Gram, Inger Torhild

Gram, Inger Torhild

Professor

Telefon (+47)
77 64 53 60

E-post
inger.torhild.gram@ism.uit.no

Kontor
MH-bygget, plan 10 ISM, 10.216

Fagseksjon
Forebyggende medisin

Biografiske data
1982 Medisinsk embetseksamen
1992 Medisinsk doktorgrad, Tittel: ” Aspects of breast and cervical cancer screening”
1984 -1989 Stipendiat v/Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin (ISM), Universitetet i Tromsø.
1989-1991 Visiting Scientist /stipendiat,DNK.
University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
1992-1999 Førsteamanuensis v/Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin, Universitetet i Tromsø (UiTø).
1997-1998 Visiting Scientist v/University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA.
2003-2004 Visiting Scientist v/International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France/ Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA.
2007-2008 Visiting Scientist v/Cancer Research Center of Hawaii, University of Hawaii, Honolulu, USA.
1999- i dag. Professor v/Institutt for Samfunnsmedisin, UiTø.

Bistillinger
1994 –2006 Bedriftslege v/Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge.
2006 – i dag Overlege v/Nasjonalt Senter for Telemedisin. Universitetssykehuset i Nord-Norge.

Undervisning
Kreft epidemiologi og forebyggende medisin;
spesielt tobakksforebyggende arbeid, screening, bryst,-livmorhals, og lungekreftepidemiologi.

Forskning/faglige interesser
Kreftepidemiologi; spesielt bryst-, livmorhals-, endometrie-, eggstokk- tykktarm- og lungekreft. Røykerelatert kreft.
Mammografitetthet som surrogatendepunkt for brystkreft i årsaksforskning og i primær forebygging.
Forebyggende medisin; spesielt tobakksforebyggende arbeid (primær) og screening (sekundær).
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Utvalgte publikasjoner

• Gram IT, Austin H, Stalsberg H. Cigarette smoking and the incidence of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia, grade III, and cancer of the cervix uteri. Am J Epidemiol 1992; 135:341-346.


• Gram IT, Slenker SE. Cancer anxiety and attitudes toward mammography among screening attencers, non-attenders and women never invited. Am J Public Health 1992;82: 249-251.


• Gram IT, Funkhouser E, Tabar L. Reproductive and menstrual factors in relation to parenchymal patterns among perimenopausal women. Br J Cancer 1995;71: 647-650.


• Gram IT, Ursin G, Spicer DV, Pike MC. Reversal of gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist induced reductions in mammographic densities on stopping treatment. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2001; 10 1117-1120.


• Gram IT, Funkhouser E, Nordgård L, Tabar L, Ursin G. Oral contraceptive use and mammographic patterns. Eur J of Cancer Prev 2002; 11: 1-6.


• Lund E, Kumle M, Braaten T, Hjartaker A, Bakken K, Eggen E, Gram IT. External validity in a population-based national prospective study--the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC). Cancer Causes Control. 2003 Dec;14:1001-8.


• Gram IT, Braaten T, Terry PD, Sasco AJ, Adami HO, Lund E, Weiderpass E. Breast cancer risk among women who start smoking as teenagers. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14; 61-66.


• Gram IT, Bremnes Y, Ursin G, Maskarinec G, Bjurstam N, Lund E. Percentage density, Wolfe's and Tabár's mammographic patterns: agreement and association with risk factors for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Research 2005, 7: 854-861.


• Gram IT, Norat T, Rinaldi S, Dossus L, Lukanova A, Tehard B, Clavel-Chapelon F, van Gils CH, Peeters PHM, van Noord PA, Peeters PHM , Bueno-de- Mesquita HB , Nagel G, Linseisen J, Lahmann PH, Boeing H, Palli D, Sacerdote C, Panico S, Tumino R, Sieri S, Dorronso M, Quiros JR, Navarro CA, Barricarte A, Tormo MJ, González CA, Kesse E, Tehard B, Clavel- Chapelon F, van Gils CCH, van Noord PAH, Overvad K, Paaske Johnsen S, Olsen A, Tjønneland A, Travis R, Allen N, Bingham S, Khaw KT, Stattin P, Trichopoulou A , Kalapothaki V, Psaltopoulou T, Casagrande C, Riboli E, Kaaks R. Body mass index, waist circumference and waist-hip ratio and serum levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 in European women. Int J Obes 2006;1-9.

Verv
2000-i dag: Seksjonsleder v/seksjon for forebyggende medisin på ISM
Tidligere utvalgte verv

Annet
Æresbevisninger /priser/markeringer
1991 Nominert, Outstanding Visiting Scholar, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA
1997 Mottaker, Biennial American Women Club Scholarship Award, Oslo, Norway.
1999 Første kvinnelige professor i medisin med grunnutdanning fra UiT.
2003 Mottaker, Sasakawa Foundation.
2006 Mottaker, International Research Promotion Council; Eminent Scientist of the year 2006.