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Eduardo L. Franco

Eduardo L. Franco

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Medicine

D-Index
114
Citations
52095
World Ranking
4703
National Ranking
183

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2011 - Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada Academy of Science

Overview

Eduardo L. Franco is affiliated with McGill University in Canada. Their research focuses primarily on the field of Medicine, contributing extensively across several subfields including Epidemiology, Oncology, Surgery, Microbiology, and Economics and Econometrics.

Their scholarly work covers a range of topics, with a significant emphasis on Cervical Cancer and HPV Research. Additional research interests include Genital Health and Disease, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer, Reproductive Tract Infections Research, and COVID-19 and healthcare impacts.

Frequent publication venues where Eduardo L. Franco has contributed include:

  • International Journal of Cancer
  • bioRxiv (Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory)
  • Journal of Medical Virology
  • The Journal of Infectious Diseases
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention

They have collaborated on numerous occasions with several co-authors, including:

  • Mariam El-Zein
  • François Coutlée
  • Talía Malagón
  • Pierre-Paul Tellier
  • Cassandra Laurie

Selected recent papers by Eduardo L. Franco include:

  • "Predicted long-term impact of COVID -19 pandemic-related care delays on cancer mortality in Canada," 2021, International Journal of Cancer
  • "Epidemiology of HPV-associated cancers past, present and future: towards prevention and elimination," 2024, Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
  • "Global estimates of expected and preventable cervical cancers among girls born between 2005 and 2014: a birth cohort analysis," 2021, The Lancet Public Health
  • "Characterization of the Vaginal Microbiome in Women of Reproductive Age From 5 Regions in Brazil," 2020, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
  • "Timeliness of diagnosis and treatment: the challenge of childhood cancers," 2021, British Journal of Cancer

Eduardo L. Franco was awarded the title of Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada in 2011, recognized within the Academy of Science.

Best Publications

  • American Cancer Society, American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology, and American Society for Clinical Pathology Screening Guidelines for the Prevention and Early Detection of Cervical Cancer

    Debbie Saslow;Diane Solomon;Herschel W. Lawson;Maureen Killackey

  • Efficacy of a bivalent L1 virus-like particle vaccine in prevention of infection with human papillomavirus types 16 and 18 in young women: a randomised controlled trial

    Diane M. Harper;Eduardo L. Franco;Cosette Wheeler;Daron Gale Ferris

  • Sustained efficacy up to 4·5 years of a bivalent L1 virus-like particle vaccine against human papillomavirus types 16 and 18: follow-up from a randomised control trial

    Diane M Harper;Eduardo L Franco;Cosette M Wheeler;Anna-Barbara Moscicki

  • Human papillomavirus DNA versus Papanicolaou screening tests for cervical cancer.

    Marie-Hélène Mayrand;Eliane Duarte-Franco;Isabel Rodrigues;Stephen D. Walter

  • The epidemiology of genital human papillomavirus infection.

    Helen Trottier;Eduardo L. Franco

  • Epidemiology of Acquisition and Clearance of Cervical Human Papillomavirus Infection in Women from a High-Risk Area for Cervical Cancer

    Eduardo L. Franco;Luisa L. Villa;Joao P. Sobrinho;José M. Prado

  • Guidelines for human papillomavirus DNA test requirements for primary cervical cancer screening in women 30 years and older

    Chris J.L.M. Meijer;Johannes Berkhof;Philip E. Castle;Albertus T. Hesselink

  • Cervical cancer: epidemiology, prevention and the role of human papillomavirus infection

    Eduardo L. Franco;Eliane Duarte-Franco;Alex Ferenczy

  • Persistent human papillomavirus infection as a predictor of cervical intraepithelial neoplasia.

    Nicolas F. Schlecht;Sophie Kulaga;Juliette Robitaille;Silvaneide Ferreira

  • Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of genital HPV infection

    Ann N. Burchell;Rachel L. Winer;Silvia De Sanjose;Eduardo L. Franco

  • Projected Clinical Benefits and Cost-effectiveness of a Human Papillomavirus 16/18 Vaccine

    Sue J. Goldie;Michele Kohli;Daniel Grima;Milton C. Weinstein

  • Comprehensive control of human papillomavirus infections and related diseases.

    F. Xavier Bosch;Thomas R. Broker;David Forman;Anna Barbara Moscicki

  • Chapter 6: Epidemiology and transmission dynamics of genital HPV infection.

    Ann N. Burchell;Rachel L. Winer;Silvia de Sanjosé;Eduardo L. Franco

  • The Natural History of Type-specific Human Papillomavirus Infections in Female University Students

    Harriet Richardson;Gail Kelsall;Pierre Tellier;Hélène Voyer

  • Risk factors for oral cancer in Brazil: a case-control study.

    Eduardo L. Franco;Luiz P. Kowalski;Benedito V. Oliveira;M. Paula Curado

  • A randomized trial to evaluate the risk of gastrointestinal disease due to consumption of drinking water meeting current microbiological standards.

    P Payment;L Richardson;J Siemiatycki;R Dewar

  • Cross-protective efficacy of two human papillomavirus vaccines: a systematic review and meta-analysis

    Talía Malagón;Mélanie Drolet;Marie-Claude Boily;Eduardo L Franco

  • Clostridium perfringens and somatic coliphages as indicators of the efficiency of drinking water treatment for viruses and protozoan cysts.

    P Payment;E Franco

  • A prospective epidemiological study of gastrointestinal health effects due to the consumption of drinking water

    Pierre Payment;Jack Siemiatycki;Lesley Richardson;Gilles Renaud

  • Human Papillomavirus Infection and Time to Progression and Regression of Cervical Intraepithelial Neoplasia

    Nicolas F. Schlecht;Robert W. Platt;Eliane Duarte-Franco;Maria C. Costa

Frequent Co-Authors

François Coutlée
François Coutlée University of Montreal
Luisa L. Villa
Luisa L. Villa Universidade de São Paulo
Mel Krajden
Mel Krajden University of British Columbia
Michel Roger
Michel Roger University of Montreal
David I. Bernstein
David I. Bernstein University of Cincinnati
Thomas E. Rohan
Thomas E. Rohan Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Jack Cuzick
Jack Cuzick Queen Mary University of London
Stuart Peacock
Stuart Peacock Simon Fraser University
F. Xavier Bosch
F. Xavier Bosch Open University of Catalonia
Anna-Barbara Moscicki
Anna-Barbara Moscicki University of California, Los Angeles

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