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Karel Smit

PHD Candidate - Medical

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Biography

Karel Smit finished his medical degree at the UMC Utrecht in 2016. He has worked as a medical doctor in psychiatry and internal medicine, before starting his internal medicine residency training in 2018 (Meander MC Amersfoort/UMC Utrecht). He paused this training in 2020 to work fulltime on his PhD research at the UMC Utrecht, Dept. of Medical Oncology, and the Julius Center, Dept. of Epidemiology.

The primary aim of his research is to generate evidence for individualized dietary and physical activity recommendations for patients with colorectal cancer. This project is part of the “Regio Deal Foodvalley”, program "Nutrition and Health, from early start to the old day", workpackage "Nutrition and Oncology".

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Recent publications

Associations between low- and high-fat dairy intake and recurrence risk in people with stage I-III colorectal cancer differ by sex and primary tumour location Anne-Sophie van Lanen, Dieuwertje E Kok, Evertine Wesselink, Jeroen W G Derksen, Anne M May, Karel C Smit, Miriam Koopman, Johannes de Wilt, Ellen Kampman, Fränzel J B van Duijnhoven,
International Journal of Cancer, 2024, vol. 155, p.828-838
Use of automated assessment for determining associations of low muscle mass and muscle loss with overall survival in patients with colorectal cancer – A validation study Karel C. Smit, Jeroen W.G. Derksen, Sophie A. Kurk, Pim Moeskops, Miriam Koopman, Wouter B. Veldhuis, Anne M. May
Clinical Nutrition ESPEN, 2024, vol. 63, p.572-584
Dietary and lifestyle inflammation scores in relation to colorectal cancer recurrence and all-cause mortality Evertine Wesselink, Hendriek C Boshuizen, Anne-Sophie van Lanen, Dieuwertje E Kok, Jeroen W G Derksen, Karel C Smit, Johannes H W de Wilt, Miriam Koopman, Anne M May, Ellen Kampman, Fränzel J B van Duijnhoven,
Clinical Nutrition, 2024, vol. 43, p.2092-2101
Determinants of Physical Activity among Patients with Colorectal Cancer Karel C Smit, Jeroen W G Derksen, Rebecca K Stellato, Anne-Sophie van Lanen, Evertine Wesselink, Eric J Th Belt, Marissa Cloos-van Balen, Peter Paul L O Coene, Jan Willem T Dekker, Jan Willem de Groot, Annebeth W Haringhuizen, Henk K van Halteren, Tjarda T van Heek, Helgi H Helgason, Mathijs P Hendriks, Ignace H J T de Hingh, Ronald Hoekstra, Danny Houtsma, Johan J B Janssen, Niels Kok, Joop L M Konsten, Maartje Los, Martijn R Meijerink, Leonie J M Mekenkamp, Koen C M J Peeters, Marco B Polée, Ron C Rietbroek, Anandi H W Schiphorst, Ruud W M Schrauwen, Jennifer Schreinemakers, Mark P S Sie, Lieke Simkens, Eric J A Sonneveld, Frederiek Terheggen, Liselot Valkenburg-van Iersel, Wouter J Vles, Daria K Wasowicz-Kemps, Johannes H W de Wilt, Dieuwertje E Kok, Renate M Winkels, Ellen Kampman, Fränzel J B van Duijnhoven, Miriam Koopman, Anne M May
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, 2023, vol. 56, p.623-634
Physical activity and checkpoint inhibition Rik J Verheijden, Anna Cabané Ballester, Karel C Smit, Mick J M van Eijs, Cheryl P Bruijnen, Anne S R van Lindert, Karijn P M Suijkerbuijk, Anne M May
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2023, vol. 116, p.573-579
Physical Activity Is Associated with Improved Overall Survival among Patients with Metastatic Colorectal Cancer Karel C Smit, Jeroen W G Derksen, Geerard L O Beets, Eric J Th Belt, Maaike Berbée, Peter Paul L O Coene, Hester van Cruijsen, Marjan A Davidis, Jan Willem T Dekker, Joyce M van Dodewaard-de Jong, Annebeth W Haringhuizen, Helgi H Helgason, Mathijs P Hendriks, Ronald Hoekstra, Ignace H J T de Hingh, Jan N M IJzermans, Johan J B Janssen, Joop L M Konsten, Maartje Los, Leonie J M Mekenkamp, Peter Nieboer, Koen C M J Peeters, Natascha A J B Peters, Hans J F M Pruijt, Patricia Quarles van Ufford-Mannesse, Ron C Rietbroek, Anandi H W Schiphorst, Arjan Schouten van der Velden, Ruud W M Schrauwen, Mark P S Sie, Dirkje W Sommeijer, Dirk J A Sonneveld, Hein B A C Stockmann, Marleen Tent, Frederiek Terheggen, Manuel L R Tjin-A-Ton, Liselot Valkenburg-van Iersel, Ankie M T van der Velden, Wouter J Vles, Theo van Voorthuizen, Johannes A Wegdam, Johannes H W de Wilt, Miriam Koopman, Anne M May, On Behalf Of The Plcrc Study Group
Cancers, 2022, vol. 14