Gram, Inger Torhild

Gram, Inger Torhild

Professor

Telefon (+47)
77 64 53 60

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

Kontor
MH-building, 10th floor, Institute of Community Medicine, 10.216

Fagseksjon
Department Preventive Medicine

Biografiske data
Biographical sketch
1982 M.D., University of Tromsø, (UiTø), Norway
1992 Ph.D. UiTø, Norway
Thesis : ” Aspects of breast and cervical cancer screening”
1999- Professor. Institute of Community Medicine, UiTø, Norway.
Positions and Employment

Bistillinger
Secondary position
1994 – Industrial Officer. University Hospital of North Norway, Tromsø, Norway.

Undervisning
Teaching activities
Cancer Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine

Forskning/faglige interesser
Research interests
Cancer Epidemiology; Breast-, Cervical- , Ovarian, Endometrial- and Lung Cancer
Preventive medicine; Tobacco Control and Mammography screening

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.


• Lousuebsakul V, Knutsen SM, Singh PN, Gram IT. Is colposcopic biopsy overused among women with a cytological diagnosis of atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance (ASCUS)? J Womens Health . 2003; 12:553-9.


• 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.


• Miller AB, Altenburg HP, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Boshuizen H, Agudo A, Berrino F , Gram IT, Janson L, Linseisen J, Overvad K, Rasmuson T, Vineis P, Riboli E, Lukanova A, Berglund G, Boeing H, Clavel-Chapelon F, Day NE, Gonzalez CA , Hallmans G, Key TJ, Lund E, Martinez C, Peeters PHM, Tjønneland A, Tumino R, Trichopoulous A, Trichopoulos D. Fruits and vegetables and lung cancer: Findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and nutrition. Int J Cancer 2004; 108: 269-276.


• 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.

Verv
Current Membership & Advisory Committees
1993- Member. Norwegian Woman and Cancer Study. Steering Committee.
2000- Chair. Department of Preventive Medicine.
2000- Member. The Research Council of Norway, Study Section, Medicine and
Health.
2001- Member. Norwegian Breast Cancer Screening Program, Scientific Advisory
Committee.
2004- Member. University of Tromsø, Faculty of Medicine, Program Committee, School of Medicine
2000-i dag SHD.Norges Forskningsråd, Programstyret, Samfunn og Helse
2000-i dag SHD, Nasjonal rådgivingsgruppe, Mammografiprogrammet, medlem
2000-i dag Seksjon for Forebyggende Medisin, seksjonsleder
Membership Advisory Committees

Annet
Honors:
1991 Nominee. Outstanding Visiting Scholar, University of Alabama, Birmingham, USA.
1997 Recipient. Biennial American Women Club Scholarship Award, Oslo, Norway.
2003 Recipient. The Scandinavia-Japan Sasakawa Foundation Scholarship Award.