Peto, Richard

The 21st century hazards of smoking and benefits of stopping: a prospective study of one million women in the UK

Pirie, K., Peto, R., Reeves, G. K., Green, J., & Beral, V. (2013) · The Lancet

Smoking Behavior and CessationChronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) Research

Cited by 799

Tobacco use in 3 billion individuals from 16 countries: an analysis of nationally representative cross-sectional household surveys

Giovino, G. A., Mirza, S. A., Samet, J. M., Gupta, P. C., Jarvis, M. J., Bhala, N., Peto, R., Zatonski, W., Hsia, J., Morton, J., et al. (2012) · The Lancet

Smoking Behavior and CessationGlobal Public Health Policies and Epidemiology

Cited by 740

HPS2-THRIVE randomized placebo-controlled trial in 25 673 high-risk patients of ER niacin/laropiprant: trial design, pre-specified muscle and liver outcomes, and reasons for stopping study treatment

HPS2-THRIVE Collaborative Group, Haynes, R., Jiang, L., Hopewell, J. C., Li, J., Chen, F., Parish, S., Landray, M. J., Collins, R., Armitage, J., et al. (2013) · European Heart Journal

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthBlood Pressure and Hypertension Studies

Cited by 676

Mortality from smoking worldwide

Peto, R., Lopez, A. D., Boreham, J., Thun, M., Heath, C., & Doll, R. (1996) · British Medical Bulletin

Smoking Behavior and CessationGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening

Cited by 638

Stages of the cigarette epidemic on entering its second century

Thun, M., Peto, R., Boreham, J., & Lopez, A. D. (2012) · Tobacco Control

Smoking Behavior and CessationGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening

Cited by 583

Conventional and genetic evidence on alcohol and vascular disease aetiology: a prospective study of 500 000 men and women in China

Millwood, I. Y., Walters, R. G., Mei, X. W., Guo, Y., Yang, L., Bian, Z., Bennett, D. A., Chen, Y., Dong, C., Hu, R., et al. (2019) · The Lancet

Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsGenetic Associations and Epidemiology

Cited by 514

Lipids, lipoproteins, and metabolites and risk of myocardial infarction and stroke

Holmes, M. V., Millwood, I. Y., Kartsonaki, C., Hill, M. R., Bennett, D. A., Boxall, R., Guo, Y., Xu, X., Bian, Z., Hu, R., et al. (2018) · Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthMetabolomics and Mass Spectrometry Studies

Cited by 508

Effects of Lowering Homocysteine Levels With B Vitamins on Cardiovascular Disease, Cancer, and Cause-Specific Mortality<subtitle>Meta-analysis of 8 Randomized Trials Involving 37 485 Individuals</subtitle><alt-title>Effects of Lowering Homocysteine Levels</alt-title>

Clarke, R., Halsey, J., Lewington, S., Lonn, E., Armitage, J., Manson, J. E., Bønaa, K. H., Spence, J. D., Nygard, O. K., Jamison, R. L., et al. (2010) · Archives of Internal Medicine

Folate and B Vitamins ResearchNutritional Studies and Diet

Cited by 498

Heart Protection Study

Collins, R., Armitage, J., Parish, S., Sleight, P., & Peto, R. (2003) · The Lancet

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthAcute Myocardial Infarction Research

Cited by 492

Contrasting male and female trends in tobacco-attributed mortality in China: evidence from successive nationwide prospective cohort studies

Chen, Z., Peto, R., Zhou, M., Iona, A., Smith, M., Yang, L., Guo, Y., Chen, Y., Bian, Z., Lancaster, G., et al. (2015) · The Lancet

Smoking Behavior and CessationGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening

Cited by 430

Why do we need systematic overviews of randomized trials? (Transcript of an oral presentation, modified by the editors)

Peto, R. (1987) · Statistics in Medicine

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials

Cited by 409

Mortality from cancer in relation to smoking: 50 years observations on British doctors

Doll, R., Peto, R., Boreham, J., & Sutherland, I. (2005) · British Journal of Cancer

Smoking Behavior and CessationGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening

Cited by 392

Large-scale randomized evidence: Large, simple trials and overviews of trials

Peto, R., Collins, R., & Gray, R. (1995) · Journal of Clinical Epidemiology

Meta-analysis and systematic reviewsStatistical Methods in Clinical Trials

Cited by 365

Prospective Study of One Million Deaths in India: Rationale, Design, and Validation Results

Jha, P., Gajalakshmi, V., Gupta, P. C., Kumar, R., Mony, P., Dhingra, N., Peto, R., & Collaborators, R.-C. P. S. (2005) · PLoS Medicine

Insurance, Mortality, Demography, Risk ManagementHealthcare Systems and Public Health

Cited by 323

Smoking and death: the past 40 years and the next 40

Peto, R. (1994) · BMJ

Smoking Behavior and CessationGlobal Cancer Incidence and Screening

Cited by 298

Fresh Fruit consumption and major cardiovascular disease in China

Du, H., Li, L., Bennett, D., Guo, Y., Key, T. J., Bian, Z., Sherliker, P., Gao, H., Chen, Y., Yang, L., et al. (2016) · New England Journal of Medicine

Nutritional Studies and DietCardiovascular Health and Risk Factors

Cited by 281

Adherence to healthy lifestyle and cardiovascular diseases in the Chinese population

Lv, J., Yu, C., Guo, Y., Bian, Z., Yang, L., Chen, Y., Tang, X., Zhang, W., Qian, Y., Huang, Y., et al. (2017) · Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Cardiovascular Health and Risk FactorsNutritional Studies and Diet

Cited by 266

Does happiness itself directly affect mortality? The prospective UK Million Women Study

Liu, B., Floud, S., Pirie, K., Green, J., Peto, R., & Beral, V. (2016) · The Lancet

Psychological Well-being and Life SatisfactionHealth disparities and outcomes

Cited by 259

Mortality from cardiovascular disease more than 10 years after radiotherapy for breast cancer: nationwide cohort study of 90 000 Swedish women

Darby, S., McGale, P., Peto, R., Granath, F., Hall, P., & Ekbom, A. (2003) · BMJ

Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigationMultiple and Secondary Primary Cancers

Cited by 235

Alcohol and mortality in Russia: prospective observational study of 151 000 adults

Zaridze, D., Lewington, S., Boroda, A., Scélo, G., Karpov, R., Lazarev, A., Konobeevskaya, I., Igitov, V., Terechova, T., Boffetta, P., et al. (2014) · The Lancet

Alcohol Consumption and Health EffectsSubstance Abuse Treatment and Outcomes

Cited by 212

The relative and attributable risks of cardia and non-cardia gastric cancer associated with Helicobacter pylori infection in China: a case-cohort study

Yang, L., Kartsonaki, C., Yao, P., de Martel, C., Plummer, M., Chapman, D., Guo, Y., Clark, S., Walters, R. G., Chen, Y., et al. (2021) · The Lancet Public Health

Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studiesGastric Cancer Management and Outcomes

Cited by 205

Night Shift Work and Breast Cancer Incidence: Three Prospective Studies and Meta-analysis of Published Studies

Travis, R. C., Balkwill, A., Fensom, G. K., Appleby, P. N., Reeves, G. K., Wang, X.-S., Roddam, A. W., Gathani, T., Peto, R., Green, J., et al. (2016) · Journal of the National Cancer Institute

Sleep and Work-Related FatigueCircadian rhythm and melatonin

Cited by 192

Effects of statin therapy on diagnoses of new-onset diabetes and worsening glycaemia in large-scale randomised blinded statin trials: an individual participant data meta-analysis

Reith, C., Preiss, D., Blackwell, L., Emberson, J., Spata, E., Davies, K., Halls, H., Harper, C., Holland, L., Wilson, K., et al. (2024) · The Lancet Diabetes & Endocrinology

Lipoproteins and Cardiovascular HealthDiabetes, Cardiovascular Risks, and Lipoproteins

Cited by 161

Alcohol poisoning is a main determinant of recent mortality trends in Russia: evidence from a detailed analysis of mortality statistics and autopsies

Zaridze, D., Maximovitch, D., Lazarev, A., Igitov, V., Boroda, A., Boreham, J., Boyle, P., Peto, R., & Boffetta, P. (2009) · International Journal of Epidemiology

Healthcare Systems and Public HealthAlcohol Consumption and Health Effects

Cited by 156