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Elisabete Weiderpass

Leads the WHO's cancer research agency, which classifies carcinogens and publishes the world's cancer statistics.

Elisabete Weiderpass, a cancer epidemiologist, has directed IARC since 2019, overseeing the Monographs on carcinogens, GLOBOCAN statistics, cohort studies, and the WHO Classification of Tumours.

Role
Director, International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO)
Specialisms
Cancer epidemiologyGlobal cancer burdenPreventionResearch leadership

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