Area of research
Oncology · Pathology and Forensic Medicine
Research interest
Research interests include Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection, Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes, Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies, and Genetic factors in colorectal cancer.
Lowering Fecal Immunochemical Test Positivity Threshold vs Multitarget Stool RNA Testing for Colorectal Cancer Screening
Excess Weight, Polygenic Risk Score, and Findings of Colorectal Neoplasms at Screening Colonoscopy
Next-Generation Multitarget Stool DNA vs Fecal Immunochemical Test in Colorectal Cancer Screening
Overcoming underestimation of the association of excess weight with pancreatic cancer due to prediagnostic weight loss: Umbrella review of systematic reviews, meta‐analyses, and pooled‐analyses
Nine‐fold variation of risk of advanced colorectal neoplasms according to smoking and polygenic risk score: Results from a cross‐sectional study in a large screening colonoscopy cohort
Development and Internal Validation of Models Predicting the Health Insurance Status of Participants in the German National Cohort
Association of Overweight, Obesity, and Recent Weight Loss With Colorectal Cancer Risk
Is the association of overweight and obesity with colorectal cancer underestimated? An umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses
Prevalence of Colorectal Neoplasia 10 or More Years After a Negative Screening Colonoscopy in 120 000 Repeated Screening Colonoscopies
The underestimated impact of excess body weight on colorectal cancer risk: Evidence from the UK Biobank cohort
Impact of Reducing Intake of Red and Processed Meat on Colorectal Cancer Incidence in Germany 2020 to 2050—A Simulation Study
Colonoscopy-Ascertained Prevalence of Advanced Neoplasia According to Fecal Hemoglobin Concentration in a Large Cohort of Fecal Immunochemical Test–Negative Screening Participants
Vitamin D food fortification in European countries: the underused potential to prevent cancer deaths
Real‐world evidence for the effectiveness of vitamin D supplementation in reduction of total and cause‐specific mortality
Vitamin D–binding protein, total, “nonbioavailable,” bioavailable, and free 25‐hydroxyvitamin D, and mortality in a large population‐based cohort of older adults
Reproductive Factors and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Population-Based Case-Control Study
Making colonoscopy‐based screening more efficient: A “gateopener” approach
Variation of Positive Predictive Values of Fecal Immunochemical Tests by Polygenic Risk Score in a Large Screening Cohort
Combined Performance of Fecal Immunochemical Tests and a Genetic Risk Score for Advanced Neoplasia Detection
Consistent Inverse Associations of Total, “Bioavailable”, Free, and “Non-Bioavailable” Vitamin D with Incidence of Diabetes among Older Adults with Lower Baseline HbA1c (≤6%) Levels
Assessment of a Serum Microrna Risk Score for Colorectal Cancer among Participants of Screening Colonoscopy at Various Stages of Colorectal Carcinogenesis
Vitamin D <sub>3</sub> for reducing mortality from cancer and other outcomes before, during and beyond the COVID‐19 pandemic: A plea for harvesting low‐hanging fruit
Impact of tobacco control policies implementation on future lung cancer incidence in Europe: An international, population-based modeling study
Vitamin D supplementation to the older adult population in Germany has the cost‐saving potential of preventing almost 30 000 cancer deaths per year
Associations between comorbidities and advanced stage diagnosis of lung, breast, colorectal, and prostate cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
The Effects of Different Invitation Schemes on the Use of Fecal Occult Blood Tests for Colorectal Cancer Screening: Systematic Review of Randomized Controlled Trials
Risk Factors of Inadequate Bowel Preparation for Screening Colonoscopy
Consistent Major Differences in Sex- and Age-Specific Diagnostic Performance among Nine Faecal Immunochemical Tests Used for Colorectal Cancer Screening
To what extent is male excess risk of advanced colorectal neoplasms explained by known risk factors? Results from a large German screening population
Potential of Vitamin D Food Fortification in Prevention of Cancer Deaths—A Modeling Study