Gilberto Lopes, Chief of Division of Medical Oncology at Sylvester Comprehensive Cancer Center, shared on LinkedIn:
“In time for WCC26 – our study on the growing impact of alcohol as a risk factor for cancer got global coverage from the US to Australia,
My favorite quote:
‘As physicians and cancer researchers, we have an opportunity to help patients understand that alcohol is a modifiable risk factor and that even small, informed changes can be part of a broader strategy to reduce cancer risk in our community,’
Lopes said.
Title: Alcohol-attributable cancer mortality in the United States, 1990–2023: a secondary analysis of Global Burden of Disease data
Authors: Chinmay T. Jani, Kyle Edwards, Rajesh Sharma, Ruchi T. Jani, Ali Al Sbihi, Jose Noy, Georges Chedid, Samuel Kareff, Joseph Shalhoub, Justin Salciccioli, Dionysios C. Watson, Aman Chauhan, Estelamari Rodriguez, Gilberto Lopes․
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Gilberto Lopes was recognized among OncoDaily’s Top 100 Xfluencers in Lung Cancer: The 2024 Edition, highlighting his contributions to the field of oncology.
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