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Christel Häggström is a researcher in register-based epidemiology at Lund University, Sweden. She contributes to large-scale population studies linking obesity, metabolic factors and genetic markers to cancer risk and outcomes, with a focus on bladder and prostate malignancies. Her work supports the UN Sustainable Development Goals by generating evidence that can guide preventive strategies and optimise cancer care.
Research interests
Häggström’s primary research lies at the intersection of epidemiology, oncology and health economics. Key areas include:
- Quantifying body-mass-index and metabolic syndrome impacts on over 100 cancer subtypes using Swedish national registries.
- Evaluating cost-effectiveness of molecularly-guided neoadjuvant chemotherapy in muscle-invasive bladder cancer.
- Investigating germline PSA polymorphisms and their influence on tumour biology and clinical prognosis in prostate cancer.
Methodologically she employs prospective pooled cohort designs, mediation analyses and register linkage, ensuring high external validity and policy relevance.
Scientific output trends
Across her 16 most recent publications (2024–2025), a clear pattern emerges of translational epidemiology: moving from descriptive risk-factor associations to actionable clinical and economic evaluations. Studies repeatedly integrate multi-source Swedish registry data (4.1 million individuals) with genomic and health-economic modelling to inform precision oncology.
Supervision & grants
Häggström has served as Assistant supervisor on the doctoral dissertation project “Pinpointing the Association between Obesity and Cancer Risk” (2020–2024), led by PhD candidate Sun M, with main supervisor Dr. Tanja Stocks and additional assistant supervisor Dr. Josef Fritz. The project has achieved widespread dissemination, being covered by 24 news outlets and attracting 39 Mendeley readers.
Laboratory / Research group
While no formal laboratory name is provided, her affiliation with Lund University’s register-based epidemiology environment and her extensive collaboration network across Sweden and Europe indicate participation in a multi-disciplinary team leveraging national quality-of-care and population registries.
