Rodolfo Saracci

TL;DR: Exposure to styrene may contribute to chronic diseases of the central nervous system, in addition to the known acute effects, the authors suggest.

TL;DR: The principlist approach offered a useful framework for ethical analysis of cesarean delivery on maternal request, identified the rights and duties of those involved, and helped reach a conclusion, although conflict at the individual level may remain challenging.

TL;DR: A workshop to examine the current evidence and identify research priorities for reducing social inequalities in cancer was convened, with participants identifying 3 research priorities.

TL;DR: Observational epidemiology studies of aetiological factors are conceived, and whenever feasible carried out, as association studies at the individual level, which is in principle universally applicable and robust, as it does not depend on the specific nature of the exposures and of the disease under study or on any formal and quantitative model of disease causation.

TL;DR: Mortality and cancer incidence in an international cohort of 701 women from an International Register of Workers occupationally exposed to chlorophenoxy herbicides, chlorophenols, and dioxins is examined and results on cancer mortality were consistent with those on incidence.