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Overview

Steinar Tretli is affiliated with the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Norway and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a particular focus on oncology.

The main fields of study in Tretli's work include:

  • Oncology
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine
  • Molecular Biology
  • Orthopedics and Sports Medicine

Tretli's research is centered on several key topics, including:

  • Ovarian cancer diagnosis and treatment
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Bone health and treatments
  • Bone and Joint Diseases
  • Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Electrolyte and hormonal disorders
  • Potassium and Related Disorders

The scientist has published studies in a variety of prominent venues, such as:

  • Cancer
  • Clinical Epidemiology
  • Gynecologic Oncology
  • Acta Oncologica
  • British Journal of Cancer

Recent papers illustrate Tretli's focus on cancer epidemiology and related risk factors. Notable publications include:

  • Osteonecrosis of the jaw among patients with cancer treated with denosumab or zoledronic acid: Results of a regulator-mandated cohort postauthorization safety study in Denmark, Norway, and Sweden (2021, Cancer)
  • Fasting Serum Levels of Potassium and Sodium in Relation to Long-Term Risk of Cancer in Healthy Men (2020, Clinical Epidemiology)
  • Women who develop ovarian cancer show an increase in serum calcium and a decrease in serum albumin. A longitudinal study in the Janus Serum Bank Cohort (2020, Gynecologic Oncology)
  • Pregnancy-related risk factors for sex cord-stromal tumours and germ cell tumours in parous women: a registry-based study (2020, British Journal of Cancer)
  • Birthweight and all-cause mortality after childhood and adolescent leukemia: a cohort of children with leukemia from Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Washington State (2020, Acta Oncologica)

Tretli has worked with several frequent co-authors, indicating collaborative research efforts. These include:

  • Henrik Toft Sørensen
  • Anne Gulbech Ording
  • Tone Bjørge
  • Ingrid Glimelius
  • Tom Grotmol

Best Publications

  • TESTICULAR CANCER IN NINE NORTHERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES

    Hans‐Olov ‐O Adami;Hans‐Olov ‐O Adami;Reinhold Bergström;Matthias Möhner;Witold Zatoôski

  • Oncological Outcomes After Total Mesorectal Excision for Cure for Cancer of the Lower Rectum: Anterior vs. Abdominoperineal Resection

    Arne Wibe;Astri Syse;Elisabeth Andersen;Steinar Tretli

  • Increase in Testicular Cancer Incidence in Six European Countries: a Birth Cohort Phenomenon

    Reinhold Bergström;Hans Olov Adami;Hans Olov Adami;Matthias Möhner;Witold Zatonski

  • Vitamin D3 from sunlight may improve the prognosis of breast-, colon- and prostate cancer (Norway)

    Trude Eid Robsahm;Steinar Tretli;Arne Dahlback;Johan Emelian Moan

  • Height and weight in relation to breast cancer morbidity and mortality. A prospective study of 570,000 women in Norway.

    Steinar Tretli

  • Blood glucose and risk of incident and fatal cancer in the metabolic syndrome and cancer project (me-can): analysis of six prospective cohorts.

    Tanja Stocks;Kilian Rapp;Tone Bjørge;Tone Bjørge;Jonas Manjer

  • Testicular cancer incidence in eight northern European countries: secular and recent trends.

    Lorenzo Richiardi;Lorenzo Richiardi;Lorenzo Richiardi;Rino Bellocco;Hans Olov Adami;Anna Torrång

  • Circulating Vitamin D and Colorectal Cancer Risk: An International Pooling Project of 17 Cohorts.

    Marjorie L McCullough;Emilie S Zoltick;Emilie S Zoltick;Stephanie J Weinstein;Veronika Fedirko

  • Blood Pressure and Risk of Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Metabolic Syndrome and Cancer Project

    Tanja Stocks;Tanja Stocks;Mieke Van Hemelrijck;Jonas Manjer;Tone Bjorge;Tone Bjorge

  • Cancer in Patients With Ataxia-Telangiectasia and in Their Relatives in the Nordic Countries

    Jørgen H. Olsen;Johanne M. Hahnemann;Anne Lise Børresen-Dale;Karen Brøndum-Nielsen

  • Interpreting Trends in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the Five Nordic Countries

    Rune Kvåle;Anssi Auvinen;Hans Olov Adami;Hans Olov Adami;Åsa Klint

  • Prediagnostic level of fatty acids in serum phospholipids: Ω‐3 and Ω‐6 fatty acids and the risk of prostate cancer

    Sverre Harvei;Kristian S. Bjerve;Steinar Tretli;Egil Jellum

  • Height, body mass index, and prostate cancer: a follow-up of 950 000 Norwegian men

    A Engeland;S Tretli;T Bjørge

  • Esophageal and gastric carcinoma in Norway 1958-1992: incidence time trend variability according to morphological subtypes and organ subsites.

    Svein Hansen;Johan N. Wiig;Karl E. Giercksky;Steinar Tretli

  • Height, Body Mass Index, and Ovarian Cancer: A Follow-Up of 1.1 Million Norwegian Women

    Antlers Engeland;Steinar Tretli;Tone Bjørge

  • Smoking habits and risk of cancers other than lung cancer: 28 years' follow-up of 26,000 Norwegian men and women.

    Anders Engeland;Aage Andersen;Tor Haldorsen;Steinar Tretli

  • Breast cancer tumor growth estimated through mammography screening data

    Harald Weedon-Fekjær;Bo H Lindqvist;Lars J Vatten;Odd O Aalen

  • Metabolic syndrome and breast cancer in the Me-Can (metabolic syndrome and cancer) project

    Tone Bjørge;Tone Bjørge;Annekatrin Lukanova;Håkan Jonsson;Steinar Tretli

  • Metabolic risk factors and primary liver cancer in a prospective study of 578,700 adults

    Wegene Borena;Susanne Strohmaier;Annekatrin Lukanova;Tone Bjørge;Tone Bjørge

  • Risk factors for male breast cancer - A case-control study from Scandinavia

    Marianne Ewertz;Lars Holmberg;Steinar Tretli;Bo V. Pedersen

Frequent Co-Authors

Anders Engeland
Anders Engeland Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Pär Stattin
Pär Stattin Uppsala University
Jonas Manjer
Jonas Manjer Lund University
Hans-Olov Adami
Hans-Olov Adami Karolinska Institute
Hanno Ulmer
Hanno Ulmer Innsbruck Medical University
Giske Ursin
Giske Ursin University of Oslo
Gabriele Nagel
Gabriele Nagel University of Ulm
Göran Hallmans
Göran Hallmans Umeå University
Lars J. Vatten
Lars J. Vatten Norwegian University of Science and Technology
Anders Ekbom
Anders Ekbom Karolinska Institute

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