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2023

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  • 2023 - Research.com Medicine in Italy Leader Award

Overview

Franco Berrino is affiliated with the Istituto Superiore di Sanità in Italy and has contributed extensively to the field of medicine, with a specialization that spans oncology, epidemiology, and public health. Their research addresses multiple dimensions of cancer, health economics, and environmental health factors.

The scientist's recent publications reflect a focus on cancer prevalence, survival outcomes, and the intersection of chronic disease prevention with lifestyle interventions. Recent papers include:

  • Complete cancer prevalence in Europe in 2020 by disease duration and country (EUROCARE-6): a population-based study, 2024, The Lancet Oncology
  • Long-term survival for lymphoid neoplasms and national health expenditure (EUROCARE-6): a retrospective, population-based study, 2024, The Lancet Oncology
  • Effects of forest bathing (Shinrin-yoku) in stressed people, 2024, Frontiers in Psychology
  • Survival and Health Care Burden of Children With Retinoblastoma in Europe, 2024, JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Metformin Treatment With or Without Mediterranean Diet for the Prevention of Age-Related Diseases in People With Metabolic Syndrome: The MeMeMe Randomized Trial, 2024, Diabetes Care

Their frequent collaborators include Patrizia Pasanisi, Eleonora Bruno, Elisabetta Venturelli, Rocco Galasso, and Andreina Oliverio, with whom they have co-authored multiple studies. These partnerships highlight a collaborative research approach particularly within oncology and chronic disease prevention.

Publication venues where Franco Berrino's work is most often featured include:

  • The Lancet Oncology
  • Frontiers in Nutrition
  • Frontiers in Psychology
  • JAMA Ophthalmology
  • Diabetes Care

The main fields of study within their research portfolio cover:

  • Medicine

Within this domain, subfields include:

  • Oncology
  • Epidemiology
  • Economics and Econometrics
  • Molecular Biology
  • Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health

Key research topics addressed in their work are:

  • Multiple and Secondary Primary Cancers
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
  • Economic and Financial Impacts of Cancer
  • Lymphoma Diagnosis and Treatment
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Art Therapy and Mental Health

Franco Berrino's research spans both clinical and environmental perspectives on health, emphasizing cancer epidemiology and the broader social and economic contexts influencing disease patterns and healthcare outcomes.

Best Publications

  • Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000-14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries.

    Claudia Allemani;Tomohiro Matsuda;Veronica Di Carlo;Rhea Harewood

  • Cancer survival in Europe 1999-2007 by country and age: results of EUROCARE--5-a population-based study

    Roberta De Angelis;Milena Sant;Michel P Coleman;Silvia Francisci

  • Cancer survival in five continents: a worldwide population-based study (CONCORD)

    Michel P. Coleman;Manuela Quaresma;Franco Berrino;Jean Michel Lutz

  • Body mass index, serum sex hormones, and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.

    T J Key;P N Appleby;G K Reeves;A Roddam

  • Incidence of hematologic malignancies in Europe by morphologic subtype: results of the HAEMACARE project

    Milena Sant;Claudia Allemani;Carmen Tereanu;Roberta De Angelis

  • Meat, Fish, and Colorectal Cancer Risk: The European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Teresa Norat;Sheila Bingham;Pietro Ferrari;Nadia Slimani

  • Survival for eight major cancers and all cancers combined for European adults diagnosed in 1995–99: results of the EUROCARE-4 study

    Franco Berrino;Roberta De Angelis;Milena Sant;Stefano Rosso

  • EUROCARE-3: survival of cancer patients diagnosed 1990–94—results and commentary

    M Sant;T Aareleid;F Berrino;M Bielska Lasota

  • Body size and breast cancer risk: findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC).

    Petra H. Lahmann;Kurt Hoffmann;Naomi Allen;Carla H. Van Gils

  • Unequal risks for breast cancer associated with different hormone replacement therapies: results from the E3N cohort study

    Agnès Fournier;Franco Berrino;Françoise Clavel-Chapelon

  • Geographical patterns and time trends of cancer incidence and survival among children and adolescents in Europe since the 1970s (the ACCIS project): an epidemiological study

    Eva Steliarova-Foucher;Charles Stiller;Peter Kaatsch;Franco Berrino

  • Dietary fiber intake and risk of colorectal cancer: a pooled analysis of prospective cohort studies.

    Yikyung Park;Yikyung Park;David J. Hunter;Donna Spiegelman;Leif Bergkvist

  • EUROCARE-3 summary: cancer survival in Europe at the end of the 20th century.

    M.P. Coleman;G. Gatta;A. Verdecchia;J. Estève

  • Postmenopausal serum androgens, oestrogens and breast cancer risk: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition

    R. Kaaks;S. Rinaldi;T.J. Key;F. Berrino

  • Survival of cancer patients in Europe: The Eurocare Study

    F Berrino;M Sant;A Verdecchia;R Capocaccia

  • Serum Sex Steroids in Premenopausal Women and Breast Cancer Risk Within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)

    Rudolf Kaaks;Franco Berrino;Timothy Key;Sabina Rinaldi

  • Association between pre-diagnostic circulating vitamin D concentration and risk of colorectal cancer in European populations:a nested case-control study

    Mazda Jenab;H. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita;Pietro Ferrari;Franzel J.B. van Duijnhoven

  • Breast cancer risk in relation to different types of hormone replacement therapy in the E3N‐EPIC cohort

    Agnès Fournier;Franco Berrino;Elio Riboli;Valérie Avenel

  • Radiation dose and second cancer risk in patients treated for cancer of the cervix.

    John D. Boice;Goran Engholm;Ruth Kleinerman;Maria Blettner

  • Relative validity and reproducibility of a food frequency dietary questionnaire for use in the Italian EPIC centres.

    Paola Pisani;Fabrizio Faggiano;Vittorio Krogh;Domenico Palli

Frequent Co-Authors

Vittorio Krogh
Vittorio Krogh Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori
Elio Riboli
Elio Riboli Imperial College London
Salvatore Panico
Salvatore Panico University of Naples Federico II
Paola Muti
Paola Muti University of Milan
Rosario Tumino
Rosario Tumino Provincial Health Authority of Syracuse
Timothy J. Key
Timothy J. Key University of Oxford
Domenico Palli
Domenico Palli Institute for the Study and Prevention of Cancer (Istituto per lo Studio, la Prevenzione e la Rete Oncologica)
Kim Overvad
Kim Overvad Aarhus University
Rudolf Kaaks
Rudolf Kaaks German Cancer Research Center
Antonia Trichopoulou
Antonia Trichopoulou National and Kapodistrian University of Athens

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