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Carlo La Vecchia

Carlo La Vecchia

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2025
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Medicine
Italy
2026

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Best Scientists

D-Index
201
Citations
200074
World Ranking
275
National Ranking
3

Medicine

D-Index
204
Citations
186322
World Ranking
155
National Ranking
3

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Best Scientists Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award
  • 2022 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Carlo La Vecchia is affiliated with the University of Milan in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a primary focus on oncology. Over the course of their career, they have published 485 papers, with significant work related to oncology, public health, environmental and occupational health, surgery, pulmonary and respiratory medicine, and epidemiology.

Their research covers several main topics, including:

  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • COVID-19 and healthcare impacts

Frequent co-authors of Carlo La Vecchia include:

  • Eva Negri (105 joint publications)
  • Paolo Boffetta (58 joint publications)
  • Gianfranco Alicandro (38 joint publications)
  • Paola Bertuccio (35 joint publications)
  • Matteo Malvezzi (34 joint publications)

Carlo La Vecchia commonly publishes in the following venues:

  • European Journal of Cancer Prevention (28 publications)
  • Cancers (13 publications)
  • Nutrients (12 publications)
  • La Medicina del lavoro (9 publications)
  • International Journal of Cancer (8 publications)

Selected recent papers include:

  • "Physical activity and risks of breast and colorectal cancer: a Mendelian randomisation analysis" (2020, Nature Communications)
  • "The global, regional, and national burden of oesophageal cancer and its attributable risk factors in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017" (2020, The Lancet. Gastroenterology & Hepatology)
  • "Epidemiology and Prevention of Prostate Cancer" (2021, European Urology Oncology)
  • "Updating the Mediterranean Diet Pyramid towards Sustainability: Focus on Environmental Concerns" (2020, International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health)
  • "The Global, Regional, and National Burden of Psoriasis: Results and Insights From the Global Burden of Disease 2019 Study" (2021, Frontiers in Medicine)

Best Publications

  • Global, regional, and national burden of stroke and its risk factors, 1990–2019: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2019

    Valery L Feigin;Benjamin A Stark;Catherine Owens Johnson;Gregory A Roth

  • Global, regional, and national cancer incidence, mortality, years of life lost, years lived with disability, and disability-adjusted life-years for 29 cancer groups, 1990 to 2017

    Christina Fitzmaurice;Degu Abate;Naghmeh Abbasi;Hedayat Abbastabar

  • Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;R. J. Coates;J. M. Liff

  • Epidemiology and risk factors of urothelial bladder cancer

    Maximilian Burger;James W.F. Catto;Guido Dalbagni;H. Barton Grossman

  • Prevalence and attributable health burden of chronic respiratory diseases, 1990–2017: a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Joan B Soriano;Parkes J Kendrick;Katherine R Paulson;Vinay Gupta

  • Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;H. L. Miracle-McMahill;R. J. Coates

  • Risk Factors for Falls in Community-dwelling Older People: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

    Silvia Deandrea;Ersilia Lucenteforte;Francesca Bravi;Roberto Foschi

  • The global, regional, and national burden of cirrhosis by cause in 195 countries and territories, 1990-2017 : a systematic analysis for the Global Burden of Disease Study 2017

    Sadaf G. Sepanlou;Saeid Safiri;Catherine Bisignano;Kevin S. Ikuta

  • Interaction between tobacco and alcohol use and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Shu Chun Chuang;Stefania Boccia

  • A meta-analysis of alcohol consumption and the risk of 15 diseases

    Giovanni Corrao;Vincenzo Bagnardi;Antonella Zambon;Carlo La Vecchia;Carlo La Vecchia

  • Alcohol consumption and site-specific cancer risk: a comprehensive dose-response meta-analysis

    V Bagnardi;M Rota;E Botteri;I Tramacere

  • Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

    N Hamajima;K Hirose;K Tajima;T Rohan

  • The European mesothelioma epidemic.

    J Peto;J Peto;A Decarli;C La Vecchia;C La Vecchia;F Levi

  • Gallbladder cancer worldwide: geographical distribution and risk factors.

    Giorgia Randi;Silvia Franceschi;Carlo La Vecchia;Carlo La Vecchia

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Alcohol Drinking in Never Users of Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking in Never Drinkers, and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Simone Benhamou;Xavier Castellsague

  • Alcohol drinking and colorectal cancer risk: an overall and dose–response meta-analysis of published studies

    V. Fedirko;I. Tramacere;V. Bagnardi;V. Bagnardi;M. Rota

  • Aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for cancer prevention: an international consensus statement

    Jack Cuzick;Florian Otto;Florian Otto;John A Baron;Powel H Brown

  • Cigarette smoking, body mass index, and stressful life events as risk factors for psoriasis: Results from an Italian case-control study

    Luigi Naldi;Liliane Chatenoud;Dennis Linder;Anna Belloni Fortina

  • Recent patterns in gastric cancer: A global overview

    Paola Bertuccio;Liliane Chatenoud;Fabio Levi;Delphine Praud;Delphine Praud

Frequent Co-Authors

Eva Negri
Eva Negri University of Bologna
Silvia Franceschi
Silvia Franceschi Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Cristina Bosetti
Cristina Bosetti Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Renato Talamini
Renato Talamini Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Silvano Gallus
Silvano Gallus Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Maurizio Montella
Maurizio Montella Regione Campania
Fabio Parazzini
Fabio Parazzini University of Milan
Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine
Alessandra Tavani
Alessandra Tavani Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Fabio Levi
Fabio Levi University Hospital of Lausanne

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