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Anita Koushik

ResearcherOncologyMcGill University

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Anita Koushik

Researcher

Oncology

Health Sciences

McGill University

Montreal, Quebec, Canada

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Has led research grants, which requires an independent research appointment. Ask their department whether they supervise graduate students.
21 publications in the last five years, latest in 2026.
Senior (last) author on 13 recent papers, a sign of leading a research group.
Principal investigator on 1 research grant (1 CIHR), most recently in 2024.

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Research

Cervical Cancer Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia Dna Methylation Human Papillomavirus Risk Stratification Self-Sampling

Latest papers

Traffic-related air pollution and the risk of invasive and borderline epithelial ovarian tumours.
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026 · senior author
Total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity across the adult life course and the risk of invasive ovarian cancer.
International journal of epidemiology · 2026 · senior author
Occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and colorectal cancer risk - An analysis of four participating cohorts of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health study.
Environmental research · 2026

All 48 publications

Latest funding

A prospective study of risk stratification with epigenetic markers to improve clinical management of cervical precancerous lesions
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 1 grants and awards

48 publications.

Traffic-related air pollution and the risk of invasive and borderline epithelial ovarian tumours.

Viau L, Buteau S, Koushik A

Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-26-0435 PMID: 42474266

Total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity across the adult life course and the risk of invasive ovarian cancer.

Ritonja JA, Madathil S, Nicolau B, Leung L, Ho V, Abrahamowicz M, Koushik A

International journal of epidemiology2026Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyag160 PMID: 42665563

Occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and colorectal cancer risk - An analysis of four participating cohorts of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health study.

Pelland-St-Pierre L, Siemiatycki J, Dummer T, King WD, Koushik A, Lavoué J, Mayrand MH, Richardson H, Sylvestre MP, van Tongeren M, Verner MA, Ho V

Environmental research2026

DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2026.124299 PMID: 41856231

Leveraging questionnaire-based physical activity levels (PAL) and the Goldberg method to evaluate the biological plausibility of self-reported energy intake: A doubly labeled water validation study.

Neilson HK, Asgari S, Tooze JA, Khandwala F, Koushik A, Rabasa-Lhoret R, Kopciuk KA, Csizmadi I

American journal of epidemiology2026

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwag124 PMID: 42233729

Diet quality and change in weight in young adults.

L'Espérance K, Koushik A, Riglea T, Sylvestre M, O'Loughlin J

Applied physiology, nutrition, and metabolism = Physiologie appliquee, nutrition et metabolisme2026

DOI: 10.1139/apnm-2025-0527 PMID: 42033349

Sleep duration and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer.

Marquis F, Ritonja JA, Gariépy G, Koushik A

Cancer causes & control : CCC2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1007/s10552-025-02061-9 PMID: 40908349

Differences between the Canadian and US Diet History Questionnaires and their updated versions. (Letter-to-the-editor re: "Agreement between the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire II and III in a preconception cohort").

Csizmadi I, Boucher BA, Ho V, Vena JE, Koushik A

American journal of epidemiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwaf154 PMID: 40889500

Stressful life events, perceived degree of stress, and the risk of lung cancer.

Moayedi-Nia S, Dutczak H, Richardson L, Siemiatycki J, Koushik A

Preventive medicine reports2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.pmedr.2025.103250 PMID: 41048595

Trajectories of body fatness in adulthood and the risk of ovarian cancer.

L'Espérance K, Madathil S, Ritonja JA, Abrahamowicz M, Ho V, Nicolau B, O'Loughlin J, Koushik A

Cancer epidemiology2025Senior author

DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2025.102814 PMID: 40245771

Exploratory research on occupational exposures and breast cancer risk in the CECILE study.

Leung L, Koushik A, Cordina-Duverger E, Siemiatycki J, Guénel P

Occupational and environmental medicine2025

DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2024-110021 PMID: 40368442

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Anita Koushik

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Traffic-related air pollution and the risk of invasive and borderline epithelial ovarian tumours.

Total moderate-to-vigorous physical activity across the adult life course and the risk of invasive ovarian cancer.

Occupational exposure to endocrine-disrupting chemicals and colorectal cancer risk - An analysis of four participating cohorts of the Canadian Partnership for Tomorrow's Health study.

Leveraging questionnaire-based physical activity levels (PAL) and the Goldberg method to evaluate the biological plausibility of self-reported energy intake: A doubly labeled water validation study.

Diet quality and change in weight in young adults.

Sleep duration and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer.

Differences between the Canadian and US Diet History Questionnaires and their updated versions. (Letter-to-the-editor re: "Agreement between the National Cancer Institute's Diet History Questionnaire II and III in a preconception cohort").

Stressful life events, perceived degree of stress, and the risk of lung cancer.

Trajectories of body fatness in adulthood and the risk of ovarian cancer.

Exploratory research on occupational exposures and breast cancer risk in the CECILE study.

A prospective study of risk stratification with epigenetic markers to improve clinical management of cervical precancerous lesions

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Anita Koushik

Jack Siemiatycki

Michal Abrahamowicz

Vikki Ho

Lucy Gilbert

Belinda Nicolau

Belinda Nicolau

Sreenath Madathil

Igor Karp

Eduardo Franco

Jennifer O'Loughlin

Marie-Pierre Sylvestre

Nolwenn Noisel

Nathalie Auger

Trevor Dummer

Deborah Money

Marie-Claude Rousseau

Michel Roger

Nathalie Auger

Anne-Marie Mes-Masson

Philip Awadalla

Marie-Elise Parent

Stephen Walter