2022
Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death After Diagnoses of Common Cancers in 3 Cohorts of U.S. Health Professionals
Cheng E, Lee DH, Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL, Eliassen AH, Stampfer MJ, Mucci LA, Fuchs CS, Spiegelman D. Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death After Diagnoses of Common Cancers in 3 Cohorts of U.S. Health Professionals. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 6: pkac021-. PMID: 35603853, PMCID: PMC8973409, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific mortalityHealth Study IIUterine corpusCause of deathCommon cancerThyroid cancerPrimary cancerCancer survivorsLung cancerCumulative mortalityHealth StudyColorectal cancer-specific mortalityLong-term overall survivalNurses' Health Study IICancer-specific mortality ratesU.S. health professionalsHealth Professionals FollowNurses' Health StudyMale cancer survivorsFemale cancer survivorsProfessionals FollowMost patientsOverall survivalExcess riskUrinary bladder
2021
A Bayesian approach for estimating the partial potential impact fraction with exposure measurement error under a main study/internal validation design
Chen X, Chang J, Spiegelman D, Li F. A Bayesian approach for estimating the partial potential impact fraction with exposure measurement error under a main study/internal validation design. Statistical Methods In Medical Research 2021, 31: 404-418. PMID: 34841964, DOI: 10.1177/09622802211060514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPotential impact fractionImpact fractionExposure measurement errorHealth professionalsStudy designColorectal cancer incidenceValidation study designBurden of diseaseRisk factorsCancer incidenceHealth StudyDisease casesPublic health studiesRed meatContinuous exposureExposureProfessionalsIncidenceReclassification approachValidation designDiseaseIntakeImpact of the Affordable Care Act on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality
Lee C, Kushi LH, Reed ME, Eldridge EH, Lee JK, Zhang J, Spiegelman D. Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality. American Journal Of Preventive Medicine 2021, 62: 387-394. PMID: 34763959, PMCID: PMC8863627, DOI: 10.1016/j.amepre.2021.08.025.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsColorectal cancer-related mortalityColorectal cancer incidenceCancer-related mortalityColorectal cancer outcomesAffordable Care ActCancer incidenceColorectal cancerCancer outcomesCare ActKaiser Permanente Northern California membersHealth plansColorectal cancer screeningInterrupted time series designRace/ethnicityCancer screeningCalifornia membersPreventive servicesPrivate health insurancePocket costsMortalityTime series designIncidenceCost sharingCancerComparison groupAnalysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database
Cheng E, Blackburn HN, Ng K, Spiegelman D, Irwin ML, Ma X, Gross CP, Tabung FK, Giovannucci EL, Kunz PL, Llor X, Billingsley K, Meyerhardt JA, Ahuja N, Fuchs CS. Analysis of Survival Among Adults With Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer in the National Cancer Database. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2112539. PMID: 34132794, PMCID: PMC8209612, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.12539.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset colorectal cancerOnset colorectal cancerNational Cancer DatabaseColorectal cancerAge 51Overall survivalCancer DatabaseIncidence of CRCCox proportional hazards regressionPrimary colorectal cancerKaplan-Meier analysisProportional hazards regressionAge 50 yearsAge 25 yearsAnalysis of survivalCohort studySurvival benefitHazards regressionUnadjusted analysesCancer incidenceMAIN OUTCOMEAge 35Survival advantageLower riskStage I
2020
Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease
Ganmaa D, Uyanga B, Zhou X, Gantsetseg G, Delgerekh B, Enkhmaa D, Khulan D, Ariunzaya S, Sumiya E, Bolortuya B, Yanjmaa J, Enkhtsetseg T, Munkhzaya A, Tunsag M, Khudyakov P, Seddon JA, Marais BJ, Batbayar O, Erdenetuya G, Amarsaikhan B, Spiegelman D, Tsolmon J, Martineau AR. Vitamin D Supplements for Prevention of Tuberculosis Infection and Disease. New England Journal Of Medicine 2020, 383: 359-368. PMID: 32706534, PMCID: PMC7476371, DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1915176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsVitamin D groupAcute respiratory infectionsVitamin D supplementationPlacebo groupRespiratory infectionsTuberculosis infectionD groupVitamin DTuberculosis diseaseD supplementationAdverse eventsQFT resultsPositive QFT resultWeekly oral doseVitamin D supplementsQuantiFERON-TB GoldProportion of childrenD supplementsSecondary outcomesPrimary outcomeOral doseD levelsImmune responseLower riskInfectionIntegrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials
Brault MA, Spiegelman D, Abdool Karim SS, Vermund SH. Integrating and Interpreting Findings from the Latest Treatment as Prevention Trials. Current HIV/AIDS Reports 2020, 17: 249-258. PMID: 32297219, PMCID: PMC7260110, DOI: 10.1007/s11904-020-00492-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEstimation and inference for the population attributable risk in the presence of misclassification
Wong BHW, Lee J, Spiegelman D, Wang M. Estimation and inference for the population attributable risk in the presence of misclassification. Biostatistics 2020, 22: 805-818. PMID: 32112073, PMCID: PMC8966954, DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxz067.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation attributable riskAttributable riskPartial population attributable riskHigh red meat intakeColorectal cancer incidenceRed meat intakeAlcohol intakeRisk factorsCancer incidenceMeat intakeEpidemiologic studiesPublic health researchDisease casesStudy designValidation study designInternal validation studyHealth researchTarget populationIntakeValidation studyRiskHealth evaluation methodPresence of misclassificationIncidenceDisease
2012
PREDICTORS OF INCIDENT TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV-EXPOSED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA.
Finkelstein J, Manji K, Duggan C, Hertzmark E, Mehta S, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Fawzi W. PREDICTORS OF INCIDENT TUBERCULOSIS IN HIV-EXPOSED CHILDREN IN TANZANIA. East African Medical Journal 2012, 89: 183-92. PMID: 26856040, PMCID: PMC10864092.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of tuberculosisChild mid-upper arm circumferenceMid-upper arm circumferenceT-cell countsArm circumferenceReduced riskCD4 T-cell countCD8 T-cell countsLow vitamin E levelsAppropriate infant feedingDuration of breastfeedingLongitudinal cohort studyVitamin E levelsIncident tuberculosisAntenatal clinicCohort studyLymphocyte countHIV infectionTuberculosis infectionChild tuberculosisHIV statusNutritional interventionImmunological statusInfant feedingE levels
2005
Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Adebamowo CA, Hu FB, Cho E, Spiegelman D, Holmes MD, Willett WC. Dietary Patterns and the Risk of Breast Cancer. Annals Of Epidemiology 2005, 15: 789-795. PMID: 16257363, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2005.01.008.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultBreast NeoplasmsDietFemaleHumansIncidenceMiddle AgedPremenopauseRisk FactorsSmokingConceptsPrudent dietary patternDietary patternsBreast cancerNurses' Health Study IIMajor dietary patternsHealth Study IIWestern dietary patternFood frequency questionnaireInvasive breast cancerPre-menopausal womenBreast cancer riskSecular trend studiesCumulative average scoreMultivariate RRsPremenopausal womenFrequency questionnaireLowest quintileInverse associationWestern dietCancer riskOverall associationCancerFurther evaluationStudy IIRiskFruits and Vegetables and Ovarian Cancer Risk in a Pooled Analysis of 12 Cohort Studies
Koushik A, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Anderson KE, Arslan AA, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Buring JE, Cerhan JR, Colditz GA, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Genkinger JM, Goldbohm RA, Hankinson SE, Koenig KL, Larsson SC, Leitzmann M, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Patel A, Rohan TE, Schatzkin A, Smit E, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA. Fruits and Vegetables and Ovarian Cancer Risk in a Pooled Analysis of 12 Cohort Studies. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2005, 14: 2160-2167. PMID: 16172226, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-05-0218.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskVegetable intakeOvarian cancerCancer riskRelative riskPooled multivariate relative risksStudy-specific relative risksInvasive epithelial ovarian cancerCox proportional hazards modelTotal fruit intakeMultivariate relative riskFood frequency questionnaireTotal vegetable intakeEpithelial ovarian cancerProportional hazards modelDifferent histologic typesRandom-effects modelCancer-preventive actionsCohort studyHistologic typeProspective studyPooled analysisFruit intakeLowest quartileHazards modelSelenium status, pregnancy outcomes, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1.
Kupka R, Garland M, Msamanga G, Spiegelman D, Hunter D, Fawzi W. Selenium status, pregnancy outcomes, and mother-to-child transmission of HIV-1. JAIDS Journal Of Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndromes 2005, 39: 203-10. PMID: 15905738.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPregnancy outcomesPregnant womenChild transmissionLow selenium statusHIV transmissionMaternal HIV disease progressionHIV-positive pregnant womenSelenium statusDirect epidemiologic evidenceMTCT of HIVLow plasma selenium levelsHIV disease progressionPoor pregnancy outcomesRisk of motherWeeks of gestationMother-child pairsPlasma selenium levelsAdequate selenium statusFetal deathGestational ageEpidemiologic evidenceLow birthweightDisease progressionGenital tractHIV-1
2004
Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts 1 2 3
Knekt P, Ritz J, Pereira MA, O'Reilly EJ, Augustsson K, Fraser GE, Goldbourt U, Heitmann BL, Hallmans G, Liu S, Pietinen P, Spiegelman D, Stevens J, Virtamo J, Willett WC, Rimm EB, Ascherio A. Antioxidant vitamins and coronary heart disease risk: a pooled analysis of 9 cohorts 1 2 3. American Journal Of Clinical Nutrition 2004, 80: 1508-1520. PMID: 15585762, DOI: 10.1093/ajcn/80.6.1508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCoronary heart diseaseSupplemental vitamin C intakeHighest intake quintileVitamin C intakeAntioxidant vitaminsIntake quintilesCHD incidenceCHD riskRelative riskVitamin ECHD eventsC intakeSupplemental vitamin E intakeVitamin C/dCoronary heart disease riskDietary confounding factorsLower CHD incidenceMajor CHD eventsVitamin CIncident CHD eventsHeart disease riskVitamin E intakeSupplemental vitamin CHigh vitamin ECohort studyIn utero exposures and the incidence of endometriosis
Missmer SA, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Michels KB, Hunter DJ. In utero exposures and the incidence of endometriosis. Fertility And Sterility 2004, 82: 1501-1508. PMID: 15589850, DOI: 10.1016/j.fertnstert.2004.04.065.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study IIIncidence of endometriosisMultiple gestationsFetal environmentNurses' Health Study IIRate of endometriosisProspective cohort studyBody mass indexDiethylstilbestrol exposurePast infertilityPremature deliveryCohort studyMass indexUtero exposureInfertility statusIncidence rateEndometriosis diagnosisMAIN OUTCOMEUS womenEndometriosisAge 18BirthweightStudy IIEffect estimatesWomenFruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease
Hung HC, Joshipura KJ, Jiang R, Hu FB, Hunter D, Smith-Warner SA, Colditz GA, Rosner B, Spiegelman D, Willett WC. Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Major Chronic Disease. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2004, 96: 1577-1584. PMID: 15523086, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh296.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAnalysis of VarianceCardiovascular DiseasesCause of DeathChronic DiseaseConfidence IntervalsConfounding Factors, EpidemiologicDiet SurveysFeeding BehaviorFemaleFollow-Up StudiesFruitHealth PersonnelHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesVegetablesConceptsMajor chronic diseasesVegetable intakeCardiovascular diseaseChronic diseasesRelative riskHealth StudyVegetable consumptionGreen leafy vegetable intakeSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireCox proportional hazards analysisOverall cancer incidenceTotal fruitNurses' Health StudyFood frequency questionnaireProportional hazards analysisStrong inverse associationProspective cohortGreen leafy vegetablesHighest quintileInverse associationCancer incidenceFood groupsHealth professionalsOverall healthDietary informationIncidence of Laparoscopically Confirmed Endometriosis by Demographic, Anthropometric, and Lifestyle Factors
Missmer SA, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Marshall LM, Hunter DJ. Incidence of Laparoscopically Confirmed Endometriosis by Demographic, Anthropometric, and Lifestyle Factors. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2004, 160: 784-796. PMID: 15466501, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwh275.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAlcohol DrinkingAnthropometryBody ConstitutionBody Mass IndexDemographyEndometriosisFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHumansIncidenceInfertility, FemaleLaparoscopyLife StyleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNursesObesityPremenopauseProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSmokingStatistics, NonparametricUnited StatesWhite PeopleConceptsBody mass indexMass indexCigarette smokingLifestyle factorsNurses' Health Study II prospective cohortMultivariate Cox proportional hazards modelWaist/hip ratioCurrent body mass indexCox proportional hazards modelCurrent alcohol intakeCurrent cigarette smokingIncidence of endometriosisAge 18 yearsProportional hazards modelAfrican American womenPast infertilityLaparoscopic diagnosisProspective cohortAlcohol intakeHip ratioInfertility statusCaucasian womenIncidence rateCaffeine intakeHazards modelDairy Foods, Calcium, and Colorectal Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 10 Cohort Studies
Cho E, Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Beeson WL, van den Brandt PA, Colditz GA, Folsom AR, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Giovannucci E, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Miller AB, Pietinen P, Potter JD, Rohan TE, Terry P, Toniolo P, Virtanen MJ, Willett WC, Wolk A, Wu K, Yaun SS, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Hunter DJ. Dairy Foods, Calcium, and Colorectal Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of 10 Cohort Studies. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2004, 96: 1015-1022. PMID: 15240785, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djh185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenomaAdultAgedAnimalsCalcium, DietaryCohort StudiesColorectal NeoplasmsDairy ProductsEatingEuropeFemaleHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedMilkMultivariate AnalysisProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesResearch DesignRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesConceptsColorectal cancerRelative riskMilk intakeCalcium intakeCohort studyPooled multivariable relative risksMultivariable relative risksFood frequency questionnaireColorectal cancer riskUsual dietary intakeConfidence intervalsDairy foodsFrequency questionnaireIncident casesDietary calciumPooled analysisLowest quintileInverse associationDietary intakeDistal colonEpidemiologic studiesCancer riskLower riskTotal calciumCancerAssociation Between Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality in Children Born to Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1-Infected Mothers in Tanzania
Wei R, Msamanga GI, Spiegelman D, Hertzmark E, Baylin A, Manji K, Fawzi WW. Association Between Low Birth Weight and Infant Mortality in Children Born to Human Immunodeficiency Virus 1-Infected Mothers in Tanzania. The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal 2004, 23: 530-535. PMID: 15194834, DOI: 10.1097/01.inf.0000129691.42964.eb.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdolescentAdultAnalysis of VarianceCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDeveloping CountriesFemaleHIV InfectionsHIV-1HumansIncidenceInfant MortalityInfant, Low Birth WeightInfant, NewbornInfectious Disease Transmission, VerticalMalePregnancyPregnancy Complications, InfectiousPregnancy OutcomeProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTanzaniaConceptsLow birth weightBirth weightHIV statusHIV transmissionInfant mortalityCox proportional hazards modelHuman immunodeficiency virus-1Child's HIV statusPediatric HIV infectionHuman immunodeficiency virusRisk of mortalityImmunodeficiency virus-1Proportional hazards modelWeeks of ageAntiretroviral treatmentHIV infectionImmunodeficiency virusNeonatal mortalityPositive infantsPregnant womenPostneonatal mortalityHazards modelMortalityInfantsVirus 1
2003
Vitamin C and risk of coronary heart disease in women
Osganian SK, Stampfer MJ, Rimm E, Spiegelman D, Hu FB, Manson JE, Willett WC. Vitamin C and risk of coronary heart disease in women. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2003, 42: 246-252. PMID: 12875759, DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(03)00575-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsAntioxidantsAscorbic AcidChemopreventionCoronary DiseaseDiabetes ComplicationsDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansHypercholesterolemiaHypertensionIncidenceLife StyleLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNutrition SurveysProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingSurveys and QuestionnairesUnited StatesWomen's HealthConceptsRisk of CHDCoronary heart diseaseVitamin C intakeCoronary risk factorsVitamin C supplementsC intakeVitamin CC supplementsHeart diseaseRisk factorsLower riskDetailed semiquantitative food frequency questionnaireIncidence of CHDVitamin C supplement useIncident coronary heart diseaseSemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireFood frequency questionnaireSignificant inverse associationIncident casesSupplement useProspective InvestigationInverse associationProtective associationFemale nursesTotal intake
2002
Vitamin and carotenoid intake and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin
Fung TT, Spiegelman D, Egan KM, Giovannucci E, Hunter DJ, Willett WC. Vitamin and carotenoid intake and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. International Journal Of Cancer 2002, 103: 110-115. PMID: 12455062, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.10798.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCases of SCCHEALTHY studyProspective cohort study designMale health professionalsHealth Professionals FollowCohort study designIntake of vitaminsSquamous cell carcinomaSignificant inverse associationDevelopment of SCCImportant protective roleIncidence of SCCBiennial questionnairesProfessionals FollowMultivariate adjustmentCell carcinomaSCC incidenceDietary factorsInverse associationMedical recordsRisk factorsRelative riskLarge cohortCarotenoid intakeSun exposureVitamins and carotenoids intake and the risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in women (United States)
Fung TT, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Speizer FE, Willett WC. Vitamins and carotenoids intake and the risk of basal cell carcinoma of the skin in women (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2002, 13: 221-230. PMID: 12020103, DOI: 10.1023/a:1015036317596.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAscorbic AcidCarcinoma, Basal CellCarotenoidsCohort StudiesConfidence IntervalsDietDietary SupplementsFemaleHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedProbabilityProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentSensitivity and SpecificitySkin NeoplasmsUnited StatesVitamin AVitamin EVitaminsConceptsBasal cell carcinomaVitamin ACell carcinomaDietary intakeRelative riskSun sensitivity factorsMultivariate relative riskFood frequency questionnaireRisk of BCCSignificant inverse associationIncidence of BCCImportant protective roleFirst diagnosisDietary factorsInverse associationSun exposureLatency periodProtective roleSpecific carotenoidsLogistic regressionVitamin CBottom quintileIntakeCarcinomaRisk