Browsing NTNU Open by Author "Nilssen, Yngvar"

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    • Clustering and trajectories of key noncommunicable disease risk factors in Norway: the NCDNOR project 

      Dalene, Knut Eirik; Lergenmuller, Simon; Sund, Erik Reidar; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Robsahm, Trude Eid; Nilssen, Yngvar; Nystad, Wenche; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Ariansen, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      Noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) are a leading cause of premature death globally and have common preventable risk factors. In Norway, the NCDNOR-project aims at establishing new knowledge in the prevention of NCDs by combining ...

    • Concordance between clinical and pathology TNM-staging in lung cancer 

      Solberg, Steinar; Nilssen, Yngvar; Brustugun, Odd Terje; Haram, Per Magnus; Helland, Åslaug; Møller, Bjørn; Strand, Trond-Eirik; Wahl, Sissel Gyrid Freim; Fjellbirkeland, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Objectives - A prerequisite for utilizing the tumour, lymph-nodes, and metastases (TNM) for the staging of lung cancer patients is a high quality of the reported data on which the staging is based. The aim of this study ...

    • Increase in curative treatment and survival of lung cancer in Norway 2001-2016 

      Solberg, Steinar; Nilssen, Yngvar; Brustugun, Odd Terje; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Haram, Per Magnus; Helbekkmo, Nina; Helland, Åslaug; Hjelde, Harald Harris; Jakobsen, Bjørn; Møller, Bjørn; Petersen, Martin; Strand, Trond-Eirik; Wahl, Sissel Gyrid Freim; Aanerud, Marianne; Fjellbirkeland, Lars (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2019)
      We have studied the alterations in the use of curative treatment and the outcome for lung cancer patients in Norway 2001–2016. The Cancer Registry of Norway has a practically complete registration of all cancer diagnoses, ...

    • Substantial nation-wide improvement in lung cancer relative survival in Norway from 2000 to 2016 

      Brustugun, Odd Terje; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Fjellbirkeland, Lars; Helbekkmo, Nina; Aanerud, Marianne; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Helland, Åslaug; Møller, Bjørn; Nilssen, Yngvar; Strand, Trond-Eirik; Solberg, Steinar (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2018)
      Introduction There have been significant changes in both diagnostic procedures and therapy for lung cancer since the beginning of the millennium. National incidence and survival data from 2000 through 2016 are ...

    • Survival Analysis using Integrated Nested Laplace Approximations: A Case Study of House Sparrows from Aldra 

      Nilssen, Yngvar (Master thesis, 2011)
      The animal model is a generalized linear mixed model (GLMM) often used in evolutionary biology and animal breeding. Integrated Nested Laplace Approximation (INLA) is a quite new methodology for making fast non-sampling ...

    • Thoracic Radiotherapy in Limited-Stage SCLC—a Population-Based Study of Patterns of Care in Norway From 2000 Until 2018 

      Graabak, Gustav; Grønberg, Bjørn Henning; Sandvei, Marie Søfteland; Nilssen, Yngvar; Halvorsen, Tarje Onsøien (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2022)
      Introduction Twice-daily (BID) thoracic radiotherapy (TRT) of 45 Gy per 30 fractions is recommended for limited-stage (LS) SCLC, but most patients are treated with once-daily (OD) schedules owing to toxicity concerns ...

    • Tracheal cancer: a rare and deadly but potentially curable disease that also affects younger people 

      Nilssen, Yngvar; Solberg, Steinar; Brustugun, Odd Terje; Møller, Bjørn; Sundset, Arve; Wahl, Sissel Gyrid Freim; Helland, Åslaug (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2023)
      OBJECTIVES The incidence of tracheal cancer is low, few clinicians get much experience and the awareness may be low. Recent data on the treatment and outcome are limited. The aim of the present study was to present ...