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Alessandra Tavani
Researcher at Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research
Publications - 263
Citations - 12498
Alessandra Tavani is an academic researcher from Mario Negri Institute for Pharmacological Research. The author has contributed to research in topics: Odds ratio & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 263 publications receiving 11748 citations. Previous affiliations of Alessandra Tavani include University of Siena.
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Human papillomavirus and oral cancer: the International Agency for Research on Cancer multicenter study.
Rolando Herrero,Xavier Castellsagué,Michael Pawlita,Jolanta Lissowska,Frank Kee,Prabda Balaram,Thangarajan Rajkumar,Sridhar H,Barbara Rose,Javier Pintos,Leticia Fernandez,A.M. Idris,María José Sánchez,Adoración Nieto,Renato Talamini,Alessandra Tavani,F. Xavier Bosch,Ulrich Reidel,Peter J.F. Snijders,Chris J.L.M. Meijer,Raphael P. Viscidi,Nubia Muñoz,Silvia Franceschi +22 more
TL;DR: HPV appears to play an etiologic role in many cancers of the oropharynx and possibly a small subgroup of cancers of The most common HPV type in genital cancers (HPV16) was also the most common in these tumors.
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Epidemiology and prevention of oral cancer
C. La Vecchia,C. La Vecchia,Alessandra Tavani,Silvia Franceschi,Fabio Levi,Giovanni Corrao,Eva Negri +6 more
TL;DR: The possibility of human papillomavirus involvement in the aetiology of cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx is overviewed, and the independent role of alcohol and tobacco and their interaction on oral carcinogenesis is discussed.
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Mediterranean diet and cardiovascular disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of observational studies.
Valentina Rosato,Norman J. Temple,Carlo La Vecchia,Giorgio Castellan,Alessandra Tavani,Valentina Guercio +5 more
TL;DR: These findings indicate and further quantify that MD exerts a protective effect on the risk of CVD, including CHD and ischemic stroke, but apparently not hemorrhagic stroke.
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Whole grain food intake and cancer risk
Liliane Chatenoud,Alessandra Tavani,Carlo La Vecchia,Carlo La Vecchia,David R. Jacobs,Eva Negri,Fabio Levi,Silvia Franceschi +7 more
TL;DR: The consistency of the patterns observed indicate that, in this population, higher frequency of whole grain food intake is an indicator of reduced risk of several neoplasm at all sites, except thyroid.
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Coffee drinking and hepatocellular carcinoma risk: A meta‐analysis
Francesca Bravi,Cristina Bosetti,Alessandra Tavani,Vincenzo Bagnardi,Silvano Gallus,Eva Negri,Silvia Franceschi,Carlo La Vecchia,Carlo La Vecchia +8 more
TL;DR: Evidence is provided that the inverse relation between coffee and HCC is real, though inference on causality remains open to discussion, and subjects with liver conditions may selectively reduce their coffee consumption.