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| P AutierSummaryAffiliation: European Institute of Oncology Country: Italy Publications
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Sunscreen use, wearing clothes, and number of nevi in 6- to 7-year-old European children. European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer Melanoma Cooperative GroupP Autier
European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
J Natl Cancer Inst 90:1873-80. 1998..Because high nevi (mole) count in adults is a strong predictor of melanoma, we conducted a study examining the number of nevi in 6- to 7-year-old European children, according to their sunscreen use...
Sunscreen use and duration of sun exposure: a double-blind, randomized trialP Autier
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
J Natl Cancer Inst 91:1304-9. 1999..We examined whether, under habitual conditions of sunscreen use, the sun-protection factor (SPF) had an influence on sun-exposure duration...
The body site distribution of melanocytic naevi in 6-7 year old European childrenP Autier
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Melanoma Res 11:123-31. 2001..The origin of acquired body site differences in the susceptibility of melanocytes to ultraviolet radiation is unknown, although it seems to parallel the body site density of sensory innervation...
Psychological distress in cancer patients attending the European Institute of Oncology in MilanA Bredart
Psycho Oncology Research Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Oncology 57:297-302. 1999..This study was aimed at estimating the prevalence of psychological distress in patients attending a second reference cancer centre in Milan (Italy), and at identifying associated factors...
Influence of sun exposures during childhood and during adulthood on melanoma risk. EPIMEL and EORTC Melanoma Cooperative Group. European Organisation for Research and Treatment of CancerP Autier
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Int J Cancer 77:533-7. 1998..Sun avoidance during childhood would have a greater impact on melanoma risk than sun avoidance during adulthood...
Sun exposure and sun protection in young European children: an EORTC multicentric studyG Severi
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti, 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
Eur J Cancer 38:820-6. 2002..In this cohort, use of a sunscreen was much more frequent than the wearing of clothes and a reduction in sun exposure...
Sunscreen use and intentional exposure to ultraviolet A and B radiation: a double blind randomized trial using personal dosimetersP Autier
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Br J Cancer 83:1243-8. 2000..In conclusion, sunscreens used during sunbathing tended to increase the duration of exposures to doses of ultraviolet radiation below the sunburn threshold...
Quantity of sunscreen used by European studentsP Autier
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141 Milan, Italy
Br J Dermatol 144:288-91. 2001..We suggest that information on ability of a sunscreen product to prevent sunburn should be adapted in order to reflect actual usage patterns...
Melanoma risk and residence in sunny areas. EORTC Melanoma Co-operative Group. European Organization for Research and Treatment of CancerP Autier
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Br J Cancer 76:1521-4. 1997..They also suggest that moderate sun exposure of an adult who was heavily sun exposed in childhood is associated with a higher melanoma risk than that of high sun exposure of an adult who was sun protected in childhood...
Mortality from cutaneous melanoma: evidence for contrasting trends between populationsG Severi
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Br J Cancer 82:1887-91. 2000..The three trend patterns we observed are in agreement with time differences between populations with respect to the promotion of sun protection and the surveillance of pigmented skin lesions...
Costs induced by hip fractures: a prospective controlled study in Belgium. Belgian Hip Fracture Study GroupP Autier
Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Osteoporos Int 11:373-80. 2000..In conclusion, both acute hospital stays and subsequent medical care contribute significantly to medical costs induced by hip fractures...
Psycho-social aspects of breast cancer susceptibility testing: a literature reviewA Bredart
Psycho Oncology Research Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Italy
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 7:174-80. 1998..These studies should be undertaken cross-culturally in order to take into account the variations due to different health care systems and cultural background on psycho-social correlates of cancer genetic testing...
Assessment of quality of care in an oncology institute using information on patients' satisfactionA Bredart
Psycho Oncology Research Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Oncology 61:120-8. 2001..To evaluate the feasibility of conducting a patient satisfaction survey in the oncology hospital setting, using a multidimensional patient satisfaction questionnaire to be completed at home...
European Code Against Cancer and scientific justification: third version (2003)P Boyle
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Ann Oncol 14:973-1005. 2003
Cancer control in women. Update 2003P Boyle
Dept of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, European Institute of Oncology, Via Ripamonti 435, 20141, Milan, Italy
Int J Gynaecol Obstet 83:179-202. 2003..Although more work is needed, it is becoming clear that there could be an important role of HPV testing to further enhance cervix cancer screening...
Psychosocial dimensions of BRCA testing: an overshadowed issueA Bredart
Psycho Oncology Research Unit, European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 10:96-9. 2001....
Changes in breast cancer incidence and mortality in middle-aged and elderly women in 28 countries with Caucasian majority populationsC Hery
Data Analysis and Interpretation Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Ann Oncol 19:1009-18. 2008..Mammography screening and menopause hormone therapy is essentially offered to women 50-69 years old...
Estimates of the cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 2006J Ferlay
International Agency for Research on Cancer, 150 cours Albert Thomas, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France
Ann Oncol 18:581-92. 2007..Monitoring the evolution of the cancer burden in Europe is of great value. Estimates of the cancer burden in Europe have been published for 2004 and estimates are now being presented for cancer incidence and mortality in Europe for 2006...
Burden of cervical cancer in Europe: estimates for 2004M Arbyn
Scientific Institute of Public Health, Brussels, Belgium
Ann Oncol 18:1708-15. 2007..The European Commission should maintain cervical cancer control in future action plans and increase support to the most affected member states...
Quantification of changes in breast cancer incidence and mortality since 1990 in 35 countries with Caucasian-majority populationsC Hery
Data Analysis and Interpretation Group, Epidemiology Methods and Support Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Ann Oncol 19:1187-94. 2008..Since 1985 considerable changes have taken place in the early detection and treatment of breast cancer. We quantified breast cancer trends for 35 countries with populations mainly of European ancestry...
Determinants of the number of mammography units in 31 countries with significant mammography screeningP Autier
Epidemiology Methods and Support Group, International Agency for Research on Cancer, Lyon, France
Br J Cancer 99:1185-90. 2008..High number of MUs in some countries may have undesirable consequences, such as unnecessarily high screening frequency and decreased age at which screening is started...
Colorectal cancer (CRC) screening using sigmoidoscopy followed by colonoscopy: a feasibility and efficacy study on a cancer institute based populationH Bleiberg
Gastroenterology Department and Epidemiology Clinic, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium
Ann Oncol 17:1328-32. 2006..Advanced distal neoplasia found at sigmoidoscopy could be the marker for more proximal lesions...
Public awareness about risk factors could pose problems for case-control studies: the example of sunbed use and cutaneous melanomaE de Vries
Department of Public Health, Erasmus MC, P O Box 1738, 3000 DR Rotterdam, The Netherlands
Eur J Cancer 41:2150-4. 2005..Such selective participation may have strongly influenced the risk estimates of sunbed use in our study...
Patients' perception of the cause of their melanoma differs from that of epidemiologistsE de Vries
Br J Dermatol 147:388-9. 2002
Should organised faecal occult blood test screening be established?P Autier
Centre for Research on Epidemiology and Health Information Systems CRESIS, Luxemburg
Ann Oncol 13:57-60. 2002
[Economic approach to breast cancer screening in Belgium]A R Grivegnee
Unité d Epidémiologie et de Prévention du Cancer, Clinique de Dépistage, Institut Jules Bordet, U L B
Rev Med Brux 22:A277-81. 2001..It appears that a screening for breast cancer must be organized to give a best "cost-effectiveness" ratio. Pilot projects should be the best way to study the best organization modalities in Belgium...
Evaluation of a low-invasive strategy for prostate cancer screening with prostate-specific antigenM Barette
Department of Epidemiology, Jules Bordet Institute, Brussels, Belgium
Urology 57:712-6. 2001..CONCLUSIONS: A two-step screening strategy using serum PSA alone as the initial test seemed able to detect as many cancers as when all screening tests were used at the same time but reduced the number of unnecessary biopsies...
Intermediate-effect biomarkers in prevention of skin cancerJ F Dore
INSERM U 453, Bâtiment Cheney, Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France
IARC Sci Publ 154:81-91. 2001..Therefore, the distribution of naevi and their development in children are relevant to understanding melanoma occurrence in adults...
Diet, nutrition and cancer: public, media and scientific confusionP Boyle
Ann Oncol 19:1665-7. 2008
