2016
Association between family cancer history and risk of pancreatic cancer
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Klein K, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Association between family cancer history and risk of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Epidemiology 2016, 45: 145-150. PMID: 27810486, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerFamily historyOdds ratioAustralian population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyLaird random-effects modelHistory of cancerAdjusted odds ratioPancreatic cancer patientsConfidence intervalsFamily cancer historyCase-control studyPancreatic cancer riskFirst-degree relativesRandom-effects modelMelanoma family historyPancreatic cancer studiesCancer historyCancer patientsRisk factorsPancreatic adenocarcinomaProstate cancerCancer riskMEDLINE databaseCancerRisk Factors for Early-Onset and Very-Early-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma
McWilliams RR, Maisonneuve P, Bamlet WR, Petersen GM, Li D, Risch HA, Yu H, Fontham ET, Luckett B, Bosetti C, Negri E, La Vecchia C, Talamini R, de Mesquita H, Bracci P, Gallinger S, Neale RE, Lowenfels AB. Risk Factors for Early-Onset and Very-Early-Onset Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma. Pancreas 2016, 45: 311-316. PMID: 26646264, PMCID: PMC4710562, DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000000392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly onset pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancerAge-dependent effectsRisk factorsFamily historySex-matched control subjectsDiagnosis of PCCase-control studyLogistic regression analysisPC patientsDiabetes mellitusAlcohol intakeControl subjectsOdds ratioPancreatic adenocarcinomaEarly onsetPatientsOlder adultsStrong associationObesitySmokingRegression analysisRiskAssociationComprehensive assessment
2015
Vitamin D Metabolic Pathway Genes and Pancreatic Cancer Risk
Arem H, Yu K, Xiong X, Moy K, Freedman ND, Mayne ST, Albanes D, Arslan AA, Austin M, Bamlet WR, Beane-Freeman L, Bracci P, Canzian F, Cotterchio M, Duell EJ, Gallinger S, Giles GG, Goggins M, Goodman PJ, Hartge P, Hassan M, Helzlsouer K, Henderson B, Holly EA, Hoover R, Jacobs EJ, Kamineni A, Klein A, Klein E, Kolonel LN, Li D, Malats N, Männistö S, McCullough ML, Olson SH, Orlow I, Peters U, Petersen GM, Porta M, Severi G, Shu XO, Visvanathan K, White E, Yu H, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zheng W, Tobias GS, Maeder D, Brotzman M, Risch H, Sampson JN, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ. Vitamin D Metabolic Pathway Genes and Pancreatic Cancer Risk. PLOS ONE 2015, 10: e0117574. PMID: 25799011, PMCID: PMC4370655, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0117574.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskVitamin D statusCancer riskD statusSingle nucleotide polymorphismsVitamin DPancreatic cancerVitamin D metabolic pathway genesVitamin D metabolic pathwayVitamin D concentrationsUnconditional logistic regressionPancreatic cancer casesVitamin D.Cohort casesCUBN geneEffect modificationPancreatic adenocarcinomaCancer casesD concentrationsLogistic regressionProduct StatisticsRiskTop single nucleotide polymorphismsMultiple comparisonsCancer
2014
Cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk: More to the story than just pack-years
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Tran B, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE, Group Q. Cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk: More to the story than just pack-years. European Journal Of Cancer 2014, 50: 997-1003. PMID: 24461200, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskCigarette smokingOdds ratioPancreatic adenocarcinomaCancer riskAustralian population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyLogistic regressionPancreatic cancer patientsConfidence intervalsCase-control studyPancreatic cancer studiesCurrent smokersAlcohol intakeSmoking patternsCancer patientsPancreatic cancerRisk factorsSmoking componentSmokingDisease riskRisk estimatesCancer studiesSmokersAdenocarcinoma
2011
Pancreatic cancer: Helicobacter pylori colonization, N‐Nitrosamine exposures, and ABO blood group
Risch HA. Pancreatic cancer: Helicobacter pylori colonization, N‐Nitrosamine exposures, and ABO blood group. Molecular Carcinogenesis 2011, 51: 109-118. PMID: 22162235, DOI: 10.1002/mc.20826.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsN-nitrosamine exposurePancreatic cancerPylori colonizationH. pyloriPancreatic secretory functionH. pylori colonizationHost inflammatory responseHelicobacter pylori colonizationHost-organism interactionsABO blood groupH. pylori bindsPancreatic carcinogenicityRecent genome-wide association studiesCigarette smokingGastric ulcerRisk factorsDietary intakeInflammatory responsePancreatic adenocarcinomaGastric cancerPhysiologic actionsAnimal modelsGastrointestinal epitheliumGastric colonizationHelicobacter pylori