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Personal profile
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Name |
Elsebeth Lynge |
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Citizenship, birth |
Danish, 27 February 1948, Vejle, Denmark. |
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Present position |
Professor of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen |
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Address at work |
Centre for Epidemiology and Screening, Department of Public Health, University of Copenhagen, Øster Farimagsgade 5, opg. B. DK-1014 København K, T: + 45 35 32 76 35, F: + 45 35 32 73 83, [email protected] |
Education
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1966 |
Baccelauria, Mathematics-physics |
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1970 |
Social medicine, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen |
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1974 |
Mag. scient. soc., Institute of Sociology, University of Copenhagen |
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1977 |
Statistics A, Institute of Mathematical Statistics, University of Copenhagen |
Employment
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1974-1975 |
Research Assistant, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Copenhagen |
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1975-1978 |
Research Scholarship (Danish Medical Research Council), Statistics Denmark |
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1977-1978 |
External Associated Professor, Institute of Sociology, University of Copenhagen |
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1978-1979 |
Assistant Professor, Institute of Social Medicine, University of Århus |
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1979-1980 |
Research Scholarship (Danish Medical Research Council), Statistics Denmark |
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1981-1985 |
Researcher, Danish Cancer Society |
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1986-1998 |
Head of Research Department, Danish Cancer Society |
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1993 |
Consultant, Fourth Population and Health Project, Bangladesh, WHO/World Bank |
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1998-today |
Full Professor of Epidemiology, University of Copenhagen |
Research committees
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1994-1998 |
Biomedical Research Council, Danish Cancer Society (vice-chairman 1997-1998) |
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1994-1997 |
Scientific Council, International Agency for Research on Cancer |
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1995-2000 |
Advisory Committee on Cancer Prevention, European Commission, DG Sancho |
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1998-2004 |
Danish Medical Research Council |
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1999-2005 |
Research Council, Health Faculty, University of Copenhagen (chairman 2003-2005) |
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2000-2005 |
Danish National Research Foundation, Board |
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2003-2013 |
Danish Work Environment Foundation, Scientific Council |
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2004-2007 |
European Science Foundation, Governing Council |
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2004-2009 |
Danish Strategic Research Council, Programme Committee on Food, Health and Welfare |
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2007-2008 |
Danish Heart Association, Biomedical Research Council |
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2008 |
Wellcome Trust E-Health Initiative Group |
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2008-2015 |
European Research Council, Advanced Grants, Life Sciences, Panel LS7 |
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2009-2013 |
Swedish Cancer Foundation, Priority Committee for Clinical Research and Epidemiology |
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2011 |
National Cancer Institute Special Emphasis Panel. Research in optimizing screening. |
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2011-today |
Danish Cancer Society, Scientific Committee |
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2015- |
Research Foundation Flanders (FWO), Juries |
Board member: Statistics Denmark. Editorial board: International Journal of Cancer; Cancer Causes and Control; Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment and Health; European Journal of Cancer.
Publications: Author/co-author of 455 publications of which 342 in PubMed. Find publication list here.
Primary fields of research
Elsebeth Lynge's research concerns cancer screening. In addition she works with causal factors, time developments, environment, epidemiology in general and an attempt to answer the question: Why do Danish people die earlier than others?
Elsebeth Lynge is internationally recognized for her many years of work in epidemiology and public health and has extensive experience with data collection in large population studies.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Keywords
- Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences
- Cancer Diseases
- Cancer
- Epidemiology
- Public Health
- Screening
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Colon and rectal cancer risk after bariatric surgery in a multicountry Nordic cohort study
Tao, W., Artama, M., von Euler-Chelpin, M., Hull, M., Ljung, R., Lynge, E., Olafsdottir, G. H., Pukkala, E., Romundstad, P., Talback, M., Tryggvadottir, L. & Lagergren, J., 1 Aug 2020, In: International Journal of Cancer.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Change in mammographic density across birth cohorts of Dutch breast cancer screening participants
Napolitano, G. M., Lynge, E., Lillholm, M., Vejborg, I. M. M., van Gils, C. H., Nielsen, M. & Karssemeijer, N., 1 Dec 2019, In: International Journal of Cancer. 145, 11, p. 2954-2962 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Condom use to enhance regression of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Skorstengaard, M., Suhr, J. & Lynge, E., 2 Aug 2019, In: Trials. 20, 1, 7 p., 473.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Conization and healthcare use: a population-based register study
Frederiksen, M. E., Vázquez-Prada Baillet, M., Jensen, P. T., Rygaard, C., Hallas, J. & Lynge, E., 1 Mar 2019, In: European journal of cancer prevention : the official journal of the European Cancer Prevention Organisation (ECP). 28, 2, p. 124-130 7 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Effects of Obesity Surgery on Overall and Disease-Specific Mortality in a 5-Country Population-Based Study
Kauppila, J. H., Tao, W., Santoni, G., von Euler-Chelpin, M., Lynge, E., Tryggvadóttir, L., Ness-Jensen, E., Romundstad, P., Pukkala, E. & Lagergren, J., Jul 2019, In: Gastroenterology. 157, 1, p. 119-127.e1 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Letter to the editor
Thamsborg, L. L. H., Napolitano, G. & Lynge, E., 30 Sept 2019, In: Vaccine. 37, 42, p. 6133 1 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Comment/debate › Communication
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Low-grade screen-detected ductal carcinoma in situ progresses more slowly than high-grade lesions: evidence from an international multi-centre study
Ponti, A., Ronco, G., Lynge, E., Tomatis, M., Anttila, A., Ascunce, N., Broeders, M., Bulliard, J-L., Castellano, I., Fitzpatrick, P., Frigerio, A., Hofvind, S., Majek, O., Segnan, N. & Taplin, S., 1 Oct 2019, In: Breast Cancer Research and Treatment. 177, 3, p. 761-765 5 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
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Occupational variation in bladder cancer in Nordic males adjusted with approximated smoking prevalence
Hadkhale, K., Martinsen, J. I., Weiderpass, E., Kjaerheim, K., Sparén, P., Tryggvadóttir, L., Lynge, E. & Pukkala, E., 2 Jan 2019, In: Acta Oncologica. 58, 1, p. 29-37 9 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review