Toni Patama

Scientific Portfolio – Spatial Epidemiology & Data Analysis

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Peer-Reviewed Publications

First Author

Small-area based smoothing method for cancer risk mapping
Patama T, Pukkala E.
Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology. 2016 Nov ;19 :1-9 . DOI: 10.1016/j.sste.2016.05.003 PMID: 27839572

Co-author

Chernobyl fallout and cancer incidence in Finland
Auvinen A, Seppä K, Pasanen K, Kurttio P, Patama T, Pukkala E, Heinävaara S, Arvela H, Verkasalo P, Hakulinen T.
International Journal of Cancer. 2014 May ;134 (9) :2253-2263 . DOI: 10.1002/ijc.28554 PMID: 24135935

Co-author

Fallout from the Chernobyl accident and overall cancer incidence in Finland
Kurttio P, Seppä K, Pasanen K, Patama T, Auvinen A, Pukkala E, Heinävaara S, Arvela H, Hakulinen T.
Cancer Epidemiology. 2013 Oct ;37 (5) :585-592 . DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.05.006 PMID: 23800520

Co-author

Nationwide registry-based analysis of cancer clustering detects strong familial occurrence of Kaposi sarcoma
Kaasinen E, Aavikko M, Vahteristo P, Patama T, Li Y, Saarinen S, Kilpivaara O, Pitkänen E, Knekt P, Laaksonen M, Artama M, Lehtonen R, Aaltonen LA, Pukkala E.
PLoS One. 2013 Jan ;8 (1) :e55209 . DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0055209 PMID: 23365693

Co-author

Mortality among population with exposure to industrial air pollution containing nickel and other toxic metals
Pasanen K, Pukkala E, Turunen AW, Patama T, Jussila I, Makkonen S, Salonen RO, Verkasalo PK.
Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. 2012 May ;54 (5) :583-591 . DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0b013e3182492050 PMID: 22569477

Co-author

Chlamydia trachomatis seroprevalence atlas of Finland 1983–2003
Lyytikäinen E, Kaasila M, Koskela P, Lehtinen M, Patama T, Pukkala E, Tasanen K, Surcel HM, Paavonen J.
Sexually Transmitted Infections. 2008 Feb ;84 (1) :19-22 . DOI: 10.1136/sti.2007.027409 PMID: 17911135

Co-author

Geographic distribution of cervical cancer-associated human leucocyte antigens and cervical cancer incidence in Finland
Castro FA, Haimila K, Pasanen K, Kaasila M, Patama T, Partanen J, Surcel HM, Pukkala E, Lehtinen M.
International Journal of STD & AIDS. 2007 Oct ;18 (10) :672-679 . DOI: 10.1258/095646207782193803 PMID: 17945045

Co-author

Seroprevalence atlas of infections with oncogenic and non-oncogenic human papillomaviruses in Finland in the 1980s and 1990s
Lehtinen M, Kaasila M, Pasanen K, Patama T, Palmroth J, Laukkanen P, Pukkala E, Koskela P.
International Journal of Cancer. 2006 Dec ;119 (11) :2612-2619 . DOI: 10.1002/ijc.22131 PMID: 16991128

Co-author

Evaluation of neural network, statistical and deterministic models against the measured concentrations of NO2, PM10 and PM2.5 in an urban area
Kukkonen J, Karppinen A, Wallenius L, Ruuskanen J, Patama T, Kolehmainen M, Dorling S, Foxall R, Cawley G, Mandic D.
Proceedings of the Eighth International Conference on Harmonisation within Atmospheric Dispersion Modelling for Regulatory Purposes, Sofia, 2002, pp. 14-17

Book Chapters & Contributions

First Author

Mapping cancer risk using small-area smoothing methods
Patama T et al..
Geography and Health – A Nordic Outlook (2014)

Technical Outputs

Data Visualization

Small-area map animations of cancer incidence in Finland (1953–2008)
Pukkala E, Patama T.
Finnish Cancer Registry (2010)
https://astra.cancer.fi/cancermaps/suomi5308/

International Work & Public Data Contributions

Nordic Web Articles

Small-area based map animations of cancer incidence in the Nordic countries with new entities, 1971-2010
Patama T, Engholm G, Klint À, Larönningen S, Ólafsdóttir E, Christensen N, Storm H, Pukkala E.
Nordic Cancer Union (2014)
https://astra.cancer.fi/cancermaps/Nordic_14

Nordic Web Articles

Small-area based map animations of cancer incidence in the Nordic countries, 1971-2010
Patama T, Engholm G, Klint À, Larönningen S, Ólafsdóttir E, Christensen N, Storm H, Pukkala E.
Nordic Cancer Union (2013)
https://astra.cancer.fi/cancermaps/Nordic_13/

Nordic Web Articles

Sydöstra regionens cancerkartor: Geografisk animering av cancerincidens i sydöstra sjukvårdsregionen i Sverige, 1981-2008
Starkhammar H, Lyth J, Patama T, Pukkala E.
Onkologiskt Centrum, Swedish Southeastern Region and Finnish Cancer Registry (2010)
https://astra.cancer.fi/cancermaps/soreg/

Nordic Web Articles

Small-area based map animations of cancer mortality in the Nordic countries, 1971-2003
Patama T, Engholm G, Klint À, Larönningen S, Ólafsdóttir GH, Pukkala E.
Nordic Cancer Union (2008)
https://astra.cancer.fi/cancermaps/Nordic/mort

Nordic Web Articles

Small-area based map animations of cancer incidence in the Nordic countries, 1971-2003
Pukkala E, Patama T, Engholm G, Ólafsdóttir GH, Bray F, Talbäck M, Pasanen K.
Nordic Cancer Union (2007)
https://astra.cancer.fi/cancermaps/Nordic7103

International Context

Philippines – Cancer Registry Data Context (Metro Manila)
Work aligned cancer registry datasets from the Philippines, including Manila Cancer Registry contributions to global epidemiological datasets. Experience in handling comparable population-based registry structures and harmonized incidence data.

International Context

European Registry Comparisons
Analytical context comparable to public cancer registry datasets from the United Kingdom (South West England), Netherlands, Slovenia, and Ragusa, Sicily. Focus on geographic variation, registry harmonization, and environmental exposure analysis.

Global Data

International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) – CI5 Dataset Context
Work aligned with methodologies used in international datasets such as Cancer Incidence in Five Continents (CI5), supporting cross-country comparability and standardized epidemiological analysis.

Early Research & Methodological Work

Methods

Handling Missing and Incomplete Data in Registry-Based Studies
Early research focused on challenges of incomplete population datasets, including: data imputation approaches, bias reduction, and robustness in statistical analysis of large-scale health registries.

Research Focus

Spatial epidemiology, environmental exposure analysis, registry-based data science, and geographic risk modeling. Experience working with large-scale population datasets aligned with international cancer registry standards.

Contact

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