2020
Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study
Shen Y, Risch H, Lu L, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lim JK, Taddei T, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Wang Z, Jia W, Wong L, Mayne ST, Yu H. Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study. Cancer Causes & Control 2020, 31: 321-332. PMID: 32060838, PMCID: PMC7136513, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01277-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of HCCCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsHCV infectionHCC riskOdds ratioHepatitis C virus antibodyUnconditional logistic regression modelsElevated HCC riskRapid case ascertainmentC virus antibodyHeavy alcohol intakeConfidence intervalsFamily cancer historyImportant risk factorRandom digit dialingLow socioeconomic statusUnhealthy lifestyle choicesLower household incomeLogistic regression modelsNSAID useAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingHigher BMI
2016
Risk Factors for Early-Onset and Very-Early-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
McWilliams RR, Maisonneuve P, Bamlet WR, Petersen GM, Li D, Risch HA, Yu H, Fontham ET, Luckett B, Bosetti C, Negri E, La Vecchia C, Talamini R, de Mesquita H, Bracci P, Gallinger S, Neale RE, Lowenfels AB. Risk Factors for Early-Onset and Very-Early-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas 2016, 45: 311-316. PMID: 26646264, PMCID: PMC4710562, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly onset pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerAge-dependent effectsRisk factorsFamily historySex-matched control subjectsDiagnosis of PCCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisPC patientsDiabetes mellitusAlcohol intakeControl subjectsOdds ratioPancreatic adenocarcinomaEarly onsetPatientsOlder adultsStrong associationObesitySmokingRegression analysisRiskAssociationComprehensive assessment
2014
Cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk: More to the story than just pack-years
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Tran B, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE, Group Q. Cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk: More to the story than just pack-years. European Journal Of Cancer 2014, 50: 997-1003. PMID: 24461200, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskCigarette smokingOdds ratioPancreatic adenocarcinomaCancer riskAustralian population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyLogistic regressionPancreatic cancer patientsConfidence intervalsCase-control studyPancreatic cancer studiesCurrent smokersAlcohol intakeSmoking patternsCancer patientsPancreatic cancerRisk factorsSmoking componentSmokingDisease riskRisk estimatesCancer studiesSmokersAdenocarcinoma
2013
Recent alcohol consumption and risk of incident ovarian carcinoma: a pooled analysis of 5,342 cases and 10,358 controls from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Kelemen LE, Bandera EV, Terry KL, Rossing MA, Brinton LA, Doherty JA, Ness RB, Kjær S, Chang-Claude J, Köbel M, Lurie G, Thompson PJ, Carney ME, Moysich K, Edwards R, Bunker C, Jensen A, Høgdall E, Cramer DW, Vitonis AF, Olson SH, King M, Chandran U, Lissowska J, Garcia-Closas M, Yang H, Webb PM, Schildkraut JM, Goodman MT, Risch HA, , on behalf of the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group and Australian Cancer Study (Ovarian Cancer), and on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Recent alcohol consumption and risk of incident ovarian carcinoma: a pooled analysis of 5,342 cases and 10,358 controls from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. BMC Cancer 2013, 13: 28. PMID: 23339562, PMCID: PMC3568733, DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-13-28.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian carcinomaOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumHistologic typeAlcohol intakeBorderline tumorsOdds ratioClear cell ovarian carcinomaOz/dModerate alcohol drinkingTumor histologic typeSpecific histologic typesCase-control studyConfidence intervalsRecent alcohol intakeRecent alcohol consumptionAverage daily intakeModifiable causesMucinous histologySmoking statusAlcohol drinkingStatistical heterogeneityOC casesRisk associationAlcohol consumptionDeadly cancer
2011
Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium
Freedman ND, Murray LJ, Kamangar F, Abnet CC, Cook MB, Nyrén O, Ye W, Wu AH, Bernstein L, Brown LM, Ward MH, Pandeya N, Green AC, Casson AG, Giffen C, Risch HA, Gammon MD, Chow WH, Vaughan TL, Corley DA, Whiteman DC. Alcohol intake and risk of oesophageal adenocarcinoma: a pooled analysis from the BEACON Consortium. Gut 2011, 60: 1029. PMID: 21406386, PMCID: PMC3439838, DOI: 10.1136/gut.2010.233866.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaRisk of OACOesophageal adenocarcinomaAlcohol intakeRisk of OSCCGastro-oesophageal refluxModerate alcohol intakeBody mass indexSquamous cell carcinomaSummary risk estimatesFuture prospective studiesApparent inverse associationCase-control studyHigh alcohol consumptionEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumRandom-effects modelLogistic regression modelsCohort studyTobacco smokingMass indexOSCC casesModerate intakeOesophagogastric junctionProspective studyCell carcinoma
2005
Demographic and lifestyle predictors of survival in patients with esophageal or gastric cancers
Trivers KF, de Roos AJ, Gammon MD, Vaughan TL, Risch HA, Olshan AF, Schoenberg JB, Mayne ST, Dubrow R, Stanford JL, Abrahamson P, Rotterdam H, West AB, Fraumeni JF, Chow WH. Demographic and lifestyle predictors of survival in patients with esophageal or gastric cancers. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2005, 3: 225-230. PMID: 15765441, DOI: 10.1016/s1542-3565(04)00613-5.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaGastric cancerHazard ratioLonger survivalNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug usePopulation-based case-control studyAnti-inflammatory drug usePrediagnosis body mass indexAdjusted hazard ratioGastroesophageal reflux diseaseSquamous cell carcinomaConfidence intervalsGastric cancer survivalCase-control studyEsophageal adenocarcinoma patientsLocalized diseaseReflux diseaseMass indexAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingDecreased riskIncident casesAdenocarcinoma patientsCell carcinoma