Leon Alexander Mclaren Berge

Researcher - EpiStat
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Visiting address Sognsvannsveien 9 Domus Medica 0372 Oslo
Postal address Postboks 1122 Blindern 0317 Oslo

Academic interests

  • Pharmacoepidemiology
  • Occupational epidemiology
  • Communicable disease epidemiology

Education

  • 2017 – 2021 PhD. in Pharmacoepidemiology, University of Oslo, Norway. 
  • 2016 – 2017 M.Sc. in Quantitative Methods in Biodiversity, Conservation and Epidemiology, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.
  • 2011 – 2016 B.Sc. & M.Sci. in Microbiology, University of Glasgow, United Kingdom.

Employment

2023 – 2026: Researcher - Exposure assessment and prevention of death, disease and injuries among offshore petroleum workers, Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Oslo.

2021 – 2023: Postdoctoral fellow- Exposure-related risks of cancer in Norwegian offshore petroleum workers, Dept. of Biostatistics, University of Oslo.

2017 – 2021: PhD candidate - Use of prescribed drugs and risk of cutaneous melanoma, Dept. of Research, Cancer Registry of Norway.

Publications

  • Shala, Nita Kaupang; Stenehjem, Jo; Babigumira, Ronnie; Liu, Fei-Chih; Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren & Silverman, Debra T. [Show all 16 contributors for this article] (2023). Exposure to benzene and other hydrocarbons and risk of bladder cancer among male offshore petroleum workers. British Journal of Cancer. ISSN 0007-0920. 129(5), p. 838–851. doi: 10.1038/s41416-023-02357-0. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ghiasvand, Reza; Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Kulle, Bettina; Green, Adele C.; Al Rahmoun, Marie & Fournier, Agnès [Show all 9 contributors for this article] (2023). Statin use and risk of cutaneous melanoma: a nationwide nested case-control study. British Journal of Dermatology. ISSN 0007-0963. 188(6), p. 805–807. doi: 10.1093/bjd/ljad057. Full text in Research Archive
  • Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Liu, Fei-Chih; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Babigumira, Ronnie; Støer, Nathalie Charlotte & Kjærheim, Kristina [Show all 15 contributors for this article] (2022). Night shift work and risk of aggressive prostate cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort. International Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0300-5771. 52(4), p. 1003–1014. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac235. Full text in Research Archive
  • Ghiasvand, Reza; Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Kulle, Bettina; Stenehjem, Jo Steinson; Heir, Trond & Karlstad, Øystein [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2022). Use of antihypertensive drugs and risk of cutaneous melanoma: A nationwide nested case-control study. International Journal of Epidemiology. ISSN 0300-5771. 52(3), p. 887–898. doi: 10.1093/ije/dyac223. Full text in Research Archive
  • Berge, Leon Alexander Mclaren; Grimsrud, Tom Kristian; Babigumira, Ronnie; Støer, Nathalie Charlotte; Shala, Nita Kaupang & Veierød, Marit Bragelien [Show all 7 contributors for this article] (2022). Cancer epidemiology in practice: Working notes on cancer history-based selection and censoring. Norsk Epidemiologi. ISSN 0803-2491. 30(1-2), p. 107–112. doi: 10.5324/nje.v30i1-2.4986. Full text in Research Archive
  • Berge, Leon Alexander; Kulle, Bettina; Stenehjem, Jo S.; Heir, Trond; Karlstad, Øystein & Juzeniene, Asta [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2020). Use of immunomodulating drugs and risk of cutaneous melanoma: A nationwide nested case-control study. Clinical Epidemiology. ISSN 1179-1349. 12, p. 1389–1401. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S269446. Full text in Research Archive
  • Berge, Leon Alexander; Kulle, Bettina; Stenehjem, Jo S.; Heir, Trond; Furu, Kari & Juzeniene, Asta [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2020). Use of Antidepressants and Risk of Cutaneous Melanoma: A Prospective Registry-Based Case-Control Study. Clinical Epidemiology. ISSN 1179-1349. 12, p. 193–202. doi: 10.2147/CLEP.S241249. Full text in Research Archive
  • Berge, Leon Alexander; Kulle, Bettina; Stenehjem, Jo S.; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Furu, Kari & Juzeniene, Asta [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2019). Cardiovascular, antidepressant and immunosuppressive drug use in relation to risk of cutaneous melanoma: A protocol for a prospective case-control study. BMJ Open. ISSN 2044-6055. 9:e025246(2), p. 1–8. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2018-025246. Full text in Research Archive

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  • Liu, Fei-Chih; Veierød, Marit Bragelien; Kjærheim, Kristina; Robsahm, Trude Eid; Ghiasvand, Reza & Babigumira, Ronnie [Show all 11 contributors for this article] (2021). Excess risk of male breast cancer in the Norwegian Offshore Petroleum Workers (NOPW) cohort: a possible link to extreme night shift work? Breast Cancer Research. ISSN 1465-5411. doi: 10.1186/s13058-021-01485-w.
  • Robsahm, Trude Eid; Stenehjem, Jo S.; Berge, Leon Alexander & Veierød, Marit Bragelien (2020). Prevalence of Indoor Tanning Among Teenagers in Norway Before and After Enforcement of Ban for Ages Under 18 Years. Acta Dermato-Venereologica. ISSN 0001-5555. 100(8). doi: 10.2340/00015555-3482.

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