1997
The increase of Hodgkin's disease incidence among young adults
Chen Y, Zheng T, Chou M, Boyle P, Holford T. The increase of Hodgkin's disease incidence among young adults. Cancer 1997, 79: 2209-2218. PMID: 9179069, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19970601)79:11<2209::aid-cncr20>3.0.co;2-z.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHodgkin's disease incidenceHodgkin's diseaseRisk factorsVirus infectionYoung adultsEpstein-Barr virus infectionHuman immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infectionConnecticut Tumor RegistryImmunodeficiency virus infectionAnalytical epidemiologic studiesMajor risk factorIncidence rate changesAdults ages 20Young adults ages 20Tumor RegistryHistologic typeDisease incidenceCohort analysisEpidemiologic studiesAge 20Cohort patternsCohort phenomenonIncidenceDiseaseYoung females
1996
Time trend and age‐period‐cohort effect on incidence of bladder cancer in Connecticut, 1935–1992
Zheng T, Holford T, Chen Y, Z. J, Mayne S, Liu W, Flannery J, Boyle P. Time trend and age‐period‐cohort effect on incidence of bladder cancer in Connecticut, 1935–1992. International Journal Of Cancer 1996, 68: 172-176. PMID: 8900423, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19961009)68:2<172::aid-ijc5>3.0.co;2-v.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUrinary bladder cancerMajor risk factorBladder cancerRisk factorsIncidence rateBirth-cohort patternSmoking-related cancersAnalytical epidemiologic studiesTime trendsTobacco smokingCigarette smokingLung cancerOccupational exposureEpidemiologic studiesCancerMarked increaseSmokingCohort effectsMalesRecent studiesCurrent studyFemalesIncidenceStudyConnecticutContinuing increase in incidence of germ‐cell testis cancer in young adults: Experience from Connecticut, USA, 1935–1992
Zheng T, Holford T, Ma Z, Ward B, Flannery J, Boyle P. Continuing increase in incidence of germ‐cell testis cancer in young adults: Experience from Connecticut, USA, 1935–1992. International Journal Of Cancer 1996, 65: 723-729. PMID: 8631581, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0215(19960315)65:6<723::aid-ijc2>3.0.co;2-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGerm cell testis cancerTestis cancerHistologic typeEpidemiologic studiesOverall age-adjusted incidence rateStrong birth cohort effectAge-adjusted incidence ratesEarly lifetime exposuresAnalytical epidemiologic studiesDescriptive epidemiologic studyAge group 20Birth cohort effectsObserved incidence patternsIncidence rateRisk factorsGroup 20Cancer registrationLifetime exposureIncidence patternsLarger sample sizeSeminomaCancerCohort modelingYoung adultsCohort
1994
Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in Denmark
Dubrow R, Johansen C, Skov T, Holford T. Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in Denmark. International Journal Of Cancer 1994, 58: 324-329. PMID: 8050812, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910580303.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Tumor RegistryDanish Cancer RegistryEtiologic distinctionsSigmoid colonCancer incidenceCohort modellingCohort patternsAnalytical epidemiologic studies
1992
Epidemiology of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma in connecticut 1935‐1988
Zheng T, Mayne S, Boyle P, Holford T, Liu W, Flannery J. Epidemiology of non‐Hodgkin lymphoma in connecticut 1935‐1988. Cancer 1992, 70: 840-849. PMID: 1643616, DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(19920815)70:4<840::aid-cncr2820700420>3.0.co;2-i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaAge-adjusted incidence ratesAge-specific incidence ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistryIncidence rateYears of ageRisk factorsAge groupsCases of NHLDiffuse non-Hodgkin's lymphomaAnalytical epidemiologic studiesHigh incidence rateBirth cohort effectsOlder age groupsRecent birth cohortsReports of increasesLymph nodesTumor RegistryHistologic subtypeCohort examinationNHL casesAnatomic sitesEpidemiologic studiesMortality rateBirth cohort