distinguished journals. Notable publications include:

  • "Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis" (2020), published in Nature Communications
  • "Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk" (2020), published in The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • "Adiposity, metabolites, and colorectal cancer risk: Mendelian randomization study" (2020), published in BMC Medicine
  • "Composite dietary antioxidant index and the risk of colorectal cancer: Findings from the Singapore Chinese Health Study" (2022), published in International Journal of Cancer
  • "Assessing aneuploidy with repetitive element sequencing" (2020), published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences

Frequently publishing in several venues, Robert E. Schoen's work appears repeatedly in:

  • Gastroenterology
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Cancer Research
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • UNC Libraries

Collaborations have been significant in Robert E. Schoen's research output, with frequent coauthors including Andrew T. Chan, Marc J. Gunter, Michael Hoffmeister, Ulrike Peters, and Hermann Brenner. The number of joint publications with these collaborators ranges from 48 to 53 papers each.

Best Publications

  • Detection and localization of surgically resectable cancers with a multi-analyte blood test

    Joshua D. Cohen;Lu Li;Yuxuan Wang;Christopher Thoburn

  • Colorectal cancer screening: a global overview of existing programmes

    Eline H Schreuders;Arlinda Ruco;Linda Rabeneck;Robert E Schoen

  • Lack of Effect of a Low-Fat, High-Fiber Diet on the Recurrence of Colorectal Adenomas

    A Schatzkin;E Lanza;D Corle;P Lance

  • Colorectal-cancer incidence and mortality with screening flexible sigmoidoscopy

    Robert E. Schoen;Paul F. Pinsky;Joel L. Weissfeld;Lance A. Yokochi

  • Increased Blood Glucose and Insulin, Body Size, and Incident Colorectal Cancer

    Robert E. Schoen;Catherine M. Tangen;Lewis H. Kuller;Gregory L. Burke

  • Strategies for Colorectal Cancer Screening.

    Uri Ladabaum;Jason A. Dominitz;Jason A. Dominitz;Charles Kahi;Charles Kahi;Robert E. Schoen

  • Analysis of Colorectal Cancer Occurrence During Surveillance Colonoscopy in the Dietary Polyp Prevention Trial

    Ajay Pabby;Robert E. Schoen;Joel L. Weissfeld;Randall Burt

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

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

  • Protein-altering variants associated with body mass index implicate pathways that control energy intake and expenditure in obesity

    Valérie Turcot;Yingchang Lu;Yingchang Lu;Heather M Highland;Heather M Highland;Claudia Schurmann

  • Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer : a Mendelian randomisation analysis

    Nikos Papadimitriou;Niki Dimou;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Konstantinos K. Tsilidis;Barbara Banbury

  • Standardized colonoscopy reporting and data system: report of the Quality Assurance Task Group of the National Colorectal Cancer Roundtable.

    David Lieberman;Marion Nadel;Robert A. Smith;Wendy Atkin

  • Identification of Genetic Susceptibility Loci for Colorectal Tumors in a Genome-Wide Meta-analysis

    Ulrike Peters;Ulrike Peters;Shuo Jiao;Fredrick R. Schumacher;Carolyn M. Hutter;Carolyn M. Hutter

  • MUC1 Vaccine for Individuals with Advanced Adenoma of the Colon: A Cancer Immunoprevention Feasibility Study

    Takashi Kimura;John R. McKolanis;Lynda A. Dzubinski;Kazi Islam

  • Evidence of a Healthy Volunteer Effect in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial

    P. F. Pinsky;A. Miller;B. S. Kramer;Timothy R Church

  • World Endoscopy Organization Consensus Statements on Post-Colonoscopy and Post-Imaging Colorectal Cancer.

    Matthew D. Rutter;Matthew D. Rutter;Iosif Beintaris;Roland Valori;Han Mo Chiu

  • Utilization of surveillance colonoscopy in community practice.

    Robert E. Schoen;Paul F. Pinsky;Joel L. Weissfeld;Lance A. Yokochi

  • Association of Colonoscopy Adenoma Findings With Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence

    Benjamin Click;Paul F. Pinsky;Tom Hickey;Maryam Doroudi

  • The pathologic measurement of polyp size is preferable to the endoscopic estimate

    Robert E. Schoen;Lawrence D. Gerber;Craig Margulies

  • Large-scale genetic study in East Asians identifies six new loci associated with colorectal cancer risk

    Ben Zhang;Wei Hua Jia;Koichi Matsuda;Sun Seog Kweon

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

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Ulrike Peters
Ulrike Peters University of Washington
John D. Potter
John D. Potter Massey University
Andrew T. Chan
Andrew T. Chan Harvard University
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Martha L. Slattery
Martha L. Slattery University of Utah
Sonja I. Berndt
Sonja I. Berndt National Institutes of Health
Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Michael Hoffmeister
Michael Hoffmeister German Cancer Research Center
Emily White
Emily White Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Loic Le Marchand
Loic Le Marchand University of Hawaii at Manoa

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