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 dataCancer
2019
Association between genetically predicted polycystic ovary syndrome and ovarian cancer: a Mendelian randomization study
Harris HR, Cushing-Haugen KL, Webb PM, Nagle CM, Jordan SJ, Group A, 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, Rodriguez L, Wentzensen N, Kotsopoulos J, Narod S, McLaughlin J, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Pearce C, Wu A, Lindström S, Terry K. Association between genetically predicted polycystic ovary syndrome and ovarian cancer: a Mendelian randomization study. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2019, 48: 822-830. PMID: 31211375, PMCID: PMC6659359, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyz113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPolycystic ovary syndromeOvarian cancer riskOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumSelf-reported polycystic ovary syndromeInvasive ovarian cancerOvarian cancerCancer riskOvary syndromeInverse associationOral contraceptive useReproductive-aged womenBody mass indexSingle nucleotide polymorphismsStrong inverse associationComplex endocrine disorderObservational study resultsMendelian randomization studyEuropean ancestry womenEndometrioid tumorsMass indexDecreased riskEndocrine disordersSpecific histotypesContraceptive useAged womenUse 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
2016
Menstrual and Reproductive Factors, Hormone Use, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer
Lujan-Barroso L, Zhang W, Olson SH, Gao YT, Yu H, Baghurst PA, Bracci PM, Bueno-de-Mesquita H, Foretová L, Gallinger S, Holcatova I, Janout V, Ji BT, Kurtz RC, La Vecchia C, Lagiou P, Li D, Miller AB, Serraino D, Zatonski W, Risch HA, Duell EJ. Menstrual and Reproductive Factors, Hormone Use, and Risk of Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2016, 45: 1401-1410. PMID: 27088489, PMCID: PMC5065728, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000635.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHormone replacement therapyPancreatic cancerHRT useOdds ratioReproductive factorsInternational Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumRisk of PCLarge pooled analysisPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumConfidence intervalsCase-control studySignificant inverse associationLogistic regression modelsPostmenopausal womenHormone useControl womenReplacement therapyPooled analysisInverse associationHysterectomyPooled estimatesRelevant covariatesExogenous hormonesWomenRisk
2015
BRCA2 Polymorphic Stop Codon K3326X and the Risk of Breast, Prostate, and Ovarian Cancers
Meeks HD, Song H, Michailidou K, Bolla MK, Dennis J, Wang Q, Barrowdale D, Frost D, EMBRACE, McGuffog L, Ellis S, Feng B, Buys S, Hopper J, Southey M, Tesoriero A, Investigators K, James P, Bruinsma F, Campbell I, Group A, Broeks A, Schmidt M, Hogervorst F, HEBON, Beckman M, Fasching P, Fletcher O, Johnson N, Sawyer E, Riboli E, Banerjee S, Menon U, Tomlinson I, Burwinkel B, Hamann U, Marme F, Rudolph A, Janavicius R, Tihomirova L, Tung N, Garber J, Cramer D, Terry K, Poole E, Tworoger S, Dorfling C, van Rensburg E, Godwin A, Guénel P, Truong T, Collaborators G, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Damiola F, Mazoyer S, Sinilnikova O, Isaacs C, Maugard C, Bojesen S, Flyger H, Gerdes A, Hansen T, Jensen A, Kjaer S, Hogdall C, Hogdall E, Pedersen I, Thomassen M, Benitez J, González-Neira A, Osorio A, de la Hoya M, Segura P, Diez O, Lazaro C, Brunet J, Anton-Culver H, Eunjung L, John E, Neuhausen S, Ding Y, Castillo D, Weitzel J, Ganz P, Nussbaum R, Chan S, Karlan B, Lester J, Wu A, Gayther S, Ramus S, Sieh W, Whittermore A, Monteiro A, Phelan C, Terry M, Piedmonte M, Offit K, Robson M, Levine D, Moysich K, Cannioto R, Olson S, Daly M, Nathanson K, Domchek S, Lu K, Liang D, Hildebrant M, Ness R, Modugno F, Pearce L, Goodman M, Thompson P, Brenner H, Butterbach K, Meindl A, Hahnen E, Wappenschmidt B, Brauch H, Brüning T, Blomqvist C, Khan S, Nevanlinna H, Pelttari L, Aittomäki K, Butzow R, Bogdanova N, Dörk T, Lindblom A, Margolin S, Rantala J, Kosma V, Mannermaa A, Lambrechts D, Neven P, Claes K, Van Maerken T, Chang-Claude J, Flesch-Janys D, Heitz F, Varon-Mateeva R, Peterlongo P, Radice P, Viel A, Barile M, Peissel B, Manoukian S, Montagna M, Oliani C, Peixoto A, Teixeira M, Collavoli A, Hallberg E, Olson J, Goode E, Hart S, Shimelis H, Cunningham J, Giles G, Milne R, Healey S, Tucker K, Haiman C, Henderson B, Goldberg M, Tischkowitz M, Simard J, Soucy P, Eccles D, Le N, Borresen-Dale A, Kristensen V, Salvesen H, Bjorge L, Bandera E, Risch H, Zheng W, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Cai H, Pylkäs K, Tollenaar R, van der Ouweland A, Andrulis I, Knight J, OCGN, Narod S, Devilee P, Winqvist R, Figueroa J, Greene M, L. P, Loud J, García-Closas M, Schoemaker M, Czene K, Darabi H, McNeish I, Siddiquil N, Glasspool R, Kwong A, Park S, Teo S, Yoon S, Matsuo K, Hosono S, Woo Y, Gao Y, Foretova L, Singer C, Rappaport-Feurhauser C, Friedman E, Laitman Y, Rennert G, Imyanitov E, Hulick P, Olopade O, Senter L, Olah E, Doherty J, Schildkraut J, Koppert L, Kiemeney L, Massuger L, Cook L, Pejovic T, Li J, Borg A, Öfverholm A, Rossing M, Wentzensen N, Henriksson K, Cox A, Cross S, Pasini B, Shah M, Kabisch M, Torres D, Jakubowska A, Lubinski J, Gronwald J, Agnarsson B, Kupryjanczyk J, Moes-Sosnowska J, Fostira F, Konstantopoulou I, Slager S, Jones M, in the genome P, Antoniou A, Berchuck A, Swerdlow A, Chenevix-Trench G, Dunning A, Pharoah P, Hall P, Easton D, Couch F, Spurdle A, Goldgar D. BRCA2 Polymorphic Stop Codon K3326X and the Risk of Breast, Prostate, and Ovarian Cancers. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2015, 108: djv315. PMID: 26586665, PMCID: PMC4907358, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djv315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancerBreast cancerVariant carriersCancer riskEstrogen receptor-negative breast cancerReceptor-negative breast cancerCancer case patientsInvasive ovarian cancerHormone-related cancersProstate cancer riskConfidence intervalsOvarian cancer riskSignificant inverse associationCox proportional hazardsSerous ovarian cancerRisk of breastBRCA1 mutation carriersPathogenic BRCA2 variantsControl patientsCase patientsInverse associationOdds ratioProstate cancerMutation carriersProportional hazardsDietary flavonoid intake and Barrett's esophagus in western Washington State
Petrick JL, Steck SE, Bradshaw PT, Chow WH, Engel LS, He K, Risch HA, Vaughan TL, Gammon MD. Dietary flavonoid intake and Barrett's esophagus in western Washington State. Annals Of Epidemiology 2015, 25: 730-735.e2. PMID: 26169148, PMCID: PMC4567908, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2015.05.010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds of BESpecialized intestinal metaplasiaBarrett's esophagusOdds ratioIntestinal metaplasiaInverse associationPrecursor lesionsWestern Washington StateDietary flavonoid intakeDecreased odds ratioFood frequency questionnaireAdequate dietary intakeBody mass indexCase-control investigationCancer precursor lesionsCase-control study participantsDietary sourcesLogistic regression modelsFlavonoid classesMain dietary sourceAnthocyanidin intakeFrequency questionnaireFlavonoid intakeMass indexIsoflavone intake
2014
Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Decreases With Height, Based on Consortium Analysis and Confirmed by Mendelian Randomization
Thrift AP, Risch HA, Onstad L, Shaheen NJ, Casson AG, Bernstein L, Corley DA, Levine DM, Chow W, Reid BJ, Romero Y, Hardie LJ, Liu G, Wu AH, Bird NC, Gammon MD, Ye W, Whiteman DC, Vaughan TL. Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Decreases With Height, Based on Consortium Analysis and Confirmed by Mendelian Randomization. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2014, 12: 1667-1676.e1. PMID: 24530603, PMCID: PMC4130803, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2014.01.039.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of EACBarrett's esophagusEsophageal adenocarcinomaMendelian randomization analysisOdds ratioCases of BEGastroesophageal reflux symptomsStrata of ageRandomization analysisBody mass indexMultivariable logistic regressionClinical risk stratificationEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumMendelian randomization studyGenetic risk scoreConventional epidemiologic analysisReflux symptomsRisk stratificationMass indexInverse associationRisk scoreUnconfounded effectRandomization studyAbstractTextEpidemiologic analysis
2013
Association between ultraviolet radiation, skin sun sensitivity and risk of pancreatic cancer
Tran B, Whiteman DC, Webb PM, Fritschi L, Fawcett J, Risch HA, Lucas R, Pandeya N, Schulte A, Neale RE, Group F. Association between ultraviolet radiation, skin sun sensitivity and risk of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Epidemiology 2013, 37: 886-892. PMID: 24075798, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2013.08.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh ambient ultraviolet radiationPancreatic cancerAmbient ultraviolet radiationLower riskAustralian case-control studyPancreatic cancer incidenceSkin sun sensitivityCase-control studyMarkers of exposureFair skin colorCancer incidenceInverse associationSkin lesionsSun exposureLesion treatmentSun sensitivityCancerLight skin colorSkin typeSkin colorDark skin colorUltraviolet radiationIndividual-level studiesSkin lesion treatmentRiskDietary fat intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial
Arem H, Mayne ST, Sampson J, Risch H, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Dietary fat intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial. Annals Of Epidemiology 2013, 23: 571-575. PMID: 23890797, PMCID: PMC3752990, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2013.06.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDietary fat intakePancreatic cancer riskOvarian Cancer Screening TrialCancer Screening TrialFat intakeCancer riskInverse associationPancreatic cancerScreening TrialCox proportional hazards regressionTotal fat intakeProportional hazards regressionObserved inverse associationPancreatic cancer casesHazards regressionCancer casesRisk associationUndetected diseasePossible reverse causationDietary changesIntakeReverse causationColorectalFat typeRiskFlavonoid intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort
Arem H, Bobe G, Sampson J, Subar AF, Park Y, Risch H, Hollenbeck A, Mayne ST, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Flavonoid intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort. British Journal Of Cancer 2013, 108: 1168-1172. PMID: 23299536, PMCID: PMC3619057, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskHealth-AARP DietHealth Study cohortFlavonoid intakeCancer riskHazard ratioStudy cohortTotal flavonoid intakeDietary flavonoid intakeIntake of flavonoidsProspective National InstitutesConfidence intervalsPancreatic cancer casesCox proportional hazardsNational InstitutePancreatic cancer carcinogenesisLimited epidemiological studiesSmoking statusInverse associationPancreatic cancerCancer carcinogenesisCancer casesEpidemiological studiesProportional hazardsProtective role
2012
The importance of exposure rate on odds ratios by cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption for esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium
Lubin JH, Cook MB, Pandeya N, Vaughan TL, Abnet CC, Giffen C, Webb PM, Murray LJ, Casson AG, Risch HA, Ye W, Kamangar F, Bernstein L, Sharp L, Nyrén O, Gammon MD, Corley DA, Wu AH, Brown LM, Chow WH, Ward MH, Freedman ND, Whiteman DC. The importance of exposure rate on odds ratios by cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption for esophageal adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma in the Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology 2012, 36: 306-316. PMID: 22504051, PMCID: PMC3489030, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.03.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEsophagogastric junctional adenocarcinomaBody mass indexSquamous cell carcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinomaEsophageal Adenocarcinoma ConsortiumCigarette smokingAlcohol consumptionAcid refluxCell carcinomaBarrett's esophagusInverse associationEffect modificationYounger ageCigarettes/dayDrinks/dayExposure rateSignificant effect modificationCase-control studyTotal exposureHigh exposure rateEvaluated effect modificationJunctional adenocarcinomaMass indexSmoking effectsOdds ratio
2011
Possible association between a genetic polymorphism at 8q24 and risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer
Lochhead P, Ng MT, Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Vaughan TL, Gammon MD, Risch HA, Lissowska J, Mukhopadhya I, Chow WH, El-Omar EM. Possible association between a genetic polymorphism at 8q24 and risk of upper gastrointestinal cancer. European Journal Of Cancer Prevention 2011, 20: 54-57. PMID: 21102338, PMCID: PMC3020097, DOI: 10.1097/cej.0b013e328341e320.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOesophageal cancerOdds ratioStudy populationCancer riskPopulation-based case-control studyUpper gastrointestinal cancer riskOesophageal squamous cell carcinomaGastrointestinal cancer riskWide association studies-identified single-nucleotide polymorphismsNoncardia gastric cancerSquamous cell carcinomaUpper gastrointestinal cancerCase-control studyColorectal cancer susceptibilitySecond study populationGastric cancer casesGastric cancer riskPotential confounding variablesFirst study populationCardia cancerCell carcinomaGastrointestinal cancerInverse associationCancer casesGastric cancer