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Our Scientific Partners

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University of Bristol, UK
Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA
University of Leeds, UK
London School of Hygine & Tropical Medicine, UK
University of Teesside, UK
Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA
Kaiser Permanente, California, USA
Wageningen University, the Netherlands


University of Bristol, UK

Study Leaders:
George Davey-Smith, MD, FFPHM
Jonathan Sterne, PhD

SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of bladder cancer and underlying mechanisms


  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of kidney cancer and underlying mechanisms


  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of skin cancer and underlying mechanisms


  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of prostate cancer and underlying mechanisms


  • A systematic review of randomised controlled trials investigating the effect of dietary modification and exercise intervention on cancer survival

Web Address: http://www.epi.bris.ac.uk




Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Study Leader:
Franco Berrino, MD


SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of breast cancer and underlying mechanisms
  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of cervical cancer and underlying mechanisms
  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of ovarian cancer and underlying mechanisms

Web Address: http://www.istitutotumori.mi.it




Johns Hopkins University, Maryland, USA

Study Leaders:
Anthony J. Alberg, PHD MPH
Genevieve Matanoski MD DrPH

SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of lung cancer and underlying mechanisms
  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of nasopharyngeal cancer and underlying mechanisms

Web Address: http://www.jhu.edu/




University of Leeds, UK

Study Leaders:
Victoria J. Burley PhD MSc RPHNutr (Project Manager)
Janet E Cade PhD BSc RPHNutr
David Forman PhD FFPH

SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of stomach cancer and underlying mechanisms
  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of pancreatic cancer and underlying mechanisms

Web Address: http://www.leeds.ac.uk/medhealth/light/




London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, UK

Study Leader:
Alan D Dangour PhD MSc BSc

SLR Focus:

  • The findings of major reports on the associations between food, nutrition and physical activity on chronic diseases.

Web Address: http://www.lshtm.ac.uk




University of Teesside, UK

Study Leader:
Carolyn Summerbell PhD SRD

SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition, physical activity and the risk of weight gain, overweight and obesity and underlying mechanisms.

Web Address: http://www.tees.ac.uk/




Penn State University, Pennsylvania, USA

Study Leader:
Terry Hartman, PhD, MPH, RD

SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of mouth, laryngeal and pharyngeal cancer and underlying mechanisms
  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of esophageal cancer and underlying mechanisms

Web Address: http://nutrition.hhdev.psu.edu/




Kaiser Permanente, California, USA

Study Leaders:
Elisa V Bandera MD PhD
Lawrence H Kushi, ScD

SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of endometrial cancer and underlying mechanisms.

Web Address: http://www.cinj.org




Wageningen University, the Netherlands

Study Leaders:
Pieter van 't Veer, PhD
Ellen Kampman, PhD

SLR Focus:

  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of colon and rectum cancer and underlying mechanisms
  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of gallbladder cancer and underlying mechanisms
  • The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of liver cancer and underlying mechanisms

Web Address: http://www.hne.wur.nl/UK/