Peter Boyle

Quick Facts

Full Name	Peter Boyle
Occupation	Epidemiologist
Date Of Birth	Jun 8, 1951(1951-06-08)
Age	73
Birthplace	Glasgow
Country	United Kingdom
Birth City	Glasgow
Horoscope	Cancer

Peter Boyle Biography

Peter Boyle is one of the most popular and richest Epidemiologist who was born on June 8, 1951 in Glasgow, Glasgow, United Kingdom. Peter Boyle, FRSE FFPH FRCPS(Glas) FRCP(Edin) FMedSci, (born 8, June 1951) is a British epidemiologist. He has done research on globalisation of cancer, where he has shown the dramatic increase of cancer in low- and medium income countries.

He was editor-in-chief (together with Carlo La Vecchia and Alec Walker) of the Journal of Epidemiology and Biostatistics from 1995 to 2003 and of the European Journal of Cancer from 1990 to 1994. Peter Boyle was associate editor of Oncology and Haematology Literature Service from 1993 to 1998 and still is it for the journals Annals of Oncology (since 1999) and the British Journal of Urology International (since 2002). Furthermore, he was or is a member of the editorial boards of the following Journals, Cancer Causes and Control (1990–1994), Swiss Journal of Social and Preventive Medicine (1990–present), British Journal of Cancer (1990–1997), Prospectives (1990–99), BPH Observer (1990–99), The Breast (journal) (1991–97), Oral Oncology (1991–present), European R and D Database (1993–98), Lung Cancer (1995–present), Journal of Radiation Therapy (1996–present), European Cancer News (1996–98), Journal of Gynecologic Oncology (1996–present), Annals of Oncology (1996–present), URO (Portuguese Journal of Urology) (1996–present), Breast Cancer Online (1999–present), Lancet (2003–present), Nature Reviews Urology (2004–present), Molecular Oncology (2006–present).

Beside his main appointments he holds several (visiting and/or honorary) professorships from different Universities, incl. University of Birmingham (1996–), University of Milan (1996–2004), University of Pittsburgh (1996–2002), University of Glasgow (1998–), University of Innsbruck (1998), University of Oxford (2003–).

In 2003 he was elected the 4th Director of IARC and moved back to Lyon, a position he held from 2004 to 2008. He stood as a candidate for a second term as Director but was not successful.

Peter Boyle is and was member of many national and international scientific committees, including Secretary, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, EORTC, Brussels (1986–92), Chairman, Epidemiology and Prevention Branch, European Society of Mastology (1989–1997), International Prostate Health Council (1989–2003), Scientific Advisory Board, European School of Oncology, Milan (1992–1999), Chairman, European Commission Expert Committee Cancer Plan (2000–2004), Chairman, Scientific Evaluation Committee, European Tobacco Fund, EC (1999–2002), CEO Advisory Committee, American Cancer Society (2002–present), International Affairs Committee, American Association for Cancer Research (2003–present), Multidisciplinary Oncology Committee, European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) (2006–present), International Affairs Committee, American Society of Clinical Oncology (2008–present).

Peter Boyle Net Worth

Peter Boyle is one of the richest Epidemiologist from United Kingdom. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Peter Boyle 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He initially wanted to become a teacher but became fascinated in Science and worked from 1974 to 1977 as a statistician at the University Department of Medicine, Glasgow and the following 7 years at the West of Scotland Cancer Surveillance Unit in Glasgow. In 1984 he moved to Boston and worked at the Departments of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health and the Division of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute as Instructor and Assistant Professor. During this time Boyle has coauthored his first two Lancet publications on cancer mortality in Scotland. In 1986, he returned to Europe and became Scientist and Group Head at the International Agency for Research on Cancer, IARC, in Lyon, France. In 1991 he again moved, this time to Milan, Italy to become the first chairperson of the Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Director of the Division of Cancer Control of the European Institute of Oncology, EIO. During this time the European Code against Cancer was developed and updated to its current 3rd edition under the leadership of Peter Boyle (2003).

Boyle was born in Glasgow, Scotland and studied statistics at the University of Glasgow (BSC in 1974) and received a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Epidemiology in 1985 from the University of Glasgow, Faculty of Medicine).

He received many awards, medals and is member of many scientific societies, among which are Honorary Member of the Argentine Medical Association (1996), Knight’s Cross of Order of Merit of the Republic of Poland (2000), Fellow of Royal Society of Edinburgh (2000), Award from the President of Israel for Lifetime Contribution to Cancer Research, on Occasion of 50th Anniversary of Israel Cancer Association, Jerusalem (2002), Honorary Member, Hungarian Cancer Society (2003), Honorary Member, European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology (ESTRO) in 2003, Award of Honorary Doctor of Science by University of Aberdeen (2006) and Elected Fellow of Academy of Medical Sciences (2006), Elected Fellow of Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh (2006), elected full member of ESMO (first non-medical oncologist elected to full membership) in 2006, Gold Award of the Health Promotion Foundation of Poland (2008), received the ESMO Lifetime Achievement Award (2014).

Height, Weight & Body Measurements

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Who is Peter Boyle Dating?

According to our records, Peter Boyle married to Loraine Alterman Boyle (m. 1977–2006). As of December 1, 2023, Peter Boyle’s is not dating anyone.

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Facts & Trivia

Peter Ranked on the list of most popular Epidemiologist. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United Kingdom. Peter Boyle celebrates birthday on June 8 of every year.

What disease did Peter Boyle have?

Boyle had suffered from multiple myeloma and heart disease. With his bulky frame and balding pate, Mr. Boyle was a formidable presence on screen, whether playing a drunken redneck (“Joe”), a corrupt union leader (“F.I.S.T.”) or a savvy private eye (“Hammett”).

Was Peter Boyle John Lennon's best man?

Peter’s wife Loraine Alterman Boyle was a reporter for “Rolling Stone” magazine when they first met – he was in his full make-up for Young Frankenstein (1974). Through her friendship with Yoko Ono, Peter met and became best friends with ex-Beatle John Lennon. Lennon served as best man at their wedding.

Did Peter Boyle have a stroke?

Boyle suffered a stroke in 1990 and had a heart attack while taping an episode of “Raymond” in 1999. But he quickly recovered and continued his career, pursuing what he called his challenge on “Raymond” — “finding where the funny is.”

Who is Peter Boyles wife?

Loraine Alterman Boyle

Did Doris Roberts and Peter Boyle like each other?

“When Peter Boyle and I met for the first time on the show it was as if we had known each other for 45 years,” she said. “We got more laughs just giving each other dirty looks than anything else. I loved him.”