Heinz Freisling

@HFreisling

Hi, I am epidemiologist at the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Find me also on @hfreisling.bsky.social

Lyon, France

Joined May 2019

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Heinz Freisling@HFreisling · Dec 3, 2022

Is your body shape linked to cancer risk?🧐 Find out here👉 @AnjaSedlmeier @VivianViallon @pietro220468 @LPeruchet @e_fontvieille @KhoeiNazli @KTsilidis @A_PerezCornago @kristinborch et al. 👏 @Institut_cancer 🙏 #NCMTeam @IARCWHO #Cancer #obesity nature.com/articles/s4141…

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Wiley Oncology & Hematology@WileyOnc_Hem · Jul 9

New research published in @JournalCancer reveals that excess weight is linked to an especially high risk of developing #BreastCancer in postmenopausal women with cardiovascular disease. @usnews covers the findings here: ow.ly/lfso50WmF4c @HFreisling @IARCWHO @oreganruth

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Heinz Freisling@HFreisling · Jul 24

Researchers value null results, but struggle to publish them nature.com/articles/d4158…

HFreisling's tweet card. Nature - Survey finds that fear of reputational harm and a lack of support and publication platforms are among respondents’ key concerns.

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Mirrors of Medicine@mirrorsmed · Jul 10

Body mass index and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women with and without cardiometabolic diseases: Findings from two prospective cohort studies in Europe acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… In a pooled analysis of over 168,000 postmenopausal women from the EPIC and UK Biobank…

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ACS Journal Cancer@JournalCancer · Jul 8

How does BMI affect breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women with and without cardiovascular disease (CVD)? Analysis shows that weight-associated breast cancer risk is higher in women with CVD: acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/cn… @HFreisling @IARCWHO @OncoAlert @oreganruth

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Heinz Freisling@HFreisling · Jul 7

📢Postmenopausal women with CVD have a 31% higher risk of breast cancer with each 5 kg/m² increase in BMI, compared to a 13% increase in those without CVD. #BreastCancer #CVD 👏@e_fontvieille et al. @IARCWHO 🙏 @wcrfint @JournalCancer doi.org/10.1002/cncr.3…

HFreisling's tweet image. 📢Postmenopausal women with CVD have a 31% higher risk of breast cancer with each 5 kg/m² increase in BMI, compared to a 13% increase in those without CVD. #BreastCancer #CVD
👏@e_fontvieille et al. @IARCWHO
🙏 @wcrfint
@JournalCancer
doi.org/10.1002/cncr.3…

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Heinz Freisling@HFreisling · Jul 3

How many PhDs does the world need? Doctoral graduates vastly outnumber jobs in academia nature.com/articles/d4158…

HFreisling's tweet card. Nature - PhD programmes need to better prepare students for careers outside universities, researchers warn.

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British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM)@BJSM_BMJ · Jun 30

⚠️ The joint association of abdominal obesity and physical activity with cancer risk 🏃‍♀️ NEW #BJSMBlog that summarises this recent study with infographic that highlights the #TakeHomeMessages 👇 Blog ➡️ bit.ly/44nUH3B

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Heinz Freisling@HFreisling · Jun 19

Transparent peer review to be extended to all of Nature’s research papers nature.com/articles/d4158…

HFreisling's tweet card. Nature - From today, all new submissions to Nature that are published will be accompanied by referees’ reports and author responses — to illuminate the process of producing rigorous science.

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World Public Health Nutrition Association@WPHNA · Jun 3

Today’s bicycle day, check this recommendation by @WHO 👇🏽 It’s time to demand safer streets that put the health & safety of pedestrians and cyclists first 👉bit.ly/4jPzXsa

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Dr Alexey Kulikov@KulikovUNIATF · Mar 11

In 2023 alone, five of the major non-communicable diseases #NCDs – stroke, ischaemic heart disease 🫀, type 2 #diabetes, COPD, and breast #cancer – were responsible for 1.5 million deaths across the EU🇪🇺. If current trends continue, these diseases are projected to cause 2.2…

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IARC@IARCWHO · May 21

Join Part 1 of our 3-part live webinar series! Throughout the 2025 #IARCSummerSchool we'll be holding 3 webinars. Webinar 1 focuses on Global & Regional Lessons of Tobacco Control: Towards a Smokefree Future, taking place 28 May, 13:00–15:10 CEST Register: iarc.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

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BMJMedicine@BMJMedicine · May 13

Curious about the types of AI in healthcare and how to assess their ethical use? This paper introduces key AI concepts, ethical principles, and current guidelines for publishing AI studies in medicine. Essential reading for clinicians & researchers bit.ly/4jTRxuu

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