2015
Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: a meta-analysis
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Cancer Causes & Control 2015, 26: 1027-1035. PMID: 25951801, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-015-0595-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori seropositivityPancreatic cancer riskPylori seropositivityPancreatic cancerOdds ratioCancer riskAustralian population-based case-control studyConfidence intervalsH. pyloriPopulation-based case-control studyHelicobacter pyloriOverall associationStrain-specific associationsLaird random-effects modelAdjusted odds ratioCase-control studyCytotoxin-associated geneSignificant overall associationRandom-effects modelEnzyme-linked immunosorbentPancreatic cancer studiesCagA seropositivityMethodsBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesSeropositivity
2013
Flavonoid intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort
Arem H, Bobe G, Sampson J, Subar AF, Park Y, Risch H, Hollenbeck A, Mayne ST, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Flavonoid intake and risk of pancreatic cancer in the National Institutes of Health-AARP Diet and Health Study Cohort. British Journal Of Cancer 2013, 108: 1168-1172. PMID: 23299536, PMCID: PMC3619057, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.584.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskHealth-AARP DietHealth Study cohortFlavonoid intakeCancer riskHazard ratioStudy cohortTotal flavonoid intakeDietary flavonoid intakeIntake of flavonoidsProspective National InstitutesConfidence intervalsPancreatic cancer casesCox proportional hazardsNational InstitutePancreatic cancer carcinogenesisLimited epidemiological studiesSmoking statusInverse associationPancreatic cancerCancer carcinogenesisCancer casesEpidemiological studiesProportional hazardsProtective role
2012
Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium
Hoyo C, Cook MB, Kamangar F, Freedman ND, Whiteman DC, Bernstein L, Brown LM, Risch HA, Ye W, Sharp L, Wu AH, Ward MH, Casson AG, Murray LJ, Corley DA, Nyrén O, Pandeya N, Vaughan TL, Chow WH, Gammon MD. Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2012, 41: 1706-1718. PMID: 23148106, PMCID: PMC3535758, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dys176.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomaBody mass indexGERD symptomsOdds ratioMass indexGastro-oesophageal reflux symptomsStudy-specific odds ratiosInternational BEACON ConsortiumRisk of oesophagealEffect of obesityConfidence intervalsIndividual participant dataReflux symptomsJunction adenocarcinomaOesophagogastric junctionPooled analysisControl subjectsOA casesEffect modificationBMIEpidemiological studiesOesophagealSymptomsPreventive effortsLogistic regressionGreen tea drinking and risk of pancreatic cancer: A large-scale, population-based case–control study in urban Shanghai
Wang J, Zhang W, Sun L, Yu H, Ni QX, Risch HA, Gao YT. Green tea drinking and risk of pancreatic cancer: A large-scale, population-based case–control study in urban Shanghai. Cancer Epidemiology 2012, 36: e354-e358. PMID: 22944495, PMCID: PMC3490023, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.08.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskGreen tea drinkingPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyPancreatic cancerCancer riskTea drinkingTea consumptionRegular tea drinkingRegular tea drinkersTea drinking habitsUrban ShanghaiHealthy controlsReduced riskEpidemiological studiesTea drinkersRegular drinkingDrinking habitsCancerInterview questionnaireLonger durationTea temperatureWomenDrinkingRisk
2000
Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection among Koreans in rural area of Korea
Shin H, Kim J, Ohno T, Cao K, Mizokami M, Risch H, Kim S. Prevalence and risk factors of hepatitis C virus infection among Koreans in rural area of Korea. Hepatology Research 2000, 17: 185-196. PMID: 10794972, DOI: 10.1016/s1386-6346(99)00074-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHepatitis C virus infectionC virus infectionHCV infectionTransfusion historyHCV genotypesVirus infectionGenotype 2aEndemic areasBlood transfusion historyHCV endemic areaSex-standardized prevalenceHCV genotype 2aHistory of acupunctureYears of ageMolecular epidemiological studiesParenteral sourcesBlood transfusionGenotype 1bRisk factorsHCV strainsHealth SurveyStudy populationLiver cancerEpidemiological studiesHigh incidence