Our scientific partners

Our scientific partners (SLR Centres) reviewed the scientific literature in specific areas using the requisite methodology and produced reports for assessment by the Panel. The list below describes which systematic literature reviews were conducted by each partner.

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

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 specific cancers and underlying mechanisms:
  • Bladder cancer
  • Kidney cancer
  • Prostate cancer
  • Skin cancer
• A systematic review of randomised controlled trials investigating the effect of dietary modification and exercise intervention on cancer survival

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Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy

Study Leader:
Franco Berrino MD

SLR Focus:

• The associations between food, nutrition and physical activity and the risk of specific cancers and underlying mechanisms:
  • Breast cancer
  • Cervical cancer
  • Ovarian cancer

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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 specific cancers and underlying mechanisms:
  • Lung cancer
  • Nasopharyngeal cancer

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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 specific cancers and underlying mechanisms:
  • Pancreatic cancer
  • Stomach cancer

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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

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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

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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 specific cancers and underlying mechanisms:
  • Mouth, laryngeal and pharyngeal cancers
  • Oesophageal cancer

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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

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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 specific cancers and underlying mechanisms:
  • Colon and rectal cancers
  • Gallbladder cancer
  • Liver cancer