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David Forman
Researcher at International Agency for Research on Cancer
Publications - 310
Citations - 151035
David Forman is an academic researcher from International Agency for Research on Cancer. The author has contributed to research in topics: Cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 95, co-authored 310 publications receiving 142982 citations. Previous affiliations of David Forman include Cancer Epidemiology Unit & Medical Research Council.
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A systematic review and meta-analysis of the risk of increasing adiposity on Barrett's esophagus.
TL;DR: Increasing adiposity is only an indirect risk factor of Barrett's esophagus through the precursor lesion of GERD, and BMI status has no predictive value with respect to GERD patients and their risk of progression to Barrett's Esophagus.
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Epidemiology of Functional Dyspepsia and Subgroups in the Italian General Population: An Endoscopic Study
Rocco Maurizio Zagari,Rocco Maurizio Zagari,Graham R. Law,Lorenzo Fuccio,Vincenzo Cennamo,Mark S. Gilthorpe,David Forman,Franco Bazzoli +7 more
TL;DR: Two distinct subgroups of functional dyspepsia, as suggested by Rome III, seem to exist in the general population, and unemployment and divorce seem to increase the risk of FD, and smoking seems to be associated with meal-related symptoms.
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Trends in postoperative radiotherapy delay and the effect on survival in breast cancer patients treated with conservation surgery.
J Stefoski Mikeljevic,R Haward,C Johnston,Adrian Crellin,D Dodwell,Andrew Jones,P. Pisani,David Forman +7 more
TL;DR: The findings of the study suggest that delaying the initiation of RT for 20–26 weeks after surgery is associated with decreased survival in patients treated with conservation surgery.
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Socioeconomic background in relation to stage at diagnosis, treatment and survival in women with breast cancer.
TL;DR: Living in a more deprived area was associated with increased likelihood of being diagnosed with stage III or IV disease, and, after adjustment for age and stage, reduced odds of having surgery, and those receiving radiotherapy amongst patients receiving surgery.
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Cancer near nuclear installations
David Forman,Paula Cook-Mozaffari,Sarah C. Darby,Gwyneth Davey,Irene M Stratton,Richard Doll,Malcolm C. Pike +6 more
TL;DR: There has been no general increase in cancer mortality near nuclear installations in England and Wales during the period 1959-1980, but leukaemia in young people may be an exception.