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Species | Cristina FortesSummaryAffiliation: Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata Country: Italy Publications
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Nutritional epidemiological studies in cancer prevention: what went wrong, and how to move forwardsCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata, IDI IRCCS, Roma, Italy
Eur J Cancer Prev 20:518-25. 2011..However, if we identify high-risk individuals using models that include genetic polymorphisms, or in the future, MicroRNA profiles, prevention trials could be designed to target only these groups...- Nonsolar occupational risk factors for cutaneous melanomaCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata IDI-IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Int J Dermatol 47:319-28. 2008 - Reliability of self-reported household pesticide useCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI IRCCS, ISS, Rome, Italy
Eur J Cancer Prev 18:404-6. 2009..Overall, there was a good reproducibility in self-reported exposure to pesticides. This findings may reinforce earlier studies that showed that residential pesticides may cause cancer... - The association between residential pesticide use and cutaneous melanomaCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata IDI IRCCS, Via dei Monti di Creta, 104, 00167 Rome, Italy
Eur J Cancer 43:1066-75. 2007..A dose response was observed for the intensity of pesticides use (p(trend)=0.027). The results indicate that residential pesticide exposure may be an independent risk factor for cutaneous melanoma... - Relationship between smoking and the clinical severity of psoriasisCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, Via dei Monti di Creta 104, 00167 Rome, Italy
Arch Dermatol 141:1580-4. 2005..To evaluate the association between different components of smoking history and the clinical severity of psoriasis... - Identifying individuals at high risk of melanoma: a simple toolCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Eur J Cancer Prev 19:393-400. 2010..The risk model may help family doctors in referring patients to dermatological clinics and thus improve early diagnosis... - Lupus erythematosus. Are residential insecticides exposure the missing link?Cristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata, IDI, Via dei Monti di Creta 104, 00167 Roma, Italy
Med Hypotheses 75:590-3. 2010.... - Polymorphisms of GSTM1 and GSTT1, sun exposure and the risk of melanoma: a case-control studyCristina Fortes
Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Acta Derm Venereol 91:284-9. 2011..16; 95% CI 1.18-70.9). The results suggest that subjects carrying both GSTM1 and GSTT1 null polymorphisms and experiencing sunburns in childhood have an extremely high risk of melanoma... - A protective effect of the Mediterranean diet for cutaneous melanomaC Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata, IDI IRCCS, Via dei Monti di Creta, 104, 00167 Rome, Italy
Int J Epidemiol 37:1018-29. 2008..The latter is usually fatal, rendering knowledge about prevention extremely important. We assessed the role of some food components of the Mediterranean diet and cutaneous melanoma... - Survival and prognostic variables of cutaneous melanoma observed between 1995 and 2000 at Istituto Dermopatico Dell'Immacolata (IDI-IRCCS), Rome, ItalyCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata IDI IRCCS, Via dei Monti di Creta, 104, 00167 Rome, Italy
Eur J Cancer Prev 15:171-7. 2006..The objective of this study was to evaluate 5-year survival and to investigate the association between melanoma mortality and clinical and histological features... - The protective effect of the Mediterranean diet on lung cancerCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Department, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata, IDI-IRCCSS, Rome, Italy
Nutr Cancer 46:30-7. 2003..Our results indicate that some food items typical of the Mediterranean diet are associated with decreased lung cancer risk... - Quality of life impairment and psychological distress in elderly patients with psoriasisF Sampogna
Health Services Research Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell Immacolata IDI IRCCS, Rome, Italy
Dermatology 215:341-7. 2007..The management of psoriasis, which has a major impact on quality of life (QoL), deserves a specific attention to elderly patients' problems and needs. Our aim was to describe the QoL of elderly patients with psoriasis... - Reproducibility of skin characteristic measurements and reported sun exposure historyCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Istituto Dermopatico dell'Immacolata IDI-IRCCS, Via Monti di Creta 104, Rome 00167, Italy
Int J Epidemiol 31:446-8. 2002 - Depressive symptoms lead to impaired cellular immune responseCristina Fortes
Clinical Epidemiology Unit, IDI-IRCSS, Rome, Italy
Psychother Psychosom 72:253-60. 2003..It remains to be determined whether these depression-associated immune changes are related to the onset or course of physical illness and the increased mortality observed in depressed old people... - Dietary factors associated with wheezing and allergic rhinitis in childrenS Farchi
Agency for Public Health, Lazio Region, Rome, Italy
Eur Respir J 22:772-80. 2003..Dietary antioxidants in vegetables may reduce wheezing symptoms in childhood, whereas both butter and margarine may increase the occurrence of such symptoms... - Occupational risk factors for lung cancer in men and women: a population-based case-control study in ItalyLorenzo Richiardi
Unit of Cancer Epidemiology and Centre for Oncologic Prevention, CeRMS, University of Turin, Italy
Cancer Causes Control 15:285-94. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: The study indicates that a sizable proportion of lung cancers among men may be due to occupational exposures and suggests that exposure to lung carcinogens occurs in different jobs in women compared to men... - Lack of association between serum antibodies of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection and the risk of lung cancerJennifer S Smith
Int J Cancer 123:2469-71. 2008