Franco Berrino

Current Position: Medical doctor, epidemiologist, former head of the Preventive and Predictive Medicine Department of the National Cancer Institute of Milan

Bio: Franco Berrino, Medical doctor, epidemiologist, former head of the Preventive and Predictive Medicine Department of the National Cancer Institute of Milan. Throughout his 40-year research and prevention-focused career he has promoted the development of cancer registries in Italy and he has coordinated European cancer registries aimed at studying the survival rates of cancer patients (EUROCARE Project). Tens of thousands of people have been engaged in the studies on the causes of chronic diseases (ORDET and EPIC Projects). The findings have enabled him to promote experiments to change lifestyles so as to prevent degenerative diseases (DIANA and MeMeMe projects).