Search Results - "LAAKSONEN, Maarit A"

A Metabolic Shift Favoring Sphingosine 1-Phosphate at the Expense of Ceramide Controls Glioblastoma Angiogenesis by Abuhusain, Hazem J., Matin, Azadeh, Qiao, Qiao, Shen, Han, Kain, Nupur, Day, Bryan W., Stringer, Brett W., Daniels, Benjamin, Laaksonen, Maarit A., Teo, Charlie, McDonald, Kerrie L., Don, Anthony S.

“…Studies in cell culture and mouse models of cancer have indicated that the soluble sphingolipid metabolite sphingosine 1-phosphate (S1P) promotes cancer cell…”
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Preventable fractions of cancer incidence attributable to 7-years weight gain in the Norwegian Women and Cancer (NOWAC) study by da Silva, Marisa, Laaksonen, Maarit A., Lissner, Lauren, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Rylander, Charlotta

“…There is a lack of tangible measures for directed public health action to halt the increase in weight and cancer. We estimated the fraction and preventable…”
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Stroke Care in South Asia - Identifying Gaps for Future Action by Mishra, Shiva Raj, Wei, Kanghui, O'Hagan, Edel, Khanal, Vishnu, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Lindley, Richard I

“…Stroke causes around 730,000 deaths in South Asia, nearly half of stroke-related deaths in developing countries. This highlights the need to address health…”
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Association between overall diet quality and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in five Finnish cohort studies by Männistö, Satu, Harald, Kennet, Härkänen, Tommi, Maukonen, Mirkka, Eriksson, Johan G., Heikkinen, Sanna, Jousilahti, Pekka, Kaartinen, Niina E., Kanerva, Noora, Knekt, Paul, Koskinen, Seppo, Laaksonen, Maarit A., Malila, Nea, Rissanen, Harri, Pitkäniemi, Janne

“…There is limited evidence for any dietary factor, except alcohol, in breast cancer (BC) risk. Therefore, studies on a whole diet, using diet quality indices,…”
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Plant foods and the risk of cerebrovascular diseases: a potential protection of fruit consumption by Mizrahi, Anna, Knekt, Paul, Montonen, Jukka, Laaksonen, Maarit A., Heliövaara, Markku, Järvinen, Ritva

“…Studies on the association between plant foods and cerebrovascular diseases have given contradictory results suggesting the existence of some effect-modifying…”
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High azathioprine dose and lip cancer risk in liver, heart, and lung transplant recipients: A population-based cohort study by Na, Renhua, PhD, Laaksonen, Maarit A., PhD, Grulich, Andrew E., PhD, Meagher, Nicola S., MPH, McCaughan, Geoffrey W., PhD, Keogh, Anne M., PhD, Vajdic, Claire M., PhD

“…Background Iatrogenic immunosuppression is a risk factor for lip cancer but the determinants are unknown. Objective We sought to quantify the association…”
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Diagnostic and health service pathways to diagnosis of cancer-registry notified cancer of unknown primary site (CUP) by Schaffer, Andrea L, Pearson, Sallie-Anne, Perez-Concha, Oscar, Dobbins, Timothy, Ward, Robyn L, van Leeuwen, Marina T, Rhee, Joel J, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Craigen, Glynis, Vajdic, Claire M

“…Cancer of unknown primary (CUP) is a late-stage malignancy with poor prognosis, but we know little about what diagnostic tests and procedures people with CUP…”
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The Relative Importance of Modifiable Potential Risk Factors of Type 2 Diabetes: A Meta-Analysis of Two Cohorts by Laaksonen, Maarit A., Knekt, Paul, Rissanen, Harri, Härkänen, Tommi, Virtala, Esa, Marniemi, Jukka, Aromaa, Arpo, Heliövaara, Markku, Reunanen, Antti

“…Lifestyle factors predict type 2 diabetes occurence, but their effect in high- and low-risk populations is poorly known. This study determines the prediction…”
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Use of auxiliary psychiatric treatment during a 5-year follow-up among patients receiving short- or long-term psychotherapy by Knekt, Paul, Lindfors, Olavi, Renlund, Camilla, Sares-Jäske, Laura, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Virtala, Esa

“…Abstract Background The need for treatment is, despite of its obvious usefulness, a scarcely used measure of effectiveness in psychotherapy trials. This study…”
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The burden of cancer attributable to modifiable risk factors: the Australian cancer-PAF cohort consortium by Arriaga, Maria E, Vajdic, Claire M, Canfell, Karen, MacInnis, Robert, Hull, Peter, Magliano, Dianna J, Banks, Emily, Giles, Graham G, Cumming, Robert G, Byles, Julie E, Taylor, Anne W, Shaw, Jonathan E, Price, Kay, Hirani, Vasant, Mitchell, Paul, Adelstein, Barbara-Ann, Laaksonen, Maarit A

“…PurposeTo estimate the Australian cancer burden attributable to lifestyle-related risk factors and their combinations using a novel population attributable…”
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Pathways to a cancer-free future: a protocol for modelled evaluations to minimise the future burden of colorectal cancer in Australia by Feletto, Eleonora, Lew, Jie-Bin, Worthington, Joachim, He, Emily, Caruana, Michael, Butler, Katherine, Hui, Harriet, Taylor, Natalie, Banks, Emily, Barclay, Karen, Broun, Kate, Butt, Alison, Carter, Rob, Cuff, Jeff, Dessaix, Anita, Ee, Hooi, Emery, Jon, Frayling, Ian M, Grogan, Paul, Holden, Carol, Horn, Christopher, Jenkins, Mark A, Kench, James G, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Leggett, Barbara, Mitchell, Gillian, Morris, Susan, Parkinson, Bonny, St John, D James, Taoube, Linda, Tucker, Katherine, Wakefield, Melanie A, Ward, Robyn L, Win, Aung Ko, Worthley, Daniel L, Armstrong, Bruce K, Macrae, Finlay A, Canfell, Karen

“…IntroductionWith almost 50% of cases preventable and the Australian National Bowel Cancer Screening Program in place, colorectal cancer (CRC) is a prime…”
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The burden of colon cancer attributable to modifiable factors—The Norwegian Women and Cancer Study by Lukic, Marko, Licaj, Idlir, Laaksonen, Maarit A., Weiderpass, Elisabete, Borch, Kristin B., Rylander, Charlotta

“…Colon cancer is the second most frequently diagnosed cancer in women in Norway, where incidence rates of colon cancer increased 3‐fold between 1955 and 2014,…”
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Cancer incidence and cancer death in relation to tobacco smoking in a population‐based Australian cohort study by Weber, Marianne F., Sarich, Peter E. A., Vaneckova, Pavla, Wade, Stephen, Egger, Sam, Ngo, Preston, Joshy, Grace, Goldsbury, David E., Yap, Sarsha, Feletto, Eleonora, Vassallo, Amy, Laaksonen, Maarit A., Grogan, Paul, O'Connell, Dianne L., Banks, Emily, Canfell, Karen

“…Tobacco smoke is a known carcinogen, but the magnitude of smoking‐related cancer risk depends on country‐specific, generational smoking patterns. We quantified…”
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Therapists' professional and personal characteristics as predictors of outcome in short- and long-term psychotherapy by Heinonen, Erkki, Lindfors, Olavi, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Knekt, Paul

“…Abstract Background Short- and long-term psychotherapies have been found effective for treating mood and anxiety disorders. Although psychotherapists differ in…”
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Fatty liver score and 15-year incidence of type 2 diabetes by Kotronen, Anna, Laaksonen, Maarit A., Heliövaara, Markku, Reunanen, Antti, Tuomilehto, Jaakko, Yki-Järvinen, Hannele, Peltonen, Markku, Knekt, Paul

“…Purpose Both non-alcoholic fatty liver (NAFL) and alcoholic fatty liver (AFL) are strongly associated with obesity, metabolic syndrome, and type 2 diabetes…”
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Psychological predictors of the recovery from mood or anxiety disorder in short-term and long-term psychotherapy during a 3-year follow-up by Laaksonen, Maarit A, Knekt, Paul, Lindfors, Olavi

“…Abstract Choice of optimal treatment length for psychiatric patients requires knowledge about the patients' pre-treatment suitability. This study compares the…”
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Serum 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Concentration and Subsequent Risk of Type 2 Diabetes by Mattila, Catharina, Knekt, Paul, Männistö, Satu, Rissanen, Harri, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Montonen, Jukka, Reunanen, Antti

“…During 17 years of follow-up, 187 incident type 2 diabetes cases were identified from a nationwide registry of patients receiving medication reimbursement (7),…”
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Quasi-experimental study on the effectiveness of psychoanalysis, long-term and short-term psychotherapy on psychiatric symptoms, work ability and functional capacity during a 5-year follow-up by Knekt, Paul, Lindfors, Olavi, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Renlund, Camilla, Haaramo, Peija, Härkänen, Tommi, Virtala, Esa

“…Abstract Background Psychotherapy is apparently an insufficient treatment for some patients with mood or anxiety disorder. In this study the effectiveness of…”
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Commentary: Unusual pancreatic cancer incidence and mortality patterns by Vajdic, Claire M, Laaksonen, Maarit A

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Incidence trends and risk factors of lung cancer in never smokers: Pooled analyses of seven cohorts by Rissanen, Emilia, Heikkinen, Sanna, Seppä, Karri, Ryynänen, Heidi, Eriksson, Johan G., Härkänen, Tommi, Jousilahti, Pekka, Knekt, Paul, Koskinen, Seppo, Männistö, Satu, Rahkonen, Ossi, Rissanen, Harri, Malila, Nea, Laaksonen, Maarit A, Pitkäniemi, Janne

“…The trends in incidence of lung cancer in never smokers are unclear as well as the significance of risk factors. We studied time trends in the incidence and…”
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