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Overview

Silvia Franceschi is affiliated with the Centro di Riferimento Oncologico in Italy and has made significant contributions primarily in the field of Medicine, with a specialization in Epidemiology. Their research spans several subfields, including Otorhinolaryngology, Surgery, Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, and Oncology.

Their published work covers diverse topics such as Cervical Cancer and HPV Research, Head and Neck Cancer Studies, Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis and Treatment, Hepatitis B Virus Studies, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Genital Health and Disease, and BRCA gene mutations in cancer.

Notable recent papers include:

  • Thyroid cancer incidence trends by histology in 25 countries: a population-based study, 2021, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Global patterns and trends in incidence and mortality of thyroid cancer in children and adolescents: a population-based study, 2021, The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology
  • Alcohol drinking and head and neck cancer risk: the joint effect of intensity and duration, 2020, British Journal of Cancer
  • Identification of host-pathogen-disease relationships using a scalable multiplex serology platform in UK Biobank, 2022, Nature Communications
  • Cancer cure for 32 cancer types: results from the EUROCARE-5 study, 2020, International Journal of Epidemiology

Frequent co-authors include:

  • Luigino Dal Maso
  • Rolando Herrero
  • María Paula Curado
  • Zuo-Feng Zhang
  • Richard B. Hayes

The researcher has published multiple articles in several venues, with the highest number of publications in UNC Libraries, followed by The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology and International Journal of Cancer. Other frequent venues include Nature Communications and International Journal of Epidemiology.

Best Publications

  • 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

  • Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2008: a review and synthetic analysis

    Catherine de Martel;Jacques Ferlay;Silvia Franceschi;Jérôme Vignat

  • Human Papillomavirus Types in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas Worldwide: A Systematic Review

    Aimee R. Kreimer;Gary M. Clifford;Peter Boyle;Silvia Franceschi

  • Human papillomavirus types in invasive cervical cancer worldwide: a meta-analysis.

    G M Clifford;J S Smith;M Plummer;N Muñoz

  • Human papillomavirus type distribution in invasive cervical cancer and high-grade cervical lesions: a meta-analysis update.

    Jennifer S. Smith;Lisa Lindsay;Brooke Hoots;Jessica Keys

  • Global burden of human papillomavirus and related diseases.

    David Forman;Catherine de Martel;Charles J. Lacey;Isabelle Soerjomataram

  • Worldwide burden of cancer attributable to HPV by site, country and HPV type.

    Catherine de Martel;Martyn Plummer;Jerome Vignat;Silvia Franceschi

  • 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

  • Human papillomavirus and oral cancer: the International Agency for Research on Cancer multicenter study.

    Rolando Herrero;Xavier Castellsagué;Michael Pawlita;Jolanta Lissowska

  • Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2012: a synthetic analysis

    Martyn Plummer;Catherine de Martel;Jerome Vignat;ME Jacques Ferlay

  • Worldwide distribution of human papillomavirus types in cytologically normal women in the International Agency for Research on Cancer HPV prevalence surveys: a pooled analysis.

    G. M. Clifford;S. Gallus;R. Herrero;N. Muñoz

  • Worldwide Trends in Incidence Rates for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers

    Anil K. Chaturvedi;William F. Anderson;Joannie Lortet-Tieulent;Maria Paula Curado

  • 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

  • Glycemic index: overview of implications in health and disease

    David J A Jenkins;Cyril W C Kendall;Livia S A Augustin;Silvia Franceschi

  • Human papillomavirus type distribution in 30,848 invasive cervical cancers worldwide: Variation by geographical region, histological type and year of publication.

    Ni Li;Silvia Franceschi;Rebecca Howell-Jones;Peter J.F. Snijders

  • IARC Monographs on the evaluation of carcinogenic risks to humans: Some traditional herbal medicines, some mycotoxins, naphthalene and styrene

    Ahti Anttila;Ramesh V. Bhat;James A. Bond;Susan J. Borghoff

  • Male circumcision, penile human papillomavirus infection, and cervical cancer in female partners

    Xavier Castellsagué;F. Xavier Bosch;Nubia Muñoz;Chris J.L.M. Meijer

  • Prevalence and type distribution of human papillomavirus in carcinoma and intraepithelial neoplasia of the vulva, vagina and anus: a meta-analysis.

    Hugo De Vuyst;Gary M. Clifford;Maria Claudia Nascimento;Margaret M. Madeleine

  • 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

  • Effect of oral contraceptives on risk of cervical cancer in women with human papillomavirus infection: the IARC multicentric case-control study

    Victor Moreno;F Xavier Bosch;Nubia Muñoz;Chris J L M Meijer

Frequent Co-Authors

Carlo La Vecchia
Carlo La Vecchia University of Milan
Eva Negri
Eva Negri University of Bologna
Renato Talamini
Renato Talamini Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Maurizio Montella
Maurizio Montella Regione Campania
Luigino Dal Maso
Luigino Dal Maso Centro di Riferimento Oncologico
Diego Serraino
Diego Serraino University of Oxford
Cristina Bosetti
Cristina Bosetti Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Fabio Parazzini
Fabio Parazzini University of Milan
Fabio Levi
Fabio Levi University Hospital of Lausanne
Alessandra Tavani
Alessandra Tavani Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research

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