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Welcome to the Song Lab website, where you’ll find an overview of our research group, key focus areas, recent publications, available positions, and contact details. Our lab specializes in cancer epidemiology, with a focus on the intersection of nutrition, the microbiome, and clinical translation.

Phone 617-432-5529
Location

Kresge 802
677 Huntington Avenue
Boston, MA 02115

Publications

Explore the findings from the Song Lab. Please see here for a full list of our publications.

Recent publications

Wang P, Song M, Eliassen AH, Wang M, Chan AT, Meyerhardt JA, Tabung FK, Zhang X, Ugai T, Ogino S, Giovannucci EL. Identifying modifiable risk factors to prevent aggressive colorectal cancer. Int J Cancer. 2024 Oct 1;155(7):1191-1202. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34993. Epub 2024 May 8. PubMed PMID: 38716828; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11296900.select

Sikavi DR, Wang K, Ma W, Drew DA, Ogino S, Giovannucci EL, Cao Y, Song M, Nguyen LH, Chan AT. Aspirin Use and Incidence of Colorectal Cancer According to Lifestyle Risk. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Oct 1;10(10):1354-1361. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2024.2503. PubMed PMID: 39088221; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11295063.select

Ugai S, Yao Q, Takashima Y, Zhong Y, Matsuda K, Kawamura H, Imamura Y, Okadome K, Mima K, Arima K, Kosumi K, Song M, Meyerhardt JA, Giannakis M, Nowak JA, Ugai T, Ogino S. Clinicopathological, molecular, and prognostic features of colorectal carcinomas with KRAS c.34G>T (p.G12C) mutation. Cancer Sci. 2024 Oct;115(10):3455-3465. doi: 10.1111/cas.16262. Epub 2024 Jul 22. PubMed PMID: 39039804; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11448363.select

Thomas CE, Lin Y, Kim M, Kawaguchi ES, Qu C, Um CY, Lynch BM, Van Guelpen B, Tsilidis K, Carreras-Torres R, van Duijnhoven FJ, Sakoda LC, Campbell PT, Tian Y, Chang-Claude J, Bézieau S, Budiarto A, Palmer JR, Newcomb PA, Casey G, Le Marchand L, Giannakis M, Li CI, Gsur A, Newton C, Obón-Santacana M, Moreno V, Vodicka P, Brenner H, Hoffmeister M, Pellatt AJ, Schoen RE, Dimou N, Murphy N, Gunter MJ, Castellví-Bel S, Figueiredo JC, Chan AT, Song M, Li L, Bishop DT, Gruber SB, Baurley JW, Bien SA, Conti DV, Huyghe JR, Kundaje A, Su YR, Wang J, Keku TO, Woods MO, Berndt SI, Chanock SJ, Tangen CM, Wolk A, Burnett-Hartman A, Wu AH, White E, Devall MA, Díez-Obrero V, Drew DA, Giovannucci E, Hidaka A, Kim AE, Lewinger JP, Morrison J, Ose J, Papadimitriou N, Pardamean B, Peoples AR, Ruiz-Narvaez EA, Shcherbina A, Stern MC, Chen X, Thomas DC, Platz EA, Gauderman WJ, Peters U, Hsu L. Characterization of additive gene-environment interactions for colorectal cancer risk. Epidemiology. 2024 Sep 24;. doi: 10.1097/EDE.0000000000001795. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39316822.select

He MM, Wang K, Song M. Reply to “The influence of multivitamin intake on survival patterns in patients with colorectal cancer”. Cancer. 2024 Sep 15;. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35569. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39277805.select

Polychronidis G, He MM, Vithayathil M, Knudsen MD, Wang K, Song M. Risk of colorectal neoplasia after removal of conventional adenomas and serrated polyps: a comprehensive evaluation of risk factors and surveillance use. Gut. 2024 Sep 9;73(10):1675-1683. doi: 10.1136/gutjnl-2023-331729. PubMed PMID: 38839270.select

Wesselink E, Gauderman W, Berndt SI, Brenner H, Buchanan DD, Campbell PT, Chan AT, Chang-Claude J, Cotterchoi M, Gunter MJ, Hoffmeister M, Joshi AD, Newton CC, Pai RK, Pellatt AJ, Phipps AI, Song M, Um CY, van Guelpen B, White E, Peters U, van Duijnhoven FJB. Calcium intake and genetic variants in the calcium sensing receptor in relation to colorectal cancer mortality: an international consortium study of 18,952 patients. BJC Rep. 2024;2(1):63. doi: 10.1038/s44276-024-00077-3. Epub 2024 Sep 2. PubMed PMID: 39233917; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11368808.select

Zhang Y, Song M, Wang M, Hertzmark E, Wu K, Eliassen AH, Mucci LA, Sun Q, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC, Hu FB, Giovannucci EL. All-cause and cause-specific mortality risk and loss in life expectancy associated with incident type 2 diabetes onset age and duration. J Intern Med. 2024 Sep;296(3):260-279. doi: 10.1111/joim.13817. Epub 2024 Jul 18. PubMed PMID: 39021307.select

Uche-Anya E, Ha J, Khandpur N, Rossato SL, Wang Y, Nguyen LH, Song M, Giovannucci E, Chan AT. Ultraprocessed food consumption and risk of gallstone disease: analysis of 3 prospective cohorts. Am J Clin Nutr. 2024 Sep;120(3):499-506. doi: 10.1016/j.ajcnut.2024.07.002. Epub 2024 Jul 4. PubMed PMID: 38971469; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11393404.select

Lu Y, Zhao YC, Liu K, Bever A, Zhou Z, Wang K, Fang Z, Polychronidis G, Liu Y, Tao L, Dickerman BA, Giovannucci EL, Song M. A Validated Estimate of Visceral Adipose Tissue Volume in Relation to Cancer Risk. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Aug 16;. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae193. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39150790.select

Wang K, Lo CH, Mehta RS, Nguyen LH, Wang Y, Ma W, Ugai T, Kawamura H, Ugai S, Takashima Y, Mima K, Arima K, Okadome K, Giannakis M, Sears CL, Meyerhardt JA, Ng K, Segata N, Izard J, Rimm EB, Garrett WS, Huttenhower C, Giovannucci EL, Chan AT, Ogino S, Song M. An Empirical Dietary Pattern Associated with the Gut Microbial Features in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Risk. Gastroenterology. 2024 Aug 6;. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2024.07.040. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 39117122; NIHMSID:NIHMS2016539.select

Yuan C, Wang QL, Kim H, Babic A, Zhang J, Wolpin BM, Wu K, Song M, Ogino S, Meyerhardt JA, Chan AT, Cao Y, Giovannucci EL, Ng K. Being Breastfed in Infancy and Risk of Colorectal Cancer and Precursor Lesions. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Jul;22(7):1508-1517.e11. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.08.023. Epub 2023 Sep 6. PubMed PMID: 37683882; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10915099.select

Bever AM, Hang D, Lee DH, Tabung FK, Ugai T, Ogino S, Meyerhardt JA, Chan AT, Eliassen AH, Liang L, Stampfer MJ, Song M. Metabolomic signatures of inflammation and metabolic dysregulation in relation to colorectal cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2024 Jul 1;116(7):1126-1136. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djae047. PubMed PMID: 38430005; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11223797.select

Zhang Y, Stopsack KH, Song M, Mucci LA, Liu B, Penney KL, Tabung FK, Giovannucci E, Plym A. Healthy dietary patterns and risk of prostate cancer in men at high genetic risk. Int J Cancer. 2024 Jul 1;155(1):71-80. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34898. Epub 2024 Mar 1. PubMed PMID: 38429859; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11068494.select

He MM, Wang K, Lo CH, Zhang Y, Polychronidis G, Knudsen MD, Zhong R, Ma Y, Wu K, Chan AT, Giovannucci EL, Ogino S, Ng K, Meyerhardt JA, Song M. Post-diagnostic multivitamin supplement use and colorectal cancer survival: A prospective cohort study. Cancer. 2024 Jun 15;130(12):2169-2179. doi: 10.1002/cncr.35234. Epub 2024 Feb 6. PubMed PMID: 38319287; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11141725.select

Zhang Y, Stopsack KH, Wu K, Song M, Mucci LA, Giovannucci E. Multivitamin use after diagnosis and prostate cancer survival among men with nonmetastatic prostate cancer. Br J Cancer. 2024 Jun;130(10):1709-1715. doi: 10.1038/s41416-024-02651-5. Epub 2024 Mar 15. PubMed PMID: 38491175; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11091183.select

Wang P, Song M, Eliassen AH, Wang M, Fung TT, Clinton SK, Rimm EB, Hu FB, Willett WC, Tabung FK, Giovannucci EL. Author Correction: Optimal dietary patterns for prevention of chronic disease. Nat Med. 2024 Jun;30(6):1786. doi: 10.1038/s41591-024-02889-9. PubMed PMID: 38454128.select

Fang Z, Rossato SL, Hang D, Khandpur N, Wang K, Lo CH, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL, Song M. Association of ultra-processed food consumption with all cause and cause specific mortality: population based cohort study. BMJ. 2024 May 8;385:e078476. doi: 10.1136/bmj-2023-078476. PubMed PMID: 38719536; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11077436.select

Kawamura H, Ugai T, Takashima Y, Okadome K, Shimizu T, Mima K, Akimoto N, Haruki K, Arima K, Zhao M, Väyrynen JP, Wu K, Zhang X, Ng K, Nowak JA, Meyerhardt JA, Giovannucci EL, Giannakis M, Chan AT, Huttenhower C, Garrett WS, Song M, Ogino S. Appendectomy and Long-term Colorectal Cancer Incidence, Overall and by Tumor Fusobacterium nucleatum Status. Ann Surg. 2024 May 6;. doi: 10.1097/SLA.0000000000006315. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 38708875.select

Takashima Y, Kawamura H, Okadome K, Ugai S, Haruki K, Arima K, Mima K, Akimoto N, Nowak JA, Giannakis M, Garrett WS, Sears CL, Song M, Ugai T, Ogino S. Enrichment of Bacteroides fragilis and enterotoxigenic Bacteroides fragilis in CpG island methylator phenotype-high colorectal carcinoma. Clin Microbiol Infect. 2024 May;30(5):630-636. doi: 10.1016/j.cmi.2024.01.013. Epub 2024 Jan 22. PubMed PMID: 38266708; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11043012.select

Wang LT, Chiang PH, Chung CH, Song M, Ashina S, Chien WC, Ma KS. Migraine and subsequent head and neck cancer: A nationwide population-based cohort study. Oral Dis. 2024 May;30(4):2122-2135. doi: 10.1111/odi.14704. Epub 2023 Aug 8. PubMed PMID: 37551839.select

Hang D, Du M, Wang L, Wang K, Fang Z, Khandpur N, Rossato SL, Steele EM, Chan AT, Hu FB, Meyerhardt JA, Mozaffarian D, Ogino S, Sun Q, Wong JB, Zhang FF, Song M. Ultra-processed food consumption and mortality among patients with stages I-III colorectal cancer: a prospective cohort study. EClinicalMedicine. 2024 May;71:102572. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2024.102572. eCollection 2024 May. PubMed PMID: 38572081; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10990709.select

Ma W, Wang Y, Nguyen LH, Mehta RS, Ha J, Bhosle A, Mclver LJ, Song M, Clish CB, Strate LL, Huttenhower C, Chan AT. Gut microbiome composition and metabolic activity in women with diverticulitis. Nat Commun. 2024 Apr 29;15(1):3612. doi: 10.1038/s41467-024-47859-4. PubMed PMID: 38684664; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11059386.select

Peruchet-Noray L, Sedlmeier AM, Dimou N, Baurecht H, Fervers B, Fontvieille E, Konzok J, Tsilidis KK, Christakoudi S, Jansana A, Cordova R, Bohmann P, Stein MJ, Weber A, Bézieau S, Brenner H, Chan AT, Cheng I, Figueiredo JC, Garcia-Etxebarria K, Moreno V, Newton CC, Schmit SL, Song M, Ulrich CM, Ferrari P, Viallon V, Carreras-Torres R, Gunter MJ, Freisling H. Tissue-specific genetic variation suggests distinct molecular pathways between body shape phenotypes and colorectal cancer. Sci Adv. 2024 Apr 19;10(16):eadj1987. doi: 10.1126/sciadv.adj1987. Epub 2024 Apr 19. PubMed PMID: 38640244; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11029802.select

Thomas CE, Georgeson P, Qu C, Steinfelder RS, Buchanan DD, Song M, Harrison TA, Um CY, Hullar MA, Jenkins MA, Van Guelpen B, Lynch BM, Melaku YA, Huyghe JR, Aglago EK, Berndt SI, Boardman LA, Campbell PT, Cao Y, Chan AT, Drew DA, Figueiredo JC, French AJ, Giannakis M, Goode EL, Gruber SB, Gsur A, Gunter MJ, Hoffmeister M, Hsu L, Huang WY, Moreno V, Murphy N, Newcomb PA, Newton CC, Nowak JA, Obón-Santacana M, Ogino S, Sun W, Toland AE, Trinh QM, Ugai T, Zaidi SH, Peters U, Phipps AI. Epidemiologic Factors in Relation to Colorectal Cancer Risk and Survival by Genotoxic Colibactin Mutational Signature. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Apr 3;33(4):534-546. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0600. PubMed PMID: 38252034; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10990777.select

Song M, Bretthauer M. Authors’ Reply: Interpreting epidemiologic studies of colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer prevention. Eur J Epidemiol. 2024 Apr;39(4):431. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01077-2. Epub 2024 Jan 23. PubMed PMID: 38261147.select

Stern MC, Sanchez Mendez J, Kim AE, Obón-Santacana M, Moratalla-Navarro F, Martín V, Moreno V, Lin Y, Bien SA, Qu C, Su YR, White E, Harrison TA, Huyghe JR, Tangen CM, Newcomb PA, Phipps AI, Thomas CE, Kawaguchi ES, Lewinger JP, Morrison JL, Conti DV, Wang J, Thomas DC, Platz EA, Visvanathan K, Keku TO, Newton CC, Um CY, Kundaje A, Shcherbina A, Murphy N, Gunter MJ, Dimou N, Papadimitriou N, Bézieau S, van Duijnhoven FJB, Männistö S, Rennert G, Wolk A, Hoffmeister M, Brenner H, Chang-Claude J, Tian Y, Le Marchand L, Cotterchio M, Tsilidis KK, Bishop DT, Melaku YA, Lynch BM, Buchanan DD, Ulrich CM, Ose J, Peoples AR, Pellatt AJ, Li L, Devall MAM, Campbell PT, Albanes D, Weinstein SJ, Berndt SI, Gruber SB, Ruiz-Narvaez E, Song M, Joshi AD, Drew DA, Petrick JL, Chan AT, Giannakis M, Peters U, Hsu L, Gauderman WJ. Genome-Wide Gene-Environment Interaction Analyses to Understand the Relationship between Red Meat and Processed Meat Intake and Colorectal Cancer Risk. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2024 Mar 1;33(3):400-410. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-23-0717. PubMed PMID: 38112776; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC11343583.select

Samuthpongtorn C, Mehta RS, Ma W, Song M, Staller K, Chan AT. Dietary Fiber is Associated With Decreased Risk of Gastroesophageal Reflux Symptoms. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol. 2024 Mar;22(3):653-655. doi: 10.1016/j.cgh.2023.07.006. Epub 2023 Jul 21. PubMed PMID: 37481119.select

Papadimitriou N, Qu C, Harrison TA, Bever AM, Martin RM, Tsilidis KK, Newcomb PA, Thibodeau SN, Newton CC, Um CY, Obón-Santacana M, Moreno V, Brenner H, Mandic M, Chang-Claude J, Hoffmeister M, Pellatt AJ, Schoen RE, Harlid S, Ogino S, Ugai T, Buchanan DD, Lynch BM, Gruber SB, Cao Y, Hsu L, Huyghe JR, Lin Y, Steinfelder RS, Sun W, Van Guelpen B, Zaidi SH, Toland AE, Berndt SI, Huang WY, Aglago EK, Drew DA, French AJ, Georgeson P, Giannakis M, Hullar M, Nowak JA, Thomas CE, Le Marchand L, Cheng I, Gallinger S, Jenkins MA, Gunter MJ, Campbell PT, Peters U, Song M, Phipps AI, Murphy N. Body size and risk of colorectal cancer molecular defined subtypes and pathways: Mendelian randomization analyses. EBioMedicine. 2024 Mar;101:105010. doi: 10.1016/j.ebiom.2024.105010. Epub 2024 Feb 12. PubMed PMID: 38350331; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10874711.select

Georgeson P, Steinfelder RS, Harrison TA, Pope BJ, Zaidi SH, Qu C, Lin Y, Joo JE, Mahmood K, Clendenning M, Walker R, Aglago EK, Berndt SI, Brenner H, Campbell PT, Cao Y, Chan AT, Chang-Claude J, Dimou N, Doheny KF, Drew DA, Figueiredo JC, French AJ, Gallinger S, Giannakis M, Giles GG, Goode EL, Gruber SB, Gsur A, Gunter MJ, Harlid S, Hoffmeister M, Hsu L, Huang WY, Huyghe JR, Manson JE, Moreno V, Murphy N, Nassir R, Newton CC, Nowak JA, Obón-Santacana M, Ogino S, Pai RK, Papadimitrou N, Potter JD, Schoen RE, Song M, Sun W, Toland AE, Trinh QM, Tsilidis K, Ugai T, Um CY, Macrae FA, Rosty C, Hudson TJ, Winship IM, Phipps AI, Jenkins MA, Peters U, Buchanan DD. Genotoxic colibactin mutational signature in colorectal cancer is associated with clinicopathological features, specific genomic alterations and better survival. medRxiv. 2024 Jan 30;. doi: 10.1101/2023.03.10.23287127. PubMed PMID: 37090539; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10120801.select

Wang QL, Babic A, Rosenthal MH, Lee AA, Zhang Y, Zhang X, Song M, Rezende LFM, Lee DH, Biller L, Ng K, Giannakis M, Chan AT, Meyerhardt JA, Fuchs CS, Eliassen AH, Birmann BM, Stampfer MJ, Giovannucci EL, Kraft P, Nowak JA, Yuan C, Wolpin BM. Cancer Diagnoses After Recent Weight Loss. JAMA. 2024 Jan 23;331(4):318-328. doi: 10.1001/jama.2023.25869. PubMed PMID: 38261044; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10807298.select

Hang D, Knudsen MD, Song M. Moving Toward Personalized Colorectal Cancer Follow-Up Care. JAMA Oncol. 2024 Jan 1;10(1):29-31. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2023.5072. PubMed PMID: 37971198.select

Song M, Bretthauer M. Authors’ Reply: Interpreting epidemiologic studies of colorectal cancer prevention. Eur J Epidemiol. 2024 Jan;39(1):99. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01070-9. Epub 2023 Nov 10. PubMed PMID: 37950085.select

Lee DH, Jin Q, Shi N, Wang F, Bever AM, Liang L, Hu FB, Song M, Zeleznik OA, Zhang X, Joshi A, Wu K, Jeon JY, Meyerhardt JA, Chan AT, Eliassen AH, Clish C, Clinton SK, Giovannucci EL, Li J, Tabung FK. The metabolic potential of inflammatory and insulinaemic dietary patterns and risk of type 2 diabetes. Diabetologia. 2024 Jan;67(1):88-101. doi: 10.1007/s00125-023-06021-3. Epub 2023 Oct 11. PubMed PMID: 37816982.select

Wang Y, Ma W, Mehta R, Nguyen LH, Song M, Drew DA, Asnicar F, Huttenhower C, Segata N, Wolf J, Spector T, Berry S, Staller K, Chan AT. Diet and gut microbial associations in irritable bowel syndrome according to disease subtype. Gut Microbes. 2023 Dec;15(2):2262130. doi: 10.1080/19490976.2023.2262130. Epub 2023 Oct 2. PubMed PMID: 37786251; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10549191.select

Zhu Y, Li X, Hu Y, Chen K, Zheng S, Ding K. Nonadherence to Referral Colonoscopy After Positive Fecal Immunochemical Test Results Increases the Risk of Distal Colorectal Cancer Mortality. Gastroenterology. 2023 Dec;165(6):1558-1560.e4. doi: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.08.013. Epub 2023 Aug 19. PubMed PMID: 37598799.select

Marchand NE, Hu Y, Song M, Rosner BA, Willett WC, Karlson EW, Ratzlaff C, Lu B, Liang MH. Reply. Arthritis Rheumatol. 2023 Dec;75(12):2268-2269. doi: 10.1002/art.42633. Epub 2023 Oct 17. PubMed PMID: 37347695.select

Hull MA, Ow PL, Ruddock S, Brend T, Smith AF, Marshall H, Song M, Chan AT, Garrett WS, Yilmaz O, Drew DA, Collinson F, Cockbain AJ, Jones R, Loadman PM, Hall PS, Moriarty C, Cairns DA, Toogood GJ. Randomised, placebo-controlled, phase 3 trial of the effect of the omega-3 polyunsaturated fatty acid eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) on colorectal cancer recurrence and survival after surgery for resectable liver metastases: EPA for Metastasis Trial 2 (EMT2) study protocol. BMJ Open. 2023 Nov 29;13(11):e077427. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2023-077427. PubMed PMID: 38030258; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10689403.select

Jiang F, Boakye D, Sun J, Wang L, Yu L, Zhou X, Zhao J, Bian Z, Song P, He Y, Zhu Y, Chen J, Yuan S, Song M, Larsson SC, Giovannucci EL, Theodoratou E, Ding K, Li X. Association between antibiotic use during early life and early-onset colorectal cancer risk overall and according to polygenic risk and FUT2 genotypes. Int J Cancer. 2023 Nov 1;153(9):1602-1611. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34648. Epub 2023 Jul 28. PubMed PMID: 37504220; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10953323.select

Shi S, Wang K, Ugai T, Giannakis M, Cazaubiel J, Chan AT, Giovannucci EL, Nowak JA, Meyerhardt JA, Ogino S, Song M. Vitamin C intake and colorectal cancer survival according to KRAS and BRAF mutation: a prospective study in two US cohorts. Br J Cancer. 2023 Nov;129(11):1793-1800. doi: 10.1038/s41416-023-02452-2. Epub 2023 Sep 30. PubMed PMID: 37775523; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10667518.select

Li X, Hur J, Cao Y, Song M, Smith-Warner SA, Liang L, Mukamal KJ, Rimm EB, Giovannucci EL. Moderate alcohol consumption, types of beverages and drinking pattern with cardiometabolic biomarkers in three cohorts of US men and women. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023 Nov;38(11):1185-1196. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01053-w. Epub 2023 Sep 25. PubMed PMID: 37747628; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10924636.select

Axelrad JE, Olén O, Söderling J, Roelstraete B, Khalili H, Song M, Faye A, Eberhardson M, Halfvarson J, Ludvigsson JF. Inflammatory Bowel Disease and Risk of Colorectal Polyps: A Nationwide Population-Based Cohort Study From Sweden. J Crohns Colitis. 2023 Oct 20;17(9):1395-1409. doi: 10.1093/ecco-jcc/jjad056. PubMed PMID: 36994851; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10588773.select

Polychronidis G, Siddiqi H, Ali Ahmed F, Papatheodorou S, Giovannucci EL, Song M. Association of gallstone disease with risk of colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies. Int J Epidemiol. 2023 Oct 5;52(5):1424-1434. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyad042. PubMed PMID: 37071919.select

Thomas M, Su YR, Rosenthal EA, Sakoda LC, Schmit SL, Timofeeva MN, Chen Z, Fernandez-Rozadilla C, Law PJ, Murphy N, Carreras-Torres R, Diez-Obrero V, van Duijnhoven FJB, Jiang S, Shin A, Wolk A, Phipps AI, Burnett-Hartman A, Gsur A, Chan AT, Zauber AG, Wu AH, Lindblom A, Um CY, Tangen CM, Gignoux C, Newton C, Haiman CA, Qu C, Bishop DT, Buchanan DD, Crosslin DR, Conti DV, Kim DH, Hauser E, White E, Siegel E, Schumacher FR, Rennert G, Giles GG, Hampel H, Brenner H, Oze I, Oh JH, Lee JK, Schneider JL, Chang-Claude J, Kim J, Huyghe JR, Zheng J, Hampe J, Greenson J, Hopper JL, Palmer JR, Visvanathan K, Matsuo K, Matsuda K, Jung KJ, Li L, Le Marchand L, Vodickova L, Bujanda L, Gunter MJ, Matejcic M, Jenkins MA, Slattery ML, D’Amato M, Wang M, Hoffmeister M, Woods MO, Kim M, Song M, Iwasaki M, Du M, Udaltsova N, Sawada N, Vodicka P, Campbell PT, Newcomb PA, Cai Q, Pearlman R, Pai RK, Schoen RE, Steinfelder RS, Haile RW, Vandenputtelaar R, Prentice RL, Küry S, Castellví-Bel S, Tsugane S, Berndt SI, Lee SC, Brezina S, Weinstein SJ, Chanock SJ, Jee SH, Kweon SS, Vadaparampil S, Harrison TA, Yamaji T, Keku TO, Vymetalkova V, Arndt V, Jia WH, Shu XO, Lin Y, Ahn YO, Stadler ZK, Van Guelpen B, Ulrich CM, Platz EA, Potter JD, Li CI, Meester R, Moreno V, Figueiredo JC, Casey G, Lansdorp Vogelaar I, Dunlop MG, Gruber SB, Hayes RB, Pharoah PDP, Houlston RS, Jarvik GP, Tomlinson IP, Zheng W, Corley DA, Peters U, Hsu L. Combining Asian and European genome-wide association studies of colorectal cancer improves risk prediction across racial and ethnic populations. Nat Commun. 2023 Oct 2;14(1):6147. doi: 10.1038/s41467-023-41819-0. PubMed PMID: 37783704; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10545678.select

Lin K, Song M, Giovannucci E. Evening Chronotype, Circadian Misalignment, and Metabolic Health: Implications for Diabetes Prevention and Beyond. Ann Intern Med. 2023 Oct;176(10):1422-1423. doi: 10.7326/M23-2257. Epub 2023 Sep 12. PubMed PMID: 37696034.select

Emilsson L, Song M, Ludvigsson JF. Target trial emulation of aspirin after diagnosis of colorectal polyps. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023 Oct;38(10):1105-1114. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01024-1. Epub 2023 Jun 15. PubMed PMID: 37322135; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10570175.select

Liu H, Shui IM, Keum N, Shen X, Wu K, Clinton SK, Cao Y, Song M, Zhang X, Platz EA, Giovannucci EL. Plasma total cholesterol concentration and risk of higher-grade prostate cancer: A nested case-control study and a dose-response meta-analysis. Int J Cancer. 2023 Oct 1;153(7):1337-1346. doi: 10.1002/ijc.34621. Epub 2023 Jun 12. PubMed PMID: 37306155; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10527248.select

Samuthpongtorn C, Nguyen LH, Okereke OI, Wang DD, Song M, Chan AT, Mehta RS. Consumption of Ultraprocessed Food and Risk of Depression. JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Sep 5;6(9):e2334770. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.34770. PubMed PMID: 37728928; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10512104.select

Song M, Bretthauer M. Interpreting epidemiologic studies of colonoscopy screening for colorectal cancer prevention: understanding the mechanisms of action is key. Eur J Epidemiol. 2023 Sep;38(9):929-931. doi: 10.1007/s10654-023-01043-y. Epub 2023 Sep 4. PubMed PMID: 37667139.select

Sun J, Halfvarson J, Bergman D, Ebrahimi F, Roelstraete B, Lochhead P, Song M, Olén O, Ludvigsson JF. Statin use and risk of colorectal cancer in patients with inflammatory bowel disease. EClinicalMedicine. 2023 Sep;63:102182. doi: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102182. eCollection 2023 Sep. PubMed PMID: 37662517; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC10474364.