Anna Forsberg

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Since November 2022 PI of a national randomized colorectal cancer screening study, SCREESCO (NCT02078804 clinicaltrials.gov)

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Article: GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY. 2025;102(3):391-399
Endoscopist adenoma detection rate associated with neoplasia detection during subsequent-round colonoscopy in fecal immunochemical test-based colorectal cancer screening: cross-sectional analysis of the SCREESCO randomized controlled trial
Sekiguchi M; Westerberg M; Lowbeer C; Forsberg A
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2025
First-Round Fecal Immunochemical Test Concentration Predicts Colorectal Cancer and Advanced Neoplasia in Second-Round Screening.
Sekiguchi M; Westerberg M; Löwbeer C; Blom J; Forsberg A
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCREENING. 2025;:9691413251369323
Variation in fecal hemoglobin concentrations: Cross-sectional analysis of a screening trial and a screening program in Sweden
Sekiguchi M; Lowbeer C; Steele R; Blom J; Forsberg A; Westerberg M
Article: NEUROGASTROENTEROLOGY AND MOTILITY. 2025;37(6):e70000
Uncomplicated Diverticulosis Is Not Associated With Abdominal Pain or Abnormal Bowel Habit-A Population-Based Swedish Cohort Study
Alexandersson BT; Jones MP; Forsberg A; Hedin CRH; Jarbrink-Sehgal E; Walter S; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Andreasson A; Schmidt PT
Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION. 2025;:1-14
Making the BEST Decision-the BESTa Project: Description of the Design and Alpha Phases as Part of the Development of a Digital Decision Aid for Cancer Screening in Sweden
Fritzell K; Wangmar J; Hedberg B; Woudstra A; Forsberg A; Kottorp A; Franklin KA; Jervaeus A
Journal article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2025;23(1):172-174
Association Between Deep Sedation and Risk of Post-colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer: Swedish Register Data 2007-2016
Forsberg A; Widman L; Andreasson A
Article: FAMILIAL CANCER. 2024;23(4):599-605
Complications of colonoscopy surveillance of patients with Lynch syndrome-33 years of follow up
Frank A; Bernstedt SW; Jamizadeh N; Forsberg A; Hedin C; Blom J; Backman A-S
Article: JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2024;296(2):187-199
Colonoscopy findings after increasing two-stool faecal immunochemical test (FIT) cut-off: Cross-sectional analysis of the SCREESCO randomized trial
Westerberg M; Eriksson J; Metcalfe C; Loewbeer C; Ekbom A; Steele R; Holmberg L; Forsberg A
Article: ENDOSCOPY INTERNATIONAL OPEN. 2024;12(07):e854-e860
Quality of endoscopic surveillance of Lynch syndrome patients in a Swedish cohort
Bernstedt SW; Haxhijaj A; Jamizadeh N; Bjoerk J; Andreasson A; Forsberg AM; Backman A-S
Journal article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2024;39(6):697-699
Impact of organised colorectal cancer screening on age-specific population incidences: evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Sweden (vol 39, pg 87, 2024)
Strand GC; Stroemberg U; Forsberg A; Bonander C
Article: JNCI CANCER SPECTRUM. 2024;8(3):pkae043
Colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical testing or primary colonoscopy: inequities in diagnostic yield
Bonander C; Westerberg M; Chauca Strand G; Forsberg A; Stroemberg U
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2024;59(4):503-511
The role of endoscopist adenoma detection rate in in sex differences in colonoscopy findings: cross-sectional analysis of the SCREESCO randomized controlled trial
Westerberg M; Holmberg L; Ekbom A; Metcalfe C; Steele R; Forsberg A
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2024;39(1):87-96
Impact of organised colorectal cancer screening on age-specific population incidences: evidence from a quasi-experimental study in Sweden
Strand GC; Stromberg U; Forsberg A; Bonander C
Article: JOURNAL OF CROHNS & COLITIS. 2023;17(12):1962-1967
Inflammatory Bowel Disease Is not Linked to a Higher Rate of Adverse Events in Colonoscopy-a Nationwide Population-based Study in Sweden
Alexandersson BT; Andreasson A; Hedin C; Broms G; Schmidt PT; Forsberg A
Article: PLOS ONE. 2023;18(12):e0294332
Making the BEST decision-the BESTa project development, implementation and evaluation of a digital Decision Aid in Swedish cancer screening programmes- a description of a research project
Fritzell K; Hedberg B; Woudstra A; Forsberg A; Sventelius M; Kottorp A; Jervaeus A
Journal article: VALUE IN HEALTH. 2023;26(12):s2
P9 Impact of Organized Colorectal Cancer Screening on Age-Specific Population Incidences: Evidence from a Natural Experiment in Sweden
Strand GC; Strömberg U; Forsberg A; Bonander C
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2023;58(10):1131-1138
Diverticulosis is not associated with altered gut microbiota nor is it predictive of future diverticulitis: a population-based colonoscopy study
Alexandersson BT; Hugerth LW; Hedin C; Forsberg A; Talley NJ; Agreus L; Jarbrink-Sehgal E; Engstrand L; Andreasson A; Schmidt PT
Article: PREVENTIVE MEDICINE REPORTS. 2023;35:102317
Examining the continuum of resistance model in two population-based screening studies in Sweden
Nilsson A; Stromberg U; Bjork J; Forsberg A; Fritzell K; Gudmundsdottir KRK; Engdahl J; Bonander C
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 2023;35(3):288-293
Post-endoscopy colorectal cancer after colectomy in inflammatory bowel disease patients: a population-based register study
Stjarngrim J; Widman L; Schmidt PT; Ekbom A; Forsberg A
Article: FRONTIERS IN ONCOLOGY. 2023;13:1127707
Endoscopic surveillance of Lynch syndrome at a highly specialized center in Sweden: An observational study of interval colorectal cancer and individual risk factors
Jamizadeh N; Bernstedt SW; Haxhijaj A; Andreasson A; Bjork J; Forsberg A; Backman A-S
Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2023;164(2):293-295.e4
Endoscopist Characteristics and Polyp Detection in Colonoscopy: Cross-Sectional Analyses of Screening of Swedish Colons
Sekiguchi M; Westerberg M; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg A
Article: JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2022;37(11):2120-2130
Detection rates of colorectal neoplasia during colonoscopies and their associated factors in the SCREESCO study
Sekiguchi M; Westerberg M; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg A
Article: LANCET GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 2022;7(6):513-521
Once-only colonoscopy or two rounds of faecal immunochemical testing 2 years apart for colorectal cancer screening (SCREESCO): preliminary report of a randomised controlled trial
Forsberg A; Westerberg M; Metcalfe C; Steele R; Blom J; Engstrand L; Fritzell K; Hellstrom M; Levin L-A; Lowbeer C; Pischel A; Stromberg U; Tornberg S; Wengstrom Y; Ekbom A; Holmberg L; Hultcrantz R
Article: ECLINICALMEDICINE. 2022;47:101398
Colorectal cancer screening with fecal immunochemical testing or primary colonoscopy: An analysis of health equity based on a randomised trial
Stromberg U; Bonander C; Westerberg M; Levin LA; Metcalfe C; Steele R; Holmberg L; Forsberg A; Hultcrantz R
Article: JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCREENING. 2021;28(3):244-251
Sociodemographic changes in the population frequency of colonoscopy following the implementation of organised bowel cancer screening: An analysis of data from Swedish registers, 2006-2015
Thulin T; Stromberg U; Holmen A; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg A
Article: ALIMENTARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS. 2021;54(1):32-42
Role of smoking in functional dyspepsia and irritable bowel syndrome: three random population-based studies
Talley NJ; Powell N; Walker MM; Jones MP; Ronkainen J; Forsberg A; Kjellstrom L; Hellstrom PM; Aro P; Wallner B; Agreus L; Andreasson A
Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2021;116(1):210-213
An Increasing Incidence of Upper Gastrointestinal Disorders Over 23 Years: A Prospective Population-Based Study in Sweden
Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Walker MM; Jones MP; Platts LG; Wallner B; Kjellstrom L; Hellstrom PM; Forsberg A; Agreus L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2020;55(11):1354-1362
Gender, having a positive FIT and type of hospital are important factors for colonoscopy experience in colorectal cancer screening - findings from the SCREESCO study
Fritzell K; Forsberg A; Wangmar J; Wengstrom Y; Bottai M; Hultcrantz R
Article: CLINICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY AND HEPATOLOGY. 2020;18(12):2724-2733.e3
Postcolonoscopy Colorectal Cancer in Sweden From 2003 to 2012: Survival, Tumor Characteristics, and Risk Factors
Forsberg A; Widman L; Bottai M; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R
Article: GUT. 2020;69(6):1076-1084
No distinct microbiome signature of irritable bowel syndrome found in a Swedish random population
Hugerth LW; Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Forsberg AM; Kjellstrom L; Schmidt PT; Agreus L; Engstrand L
Article: GENES CHROMOSOMES & CANCER. 2019;58(11):775-782
Genetic analyses supporting colorectal, gastric, and prostate cancer syndromes
Wallander K; Liu W; von Holst S; Thutkawkorapin J; Kontham V; Forsberg A; Lindblom A; Lagerstedt-Robinson K
Article: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2019;7(9):1250-1260
The prediction of colorectal cancer using anthropometric measures: A Swedish population-based cohort study with 22 years of follow-up
Andreasson A; Hagstrom H; Skoldberg F; Onnerhag K; Carlsson AC; Schmidt PT; Forsberg AM
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2019;54(9):1065-1069
Z-line alterations and gastroesophageal reflux: an endoscopic population-based prospective cohort study
Wallner B; Bjor O; Andreasson A; Vieth M; Schmidt PT; Hellstrom PM; Forsberg A; Talley NJ; Agreus L
Article: GUT. 2019;68(9):1588-1596
Rates and characteristics of postcolonoscopy colorectal cancer in the Swedish IBD population: what are the differences from a non-IBD population?
Stjarngrim J; Ekbom A; Hammar U; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg AM
Article: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2019;7(1):130-137
Perforations and bleeding in a population-based cohort of all registered colonoscopies in Sweden from 2001 to 2013
Thulin T; Hammar U; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg AM
Article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2018;155(3):909-925.e3
World Endoscopy Organization Consensus Statements on Post-Colonoscopy and Post-Imaging Colorectal Cancer
Rutter MD; Beintaris I; Valori R; Chiu HM; Corley DA; Cuatrecasas M; Dekker E; Forsberg A; Gore-Booth J; Haug U; Kaminski MF; Matsuda T; Meijer GA; Morris E; Plumb AA; Rabeneck L; Robertson DJ; Schoen RE; Singh H; Tinmouth J; Young GP; Sanduleanu S
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2018;53(6):657-660
Identifying clinically relevant sliding hiatal hernias: a population-based endoscopy study
Wallner B; Bjoer O; Andreasson A; Hellstrom PM; Forsberg AM; Talley NJ; Agreus L
Journal article: GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY. 2018;87(6):ab523-ab524
Tu1079 PERFORATIONS AND BLEEDINGS IN A POPULATION-BASED COHORT OF ALL IN SWEDEN REGISTERED COLONOSCOPIES DURING 2001-2013.
Thulin TM; Hammar U; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg AM
Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2018;154(6):s-14
42 - Functional Dyspepsia has Doubled over two Decades: 23 Year Prospective, Longitudinal Study of 1847 Randomly Selected Subjects from the General Population in Sweden
Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Forsberg AM; Wallner B; Kjellström L; Hellström PM; Agréus L
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2017;52(9):1042-1047
A register-based study: adverse events in colonoscopies performed in Sweden 2001-2013
Forsberg A; Hammar U; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R
Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 2017;29(7):855-860
Post-colonoscopy colorectal cancers in Sweden: room for quality improvement
Forsberg A; Hammar U; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R
Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2017;152(5):s179
954 Rates and Characteristics of Post-Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancer in the Swedish IBD-Population, What are the Differences from a Non-IBD Population?
Stjärngrim J; Ekbom A; Hammar U; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg AM
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2017;37(4):1831-1835
Defining New Colorectal Cancer Syndromes in a Population-based Cohort of the Disease
Forsberg A; Keranen A; Von Holst S; Picelli S; Papadogiannakis N; Ghazi S; Lindblom A
Article: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2016;4(5):686-696
Towards a healthy stomach? Helicobacter pylori prevalence has dramatically decreased over 23 years in adults in a Swedish community
Agreus L; Hellstrom PM; Talley NJ; Wallner B; Forsberg A; Vieth M; Veits L; Bjorkegren K; Engstrand L; Andreasson A
Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2016;150(4):s753-s754
Post-Colonoscopy Colorectal Cancers in Sweden - A 10-Year Population Based Study
Forsberg AM; Hammar U; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R
Article: ENDOSCOPY INTERNATIONAL OPEN. 2016;4(3):E311-E317
Hill classification is superior to the axial length of a hiatal hernia for assessment of the mechanical anti-reflux barrier at the gastroesophageal junction
Hansdotter I; Bjor O; Andreasson A; Agreus L; Hellstrom P; Forsberg A; Talley NJ; Vieth M; Wallner B
Article: ANTICANCER RESEARCH. 2015;35(9):4813-4819
Predicting Outcome in Colonoscopic High-risk Surveillance
Forsberg AM; Hagel E; Jaramillo E; Rubio CA; Bjorck E; Lindblom A
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2015;50(7):866-874
Colonoscopy findings in high-risk individuals compared to an average-risk control population
Forsberg A; Kjellstrom L; Andreasson A; Jaramillo E; Rubio CA; Bjorck E; Agreus L; Talley NJ; Lindblom A
Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2015;148(4):s-98
502 Impact of Helicobacter pylori on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Depends on Its Effects on the Gastric Corpus Mucosa
Agreus L; Talley NJ; Vieth M; Ronkainen J; Aro P; Forsberg AM; Wallner B; Hellström PM; Andreasson A
Journal article: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2014;146(5):s-198
Sa1095 Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms As Predictors of Erosive Esophagitis in the General Population
Agreus L; Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Forsberg AM; Hellström PM; Wallner B
Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2014;134(4):939-947
A pooled analysis of the outcome of prospective colonoscopic surveillance for familial colorectal cancer
Mesher D; Dove-Edwin I; Sasieni P; Vasen H; Bernstein I; Royer-Pokora B; Holinski-Feder E; Lalloo F; Evans DG; Forsberg A; Lindblom A; Thomas H
Article: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2012;47(2):184-190
Prevalence of colonic neoplasia and advanced lesions in the normal population: a prospective population-based colonoscopy study
Forsberg AM; Kjellstrom L; Agreus L; Andreasson AN; Nyhlin H; Talley NJ; Bjorck E
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Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 2023;35(12):1334-1340
Post-colonoscopy rectal cancer in Swedish patients with Crohn's disease 2001-2015: a population-based case review study
Stjarngrim J; Ekbom A; Widman L; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg A
Conference publication: GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY. 2018;87(6):AB523-AB524
PERFORATIONS AND BLEEDINGS IN A POPULATION-BASED COHORT OF ALL IN SWEDEN REGISTERED COLONOSCOPIES DURING 2001-2013
Thulin TM; Hammar U; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R; Forsberg AM
Conference publication: GUT. 2018;67:A187-A188
THE WORLD ENDOSCOPY ORGANISATION CONSENSUS STATEMENTS ON POST-COLONOSCOPY AND POST-IMAGING COLORECTAL CANCER
Beintaris I; Rutter MD; Valori R; Chiu HM; Corley DA; Cuatrecasas M; Dekker E; Forsberg A; Gore-Booth J; Haug U; Kaminski MF; Matsuda T; Meijer GA; Morris E; Plumb AA; Rabeneck L; Robertson DJ; Schoen RE; Singh H; Tinmouth J; Young GP; Sanduleanu S
Conference publication: GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY. 2016;83(5):AB199
Is the Risk of Serious Adverse Events in Colonoscopy Underestimated: Results From a Large Swedish Population-Based Study
Forsberg AM; Hammar U; Ekbom A; Hultcrantz R
Conference publication: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2015;148(4):S98
Impact of Helicobacter pylori on Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease Depends on Its Effects on the Gastric Corpus Mucosa
Agreus L; Talley NJ; Vieth M; Ronkainen J; Aro P; Forsberg AM; Wallner B; Hellstroem PM; Andreasson A
Doctoral thesis: 2014
Colonoscopic surveillance in familial colorectal cancer
Forsberg A
Conference publication: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2014;146(5):S198
Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms As Predictors of Erosive Esophagitis in the General Population
Agreus L; Andreasson A; Talley NJ; Forsberg AM; Hellstroem PM; Wallner B

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Affiliated to Research, Department of Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, 2023-2026

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Docent, Karolinska Institutet, 2022
Degree Of Doctor Of Philosophy, Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet, 2014

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