Hans-Olov Adami
Professor Emeritus
E-mail: hans-olov.adami@ki.se
Visiting address: Nobels väg 12a, 17165 Stockholm
Postal address: C8 Medicinsk epidemiologi och biostatistik, C8 MEB III, 171 77 Stockholm
About me
- Positions and education:
• Adjunct Professor of Epidemiology, former Chair, Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health
• Professor Emeritus of Cancer Epidemiology and former Chair, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet.
• Member of the Board European Academy of Cancer Sciences
• Member of the Board, the International Network for the Demographic Evaluation of Populations and Their Health (INDEPTH)
• Professor 1990
• Docent (Assistant Professor) 1979
• PhD 1978
• MD 1969
Research
- Projects:
• Women's lifestyle and health (WLH)
• The NPC study: gene-environment-EBV interactions in the etiology of nasopharyngeal carcinoma
• The Nordic-European Initiative on Colorectal Cancer (NordICC)
• Radical prostatectomy versus watchful waiting in early prostate cancer: Scandinavian Prostate Cancer Group Study Number 4 (SPCG-4)
• The European Polyp Surveillance Trials (EPoS)
• Cancer risk in patients with inflammatory bowel disease I-SCAN
• Risk of colorectal cancer following adenoma removal – SAR
• Clinical Effectiveness Research - Institute of Health and Society (uio.no)
Selected publications
- Editorial: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;31(12):1161-1171Adami H-O; Nyren O
- Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2014;371(9):799-807Loberg M; Kalager M; Holme O; Hoff G; Adami H-O; Bretthauer M
- Article: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2014;370(10):932-942Bill-Axelson A; Holmberg L; Garmo H; Rider JR; Taari K; Busch C; Nordling S; Haggman M; Andersson S-O; Spangberg A; Andren O; Palmgren J; Steineck G; Adami H-O; Johansson J-E
- Letter: JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION. 2004;292(13):1549-1550Johansson JE; Andrén O; Andersson SO; Magnusson A; Dickman PW; Holmberg L; Adami HO
Articles
- Article: LEUKEMIA. 2026;40(6):1240-1246Liu X; Adami H-O; Boberg E; Smedby KE; Wei H; Fang F; Liu Q
- Article: LANCET. 2026;407(10541):1787-1795Kaminski MF; Kalager M; Loberg M; Emilsson L; Macios A; Samy F; Shi J; Fielding S; Hernan MA; Garborg K; Rupinski M; Dekker E; Spaander M; Holme O; Zauber AG; D Pilonis N; Didkowska J; Spychalski P; Hoff G; Regula J; Adami H-O; Bretthauer M
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;134(1):99-107Du Y; Feng R; Chang ET; Yin L; Dickman P; Huang T; Li Y; Zhou X; Huang Y; Su C; Xiao X; Jia W; Zheng Y; Adami H-O; Zeng Y; Cai Y; Zhang Z; Xu M; Ye W
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2026;158(1):45-59Moore A; Kane E; Teras LR; Machiela MJ; Arias J; Panagiotou OA; Monnereau A; Doo NW; Wang Z; Slager SL; Vermeulen RCH; Vajdic CM; Smedby KE; Spinelli JJ; Vijai J; Giles GG; Link BK; Arslan AA; Nieters A; Bracci PM; Camp NJ; Salles G; Cozen W; Hjalgrim H; De Vivo I; Adami H-O; Albanes D; Becker N; Benavente Y; Bisanzi S; Boffetta P; Brennan P; Brooks-Wilson AR; Canzian F; Clavel J; Conde L; Cox DG; Curtin K; Foretova L; Ghesquieres H; Glimelius B; Habermann TM; Hofmann JN; Lan Q; Liebow M; Lincoln A; Maynadie M; Mckay J; Melbye M; Miligi L; Milne RL; Molina TJ; Morton LM; North KE; Offit K; Padoan M; Piro S; Patel AV; Purdue MP; Ravichandran V; Riboli E; Severson RK; Southey MC; Staines A; Tinker LF; Travis RC; Wang SS; Weiderpass E; Weinstein S; Zheng T; Chanock SJ; Rothman N; Birmann BM; Cerhan JR; Berndt SI
- Article: MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS JOURNAL. 2026;32(1):61-68Ratti S; Eke H; Cantarutti A; Bonn SE; Adami H-O; Ye W; Ponzano M; Grotta A; Trolle Lagerros Y
- Article: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2025;88(6):554-558Holmberg L; Garmo H; Andersson S-O; Andren O; Johansson E; Taari K; Haggman M; Nordling S; Adami H-O; Bill-Axel A
- Article: MOLECULAR ONCOLOGY. 2025;19(11):3035-3059Classon J; Stenudd M; Zamboni M; Alkass K; Eriksson C-J; Pedersen L; Schorling A; Thoss A; Bergh A; Wikstrom P; Adami H-O; Sorensen HT; Druid H; Frisen J
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF HEMATOLOGY. 2025;100(11):1993-2003Liu X; Adami H-O; Wasterlid T; Xue H; Feychting M; Smedby KE; Fang F; Liu Q
- Article: LANCET GASTROENTEROLOGY & HEPATOLOGY. 2025;10(10):896-903Budzyn K; Romanczyk M; Kitala D; Kolodziej P; Bugajski M; Adami HO; Blom J; Buszkiewicz M; Halvorsen N; Hassan C; Romanczyk T; Holme O; Jarus K; Fielding S; Kunar M; Pellise M; Pilonis N; Kaminski MF; Kalager M; Bretthauer M; Mori Y
- Article: BMC CANCER. 2025;25(1):1310Mariosa D; Ponzano M; Grotta A; Lagerros YT; Hantikainen E; Adami H-O; Serafini M; Bellocco R; Ye W
- Article: GENOME BIOLOGY. 2025;26(1):195Wang T-M; Zhang W-L; Xie J-R; He Y-Q; Tang M; Xue W-Q; Yang D-W; Deng C-M; Diao H; Mai Z-M; Xiao R-W; Liao Y; Li D-H; Wu Y-X; Jiang C-T; Zhang J-B; Chen X-Y; Du Y; Tang C-L; Jia W-H; Zhou T; Li X-Z; Zhang P-F; Zheng X-H; Zhang S-D; Hu Y-Z; Cai Y; Zheng Y; Zhang Z; Jin G; Chen W; Mai H-Q; Sun Y; Hu Z; Liu J; Guan X-Y; Bai F; Bei J; Ma J; Zeng M; Lung ML; Adami H-O; Ye W; Lam T-H; Shen H; Jia W-H
- Article: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2025;178(7):940-947Juul FE; Bretthauer M; Johnsen PH; Samy F; Tonby K; Berdal JE; Hoff DAL; Ofstad EH; Abraham A; Seip B; Wiig H; Rognstad OB; Glad IF; Valeur J; Nissen-Lie AE; Ness-Jensen E; Lund KMA; Skjevling LK; Hanevik K; Skudal H; Melsom EJ; Boyar R; Cooper TJ; Ranheim TE; Riise EM; Adami H-O; Kalager M; Loberg M; Garborg KK
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2025;8(7):e2519630Xu H; Yin L; Bian W; Kang M; Adami H-O; Ye W
- Article: BMJ OPEN GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2025;12(1):e001828Hoegden A; Perrin V; Adami H-O; Kalager M; Jess T; Ye W; Young J; Helsingen LM; Refsum E; Blom J
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. 2025;27(1):67Brantley KD; Jones ME; Tamimi RM; Rosner BA; Kraft P; Nichols HB; O'Brien KM; Adami H-O; Aizpurua A; de Gonzalez AB; Blot WJ; Braaten T; Chen Y; Dehart JC; Dossus L; Elias S; Fortner RT; Garcia-Closas M; Gram IT; Hakansson N; Hankinson SE; Kitahara CM; Koh W-P; Linet MS; Macinnis RJ; Masala G; Mellemkjaer L; Milne RL; Muller DC; Park HL; Ruddy KJ; Sandin S; Shu X-O; Tin Tin S; Truong T; Vachon CM; Vatten LJ; Visvanathan K; Weiderpass E; Willett W; Wolk A; Yuan J-M; Zheng W; Sandler DP; Schoemaker MJ; Swerdlow AJ; Eliassen AH
- Article: PLOS MEDICINE. 2025;22(5):e1004590Naudin S; Wang M; Dimou N; Ebrahimi E; Genkinger J; Adami H-O; Albanes D; Babic A; Barnett M; Bogumil D; Cai H; Chen C; Eliassen AH; Freudenheim JL; Gierach G; Giovannucci EL; Gunter MJ; Hakansson N; Hirabayashi M; Hou T; Huang BZ; Huang W-Y; Jayasekara H; Jones ME; Katzke VA; Koh W-P; Lacey JV; Lagerros YT; Larsson SC; Liao LM; Lo K; Loftfield E; MacInnis RJ; Mannisto S; McCullough ML; Miller A; Milne RL; Moore SC; Mucci LA; Neuhouser ML; Patel AV; Platz EA; Prizment A; Robien K; Rohan TE; Sacerdote C; Sandin S; Sawada N; Schoemaker M; Shu X-O; Sinha R; Snetselaar L; Stampfer MJ; Stolzenberg-Solomon R; Thomson CA; Tjonneland A; Um CY; van den Brandt PA; Visvanathan K; Wang SS; Wang R; Weiderpass E; Weinstein SJ; White E; Willett W; Woslk A; Wolpin BM; Yaun S-SS; Yuan C; Yuan J-M; Zheng W; Brennan P; Smith-Warner SA; Ferrari P
- Article: BREAST CANCER RESEARCH. 2025;27(1):55Schoemaker MJ; Ellington T; Nichols HB; Wright LB; Jones ME; O'Brien KM; Weinberg CR; Adami H-O; Baglietto L; Bertrand KA; Chen Y; Clague DeHart J; Eliassen AH; Giles GG; Houghton SC; Kirsh VA; Milne RL; Palmer JR; Park HL; Rohan TE; Severi G; Shu X-O; Tamimi RM; Vatten LJ; Weiderpass E; Willett WC; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A; Zheng W; Sandler DP; Swerdlow AJ
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2025;40(4):419-425Shi J; Loberg M; Kalager M; Wieszczy P; Pilonis ND; Adami H-O; Kaminski MF; Bretthauer M; Hernan MA; Emilsson L
- Article: UNITED EUROPEAN GASTROENTEROLOGY JOURNAL. 2024;12(9):1179-1189Martinez-Roca A; Cubiella J; Garcia-Heredia A; Guill-Berbegal D; Baile-Maxia S; Mangas-Sanjuan C; Sala-Miquel N; Madero-Velazquez L; Alenda C; Zapater P; Gonzalez-Nunez C; Iglesias-Gomez A; Codesido-Prado L; Diez-Martin A; Kaminski MF; Erichsen R; Adami H-O; Ferlitsch M; Pellise M; Holme O; Dekker E; Bretthauer M; Jover R
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;131(4):747-754Xu H; Bretthauer M; Fang F; Ye W; Yin L; Adami H-O
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All other publications
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2026Harris JR; Clemmensen SB; Adami H-O; Mucci L; Kaprio J; Hjelmborg JVB
- Letter: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2026;89(3):e75Holmberg L; Adami H-O; Bill-Axelson A
- Review: SCANDINAVIAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2025;60(5):421-429Young JC; Helsingen LM; Refsum E; Hoegden A; Perrin V; Loberg M; Gantzel RH; Bretthauer M; Berglund A; Holme O; Jodal HC; Grimstad T; Brackmann SA; Ye W; Adami H-O; Larsen L; Hernan MA; Jess T; Blom J; Kalager M
- Letter: NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE. 2024;391(14):1362-1364Holmberg L; Adami H-O; Bill-Axelson A
- Corrigendum: LEUKEMIA. 2023;37(10):2142Berndt SI; Vijai J; Benavente Y; Camp NJ; Nieters A; Wang Z; Smedby KE; Kleinstern G; Hjalgrim H; Besson C; Skibola CF; Morton LM; Brooks-Wilson AR; Teras LR; Breeze C; Arias J; Adami H-O; Albanes D; Anderson KC; Ansell SM; Bassig B; Becker N; Bhatti P; Birmann BM; Boffetta P; Bracci PM; Brennan P; Brown EE; Burdett L; Cannon-Albright LA; Chang ET; Chiu BCH; Chung CC; Clavel J; Cocco P; Colditz G; Conde L; Conti DV; Cox DG; Curtin K; Casabonne D; De Vivo I; Diepstra A; Diver WR; Dogan A; Edlund CK; Foretova L; Fraumeni JF; Gabbas A; Ghesquières H; Giles GG; Glaser S; Glenn M; Glimelius B; Gu J; Habermann TM; Haiman CA; Haioun C; Hofmann JN; Holford TR; Holly EA; Hutchinson A; Izhar A; Jackson RD; Jarrett RF; Kaaks R; Kane E; Kolonel LN; Kong Y; Kraft P; Kricker A; Lake A; Lan Q; Lawrence C; Li D; Liebow M; Link BK; Magnani C; Maynadie M; McKay J; Melbye M; Miligi L; Milne RL; Molina TJ; Monnereau A; Montalvan R; North KE; Novak AJ; Onel K; Purdue MP; Rand KA; Riboli E; Riby J; Roman E; Salles G; Sborov DW; Severson RK; Shanafelt TD; Smith MT; Smith A; Song KW; Song L; Southey MC; Spinelli JJ; Staines A; Stephens D; Sutherland HJ; Tkachuk K; Thompson CA; Tilly H; Tinker LF; Travis RC; Turner J; Vachon CM; Vajdic CM; Van Den Berg A; Van Den Berg DJ; Vermeulen RCH; Vineis P; Wang SS; Weiderpass E; Weiner GJ; Weinstein S; Doo NW; Ye Y; Yeager M; Yu K; Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A; Zhang Y; Zheng T; Ziv E; Sampson J; Chatterjee N; Offit K; Cozen W; Wu X; Cerhan JR; Chanock SJ; Slager SL; Rothman N
- Editorial: JAMA INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2023;183(10):1047-1048Adami H-O; Kalager M; Bretthauer M
- Preprint: BIORXIV. 2023Classon J; Stenudd M; Zamboni M; Alkass K; Eriksson C-J; Pedersen L; Schörling A; Thoss A; Bergh A; Wikström P; Adami H-O; Sørensen H; Druid H; Frisén J
- Conference publication: PHARMACOEPIDEMIOLOGY AND DRUG SAFETY. 2023;32:336Young JC; Helsingen L; Refsum E; Perrin V; Gantzel RH; Erichsen R; Hogden A; Berglund A; Adami H-O; Jess T; Blom J; Hernan MA; Kalager M
- Editorial: GASTROENTEROLOGY. 2023;164(6):856-860Ongoing Trials Will Not Determine the Comparative Effectiveness of Colorectal Cancer Screening TestsHolme O; Kalager M; Bretthauer M; Adami H-O; Helsingen L; Loberg M
- Letter: CANCER COMMUNICATIONS. 2022;42(9):887-891He Y-Q; Xue W-Q; Li D-H; Wang T-M; Mai Z-M; Yang D-W; Deng C-M; Liao Y; Zhang W-L; Xiao R-W; Luo L; Diao H; Tong X; Wu Y; Zhang J-B; Zhou T; Li X-Z; Zhang P-F; Zheng X-H; Zhang S-D; Hu Y-Z; Tang M; Zheng Y; Cai Y; Chang ET; Zhang Z; Huang G; Cao S-M; Liu Q; Feng L; Sun Y; Lung ML; Adami H-O; Ye W; Lam T-H; Jia W-H
- Letter: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2022;31(7):1506Radkiewicz C; Kronmark JJ; Adami H-O; Edgren G
- Letter: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2022;31(4):915Adami H-O; Andersen IT; Heide-Jorgensen U; Norgaard M; Sorensen HT
- Conference publication: EUROPEAN UROLOGY. 2022;81:S286Ahlberg M; Garmo H; Adami H-O; Andren O; Johansson J-E; Steineck G; Holmberg L; Bill-Axelson A
- Meeting abstract: ANNALS OF ONCOLOGY. 2021;32:S1096Liu Q; Adami H-O; Reichenberg A; Kolevzon A; Fang F; Sandin S
- Conference publication: CANCER RESEARCH. 2021;81(13)Yu J; Refsum E; Helsingen LM; Folseraas T; Ploner A; Wieszczy P; Barua I; Jodal HC; Melum E; Loberg M; Blom J; Bretthauer M; Adami H-O; Kalager M; Ye W
- Preprint: MEDRXIV. 2021Kennedy B; Fitipaldi H; Hammar U; Maziarz M; Tsereteli N; Oskolkov N; Varotsis G; Franks CA; Nguyen D; Spiliopoulos L; Adami H-O; Björk J; Engblom S; Fall K; Grimby-Ekman A; Litton J-E; Martinell M; Oudin A; Sjöström T; Timpka T; Sudre CH; Graham MS; du Cadet JL; Chan AT; Davies R; Ganesh S; May A; Ourselin S; Pujol JC; Selvachandran S; Wolf J; Spector TD; Steves CJ; Gomez MF; Franks PW; Fall T
- Review: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2021;30(6):1035-1047Chang ET; Ye W; Zeng Y-X; Adami H-O
- Preprint: SSRN ELECTRONIC JOURNAL. 2021Ding L; Ponzano M; Grotta A; Adami H-O; Xue F; Lagerros YT; Bellocco R; Ye W
- Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2020;35(10):891-897Adami H-O; Bretthauer M; Kalager M
- Letter: ANNALS OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. 2020;172(12):839-840Adami H-O; Autier P
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Employments
- Professor Emeritus, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 2025-2027
- Professor, Department of Medical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Karolinska Institutet, 1997-2008
Degrees and Education
- Docent