2012
Impact of Reduced Tobacco Smoking on Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States During 1975–2000
Moolgavkar SH, Holford TR, Levy DT, Kong CY, Foy M, Clarke L, Jeon J, Hazelton WD, Meza R, Schultz F, McCarthy W, Boer R, Gorlova O, Gazelle GS, Kimmel M, McMahon PM, de Koning HJ, Feuer EJ. Impact of Reduced Tobacco Smoking on Lung Cancer Mortality in the United States During 1975–2000. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2012, 104: 541-548. PMID: 22423009, PMCID: PMC3317881, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs136.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLung cancer deathsLung cancer mortalityCancer deathSmoking behaviorCancer mortalityMajor public health problemTobacco controlPublic health problemTobacco control strategiesNumber of deathsSmoking historyTobacco smokingLung cancerGroups of investigatorsBirth cohortHealth problemsFirst reportSmokingMortalityDeathUnited StatesWomenMenCohortCancer
1997
Are cancers of the salivary gland increasing? Experience from Connecticut, USA.
Zheng T, Holford T, Chen Y, Ward B, Liu W, Flannery J, Boyle P. Are cancers of the salivary gland increasing? Experience from Connecticut, USA. International Journal Of Epidemiology 1997, 26: 264-271. PMID: 9169160, DOI: 10.1093/ije/26.2.264.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSalivary glandsRelative riskBirth cohortRare squamous cell carcinomaEpstein-Barr virus infectionConnecticut Tumor Registry dataTime trendsComparable relative riskSquamous cell carcinomaTumor registry dataAge group 40Salivary gland cancerYears of ageOlder age groupsRecent birth cohortsObserved time trendsPrior cancerLower gumCell carcinomaGland cancerIncidence rateRisk factorsUnivariate analysisCancer sitesRegistry data
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 studyFemalesIncidenceStudyConnecticut