Who's Who
David Forman
Section Head
Section of Cancer Information
Specialty:
Cancer epidemiologyAcademic Degrees
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Town | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | FFPHM | UK Faculty of Public Health Medicine | UK | ||
| 1976 | PhD | Biology | University of Southampton | UK | |
| 1972 | BA | Biology and Psychology | University of Keele | UK |
Current Research Projects
- Global initiative for cancer registries in low- and middle-income countries
Forman, Bray, de Sabata - Cancer incidence in five continents – volume X
Forman, Ferlay, Bray, Steliarova, Brewster, Gombe, Kohler, Swaminathan, Pineros - GLOBOCAN
Forman, Ferlay, Bray - International study of DALYs from Cancer
Soerjomataram, Bray, Forman, Mathers, Parkin, - Attributable burden of cancer from identified risk factors
Forman, Bray, Ferlay, Plummer, de Martel, Franceschi, Soerjomataram, Jenab, Romieu
Selected Publications
Jemal A, Bray F, Forman D, O'Brien M, Ferlay J, Center M, Parkin DM.(2012) Cancer burden in Africa and opportunities for prevention. Cancer [Epub ahead of print]Jemal A, Bray F, Center MM, Ferlay J, Ward E, Forman D. (2011) Global cancer statistics. CA Cancer J Clin. 61 : 69-90
Coleman MP, Forman D, Bryant H, Butler J, Rachet B, Maringe C, Nur U, Tracey E, Coory M, Hatcher J, McGahan CE, Turner D, Marrett L, Gjerstorff ML, Johannesen TB, Adolfsson J, Lambe M, Lawrence G, Meechan D, Morris EJ, Middleton R, Steward J, Richards MA; ICBP Module 1 Working Group. (2011) Cancer survival in Australia, Canada, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and the UK, 1995-2007 (the International Cancer Benchmarking Partnership): an analysis of population-based cancer registry data. Lancet. 377 : 127-38
Parkin DM, Ferlay J, Curado MP, Bray F, Edwards B, Shin HR, Forman D. (2010) Fifty years of cancer incidence: CI5 I-IX. Int J Cancer. 127 : 2918-27
Ferlay J, Shin HR, Bray F, Forman D, Mathers C, Parkin DM. (2010) Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008. Int J Cancer. 127 : 2893-917
Scientific Societies Membership
British Society of GastroenterologyBritish Association for Cancer Research
Society for Epidemiological Research (US)
Society for Social Medicine
International Epidemiology Association