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Overview

Tim Byers is affiliated with the University of Colorado Denver in the United States. Their research primarily spans the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with a specific focus on subfields such as Oncology, Physiology, Molecular Biology, Cancer Research, and Rheumatology.

Their work covers several key topics including Nutrition and Health in Aging, Cancer Risks and Factors, Metabolism, Diabetes, and Cancer, Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Colorectal Cancer Surgical Treatments, Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism, as well as Folate and B Vitamins Research.

Recent publications by Tim Byers include the following:

  • Intensive Weight Loss Intervention and Cancer Risk in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Analysis of the Look AHEAD Randomized Clinical Trial, 2020, published in Obesity
  • Colorectal Cancer in Patients Under Close Colonoscopic Surveillance, 2021, published by UNC Libraries
  • Colorectal Adenomas in a Randomized Folate Trial: The Role of Baseline Dietary and Circulating Folate Levels, 2020, published by UNC Libraries

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Tim Byers include:

  • Robert S. Sandler
  • Robert W. Haile
  • Robert S. Bresalier
  • Gail McKeown-Eyssen
  • Robert W. Summers

Their publications have appeared primarily in UNC Libraries and Obesity, reflecting their contributions to both academic repositories and specialized journals.

Best Publications

  • A comparative risk assessment of burden of disease and injury attributable to 67 risk factors and risk factor clusters in 21 regions, 1990-2010: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2010

    Stephen S. Lim;Theo Vos;Abraham D. Flaxman;Goodarz Danaei

  • Guidelines for colonoscopy surveillance after polypectomy: A consensus update by the US Multi-Society Task Force on Colorectal Cancer and the American Cancer Society

    Sidney J. Winawer;Ann G. Zauber;Robert H. Fletcher;Jonathon S. Stillman

  • Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer: a Global Perspective

    M Marmot;T Atinmo;T Byers;J Chen

  • Do Obese Children Become Obese Adults? A Review of the Literature

    M.K. Serdula;D. Ivery;R.J. Coates;D.S. Freedman

  • Nutrition and physical activity guidelines for cancer survivors.

    Cheryl L. Rock;Colleen Doyle;Wendy Demark-Wahnefried;Jeffrey A. Meyerhardt

  • A randomized trial of aspirin to prevent colorectal adenomas

    John A. Baron;Bernard F. Cole;Robert S. Sandler;Robert W. Haile

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention: Reducing the Risk of Cancer with Healthy Food Choices and Physical Activity

    Lawrence H. Kushi;Tim Byers;Colleen Doyle;Elisa V. Bandera

  • Dietary Assessment Resource Manual

    Frances E. Thompson;Tim Byers

  • Benefits and Harms of CT Screening for Lung Cancer: A Systematic Review

    Peter B. Bach;Joshua N. Mirkin;Thomas K. Oliver;Christopher G. Azzoli

  • American Cancer Society Guidelines for the Early Detection of Cancer: Update of Early Detection Guidelines for Prostate, Colorectal, and Endometrial Cancers: ALSO: Update 2001—Testing for Early Lung Cancer Detection

    Robert A. Smith;Andrew C. von Eschenbach;Richard Wender;Bernard Levin

  • Folic acid for the prevention of colorectal adenomas: a randomized clinical trial.

    Bernard F. Cole;John A. Baron;Robert S. Sandler;Robert W. Haile

  • Smoking cessation and severity of weight gain in a national cohort.

    David F. Williamson;Jennifer Madans;Robert F. Anda;Joel C. Kleinman

  • Cardiovascular disease competes with breast cancer as the leading cause of death for older females diagnosed with breast cancer: a retrospective cohort study

    Jennifer L Patnaik;Tim Byers;Carolyn DiGuiseppi;Dana Dabelea

  • Relation of Serum Uric Acid to Mortality and Ischemic Heart Disease The NHANES I Epidemiologic Follow-up Study

    David S. Freedman;David F. Williamson;Elaine W. Gunter;Tim Byers

  • Nutrition and Physical Activity During and After Cancer Treatment: An American Cancer Society Guide for Informed Choices

    Colleen Doyle;Lawrence H. Kushi;Tim Byers;Kerry S. Courneya

  • Dietary carotenes, vitamin C, and vitamin E as protective antioxidants in human cancers.

    Tim Byers;Geraldine Perry

  • Intentional weight loss and mortality among overweight individuals with diabetes.

    David F. Williamson;Theodore J. Thompson;Michael Thun;Dana Flanders

  • Prospective Study of Intentional Weight Loss and Mortality in Never-Smoking Overweight US White Women Aged 40–64 Years

    David F. Williamson;Elsie Pamuk;Michael Thun;Dana Flanders

  • American Cancer Society guidelines for screening and surveillance for early detection of colorectal polyps and cancer: Update 1997

    Tim Byers;Bernard Levin;David Rothenberger;Gerald D. Dodd

  • The impact of socioeconomic status on survival after cancer in the United States : findings from the National Program of Cancer Registries Patterns of Care Study.

    Tim E. Byers;Holly J. Wolf;Katrina R. Bauer;Susan Bolick‐Aldrich

Frequent Co-Authors

Ali H. Mokdad
Ali H. Mokdad University of Washington
David S. Freedman
David S. Freedman Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
David F. Williamson
David F. Williamson Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Mary K. Serdula
Mary K. Serdula Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Saxon Graham
Saxon Graham University at Buffalo, State University of New York
James R. Marshall
James R. Marshall Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Ralph J. Coates
Ralph J. Coates Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Pearay L. Ogra
Pearay L. Ogra University at Buffalo, State University of New York
Simin Liu
Simin Liu University of California, Irvine
Eugenia E. Calle
Eugenia E. Calle American Cancer Society

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