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Luciana Simonato

Professora dos Cursos de Medicina e Odontologia, Universidade Brasil
Verified email at universidadebrasil.edu.br
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Proportion of lung and bladder cancers in males resulting from occupation: a systematic approach

P Vineis, L Simonato - Archives of Environmental Health: An …, 1991 - Taylor & Francis
Studies conducted in several countries that investigated the relationship of occupation and
cancer in men were reviewed and compared. Estimates of the proportion of cancers due to …

A susceptibility locus for lung cancer maps to nicotinic acetylcholine receptor subunit genes on 15q25

…, A Agudo, G Macfarlane, R Talamini, L Simonato… - Nature, 2008 - nature.com
Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer death worldwide, with over one million
cases annually 1 . To identify genetic factors that modify disease risk, we conducted a genome-…

Cigarette smoking and lung cancer—relative risk estimates for the major histological types from a pooled analysis of case–control studies

…, F Merletti, L Richiardi, L Simonato… - … journal of cancer, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Lung cancer is mainly caused by smoking, but the quantitative relations between smoking
and histologic subtypes of lung cancer remain inconclusive. By using one of the largest lung …

The performance of digital microscopy for primary diagnosis in human pathology: a systematic review

…, ACP Ribeiro, TB Brandao, LE Simonato… - Virchows Archiv, 2019 - Springer
Validation studies of whole slide imaging (WSI) systems produce evidence regarding digital
microscopy (DM). This systematic review aimed to provide information about the …

Multicenter case-control study of exposure to environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer in Europe

…, E Riboli, G Schmid, L Simonato… - JNCI: Journal of the …, 1998 - academic.oup.com
Background: An association between exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) and
lung cancer risk has been suggested. To evaluate this possible association better, …

Epidemiological and environmental evidence of the health effects of exposure to erionite fibres: a four‐year study in the Cappadocian region of Turkey

I Baris, M Artvinli, R Saracci, L Simonato… - … Journal of Cancer, 1987 - Wiley Online Library
An environmental and epidemiological study has been carried out in Central Cappadocia,
Turkey, aiming at investigating the relationship between exposure to naturally occurring …

Lung cancer and cigarette smoking in Europe: an update of risk estimates and an assessment of inter‐country heterogeneity

L Simonato, A Agudo, W Ahrens… - … journal of cancer, 2001 - Wiley Online Library
Ten case‐control studies have been carried out in 6 European countries to investigate the
major risk factors for lung cancer. Carcinogenic effect from cigarette smoke was the most …

Levelling-off of the risk of lung and bladder cancer in heavy smokers: an analysis based on multicentric case-control studies and a metabolic interpretation.

P Vineis, M Kogevinas, L Simonato, P Brennan… - Mutation …, 2000 - europepmc.org
The shape of the dose-response relationship between carcinogenic exposure and cancer
risk is a key issue, both from a theoretical (models of carcinogenesis) and practical (risk …

Population attributable risk of tobacco and alcohol for upper aerodigestive tract cancer

…, L Barzan, TV Macfarlane, M Tickle, L Simonato… - Oral oncology, 2011 - Elsevier
Tobacco and alcohol are major risk factors for upper aerodigestive tract (UADT) cancer and
significant variation is observed in UADT cancer rates across Europe. We have estimated …

[HTML][HTML] A genome-wide association study of upper aerodigestive tract cancers conducted within the INHANCE consortium

…, GJ Macfarlane, TV Macfarlane, L Simonato… - PLoS …, 2011 - journals.plos.org
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have been successful in identifying common
genetic variation involved in susceptibility to etiologically complex disease. We conducted a …