2021
Analysis 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
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