Freddie Bray

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Selected research works

Up to 100 selected research works. Source updated 2026-10-28T13:16:10+00:00.

1. Global Cancer Statistics 2020: GLOBOCAN Estimates of Incidence and Mortality Worldwide for 36 Cancers in 185 Countries · 2021 · 108,595 citations
2. Global cancer statistics 2018: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries · 2018 · 83,956 citations
3. Global cancer statistics · 2011 · 54,829 citations
4. Cancer incidence and mortality worldwide: Sources, methods and major patterns in GLOBOCAN 2012 · 2014 · 28,767 citations
5. Global cancer statistics 2022: GLOBOCAN estimates of incidence and mortality worldwide for 36 cancers in 185 countries · 2024 · 26,892 citations
6. Global cancer statistics, 2012 · 2015 · 26,855 citations
7. Estimates of worldwide burden of cancer in 2008: GLOBOCAN 2008 · 2010 · 21,291 citations
8. Global Cancer Statistics, 2002 · 2005 · 18,483 citations
9. Cancer statistics in China, 2015 · 2016 · 17,036 citations
10. Estimating the global cancer incidence and mortality in 2018: GLOBOCAN sources and methods · 2018 · 7,551 citations
11. Global surveillance of trends in cancer survival 2000–14 (CONCORD-3): analysis of individual records for 37 513 025 patients diagnosed with one of 18 cancers from 322 population-based registries in 71 countries · 2018 · 6,143 citations
12. Cancer statistics for the year 2020: An overview · 2021 · 5,715 citations
13. Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries in 2012 · 2013 · 5,259 citations
14. Global patterns and trends in colorectal cancer incidence and mortality · 2016 · 5,243 citations
15. Estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2018: a worldwide analysis · 2019 · 4,124 citations
16. Estimating the world cancer burden: Globocan 2000 · 2001 · 3,720 citations
17. The ever‐increasing importance of cancer as a leading cause of premature death worldwide · 2021 · 2,603 citations
18. Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2008: a review and synthetic analysis · 2012 · 2,537 citations
19. Bladder Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Global Overview and Recent Trends · 2016 · 2,514 citations
20. Cancer incidence and mortality patterns in Europe: Estimates for 40 countries and 25 major cancers in 2018 · 2018 · 2,478 citations
21. Global burden of cancer attributable to infections in 2018: a worldwide incidence analysis · 2019 · 2,466 citations
22. Global burden of colorectal cancer in 2020 and 2040: incidence and mortality estimates from GLOBOCAN · 2022 · 2,422 citations
23. Global cancer transitions according to the Human Development Index (2008–2030): a population-based study · 2012 · 2,225 citations
24. Cancer burden in the year 2000. The global picture · 2001 · 2,170 citations
25. Global Burden of 5 Major Types of Gastrointestinal Cancer · 2020 · 2,024 citations
26. Global estimates of cancer prevalence for 27 sites in the adult population in 2008 · 2012 · 1,892 citations
27. International incidence of childhood cancer, 2001–10: a population-based registry study · 2017 · 1,765 citations
28. Global Burden of Human Papillomavirus and Related Diseases · 2012 · 1,642 citations
29. Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2012: a synthetic analysis · 2016 · 1,634 citations
30. Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma · 2018 · 1,632 citations
31. Global estimates of incidence and mortality of cervical cancer in 2020: a baseline analysis of the WHO Global Cervical Cancer Elimination Initiative · 2022 · 1,609 citations
32. Changing cancer survival in China during 2003–15: a pooled analysis of 17 population-based cancer registries · 2018 · 1,553 citations
33. Estimates of the worldwide mortality from 25 cancers in 1990 · 1999 · 1,549 citations
34. International Variation in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates · 2012 · 1,521 citations
35. Global Burden of Cutaneous Melanoma in 2020 and Projections to 2040 · 2022 · 1,502 citations
36. Chapter 2: The burden of HPV-related cancers · 2006 · 1,385 citations
37. Recent Global Patterns in Prostate Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates · 2019 · 1,360 citations
38. Worldwide Trends in Incidence Rates for Oral Cavity and Oropharyngeal Cancers · 2013 · 1,295 citations
39. Worldwide Thyroid-Cancer Epidemic? The Increasing Impact of Overdiagnosis · 2016 · 1,144 citations
40. Worldwide burden of cervical cancer in 2008 · 2011 · 1,130 citations
41. The global burden of women’s cancers: a grand challenge in global health · 2016 · 1,127 citations
42. Expanding global access to radiotherapy · 2015 · 1,110 citations
43. Progress in cancer survival, mortality, and incidence in seven high-income countries 1995–2014 (ICBP SURVMARK-2): a population-based study · 2019 · 1,062 citations
44. Planning for tomorrow: global cancer incidence and the role of prevention 2020–2070 · 2021 · 1,012 citations
45. The changing global patterns of female breast cancer incidence and mortality · 2004 · 1,007 citations
46. International Variations and Trends in Renal Cell Carcinoma Incidence and Mortality · 2014 · 986 citations
47. Impact of HPV vaccination and cervical screening on cervical cancer elimination: a comparative modelling analysis in 78 low-income and lower-middle-income countries · 2020 · 949 citations
48. Estimates of the global burden of cervical cancer associated with HIV · 2020 · 939 citations
49. The GLOBOCAN 2022 cancer estimates: Data sources, methods, and a snapshot of the cancer burden worldwide · 2024 · 930 citations
50. Global patterns and trends in colorectal cancer incidence in young adults · 2019 · 928 citations
51. Erratum: Estimates of the worldwide mortality from 25 cancers in 1990.Int. J. Cancer,83, 18-29 (1999). · 1999 · 860 citations
52. 2022 Update on Prostate Cancer Epidemiology and Risk Factors—A Systematic Review · 2023 · 853 citations
53. Data quality at the Cancer Registry of Norway: An overview of comparability, completeness, validity and timeliness · 2008 · 848 citations
54. Global estimates of human papillomavirus vaccination coverage by region and income level: a pooled analysis · 2016 · 827 citations
55. International Variation in Female Breast Cancer Incidence and Mortality Rates · 2015 · 804 citations
56. Epidemiology of Renal Cell Carcinoma: 2022 Update · 2022 · 783 citations
57. The Lancet Commission on prostate cancer: planning for the surge in cases · 2024 · 765 citations
58. International Patterns and Trends in Endometrial Cancer Incidence, 1978–2013 · 2017 · 760 citations
59. International lung cancer trends by histologic type: Male:Female differences diminishing and adenocarcinoma rates rising · 2005 · 745 citations
60. Estimates of the world‐wide prevalence of cancer for 25 sites in the adult population · 2001 · 730 citations
61. The global incidence of lip, oral cavity, and pharyngeal cancers by subsite in 2012 · 2016 · 720 citations
62. Estimates of cancer incidence and mortality in Europe in 1995 · 2002 · 685 citations
63. Global cancer incidence in older adults, 2012 and 2035: A population‐based study · 2018 · 671 citations
64. Mortality impact of achieving WHO cervical cancer elimination targets: a comparative modelling analysis in 78 low-income and lower-middle-income countries · 2020 · 649 citations
65. The European cancer burden in 2020: Incidence and mortality estimates for 40 countries and 25 major cancers · 2021 · 645 citations
66. Cancer I ncidence in F ive C ontinents: Inclusion criteria, highlights from Volume X and the global status of cancer registration · 2015 · 642 citations
67. Evaluation of data quality in the cancer registry: Principles and methods. Part I: Comparability, validity and timeliness · 2008 · 632 citations
68. International trends in the incidence of malignant melanoma 1953–2008—are recent generations at higher or lower risk? · 2012 · 627 citations
69. Epidemiology and Prevention of Prostate Cancer · 2021 · 615 citations
70. Thyroid cancer incidence trends by histology in 25 countries: a population-based study · 2021 · 605 citations
71. Global burden of cancer in 2008: a systematic analysis of disability-adjusted life-years in 12 world regions · 2012 · 598 citations
72. International trends in hepatocellular carcinoma incidence, 1978–2012 · 2019 · 593 citations
73. Cancer incidence and mortality among young adults aged 20–39 years worldwide in 2012: a population-based study · 2017 · 579 citations
74. Global trends in colorectal cancer mortality: projections to the year 2035 · 2018 · 561 citations
75. Evaluation of data quality in the cancer registry: Principles and methods Part II. Completeness · 2009 · 538 citations
76. NORDCAN – a Nordic tool for cancer information, planning, quality control and research · 2010 · 537 citations
77. Cancer mortality in India: a nationally representative survey · 2012 · 532 citations
78. Cancer incidence and mortality in the European Union: Cancer registry data and estimates of national incidence for 1990 · 1997 · 516 citations
79. Worldwide trends in cervical cancer incidence: Impact of screening against changes in disease risk factors · 2013 · 499 citations
80. Cancer registration in China and its role in cancer prevention and control · 2020 · 498 citations
81. Childhood cancer burden: a review of global estimates · 2019 · 491 citations
82. Predicting the future burden of cancer · 2005 · 490 citations
83. Impact of scaled up human papillomavirus vaccination and cervical screening and the potential for global elimination of cervical cancer in 181 countries, 2020–99: a modelling study · 2019 · 485 citations
84. Changes in colorectal cancer incidence in seven high-income countries: a population-based study · 2019 · 481 citations
85. Corrigendum to “Cancer burden in the year 2000. The global picture” [European Journal of Cancer,37(Suppl. 8) (2001) S4–S66] · 2003 · 479 citations
86. Predicting the Future Burden of Esophageal Cancer by Histological Subtype: International Trends in Incidence up to 2030 · 2017 · 465 citations
87. More deaths from pancreatic cancer than breast cancer in the EU by 2017 · 2016 · 465 citations
88. Cancer burden in Africa and opportunities for prevention · 2012 · 462 citations
89. International patterns and trends in ovarian cancer incidence, overall and by histologic subtype · 2017 · 456 citations
90. Global variations in lung cancer incidence by histological subtype in 2020: a population-based study · 2023 · 443 citations
91. Global patterns and trends in cancers of the lip, tongue and mouth · 2020 · 443 citations
92. International trends in lung cancer incidence by histological subtype: Adenocarcinoma stabilizing in men but still increasing in women · 2014 · 399 citations
93. Incidence Trends of Adenocarcinoma of the Cervix in 13 European Countries · 2005 · 392 citations
94. Colorectal cancer incidence trends in younger versus older adults: an analysis of population-based cancer registry data · 2024 · 379 citations
95. Changing epidemiology of malignant cutaneous melanoma in Europe 1953–1997: Rising trends in incidence and mortality but recent stabilizations in Western Europe and decreases in Scandinavia · 2003 · 377 citations
96. Sustainable care for children with cancer: a Lancet Oncology Commission · 2020 · 370 citations
97. Trends in Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma Incidence in 13 European Countries: Changing Risk and the Effects of Screening · 2005 · 370 citations
98. The Impact of Diagnostic Changes on the Rise in Thyroid Cancer Incidence: A Population-Based Study in Selected High-Resource Countries · 2015 · 362 citations
99. Estimated global cancer incidence in the oldest adults in 2018 and projections to 2050 · 2020 · 358 citations
100. International Variations in Bladder Cancer Incidence and Mortality · 2013 · 349 citations