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Volker Arndt is affiliated with the German Cancer Research Center in Germany. Their research spans multiple fields related to medicine, with a particular focus on biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. The main subfields of their work include oncology, genetics, molecular biology, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and pediatrics, perinatology, and child health.

The research topics addressed by Volker Arndt cover a range of areas including cancer survivorship and care, genetic associations and epidemiology, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, global cancer incidence and screening, childhood cancer survivors' quality of life, palliative care and end-of-life issues, as well as the economic and financial impacts of cancer.

They have contributed to several recent papers, demonstrating active participation in advancing knowledge in cancer biology and patient care. Notable publications include:

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • Cancer-Related Fatigue: Causes and Current Treatment Options, 2020, Current Treatment Options in Oncology
  • Genome-wide Modeling of Polygenic Risk Score in Colorectal Cancer Risk, 2020, The American Journal of Human Genetics
  • Fine-mapping of 150 breast cancer risk regions identifies 191 likely target genes, 2020, Nature Genetics
  • The relationship between posttraumatic growth and health-related quality of life in adult cancer survivors: A systematic review, 2020, Journal of Affective Disorders

Volker Arndt frequently collaborates with other researchers in their field. Prominent co-authors include:

  • Hermann Brenner, with 78 joint publications
  • Jenny Chang-Claude, with 49 joint publications
  • Graham G. Giles, with 48 joint publications
  • Manjeet K. Bolla, with 39 joint publications
  • Stig E. Bojesen, with 38 joint publications

Their work has been published extensively in a variety of academic venues, reflecting a broad scholarly engagement. Frequent publication platforms include:

  • UNC Libraries, with 9 publications
  • Der Onkologe, with 7 publications
  • Journal of Cancer Research and Clinical Oncology, with 7 publications
  • British Journal of Cancer, with 6 publications
  • Die Onkologie, with 6 publications

Best Publications

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Large-scale genotyping identifies 41 new loci associated with breast cancer risk

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Per Hall;Anna Gonzalez-Neira;Maya Ghoussaini

  • RAD51B in Familial Breast Cancer

    Liisa M. Pelttari;Sofia Khan;Mikko Vuorela;Johanna I. Kiiski

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies

    Angela M. Wood;Stephen Kaptoge;Adam S. Butterworth;Peter Willeit

  • Epidemiology of stomach cancer.

    Hermann Brenner;Dietrich Rothenbacher;Volker Arndt

  • Protection From Right- and Left-Sided Colorectal Neoplasms After Colonoscopy: Population-Based Study

    Hermann Brenner;Michael Hoffmeister;Volker Arndt;Christa Stegmaier

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Multiple independent variants at the TERT locus are associated with telomere length and risks of breast and ovarian cancer

    Stig E. Bojesen;Stig E. Bojesen;Karen A. Pooley;Sharon E. Johnatty;Jonathan Beesley

  • Prediction of Breast Cancer Risk Based on Profiling With Common Genetic Variants

    Nasim Mavaddat;Paul D.P. Pharoah;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Tyrer

  • MicroRNA related polymorphisms and breast cancer risk

    Sofia Khan;Dario Greco;Dario Greco;Kyriaki Michailidou;Roger L. Milne;Roger L. Milne

  • Fear of recurrence and disease progression in long‐term (≥5 years) cancer survivors—a systematic review of quantitative studies

    L. Koch;L. Jansen;H. Brenner;V. Arndt

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

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

  • Large-scale genomic analyses link reproductive aging to hypothalamic signaling, breast cancer susceptibility and BRCA1-mediated DNA repair

    Felix R. Day;Katherine S. Ruth;Deborah J Thompson;Kathryn L. Lunetta

  • Genome-wide association studies identify four ER negative-specific breast cancer risk loci

    Montserrat Garcia-Closas;Fergus J. Couch;Sara Lindstrom;Kyriaki Michailidou

  • Quality of Life in Patients With Colorectal Cancer 1 Year After Diagnosis Compared With the General Population: A Population-Based Study

    Volker Arndt;Henrike Merx;Christa Stegmaier;Hartwig Ziegler

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

    Haoyu Zhang;Haoyu Zhang;Thomas U. Ahearn;Julie Lecarpentier;Daniel Barnes

  • Genome-wide association analysis identifies three new breast cancer susceptibility loci

    Maya Ghoussaini;Olivia Fletcher;Kyriaki Michailidou;Clare Turnbull

  • 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

Hermann Brenner
Hermann Brenner German Cancer Research Center
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Hiltrud Brauch
Hiltrud Brauch German Cancer Research Center
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Jenny Chang-Claude
Jenny Chang-Claude German Cancer Research Center
Stig E. Bojesen
Stig E. Bojesen University of Copenhagen
Barbara Burwinkel
Barbara Burwinkel Heidelberg University
Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Paul D.P. Pharoah
Paul D.P. Pharoah University of Cambridge

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