2013
An Absolute Risk Model to Identify Individuals at Elevated Risk for Pancreatic Cancer in the General Population
Klein AP, Lindström S, Mendelsohn JB, Steplowski E, Arslan AA, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Fuchs CS, Gallinger S, Gross M, Helzlsouer K, Holly EA, Jacobs EJ, LaCroix A, Li D, Mandelson MT, Olson SH, Petersen GM, Risch HA, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Zheng W, Amundadottir L, Albanes D, Allen NE, Bamlet WR, Boutron-Ruault MC, Buring JE, Bracci PM, Canzian F, Clipp S, Cotterchio M, Duell EJ, Elena J, Gaziano JM, Giovannucci EL, Goggins M, Hallmans G, Hassan M, Hutchinson A, Hunter DJ, Kooperberg C, Kurtz RC, Liu S, Overvad K, Palli D, Patel AV, Rabe KG, Shu XO, Slimani N, Tobias GS, Trichopoulos D, Van Den Eeden SK, Vineis P, Virtamo J, Wactawski-Wende J, Wolpin BM, Yu H, Yu K, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Chanock SJ, Hoover RN, Hartge P, Kraft P. An Absolute Risk Model to Identify Individuals at Elevated Risk for Pancreatic Cancer in the General Population. PLOS ONE 2013, 8: e72311. PMID: 24058443, PMCID: PMC3772857, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0072311.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerRisk factorsAbsolute risk modelsAbsolute riskElevated riskGeneral populationLifetime absolute riskGenetic factorsPopulation incidence ratesGenetic risk factorsNon-Hispanic whitesHeavy alcohol useImmediate clinical utilityRisk modelCurrent smokingIncidence rateRelative riskFamily historyModifiable behaviorsClinical utilityU.S. non-Hispanic whitesCancerAverage riskAlcohol useNon-genetic factors
2006
Population BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Frequencies and Cancer Penetrances: A Kin–Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada
Risch HA, McLaughlin JR, Cole DE, Rosen B, Bradley L, Fan I, Tang J, Li S, Zhang S, Shaw PA, Narod SA. Population BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Frequencies and Cancer Penetrances: A Kin–Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2006, 98: 1694-1706. PMID: 17148771, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djj465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident ovarian cancerAge 80 yearsGeneral Ontario populationOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsTypes of cancerMutation carriageCumulative incidenceRelative riskBreast cancerHigh riskGeneral populationBRCA1 mutationsInvasive ovarian cancerCancer incidence ratesFirst-degree relativesBRCA2 mutation frequencyOntario populationUnselected patientsMale breastTestis cancerCancer outcomesPancreatic cancerIncidence rateCancer risk
2000
Multiple Births and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer
Whiteman D, Murphy M, Cook L, Cramer D, Hartge P, Marchbanks P, Nasca P, Ness R, Purdie D, Risch H. Multiple Births and Risk of Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2000, 92: 1172-1177. PMID: 10904091, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/92.14.1172.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerParous womenOvarian cancerMultiple birthsCase patientsOdds ratioMultivariable logistic regression analysisNonmucinous ovarian cancerOral contraceptive useSummary odds ratiosLogistic regression analysisNonmucinous tumorsMucinous tumorsHistologic typeTumor histologyControl womenInvasive tumorsRelative riskReproductive factorsContraceptive useOvarian carcinogenesisLower riskCancerAvailable evidenceTumorsBRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Analysis of 208 Ashkenazi Jewish Women with Ovarian Cancer
Moslehi R, Chu W, Karlan B, Fishman D, Risch H, Fields A, Smotkin D, Ben-David Y, Rosenblatt J, Russo D, Schwartz P, Tung N, Warner E, Rosen B, Friedman J, Brunet J, Narod S. BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Analysis of 208 Ashkenazi Jewish Women with Ovarian Cancer. American Journal Of Human Genetics 2000, 66: 1259-1272. PMID: 10739756, PMCID: PMC1288193, DOI: 10.1086/302853.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBRCA2 ProteinBreast NeoplasmsDNA Mutational AnalysisFemaleFounder EffectGene FrequencyGenes, BRCA1Genetic Predisposition to DiseaseHumansIncidenceIsraelJewsMaleMiddle AgedMutationNeoplasm ProteinsNeoplasm StagingNorth AmericaOvarian NeoplasmsPedigreeTranscription FactorsConceptsFemale first-degree relativesAge 75 yearsOvarian cancerFirst-degree relativesBreast cancerAshkenazi Jewish womenHereditary breast-ovarian cancer syndromeBreast-ovarian cancer syndromeObserved excess riskFounder mutationFamilial cancer riskDetailed family historyBRCA2 mutation analysisCumulative incidenceExcess riskHealthy controlsRelative riskFamily historyMedical CenterCancer riskCancer syndromesAshkenazi Jewish populationControl populationProtein truncation testBRCA2 genes
1989
Mortality from Breast Cancer after Irradiation during Fluoroscopic Examinations in Patients Being Treated for Tuberculosis
Miller A, Howe G, Sherman G, Lindsay J, Yaffe M, Dinner P, Risch H, Preston D. Mortality from Breast Cancer after Irradiation during Fluoroscopic Examinations in Patients Being Treated for Tuberculosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1989, 321: 1285-1289. PMID: 2797101, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198911093211902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerRelative riskFluoroscopic examinationRadiation-induced breast cancerFirst exposureLinear dose-response relationUse of mammographyYears of ageDose-response relationNumber of deathsTherapeutic pneumothoraxAsymptomatic womenExcess riskLifetime riskAdditive riskCancerWomenSubstantial proportionSmall benefitAgeRadiation dosesRiskTuberculosisMortalityExposure
1983
EVENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE LIFE AND THE INCIDENCE OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER
RISCH H, WEISS N, LYON J, DALING J, LIFF J. EVENTS OF REPRODUCTIVE LIFE AND THE INCIDENCE OF EPITHELIAL OVARIAN CANCER. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1983, 117: 128-139. PMID: 6681935, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a113523.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerOral contraceptionInhibition of ovulationPituitary gonadotrophin secretionLack of associationThyroid medicationOral contraceptivesNoncontraceptive estrogensGonadotrophin secretionMedical historyRelative riskDiminished riskTotal doseYears of lactationCancerLogistic regression methodReproductive lifePregnancyMiscarriageRiskContraceptionRandom sampleWomenLactation