Päivi Lähteenmäki
About me
Chief of the Swedish Childhood Cancer Quality Registry.
Chief of the Childhood Cancer Epidemiology group (Registergruppen)
MD, PhD, Docent
ORCID identifier: https://orcid.org/https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5500-9606
Areas of expertise: Pediatric and adolescent hematology and oncology; Late-effects of cancer treatment at an early age; Quality improvement and registration.
Publications: 134 peer reviewed original articles in international and 14 in domestic journals.
During the years, Lähteenmäki has served as the chairman or a board member of the Nordic Society of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology as well as the Finnish Association of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. She is also a board member of PanCare. In 2012-2014, She was the chair of a group planning the establishment of childhood cancer late-effect clinics in Finland. In 2016, she was awarded the Finnish Cancer Association Price, Oncologist of the year in Finland.
Lähteenmäki graduated from the Medical School at the University of Turku in 1984, where she also specialized in Pediatrics and Pediatric Hematology and Oncology. She defended her thesis in 1999 on Effects of childhood cancer on patients and their families - physical and psychosocial aspects. She worked in 2002 as a post-doc Clinical and Research Fellow at Bristol Sick Children’s Hospital BMT Unit, Bristol, UK. Subsequently, she has worked as a Consultant at the Department of Pediatrics, University of Turku.
Since 2008, she has been Docent (Adjunct Professor) of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Turku, and Head of the Division of Pediatric and Adolescent Hematology/Oncology at Turku University Hospital in Turku, Finland. Currently she works also as the Chief of the Swedish Childhood Cancer Registry at Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden.
Research
Lähteenmäki´s major research interest lies in the late-effects of childhood cancer. In year 2000, she founded her own research group and initiated a long-term research project called “Health and Quality of Life in Patients with Early Age Onset Cancer” including the epidemiology, diagnosis, prevention, and overall societal impact of the late sequelae of cancer and its treatments. Lähteenmäki has been actively involved in international research collaboration. In 2006, she started a collaboration with NIH funded GCCT (Genetic consequences of cancer therapies) consortium, followed by a Nordic project ALiCCS (Adult life in childhood cancer survivors), and an EU funded project PanCareSurFup (PanCare Childhood and Adolescent Cancer Survivor Care and Follow-Up Studies). In 2018, two new Nordic collaborations started (PACCS Physical activity in childhood cancer survivors; PACS Pregnancy associated cancer). She is also a principal investigator in NOPHO-CARE (A Nordic study on epidemiology, biology, treatment and survival of children with cancer and severe hematological diseases) as well as in the BarncancerBaSe, study on epidemiology and late-effects of childhood cancer.
Teaching
Since 2008, clinical pediatric hematology and oncology at the Department of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, University of Turku.
Articles
- Journal article: CANCER REPORTS. 2025;8(5):e70155
- Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. 2025;:1-11
- Article: JMIR PEDIATRICS AND PARENTING. 2025;8:e63270
- Journal article: EJC PAEDIATRIC ONCOLOGY. 2024;4:100195
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF RADIATION ONCOLOGY BIOLOGY PHYSICS. 2024;120(2):439-453
- Article: HEMASPHERE. 2024;8(7):e124
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2024;71(7):e31018
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF MEDICAL INFORMATICS. 2024;187:105465
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;154(12):2121-2131
- Article: CANCER REPORTS. 2024;7(5):e2069
- Article: AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PERINATOLOGY. 2024;41(S 01):e103-e108
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2024;130(6):976-986
- Article: LANCET REGIONAL HEALTH-EUROPE. 2024;39:100881
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2024;26(2):362-373
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2024;42(3):336-347
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2023;70(12):e30684
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2023;25(11):2087-2097
- Article: PEDIATRICS. 2023;152(3):e2023061778
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;153(3):644-653
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2023;41(21):3735-3746
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;152(11):2292-2302
- Article: BMC MUSCULOSKELETAL DISORDERS. 2023;24(1):441
- Article: CANCER. 2023;129(3):426-440
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2023;128(1):80-90
- Article: PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY AND ONCOLOGY. 2022;39(8):697-706
- Journal article: BLOOD. 2022;140(Supplement 1):3247-3249
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2022;69(11):e29850
- Article: JAMA NETWORK OPEN. 2022;5(11):e2243857
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2022;198(6):1032-1040
- Article: CANCERS. 2022;14(14):3310
- Article: SUPPORTIVE CARE IN CANCER. 2022;30(6):5157-5166
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2022;197(6):745-754
- Article: JMIR RESEARCH PROTOCOLS. 2022;11(3):e35838
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2022;150(1):28-37
- Article: LANCET CHILD & ADOLESCENT HEALTH. 2021;5(11):814-824
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;154:147-156
- Article: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2021;27(9):778.e1-778.e8
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2021;155:106-115
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2021;194(4):734-744
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY PRACTICE. 2021;8(3):266-277
- Article: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2021;56(2):457-460
- Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2020;22(Supplement_3):iii433
- Journal article: BLOOD. 2020;136(Supplement 1):13-14
- Article: GUT. 2020;:gutjnl-2020-322237-1528
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2020;67(11):e28678
- Article: TRANSPLANTATION AND CELLULAR THERAPY. 2020;26(9):1635-1645
- Article: CHILDREN-BASEL. 2020;7(8):E98-98
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY PRACTICE. 2020;7(4):415-427
- Article: CANCERS. 2020;12(7):E1786-1786
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2020;146(5):1324-1332
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2020;67(2):e27999
- Article: LANCET HAEMATOLOGY. 2020;7(1):e18-e27
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2019;145(11):2926-2932
- Article: BMC RESEARCH NOTES. 2019;12(1):784
- Article: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY. 2019;8(5):593-601
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2019;117:71-83
- Article: LEUKEMIA & LYMPHOMA. 2019;60(6):1469-1475
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2019;144(6):1227-1233
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2019;184(3):405-417
- Journal article: BLOOD. 2018;132:657
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2018;103:238-248
- Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2018;110(6):649-660
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2018;57(5):665-674
- Article: HAEMOPHILIA. 2018;24(3):436-444
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2018;65(4)
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2018;33(3):335-349
- Article: JNCI-JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL CANCER INSTITUTE. 2018;110(2):djx165-194
- Article: PLOS ONE. 2018;13(12):e0209193
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2017;56(12):1712-1719
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2017;64(11)
- Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. 2017;11(2):284-294
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2017;64(2):242-249
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2016;63(11):1935-1942
- Article: HAEMOPHILIA. 2016;22(5):721-729
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2016;63(9):1629-1635
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2016;63(9):1653-1656
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2016;139(3):683-690
- Article: JOURNAL OF NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;128(3):473-479
- Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;18(suppl_3):iii17
- Journal article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;18(suppl_3):iii151
- Article: PSYCHO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;25(6):677-683
- Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2016;41:42-49
- Article: HAEMATOLOGICA. 2016;101(1):68-76
- Article: HAEMOPHILIA. 2015;21(6):747-753
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2015;17(10):1412-1418
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2015;137(1):183-192
- Article: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2015;17(5):747-756
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2015;136(7):1655-1664
- Article: DUODECIM; LAAKETIETEELLINEN AIKAKAUSKIRJA. 2015;131(6):541-544
- Journal article: BLOOD. 2014;124(21):3799
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2014;61(9):1603-1609
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2014;61(8):1416-1421
- Article: BMC PEDIATRICS. 2014;14:94
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2014;134(3):664-673
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2013;60(9):1546-1551
- Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. 2013;7(3):404-412
- Article: ACTA ONCOLOGICA. 2013;52(6):1152-1159
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2012;131(4):E555-E561
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2012;59(1):155-160
- Article: MUTATION RESEARCH-FUNDAMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MECHANISMS OF MUTAGENESIS. 2012;744(2):154-160
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2012;34(4):263-270
- Article: ONCOLOGY NURSING FORUM. 2011;38(6):E445-E454
- Article: JOURNAL OF ADOLESCENT AND YOUNG ADULT ONCOLOGY. 2011;1(3):133-139
- Article: QUALITY OF LIFE RESEARCH. 2011;20(5):787-797
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2011;128(9):2166-2173
- Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY. 2011;35(2):202-210
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2011;56(1):65-69
- Article: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. 2011;122(1):62-72
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2011;86(1):38-46
- Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. 2010;4(4):339-345
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2010;127(7):1669-1679
- Article: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE. 2010;48(9):1295-1301
- Article: JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP. 2010;4(2):110-118
- Article: BRITISH JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2010;102(11):1670-1675
- Article: CANCER EPIDEMIOLOGY BIOMARKERS & PREVENTION. 2010;19(4):1042-1052
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2010;126(5):1196-1205
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2009;31(10):745-749
- Article: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ENDOCRINOLOGY & METABOLISM. 2009;94(6):2119-2122
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2008;123(12):2891-2898
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2008;123(10):2401-2405
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2008;97(7):935-942
- Article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2008;122(8):1868-1872
- Article: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2008;30(1):39-45
- Article: CLINICAL CHEMISTRY AND LABORATORY MEDICINE. 2008;46(4):551-557
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2007;43(7):1161-1170
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2004;93(12):1654-1660
- Article: ARCHIVES OF DISEASE IN CHILDHOOD. 2004;89(11):1008-1013
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2002;38(9):1227-1240
- Article: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2001;36(4):442-450
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY/ONCOLOGY. 2000;6(6):429-439
- Article: CLINICAL NEUROPHYSIOLOGY. 1999;110(12):2064-2073
- Article: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 1999;35(4):612-619
- Article: CANCER. 1999;85(3):732-740
- Article: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 1996;85(1):70-75
- Journal article: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF FERTILITY. 1988;33(4):283-290
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All other publications
- Preprint: RESEARCH SQUARE. 2022
- Review: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF CANCER. 2022;165:27-47
- Letter: BRITISH JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2022;197(1):120
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2021;68:S126
- Editorial comment: LANCET ONCOLOGY. 2020;21(3):327-329
- Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2020;22:433
- Editorial comment: ACTA PAEDIATRICA. 2019;108(2):369-370
- Conference publication: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2019;54:67-68
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF PEDIATRIC HEMATOLOGY ONCOLOGY. 2018;40(1):e13-e18
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2018;65:S118-S119
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2018;65:S19-S20
- Letter: LEUKEMIA. 2017;31(6):1460-1463
- Conference publication: HUMAN REPRODUCTION. 2017;32:40-41
- Conference publication: BONE MARROW TRANSPLANTATION. 2017;52:S358-S359
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2016;63:S87-S88
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2016;63:S66
- Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;18:151
- Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2016;18:17
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2015;62:S256-S257
- Review: DUODECIM; LAAKETIETEELLINEN AIKAKAUSKIRJA. 2014;130(22-23):2320-2330
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2014;61:S264
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2014;61:S198
- Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2014;16:112
- Conference publication: NEURO-ONCOLOGY. 2014;16:42-43
- Review: DUODECIM; LAAKETIETEELLINEN AIKAKAUSKIRJA. 2013;129(9):939-946
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC BLOOD & CANCER. 2012;59(6):1007-1008
- Conference publication: PEDIATRIC RESEARCH. 2010;68:216
- Letter: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF HAEMATOLOGY. 2009;82(1):75-76
- Published conference paper: JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY. 2007;25(23):3518-3524
- Published conference paper: NEUROLOGY. 2007;69(3):296-305
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Grants
- Barncancerfonden1 January 2024 - 31 December 2024