2023
Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2)
Frias-Gomez J, Alemany L, Benavente Y, Clarke M, de Francisco J, De Vivo I, Du M, Goodman M, Lacey J, Liao L, Lipworth L, Lu L, Merritt M, Michels K, O'Connell K, Paytubi S, Pelegrina B, Peremiquel-Trillas P, Petruzella S, Ponce J, Risch H, Setiawan V, Schouten L, Shu X, Trabert B, Van den Brandt P, Wentzensen N, Wilkens L, Yu H, Costas L. Night shift work, sleep duration and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis from the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium (E2C2). Sleep Medicine Reviews 2023, 72: 101848. PMID: 37716022, PMCID: PMC10840870, DOI: 10.1016/j.smrv.2023.101848.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNight shift workEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancerSleep durationShift workPostmenopausal womenPooled analysisInverse associationOdds ratioCancer riskCancer ConsortiumNon-significant inverse associationStudy-specific odds ratiosEndometrial cancer casesStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsLong sleep durationDaily sleep durationObese womenRisk factorsCancer casesLogistic regressionIndividual dataCancerGenetic Susceptibility to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: Mendelian Randomization.
King S, Veliginti S, Brouwers M, Ren Z, Zheng W, Setiawan V, Wilkens L, Shu X, Arslan A, Beane Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Du M, Gallinger S, Giles G, Goodman P, Haiman C, Kogevinas M, Kooperberg C, LeMarchand L, Neale R, Visvanathan K, White E, Albanes D, Andreotti G, Babic A, Berndt S, Brais L, Brennan P, Buring J, Rabe K, Bamlet W, Chanock S, Fuchs C, Gaziano J, Giovannucci E, Hackert T, Hassan M, Katzke V, Kurtz R, Lee I, Malats N, Murphy N, Oberg A, Orlow I, Porta M, Real F, Rothman N, Sesso H, Silverman D, Thompson I, Wactawski-Wende J, Wang X, Wentzensen N, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Yu K, Wolpin B, Duell E, Li D, Hung R, Perdomo S, McCullough M, Freedman N, Patel A, Peters U, Riboli E, Sund M, Tjønneland A, Zhong J, Van Den Eeden S, Kraft P, Risch H, Amundadottir L, Klein A, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Antwi S. Genetic Susceptibility to Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease and Risk for Pancreatic Cancer: Mendelian Randomization. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: 1265-1269. PMID: 37351909, PMCID: PMC10529823, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0453.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonalcoholic fatty liver diseasePancreatic cancer riskFatty liver diseasePancreatic cancerCancer riskLiver diseaseGenetic predispositionMendelian randomizationPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumConfidence intervalsPancreatic Cancer Cohort ConsortiumPC risk factorsMR methodsRisk factorsGenome-wide association studiesGenetic susceptibilityLogistic regressionCancerMetabolic perturbationsMetabolic conditionsRiskDiseaseGenetic variantsAssociationPredispositionRelationship between ABO Blood Group Alleles and Pancreatic Cancer Is Modulated by Secretor (FUT2) Genotype, but Not Lewis Antigen (FUT3) Genotype.
Kim J, Yuan C, Amundadottir L, Wolpin B, Klein A, Risch H, Kraft P. Relationship between ABO Blood Group Alleles and Pancreatic Cancer Is Modulated by Secretor (FUT2) Genotype, but Not Lewis Antigen (FUT3) Genotype. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: 1242-1248. PMID: 37342060, PMCID: PMC10527950, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-O blood typeABO blood groupSecretor statusBlood typeBlood groupNon-O blood groupMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsPancreatic cancer riskO blood typeABO blood typeABO blood group allelesPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) riskAdenocarcinoma riskAntigen genotypesPancreatic cancerEffect modificationSecretor genotypesCancer riskPDAC riskCancer ConsortiumBlood group allelesLogistic regressionLewis antigensWestern populationsFolate Intake and Ovarian Cancer Risk among Women with Endometriosis: A Case–Control Study from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Gersekowski K, Ibiebele T, Group F, Doherty J, Harris H, Goodman M, Terry K, Wu A, Bandera E, Qin B, Ong J, Tyrer J, Dixon-Suen S, Modugno F, Risch H, Webb P. Folate Intake and Ovarian Cancer Risk among Women with Endometriosis: A Case–Control Study from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: of1-of10. PMID: 37220873, PMCID: PMC10390886, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-0121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskHigh dietary folate intakeDietary folate intakeCase-control studyFolate intakeOvarian cancerOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumCancer riskOdds ratioMendelian randomizationSelf-reported endometriosisSupplemental folate intakeHigh folate intakeHigh folate dietCancer-promoting effectsPooled analysisFolate dietPrecancerous lesionsFolate statusEndometriosisIncrease riskCancerCancer typesLogistic regressionIntake
2020
Association Between Breastfeeding and Ovarian Cancer Risk
Babic A, Sasamoto N, Rosner BA, Tworoger SS, Jordan SJ, Risch HA, Harris HR, Rossing MA, Doherty JA, Fortner RT, Chang-Claude J, Goodman MT, Thompson PJ, Moysich KB, Ness RB, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Schildkraut JM, Titus LJ, Cramer DW, Bandera EV, Qin B, Sieh W, McGuire V, Sutphen R, Pearce CL, Wu AH, Pike M, Webb PM, Modugno F, Terry KL. Association Between Breastfeeding and Ovarian Cancer Risk. JAMA Oncology 2020, 6: e200421. PMID: 32239218, PMCID: PMC7118668, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskInvasive ovarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerCancer riskLower riskOdds ratioLogistic regressionHigh-grade serous subtypeHistotype-specific associationsMultivariable logistic regressionCase-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumPolytomous logistic regressionParous womenEndometrioid cancerModifiable factorsPooled analysisSerous subtypeMAIN OUTCOMEBreastfeedingMore monthsOverall associationLethal typeCancer
2019
Association Between Levels of Sex Hormones and Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s Esophagus
Xie SH, Fang R, Huang M, Dai J, Thrift AP, Anderson LA, Chow WH, Bernstein L, Gammon MD, Risch HA, Shaheen NJ, Reid BJ, Wu AH, Iyer PG, Liu G, Corley DA, Whiteman DC, Caldas C, Pharoah PD, Hardie LJ, Fitzgerald RC, Shen H, Vaughan TL, Lagergren J. Association Between Levels of Sex Hormones and Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s Esophagus. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2019, 18: 2701-2709.e3. PMID: 31756444, PMCID: PMC7580878, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2019.11.030.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of BERisk of EACBarrett's esophagusMendelian randomization analysisSex hormonesOdds ratioRandomization analysisSex hormone-binding globulinSpecific sex hormonesFree androgen indexFollicle-stimulating hormoneHormone-binding globulinGenetic risk scoreAndrogen indexDecreased riskEsophageal adenocarcinomaRisk scoreEsophagusAbstractTextLogistic regressionHormoneClear associationControl participantsGenetic factorsWomenDo changes in health reveal the possibility of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer? Development of a risk-prediction model based on healthcare claims data
Baecker A, Kim S, Risch HA, Nuckols TK, Wu BU, Hendifar AE, Pandol SJ, Pisegna JR, Jeon CY. Do changes in health reveal the possibility of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer? Development of a risk-prediction model based on healthcare claims data. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0218580. PMID: 31237889, PMCID: PMC6592596, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic cancerRisk factorsPDAC diagnosisNew-onset diabetes patientsEnd Results (SEER) tumorMonths of claimsUndiagnosed pancreatic cancerClinical risk factorsMultivariable logistic regressionDiagnosis of PDACSex-matched controlsCase-control studyRisk prediction modelHealthcare claims dataSurveillance EpidemiologyResults TumorsDiabetes patientsDuctal adenocarcinomaClaims dataHealthcare claimsEarly detection methodsLogistic regressionCancerDiagnosisUse of aspirin, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen and risk of endometrial cancer: the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium
Webb PM, Na R, Weiderpass E, Adami HO, Anderson KE, Bertrand KA, Botteri E, Brasky TM, Brinton LA, Chen C, Doherty JA, Lu L, McCann SE, Moysich KB, Olson S, Petruzella S, Palmer JR, Prizment AE, Schairer C, Setiawan VW, Spurdle AB, Trabert B, Wentzensen N, Wilkens L, Yang HP, Yu H, Risch HA, Jordan SJ. Use of aspirin, other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and acetaminophen and risk of endometrial cancer: the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium. Annals Of Oncology 2019, 30: 310-316. PMID: 30566587, PMCID: PMC6386026, DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy541.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-aspirin nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumEndometrial cancerAnti-inflammatory drugsObese womenOdds ratioCancer ConsortiumStudy-specific odds ratiosLogistic regressionStandard-dose aspirinUse of aspirinUse of acetaminophenConfidence intervalsTimes/weekCase-control studyRisk of cancerMixed-effects logistic regressionLow-dose formulationsLeast weekly useNormal weightPooled analysisInverse associationStratified analysisReduced risk
2018
Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Oligomenorrhea, and Risk of Ovarian Cancer Histotypes: Evidence from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Harris HR, Babic A, Webb PM, Nagle CM, Jordan SJ, Group O, Risch H, Rossing M, Doherty J, Goodman M, Modugno F, Ness R, Moysich K, Kjær S, Høgdall E, Jensen A, Schildkraut J, Berchuck A, Cramer D, Bandera E, Wentzensen N, Kotsopoulos J, Narod S, Phelan C, McLaughlin J, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Pearce C, Wu A, Terry K, Consortium O. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Oligomenorrhea, and Risk of Ovarian Cancer Histotypes: Evidence from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2018, 27: 174-182. PMID: 29141849, PMCID: PMC5877463, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerPolycystic ovary syndromeOvarian cancer riskMenstrual cycle lengthOvarian cancerCancer riskDecreased riskSelf-reported polycystic ovary syndromeLogistic regressionCycle lengthStudy-specific ORsIrregular menstrual cyclesSerous borderline tumorsRisk factor associationsCase-control studyOvarian cancer histotypesPolytomous logistic regressionMucinous tumorsOvary syndromeBorderline tumorsHistologic subtypeOvarian diseaseMenstrual cycleCancer histotypesHistotype
2017
Impact of Sixteen Established Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Loci in American Jews
Streicher SA, Klein AP, Olson SH, Amundadottir LT, DeWan AT, Zhao H, Risch HA. Impact of Sixteen Established Pancreatic Cancer Susceptibility Loci in American Jews. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2017, 26: 1540-1548. PMID: 28754795, PMCID: PMC5626623, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0262.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsWhite European subjectsCancer susceptibility lociHigh riskEuropean subjectsAshkenazi JewsPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumPancreatic cancer cohortPancreatic cancer patientsUnconditional logistic regressionSusceptibility lociCancer patientsPancreatic cancerCancer cohortGenetic Epidemiology ResearchLogistic regressionAdult HealthEpidemiology researchCase-control sampleRiskORsSubjectsIndividual ORsMinor allele frequencyMenstrual pain and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: Results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Babic A, Harris HR, Vitonis AF, Titus LJ, Jordan SJ, Webb PM, Group A, Risch H, Rossing M, Doherty J, Wicklund K, Goodman M, Modugno F, Moysich K, Ness R, Kjaer S, Schildkraut J, Berchuck A, Pearce C, Wu A, Cramer D, Terry K. Menstrual pain and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: Results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. International Journal Of Cancer 2017, 142: 460-469. PMID: 28833087, PMCID: PMC7580880, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere menstrual painMenstrual painOvarian cancerOdds ratioHistologic subtypePotential confoundersIncreased ovarian cancer riskLogistic regressionSpecific histologic subtypesCommon gynecological conditionEpithelial ovarian cancerMultivariate logistic regressionOvarian cancer riskCase-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumInternational pooled analysisUse of hormonesSevere painGynecological conditionsProspective studyPooled analysisClear cellsUndiagnosed endometriosisCancer riskMultinomial logistic regressionBreastfeeding and Endometrial Cancer Risk
Jordan SJ, Na R, Johnatty SE, Wise LA, Adami HO, Brinton LA, Chen C, Cook LS, Dal Maso L, De Vivo I, Freudenheim JL, Friedenreich CM, La Vecchia C, McCann SE, Moysich KB, Lu L, Olson SH, Palmer JR, Petruzella S, Pike MC, Rebbeck TR, Ricceri F, Risch HA, Sacerdote C, Setiawan VW, Sponholtz TR, Shu XO, Spurdle AB, Weiderpass E, Wentzensen N, Yang HP, Yu H, Webb PM. Breastfeeding and Endometrial Cancer Risk. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2017, 129: 1059-1067. PMID: 28486362, PMCID: PMC5473170, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000002057.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancerCancer riskOdds ratioStudy-specific odds ratiosEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumBody mass indexMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsCase-control studyMaternal benefitsNulliparous womenHistologic subtypeMass indexCommon cancerLower riskStudy heterogeneityCancer ConsortiumControl groupCancerLogistic regressionAverage durationLonger average durationWomenBreastfeedingAspirin Use and Reduced Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Risch HA, Lu L, Streicher SA, Wang J, Zhang W, Ni Q, Kidd MS, Yu H, Gao YT. Aspirin Use and Reduced Risk of Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2017, 26: 68-74. PMID: 27999143, PMCID: PMC5225096, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-16-0508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerAspirin useRegular useConfidence intervalsLong-term aspirin useControl subjects frequencyLow-dose aspirinAvoidance of smokingBody mass indexPopulation-based studyUnconditional logistic regressionABO blood groupRisk-benefit analysisAspirin typeCagA seropositivityDiabetes mellitusMass indexCigarette smokingCardiovascular diseaseAspirinCancerCertain cancersLogistic regressionBlood groupSubjects frequency
2016
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, statins, and pancreatic cancer risk: a population-based case–control study
Kho PF, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch H, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, statins, and pancreatic cancer risk: a population-based case–control study. Cancer Causes & Control 2016, 27: 1457-1464. PMID: 27817122, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-016-0824-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsUse of NSAIDsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyAnti-inflammatory drugsPancreatic cancerProtective effectHistory of NSAIDsUnconditional multivariable logistic regressionSelective COX-2 inhibitorsMultivariable logistic regressionPancreatic cancer riskSex-matched controlsCOX-2 inhibitorsPancreatic cancer studiesStatin useMedication useSmoking statusCancer riskMedication sectionStatinsCancerLogistic regressionMore frequent usersCancer studiesAssociation of Common Susceptibility Variants of Pancreatic Cancer in Higher-Risk Patients: A PACGENE Study
Childs EJ, Chaffee KG, Gallinger S, Syngal S, Schwartz AG, Cote ML, Bondy ML, Hruban RH, Chanock SJ, Hoover RN, Fuchs CS, Rider DN, Amundadottir LT, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Wolpin BM, Risch HA, Goggins MG, Petersen GM, Klein AP. Association of Common Susceptibility Variants of Pancreatic Cancer in Higher-Risk Patients: A PACGENE Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2016, 25: 1185-1191. PMID: 27197284, PMCID: PMC5321211, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-15-1217.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk populationPancreatic cancerEarly onset pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer familiesHigh-risk patientsMagnitude of associationHigh-penetrance genesGenetic variantsPancreatic cancer susceptibilityUnselected patientsFamily historyProstate cancerColon cancerCommon genetic variantsCancerCancer familiesLogistic regressionCancer susceptibilityCancer susceptibility lociPatientsCancer lociOvarianCommon variantsBreastRiskAssociation Between Menopausal Estrogen-Only Therapy and Ovarian Carcinoma Risk
Lee AW, Ness RB, Roman LD, Terry KL, Schildkraut JM, Chang-Claude J, Doherty JA, Menon U, Cramer DW, Gayther SA, Risch H, Gentry-Maharaj A, Goodman MT, Modugno F, Eilber U, Moysich KB, Berchuck A, Rossing MA, Jensen A, Wicklund KG, Cushing-Haugen KL, Hogdall E, Rudolph A, Thompson PJ, Wilkens LR, Kjaer SK, Carney ME, Stram DO, Ramus SJ, Wu AH, Pike MC, Pearce CL. Association Between Menopausal Estrogen-Only Therapy and Ovarian Carcinoma Risk. Obstetrics And Gynecology 2016, 127: 828-836. PMID: 27054934, PMCID: PMC4892111, DOI: 10.1097/aog.0000000000001387.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrioid ovarian carcinomaTherapy useOvarian carcinomaPostmenopausal estrogenControl groupPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyOvarian carcinoma histotypesOvarian carcinoma riskConditional logistic regressionOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumSerous ovarian carcinomaDuration of useTiming of useTherapy usersMenopausal estrogensPooled analysisRisk factorsSelf-reported questionnaire dataCarcinoma riskCarcinomaEstrogenRecent usersLogistic regressionHistotype
2015
Vitamin D Metabolic Pathway Genes and Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Arem H, Yu K, Xiong X, Moy K, Freedman ND, Mayne ST, Albanes D, Arslan AA, Austin M, Bamlet WR, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Cotterchio M, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goggins M, Goodman PJ, Hartge P, Hassan M, Helzlsouer K, Henderson B, Holly EA, Hoover R, Jacobs EJ, Kamineni A, Klein A, Klein E, Kolonel LN, Li D, Malats N, Männistö S, McCullough ML, Olson SH, Orlow I, Peters U, Petersen GM, Porta M, Severi G, Shu XO, Visvanathan K, White E, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Tobias GS, Maeder D, Brotzman M, Risch H, Sampson JN, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Vitamin D Metabolic Pathway Genes and Pancreatic Cancer Risk. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0117574. PMID: 25799011, PMCID: PMC4370655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskVitamin D statusCancer riskD statusSingle nucleotide polymorphismsVitamin DPancreatic cancerVitamin D metabolic pathway genesVitamin D metabolic pathwayVitamin D concentrationsUnconditional logistic regressionPancreatic cancer casesVitamin D.Cohort casesCUBN geneEffect modificationPancreatic adenocarcinomaCancer casesD concentrationsLogistic regressionProduct StatisticsRiskTop single nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple comparisonsCancer
2014
Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study
Lee AW, Tyrer JP, Doherty JA, Stram DA, Kupryjanczyk J, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Plisiecka-Halasa J, Spiewankiewicz B, Myers EJ, Study A, Group A, Chenevix-Trench G, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Hein A, Vergote I, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Lambrechts D, Wicklund KG, Eilber U, Wang-Gohrke S, Chang-Claude J, Rudolph A, Sucheston-Campbell L, Odunsi K, Moysich KB, Shvetsov YB, Thompson PJ, Goodman MT, Wilkens LR, Dörk T, Hillemanns P, Dürst M, Runnebaum IB, Bogdanova N, Pelttari LM, Nevanlinna H, Leminen A, Edwards RP, Kelley JL, Harter P, Schwaab I, Heitz F, du Bois A, Orsulic S, Lester J, Walsh C, Karlan BY, Hogdall E, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Vierkant RA, Cunningham JM, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Southey MC, Giles GG, Bruinsma F, Wu X, Hildebrandt MA, Lu K, Liang D, Bisogna M, Levine DA, Weber RP, Schildkraut JM, Iversen ES, Berchuck A, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Tworoger SS, Poole EM, Olson SH, Orlow I, Bandera EV, Bjorge L, Tangen IL, Salvesen HB, Krakstad C, Massuger LF, Kiemeney LA, Aben KK, van Altena AM, Bean Y, Pejovic T, Kellar M, Le ND, Cook LS, Kelemen LE, Brooks-Wilson A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Cybulski C, Jakubowska A, Wentzensen N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Yang H, Nedergaard L, Lundvall L, Hogdall C, Song H, Campbell IG, Eccles D, Glasspool R, Siddiqui N, Carty K, Paul J, McNeish IA, Sieh W, McGuire V, Rothstein JH, Whittemore AS, McLaughlin JR, Risch HA, Phelan CM, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Menon U, Ramus SJ, Gentry-Maharaj A, Harrington P, Pike MC, Modugno F, Rossing MA, Ness RB, Pharoah PD, Stram DO, Wu AH, Pearce CL. Evaluating the ovarian cancer gonadotropin hypothesis: A candidate gene study. Gynecologic Oncology 2014, 136: 542-548. PMID: 25528498, PMCID: PMC4892108, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2014.12.017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskOvarian Cancer StudyCancer riskGene-level associationsOnly modest associationsUnconditional logistic regressionCancer studiesHormone-related diseasesPathway genesGonadotropin hypothesisEtiologic roleGenome-wide significant associationOvarian cancerProstate cancerLarger sample sizeGonadotropinSignificant associationDisease riskModest associationLogistic regressionGene-level testsHigh-penetrance susceptibility genesCandidate gene studiesStrong genetic basisUnderstanding of biologyIntrauterine devices and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis of the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium
Felix AS, Gaudet MM, La Vecchia C, Nagle CM, Shu XO, Weiderpass E, Adami HO, Beresford S, Bernstein L, Chen C, Cook LS, De Vivo I, Doherty JA, Friedenreich CM, Gapstur SM, Hill D, Horn‐Ross P, Lacey JV, Levi F, Liang X, Lu L, Magliocco A, McCann SE, Negri E, Olson SH, Palmer JR, Patel AV, Petruzella S, Prescott J, Risch HA, Rosenberg L, Sherman ME, Spurdle AB, Webb PM, Wise LA, Xiang Y, Xu W, Yang HP, Yu H, Zeleniuch‐Jacquotte A, Brinton LA. Intrauterine devices and endometrial cancer risk: A pooled analysis of the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium. International Journal Of Cancer 2014, 136: e410-e422. PMID: 25242594, PMCID: PMC4267918, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29229.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumEndometrial cancer riskIntrauterine deviceEC riskPooled analysisCancer riskLast useCancer ConsortiumOlder ageUse of IUDsMultivariable logistic regressionConfidence intervalsPooled odds ratioCase-control studyInert intrauterine deviceDuration of useHeavy bleedingOdds ratioReversible contraceptivesHormonal changesEC casesReduced riskBiologic effectsUterine environmentLogistic regressionGastroesophageal Reflux in Relation to Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus: A Pooled Analysis from the Barrett’s and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON)
Cook MB, Corley DA, Murray LJ, Liao LM, Kamangar F, Ye W, Gammon MD, Risch HA, Casson AG, Freedman ND, Chow WH, Wu AH, Bernstein L, Nyrén O, Pandeya N, Whiteman DC, Vaughan TL. Gastroesophageal Reflux in Relation to Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus: A Pooled Analysis from the Barrett’s and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON). PLOS ONE 2014, 9: e103508. PMID: 25075959, PMCID: PMC4116205, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103508.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophagogastric junction adenocarcinomaBody mass indexRegurgitation symptomsEsophageal adenocarcinomaEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumGastroesophageal refluxCigarette smokingMass indexMultivariable logistic regressionFrequency of symptomsMajor risk factorCase-control studyHeartburn durationSymptom durationJunction adenocarcinomaPooled analysisRisk factorsCancer sitesOdds ratioStratified analysisHigh riskSummary estimatesSignificant associationSymptomsLogistic regression