Anita Koushik, PhD
Full Scientist, St. Mary’s Research Centre
Professor, Department of Oncology at McGill University
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Contact: anita.koushik@mcgill.ca
Fields of Interest
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Epidemiology
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Cancer prevention
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Cancer survivorship
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Lifestyle factors
Current research grants & collaborations
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Principal Investigator, The impact of intrauterine device use on ovarian cancer risk, CIHR 2023 to 2026
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Principal Investigator, Life course body fatness and physical activity, and ovarian cancer etiology, CIHR 2021-2024
Recent publications
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Ritonja JA, Danieli C, Pana MP, Palmer MJ, L’Espérance K, Ho V, Abrahamowicz M, Koushik A. Predicted 25-hydroxyvitamin D over the adult life and the risk of ovarian cancer. Am J Epidemiol, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwae070.
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L’Espérance K, Abrahamowicz M, O’Loughlin J, Koushik A. Childhood body fatness and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: A population-based case-control study in Montreal, Canada. Prev Med 2024;178:107794.
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Leung L, Lavoué J, Siemiatycki J, Guénel P, Koushik A. Occupational environment and ovarian cancer risk. Occup Environ Med 2023;80(9):489-497.
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L’Espérance K, Grundy A, Abrahamowicz M, Arseneau J, Gilbert L, Gotlieb WH, Provencher D, Koushik A. Alcohol intake and the risk of ovarian cancer. Cancer Causes Control 2023;34(6):533-541.
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Grundy A, Sandhu S, Arseneau J, Gilbert L, Gotlieb WH, Aronson KJ, Koushik A. Lifetime caffeine intake and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. Cancer Epidemiol 2022;76:102058.