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Body Fatness and Cancer — Viewpoint of the IARC Working Group by Lauby-Secretan, Béatrice, Scoccianti, Chiara, Loomis, Dana, Grosse, Yann, Bianchini, Franca, Straif, Kurt

“…The International Agency for Research on Cancer convened a workshop on the relationship between body fatness and cancer, from which an IARC handbook on the…”
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The IARC Perspective on Colorectal Cancer Screening by Lauby-Secretan, Béatrice, Vilahur, Nadia, Bianchini, Franca, Guha, Neela, Straif, Kurt

“…The International Agency for Research on Cancer concluded that screening for colorectal cancer with stool-based tests and with lower endoscopy (either…”
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Breast-Cancer Screening — Viewpoint of the IARC Working Group by Lauby-Secretan, Béatrice, Scoccianti, Chiara, Loomis, Dana, Benbrahim-Tallaa, Lamia, Bouvard, Véronique, Bianchini, Franca, Straif, Kurt

“…The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) has updated its 2002 guidelines on screening for breast cancer, drawing on data from studies completed…”
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The need for a worldwide consensus for cell line authentication: Experience implementing a mandatory requirement at the International Journal of Cancer by Fusenig, Norbert E, Capes-Davis, Amanda, Bianchini, Franca, Sundell, Sherryl, Lichter, Peter

“…Cell lines are used in life science research worldwide as biological surrogates. All cell lines are subject to major limitations when used as research tools,…”
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Weight control and physical activity in cancer prevention by Bianchini, Franca, Kaaks, Rudolf, Vainio, Harri

“…Summary Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic dimensions worldwide, mainly due to consumption of high energy diets and increased sedentary behaviour…”
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Induction of DNA strand breakage and base oxidation by nitroxyl anion through hydroxyl radical production by Ohshima, Hiroshi, Gilibert, Isabelle, Bianchini, Franca

“…Nitroxyl anion (NO −), the one-electron reduction product of nitric oxide (NO ), has been reported to be formed under various physiological conditions and to…”
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Cancer-preventive Effects of Sunscreens Are Uncertain by Vainio, Harri, Bianchini, Franca

“…Provocative findings have been published suggesting that the use of sunscreens may promote skin cancer. A recent meeting of international experts on the use of…”
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Fake data, paper mills, and their authors: The International Journal of Cancer reacts to this threat to scientific integrity by Heck, Stefanie, Bianchini, Franca, Souren, Nicole Y., Wilhelm, Corinna, Ohl, Yvonne, Plass, Christoph

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Cell line authentication: a necessity for reproducible biomedical research by Souren, Nicole Y, Fusenig, Norbert E, Heck, Stefanie, Dirks, Wilhelm G, Capes‐Davis, Amanda, Bianchini, Franca, Plass, Christoph

“…Immortalized or continuous cell lines are invaluable tools in basic and preclinical research. However, the widespread use of misidentified cell lines is a…”
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Overweight, obesity, and cancer risk by Bianchini, France, Kaaks, Rudolf, Vainio, Harri

“…Over the past few decades the proportion of people with excess body weight has been increasing in both developed and less developed countries. About 50% of men…”
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5-Hydroxymethyluracil excretion, plasma tbars and plasma antioxidant vitamins in adriamycin-treated patients by Faure, Henri, Coudray, Charles, Mousseau, Mireille, Ducros, Véronique, Douki, Thierry, Bianchini, Franca, Cadet, Jean, Favier, Alain

“…The thymine oxidative lesion-5-hydroxymethyluracil (HMUra)—was measured in urine collected from cancer patients. These patients all received chemotherapy using…”
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Allium Vegetables and Organosulfur Compounds: Do They Help Prevent Cancer? by Bianchini, Franca, Vainio, Harri

“…Allium vegetables have been shown to have beneficial effects against several diseases, including cancer. Garlic, onions, leeks, and chives have been reported…”
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Cytotoxicity and Site-specific DNA Damage Induced by Nitroxyl Anion (NO−) in the Presence of Hydrogen Peroxide by Chazotte-Aubert, Laurence, Oikawa, Shinji, Gilibert, Isabelle, Bianchini, Franca, Kawanishi, Shosuke, Ohshima, Hiroshi

“…Nitroxyl anion (NO−), the one-electron reduction product of nitric oxide (NO⋅), is formed under various physiological conditions. We have used four different…”
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Observation and prevention of an artefactual formation of oxidized DNA bases and nucleosides in the GC-EMS method by Douki, Thierry, Dealtour, Thierry, Bianchini, Franca, Cadet, Jean

“…Gas chromatography coupled to electron impact mass spectrometry (GC-EMS) analysis following hydrolysis of DNA is a widely used assay for the detection of…”
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Weight control and physical activity in cancer prevention: international evaluation of the evidence by Vainio, Harri, Kaaks, Rudolf, Bianchini, Franca

“…To evaluate the evidence for the role of weight control and physical activity in cancer prevention and to identify priorities for research and for public…”
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Isothiocyanates in Cancer Prevention by Bianchini, Franca, Vainio, Harri

“…Isothiocyanates are sulfur-containing compounds which are largely responsible for the typical flavor of cruciferous vegetables. In animals and humans they are…”
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Profile of short-chain fatty acids and rectal proliferation in rats fed sucrose or cornstarch diets by Bianchini, F, Caderni, G, Magno, C, Testolin, G, Dolara, P

“…Rats were fed high fat (231 g/kg diet), low calcium (1.3 g/kg diet), low cellulose (20 g/kg diet) diets in which carbohydrates were represented by sucrose or…”
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Rats fed high starch diets have lower colonic proliferation and fecal bile acids than high sucrose-fed controls by Caderni, G, Dolara, P, Spagnesi, T, Luceri, C, Bianchini, F, Mastrandrea, V, Morozzi, G

“…We studied the effects of sucrose or starch in the diet (460 g/kg diet) on fecal bile acid concentrations in Sprague Dawley rats after 4 wk of feeding. Total…”
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Effect of dietary fat, starch and cellulose on fecal bile acids in mice by Bianchini, F, Caderni, G, Dolara, P, Fantetti, L, Kriebel, D

“…The effect of dietary fat, starch and cellulose on individual and total fecal bile acids was studied in mice after 4 wk of feeding diets containing different…”
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An international evaluation of the cancer–preventive potential of sunscreens by Vainio, Harri, Miller, Anthony B., Bianchini, Franca

“…The IARC convened a working group of experts in Lyon, France, on 10–18 April, 2000, to evaluate the cancer‐preventive activity of sunscreens and to compile the…”
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