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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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Gastric cancer: global pattern of the disease and an overview of environmental risk factors.

TL;DR: This first part of this chapter looks at the worldwide burden of gastric cancer at the beginning of the 21st century and summarises available population-based routine data that describes the variation in incidence of the disease in relation to age, sex, geography and time period.
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Relation between infection with Helicobacter pylori and living conditions in childhood: evidence for person to person transmission in early life

TL;DR: Close person to person contact in childhood is an important determinant of seroprevalence of H pylori in adulthood, suggesting that the infection is transmitted directly from one person to another and may be commonly acquired in early life.
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Systematic review and economic evaluation of Helicobacter pylori eradication treatment for non›ulcer dyspepsia

TL;DR: H pylori eradication may be cost effective treatment for non-ulcer dyspepsia in infected patients but further evidence is needed on decision makers' willingness to pay for relief of dyspeptic symptoms.
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Comprehensive control of human papillomavirus infections and related diseases.

F. Xavier Bosch, +98 more
- 22 Nov 2013 - 
TL;DR: There must be ongoing efforts including international advocacy to achieve widespread-optimally universal-implementation of HPV prevention strategies in both developed and developing countries.
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Cancer Incidence in Five Continents: Inclusion criteria, highlights from Volume X and the global status of cancer registration.

TL;DR: The status of population‐based cancer registries worldwide are assessed, the techniques used in CI5 to evaluate their quality are described and the notable variation in the incidence rates of selected cancers contained within Volume X of CI5 is highlighted.