Pietro Ferrari
Dr. Pietro Ferrari is a prominent researcher and the head of the Nutrition and Metabolism Branch at the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC). He has contributed significant findings to the understanding of dietary factors and their links to cancer risk. Recently, he was in the news for his role as the senior study author of a research paper that classified alcohol as a carcinogen and highlighted its association with an increased risk of pancreatic cancer.
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Pietro Ferrari is the head of the Nutrition and Metabolism division at IARC and the senior author of the study linking alcohol consumption to pancreatic cancer risk.
Agência da OMS associa consumo de álcool a maior risco para um novo tipo de câncer; saiba qual
Brazil· 2025-06-21Pietro Ferrari is the senior author of the study and head of the Nutrition and Metabolism Department at IARC.
Estudo descobre que sua bebida alcoólica favorita pode estar associada a 8 tipos de câncerBrazil· 2025-06-16
Pietro Ferrari is the senior author of the study and head of the Nutrition and Metabolism Department at IARC.
Estudo descobre que sua bebida alcoólica favorita pode estar associada a 8 tipos de câncerBrazil· 2025-06-16Dr. Pietro Ferrari, head of the IARC Nutrition and Metabolism Branch, stated that alcohol consumption is a known carcinogen.
Alcohol linked to pancreatic cancer, in addition to seven other cancer types
United States· 2025-06-11
