2020
Modeling factors affecting age, period and cohort trends
Holford T. Modeling factors affecting age, period and cohort trends. 2020, 117-141. DOI: 10.4324/9780429056819-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAnalytical epidemiological studiesUnderstanding of etiologyCigarette smokingLung cancerEtiology of diseaseEpidemiological studiesCarcinogenesis modelDisease trendsCohort scaleCohort frameworkHealth careDiseaseExposure dataPopulation ratesCohort modelCohort trendsSmokingAgeEtiologyU.S. malesTemporal trendsEarly stepsCancerPeriodCare
2000
Oxychlordane and trans-nonachlor in breast adipose tissue and risk of female breast cancer.
Zheng T, Holford T, Tessari J, Mayne S, Zahm S, Owens P, Zhang B, Ward B, Carter D, Zhang Y, Zhang W, Dubrow R, Boyle P. Oxychlordane and trans-nonachlor in breast adipose tissue and risk of female breast cancer. Journal Of Cancer Epidemiology And Prevention 2000, 5: 153-60. PMID: 11051111.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdipose tissue levelsBreast cancer riskFemale breast cancerBreast adipose tissueBreast cancerRisk factorsOdds ratioAdipose tissueBenign breast disease controlsFemale breast cancer riskPrimary breast cancer patientsCovariate-adjusted odds ratioEnvironmental exposuresProgesterone receptor statusBreast cancer patientsRecent epidemiological studiesMenopausal statusReceptor statusHighest quartileEpidemiological studiesCancerMajor metaboliteRiskStructured questionnaireOverall significant impact
1996
The Continuing Increase in Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Birth Cohort Phenomenon
ZHENG T, HOLFORD T, MA Z, CHEN Y, LIU W, WARD B, BOYLE P. The Continuing Increase in Adenocarcinoma of the Uterine Cervix: A Birth Cohort Phenomenon. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1996, 25: 252-258. PMID: 9119549, DOI: 10.1093/ije/25.2.252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine cervixInvasive adenocarcinomaBirth cohortStrong birth cohort effectTime trendsBirth-cohort patternEnd Results (SEER) dataBirth-cohort phenomenonAnalytical epidemiological studiesBirth cohort effectsRecent birth cohortsObserved time trendsYoung white womenRisk factorsEpidemiological studiesCervixAdenocarcinomaCohort patternsCohort phenomenonCohortWhite womenCohort modelCohort effectsObserved increaseResult data
1984
An epidemiological study of acute prolapsed cervical intervertebral disc.
Kelsey J, Githens P, Walter S, Southwick W, Weil U, Holford T, Ostfeld A, Calogero J, O'Connor T, White A. An epidemiological study of acute prolapsed cervical intervertebral disc. Journal Of Bone And Joint Surgery 1984, 66: 907-14. PMID: 6736091, DOI: 10.2106/00004623-198466060-00011.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCervical intervertebral discsCervical discEpidemiological studiesOnset of symptomsNumber of pregnanciesIntervertebral discBorderline statistical significanceSmoking cigarsLive birthsFrequent liftingFourth decadeAge groupsStatistical significanceHigh heelsCertain sportsPositive associationFrequent divingPregnancySymptomsNeckDiagnosisWomen
1978
Fibrocystic Breast Disease in Oral-Contraceptive Users — A Histopathological Evaluation of Epithelial Atypia
Livolsi V, Stadel B, Kelsey J, Holford T, White C. Fibrocystic Breast Disease in Oral-Contraceptive Users — A Histopathological Evaluation of Epithelial Atypia. New England Journal Of Medicine 1978, 299: 381-385. PMID: 566853, DOI: 10.1056/nejm197808242990803.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFibrocystic breast diseaseOral contraceptivesLong-term usersBreast cancerEpithelial atypiaFibrocystic diseaseBreast diseaseOral contraceptive usersLong-term usePremenopausal womenHistopathological evaluationHistologic standpointCystic diseasePremalignant formsEpidemiological studiesDiseaseContraceptivesAtypiaCancerWomenSignificant differencesNontakersIncidence