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Research output per year
Personal profile
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Biography
Carla van Gils obtained her degree in Biomedical Health Sciences (1994) and her PhD degree in Epidemiology at Nijmegen University (1998). In 1998 she received a fellowship from the Dutch Cancer Society in with which she worked as a visiting scientist at the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences, Research Triangle Park, NC, USA in 1999 and 2000. From 2001 she works at the Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care. From 2014 - June 2021 Carla van Gils was the coordinator of the Cancer Research program of the Julius Center, management team member of the Epidemiology department and board member of the UMC Utrecht Cancer Research program. In October 2017 she was appointed Professor in Clinical Epidemiology of Cancer. Since June 2021 she combines her professorship with a position as director of the Dutch Cancer Society
Fellowship & awards
- 2009: Personal grant Dutch Cancer Society project ‘Early detection and prevention of breast cancer in women with dense breasts’
- 2009: Senior teacher of the year, Epidemiology department, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, University Medical Center Utrecht
- 2007: Elisabeth Steyn Parvé personal development award (University Medical Center Utrecht). Two-year program to train and coach researchers in reaching academic top positions
- 1998: Epidemiological fellowship Dutch Cancer Society (1998) for proposal on gene-environment interactions in the etiology of cancer. This program included research projects in the Netherlands (6 months) and USA (1.5 years). Funding for a fellow (Van Gils, C.H.).
Side activities
- Director of Dutch Cancer Society (KWF Kankerbestrijding)
- Chair of Board Gezondheidsfondsen voor Rookvrij (GvRV)
- Member Sounding Board Oncode-PACT
- Member of Breast Cancer Working Group European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
- Consultant Bayer (February 2020 - June 2021, fees paid to UMC Utrecht)
External positions
Bestuurslid (voorzitter per maart 2022) - Preventie van kanker - Gezondheidsfondsen voor Rookvrij
1 Jun 2021 → 31 Dec 3999
Bestuurder KWF Kankerbestrijding - Ik kan tijdens mijn bestuurstermijn geen subsidie-aanvragen indienen bij KWF - KWF Kankerbestrijding
1 Jun 2021 → 31 May 2025
Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Automated rating of background parenchymal enhancement in MRI of extremely dense breasts without compromising the association with breast cancer in the DENSE trial
Wang, H., H.M.van der Velden, B., Verburg, E., Bakker, M. F., Pijnappel, R. M., Veldhuis, W. B., van Gils, C. H. & Gilhuijs, K. G. A., Jun 2024, In: European Journal of Radiology. 175, 111442.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Diagnostic accuracy of supplemental three-dimensional breast ultrasound in the work-up of BI-RADS 0 screening recalls
den Dekker, B. M., Broeders, M. J. M., Meeuwis, C., Setz-Pels, W., Venmans, A., van Gils, C. H. & Pijnappel, R. M., 31 May 2024, In: Insights into Imaging. 15, 1, 131.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Prophylactic pectoralis major flap to compensate for increased risk of pharyngocutaneous fistula in laryngectomy patients with low skeletal muscle mass (PECTORALIS): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
van Beers, M. A., Speksnijder, C. M., van Gils, C. H., Frederix, G. W. J., Dankbaar, J. W. & de Bree, R., 15 Jan 2024, In: BMC Cancer. 24, 1, p. 76 10 p., 76.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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Re-attendance in supplemental breast MRI screening rounds of the DENSE trial for women with extremely dense breasts
Veenhuizen, S. G. A., van Grinsven, S. E. L., Laseur, I. L., Bakker, M. F., Monninkhof, E. M., de Lange, S. V., Pijnappel, R. M., Mann, R. M., Lobbes, M. B. I., Duvivier, K. M., de Jong, M. D. F., Loo, C. E., Karssemeijer, N., van Diest, P. J., Veldhuis, W. B. & van Gils, C. H., Oct 2024, In: European Radiology. 34, 10, p. 6334-6347 14 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
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The effect of skeletal muscle mass on dose-limiting toxicities during (chemo)radiotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Schaeffers, A. W. M. A., Scholten, H. A., van Beers, M. A., Meussen, B. W., Smid, E. J., van Gils, C. H., Devriese, L. A. & de Bree, R., Oct 2024, In: Oral Oncology. 157, 106978.Research output: Contribution to journal › Review article › peer-review
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Activities
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Julius Scientific Symposium
CH van Gils (Organiser)
20 Nov 2017Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference › Academic
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The role of MRI in screening for breast cancer in dense breasts: the DENSE trial
CH van Gils (Speaker)
7 Jun 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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Current role of MRI in imaging of dense breast tissue
CH van Gils (Speaker)
1 Mar 2017Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
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EU-TRANSCAN (transnational cancer research) (External organisation)
CH van Gils (Member)
2017 → …Activity: Membership › Membership of committee › Academic
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Breast density: is it an issue?
CH van Gils (Speaker)
14 Oct 2016Activity: Talk or presentation › Invited talk › Academic
Press/Media
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Plasma antioxidants and breast cancer risk
1/01/16
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Public Engagement Activities