2001
Lactation and breast cancer risk: a case–control study in Connecticut
Zheng T, Holford T, Mayne S, Owens P, Zhang Y, Zhang B, Boyle P, Zahm S. Lactation and breast cancer risk: a case–control study in Connecticut. British Journal Of Cancer 2001, 84: 1472-1476. PMID: 11384096, PMCID: PMC2363665, DOI: 10.1054/bjoc.2001.1793.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskBreast cancerCancer riskIncident breast cancer casesMajor risk factorCase-control studyBreast cancer casesRisk reductionMenopausal statusParous womenPostmenopausal womenInverse associationRisk factorsCancer casesStudy interviewersFurther stratificationFirst childWomenStructured questionnaireLifetime durationCancerRiskLactationChildrenBreastfeeding
2000
Breast Cancer Risk Associated with Congeners of Polychlorinated Biphenyls
Zheng T, Holford TR, Tessari J, Mayne ST, Owens PH, Ward B, Carter D, Boyle P, Dubrow R, Archibeque-Engle S, Zahm SH. Breast Cancer Risk Associated with Congeners of Polychlorinated Biphenyls. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 50-58. PMID: 10901329, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.1.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskCancer riskCovariate-adjusted odds ratioBreast Cancer Risk AssociatedCase-control studyBreast cancer casesBreast adipose tissueMean tissue levelsCancer Risk AssociatedLowest tertileThird tertileBreast diseaseOdds ratioBreast cancerCancer casesConnecticut womenAdipose tissueFurther stratificationSignificant associationStudy participantsTissue levelsNonhormonal activitiesBody levelEnvironmental exposuresSpecific PCB congeners
1999
DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer
Zheng T, Holford T, Mayne S, Ward B, Carter D, Ownes P, Dubrow R, Zahm S, Boyle P, Archibeque S, Tessari J. DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 453-458. PMID: 10472944, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskBreast adipose tissueTissue levelsCancer riskAdipose tissueBenign breast disease controlsIncident breast cancer casesYale-New Haven HospitalBreast-related surgeryAdipose tissue levelsFemale breast cancerCase-control studyBreast cancer casesMean tissue levelsLogistic regression modelsRank sum testHighest quartileSurgical specimenDichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposureOdds ratioBreast cancerCancer casesDisease controlSum testMean levels
1995
Time trend in pancreatic cancer incidence in connecticut, 1935–1990
Zheng T, Holford T, Ward B, McKay L, Flannery J, Boyle P. Time trend in pancreatic cancer incidence in connecticut, 1935–1990. International Journal Of Cancer 1995, 61: 622-627. PMID: 7768634, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910610507.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOverall age-adjusted incidence rateAge-adjusted incidence ratesIncidence rateRecent birth cohortsPancreatic cancerBirth cohortIncident pancreatic cancer casesPancreatic cancer incidence ratesAge groupsAge-specific incidence ratesPancreatic cancer incidenceConnecticut Tumor RegistryBirth cohort trendsPancreatic cancer casesCancer incidence ratesTumor RegistryCancer incidenceCancer casesCohort modelingCohort trendsTime trendsCohortCancerIncidenceSex
1993
Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in connecticut
Dubrow R, Bernstein J, Holford T. Age‐period‐cohort modelling of large‐bowel‐cancer incidence by anatomic sub‐site and sex in connecticut. International Journal Of Cancer 1993, 53: 907-913. PMID: 8473049, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910530607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLeft colonCohort patternsTransverse colonLarge bowelCancer incidenceEtiologic distinctionsConnecticut Tumor RegistryTumor RegistrySigmoid colonCancer casesCohort modellingBirth cohortConnecticut residentsColonRectumCohort modelSexBowelIncidenceDiagnosisMalesFemalesCommon patternRegistryCohort
1992
Time trend and age-period-cohort effects on incidence of esophageal cancer in Connecticut, 1935–89
Zheng T, Mayne S, Holford T, Boyle P, Liu W, Chen Y, Mador M, Flannery J. Time trend and age-period-cohort effects on incidence of esophageal cancer in Connecticut, 1935–89. Cancer Causes & Control 1992, 3: 481-492. PMID: 1525329, DOI: 10.1007/bf00051361.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSquamous cell carcinomaIncidence rateCell carcinomaEsophageal cancerBirth cohortOverall age-adjusted incidence rateAge-adjusted incidence ratesConnecticut Tumor RegistryEsophageal cancer casesTime trendsEsophageal cancer ratesObserved time trendsGastric cardiaHistologic typeTumor RegistryIncident casesCancer ratesCancer casesAdenocarcinomaIncidence patternsEsophagusCancerLower thirdRegression modelingWhite males