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Here is an overview of projects at the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. You can sort or search among ongoing or concluded projects.

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  1. INSPIRE:kidney cancer

    INSPIRE:kidney cancer

    Concluded

    Last update

    INSPIRE:kidney cancer is the third project in INSPIRE. The project will ensure continuous and regular data collection in the future,and publish the first analyses on drug kidney cancer treatment.
  2. INSPIRE:lung cancer

    INSPIRE:lung cancer

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    INSPIRE:lung cancer was the first INSPIRE project and established data collection on drug cancer treatment from the health trusts to the Cancer Registry of Norway.
  3. INSPIRE: Breast cancer

    INSPIRE: Breast cancer

    Concluded

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    INSPIRE:breast cancer is the second project in INSPIRE. The project will ensure continuous and regular data collection in the future, and publish the first analyses on medical breast cancer treatment.
  4. Exposure assessment and disease prevention among offshore workers

    Exposure assessment and disease prevention among offshore workers

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    The project is anchored at the University of Oslo (UiO), with the Cancer Registry of Norway as collaborating partner.
  5. ImmigrantScreen

    ImmigrantScreen

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    This project aims to measure the effect of information and invitations to breast and colorectal cancer screening in the assumed mother tongue, and investigate reasons for why immigrants participate or not in the screening programs for breast and colorectal cancer.
  6. How quickly do breast cancers grow?

    How quickly do breast cancers grow?

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    In these projects, data from BreastScreen Norway are used to develop statistical models that can increase our understanding of the development of breast tumors and women’s breast cancer survival.
  7. HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Attendance at and results of screening among opportunistically vaccinated women

    HPV vaccination and cervical cancer screening: Attendance at and results of screening among opportunistically vaccinated women

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    The project aims to compare women who have taken the HPV vaccine with unvaccinated women in terms of attendance and results of cervical cancer screening.
  8. Sequencing HPV for biomarker discovery

    Sequencing HPV for biomarker discovery

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    HPVseq is an cross-institutional research group with three the main goals, To discover HPV biomarkers, delineate HPV evolution and develop HPV detection and characterization methods.
  9. Cardiac catheterization of children with congenital heart defects

    Cardiac catheterization of children with congenital heart defects

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    The project aims to establish a European cohort of children and adolescents who have undergone one or more cardiac catheterizations due to congenital heart defects
  10. About the study Gardasil V501

    About the study Gardasil V501

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    The results so far indicate that Gardasil is a safe vaccine that provides nearly 100% protection against cervical cell changes caused by the HPV types the vaccine targets for up to 14 years.
  11. Patient reported outcomes after treatment for colorectal cancer – A prospective nationwide study from The Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Registry

    Patient reported outcomes after treatment for colorectal cancer – A prospective nationwide study from The Norwegian Colorectal Cancer Registry

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    The aim of this project is to evaluate the patient-reported outcomes including functional outcomes, late adverse effects and health-related quality of life in patients treated for colorecal cancer (CRC) in Norway.
  12. Advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence in BreastScreen Norway

    Advantages and disadvantages of artificial intelligence in BreastScreen Norway

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    Through retrospective studies we will investigate advantages and disadvantages of using artificial intelligence in the assessment of screening mammograms in BreastScreen Norway.
  13. Exposure-related risks of cancer in petroleum workers

    Exposure-related risks of cancer in petroleum workers

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    The Cancer Registry has established two cohorts for offshore workers containing information about people who have worked at Norwegian oil platforms from 1965 to until today.
  14. Biomarkers for HPV-related cancers

    Biomarkers for HPV-related cancers

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    This project investigates if biomarkers that can be used to identify an increased risk of cancer related to human papillomavirus infection.
  15. The impact of obesity and circulating small RNA in the development of endometrial cancer

    The impact of obesity and circulating small RNA in the development of endometrial cancer

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    The project will investigate how age and lifestyle factors affect the expression of circulating small RNA`s among patients with uterine cancer who have submitted samples to the Janus Serum Bank.
  16. BADDI: Artificial intelligence in screening with tomosynthesis

    BADDI: Artificial intelligence in screening with tomosynthesis

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    The BADDI-project will add knowledge about the use of artificial intelligence to detect breast cancer in screening with tomosynthesis.
  17. Asbestoscement and cancer risk

    Asbestoscement and cancer risk

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    This project is a 70-year follow-up of workers and spouses/children of workers at Norway's only asbestos cement factory, which was in operation from around 1945-1981.
  18. Artificial intelligence in BreastScreen Norway - a randomized controlled trial

    Artificial intelligence in BreastScreen Norway - a randomized controlled trial

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    In this study, we will investigate whether artificial intelligence in combination with radiologists is as good as or better at detecting breast cancer than the current standard procedure in BreastScreen Norway, where two radiologists evaluate the images.
  19. EQUALSCREEN – Increased attendance and reduced inequity in cervical cancer screening

    EQUALSCREEN – Increased attendance and reduced inequity in cervical cancer screening

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    In this research project, we will examine whether self-sampling can increase attendance to screening and improve cervical cancer prevention in Norway.
  20. CRCbiome epigenome

    CRCbiome epigenome

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    Changes in DNA methylation patterns can influence how cells grow and divide, potentially contributing to the development of cancer.
  21. MoBa-PlastChem: Prenatal exposure to plastic chemicals and health and development in children and adolescents from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

    MoBa-PlastChem: Prenatal exposure to plastic chemicals and health and development in children and adolescents from the Norwegian Mother, Father and Child Cohort Study

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    The purpose of this study is to investigate whether prenatal exposure to environmental toxicants, originating from plastic production or products, is associated with reproductive health problems in children and adolescents.
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  22. International Survey of People Living with Chronic Conditions (PaRIS survey)

    International Survey of People Living with Chronic Conditions (PaRIS survey)

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    The PaRIS survey is an initiative by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) to promote a patient-centered healthcare system.
  23. PsychGen core project: Genetic epidemiology studies of neurodevelopment and mental health

    PsychGen core project: Genetic epidemiology studies of neurodevelopment and mental health

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    The main purpose of the PsychGen core project is to obtain new knowledge about how genetic and environmental factors affect neurodevelopment and mental health by using large data sources and genetically informed analysis methods.
  24. Social Factors and Health: a Twin Study

    Social Factors and Health: a Twin Study

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    We explore the genetic and environmental sources of covariance underlying the relationships between diverse types of social factors and their association with health outcomes.
  25. Ukraine and Norway: institutional cooperation

    Ukraine and Norway: institutional cooperation

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    The main goal of the collaboration is to strengthen The Public Health Center of Ukraine's capacity through strategic and technical twinning with a focus on infection control systems (IPC), health crisis preparedness and access to health data.
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