2015
Occupational exposure to N-nitrosamines and pesticides and risk of pancreatic cancer
Fritschi L, Benke G, Risch HA, Schulte A, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Fawcett J, Neale RE. Occupational exposure to N-nitrosamines and pesticides and risk of pancreatic cancer. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 72: 678. PMID: 25780030, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyOccupational exposurePancreatic cancerPopulation-based case-control studyLarge case-control studyLifetime job historiesPancreatic cancer developmentCigarette smokingLifestyle factorsFrequency of exposureLikelihood of exposureAnimal evidenceIncrease riskPancreatic carcinogenCancer developmentN-nitrosaminesOccupational hygienistsCancerSuch exposureJob historyRiskExposureAssociationSmokingSpecific questions
2011
A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Occupational Exposure to Acids and the Risk of Lung Cancer: Evidence for Specificity of Association
Soskolne CL, Jhangri GS, Scott HM, Brenner DR, Siemiatycki J, Lakhani R, Gérin M, Dewar R, Miller AB, Risch HA. A Population-Based Case-Control Study of Occupational Exposure to Acids and the Risk of Lung Cancer: Evidence for Specificity of Association. International Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Health 2011, 17: 1-8. PMID: 21344813, DOI: 10.1179/oeh.2011.17.1.1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyLung cancerOccupational exposurePopulation-based case-control studySmoking-adjusted odds ratiosStrong inorganic acid mistsCancer-specific riskOverall lung cancerLifetime occupational historyLung cancer casesConditional logistic regressionInorganic acid mistsBorough of residenceExcess riskEffect modificationOdds ratioCancer casesSecondary data analysisOccupational historyCancer effectsLifetime exposureLogistic regressionCancerConfidence intervalsExposure assessment
2002
Occupation and risk of esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma
Engel LS, Vaughan TL, Gammon MD, Chow W, Risch HA, Dubrow R, Mayne ST, Rotterdam H, Schoenberg JB, Stanford JL, West AB, Blot WJ, Fraumeni JF. Occupation and risk of esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 2002, 42: 11-22. PMID: 12111686, DOI: 10.1002/ajim.10077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGastric cardia adenocarcinomaCardia adenocarcinomaEsophageal adenocarcinomaOdds ratioHealth servicesPopulation-based case-control studyDuration-response relationRisk of esophagealOccupational risk factorsUnconditional logistic regressionConfidence intervalsCase-control studyLifetime job historiesPlay of chanceGastric cardiaRisk factorsLength of employmentCancer riskWorkplace exposuresAdenocarcinomaLogistic regressionJob historyPopulation controlsMultiple comparisonsRisk