2013
Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: a pooled analysis of case-control studies
Sieh W, Salvador S, McGuire V, Weber RP, Terry KL, Rossing MA, Risch H, Wu AH, Webb PM, Moysich K, Doherty JA, Felberg A, Miller D, Jordan SJ, Study A, Group A, Goodman M, Lurie G, Chang-Claude J, Rudolph A, Kjær S, Jensen A, Høgdall E, Bandera E, Olson S, King M, Rodriguez-Rodriguez L, Kiemeney L, Marees T, Massuger L, van Altena A, Ness R, Cramer D, Pike M, Pearce C, Berchuck A, Schildkraut J, Whittemore A. Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: a pooled analysis of case-control studies. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2013, 42: 579-589. PMID: 23569193, PMCID: PMC3619957, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyt042.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer subtypesCase-control studyTubal ligationCancer subtypesHistological typeOvarian cancerClear cellsProtective effectPopulation-based case-control studyFull-term birthOvarian cancer riskPooled odds ratioConditional logistic regressionRace/ethnicitySerous cancerMucinous tumorsBorderline tumorsControl womenHistological subtypesInvasive casesPooled analysisOdds ratioCancer riskDistinct etiologiesInternational collaborative studyLong-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Associated With Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2
McLaughlin JR, Rosen B, Moody J, Pal T, Fan I, Shaw PA, Risch HA, Sellers TA, Sun P, Narod SA. Long-Term Ovarian Cancer Survival Associated With Mutation in BRCA1 or BRCA2. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2013, 105: 141-148. PMID: 23257159, PMCID: PMC3611851, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djs494.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsLong-term survival benefitOvarian cancer-specific survivalCancer-specific survivalOvarian cancer survivalSerous ovarian cancerShort-term survival advantageBRCA1 mutation carriersLong-term survivalHazard ratioSurvival benefitBetter prognosisUnselected womenBRCA2 carriersCancer survivalMutation carriersSurvival advantageSurvival analysisCancerDiagnosisTime pointsWomenSurvival
2011
Principal Component Analysis of Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns in Relation to Risk of Subtypes of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer
Silvera S, Mayne ST, Risch HA, Gammon MD, Vaughan T, Chow WH, Dubin JA, Dubrow R, Schoenberg J, Stanford JL, West AB, Rotterdam H, Blot WJ. Principal Component Analysis of Dietary and Lifestyle Patterns in Relation to Risk of Subtypes of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer. Annals Of Epidemiology 2011, 21: 543-550. PMID: 21435900, PMCID: PMC3109225, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2010.11.019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAdultAgedBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesConnecticutDietEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxHealth BehaviorHumansLife StyleLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Squamous CellNew JerseyPrincipal Component AnalysisRegistriesRisk FactorsStomach NeoplasmsSurveys and QuestionnairesWashingtonConceptsEsophageal squamous cell carcinomaGastric cardia adenocarcinomaRisk of EACSmoking/alcoholGastroesophageal reflux diseaseEsophageal adenocarcinomaRisk factorsGastric cancerPopulation-based case-control studyRisk of ESCCFruit/vegetable intakeLifestyle patternsSquamous cell carcinomaRisk of subtypesCase-control studyFruits/vegetablesReflux diseaseLifestyle factorsVegetable scoresCell carcinomaVegetable intakeNitrite intakeAlcohol scoresCancer casesCancer risk
2007
Excess diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma during spring in the USA
Koutros S, Holford TR, Hahn T, Lantos PM, McCarthy PL, Risch HA, Swede H. Excess diagnosis of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma during spring in the USA. Leukemia & Lymphoma 2007, 48: 357-366. PMID: 17325897, DOI: 10.1080/10428190601076799.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHodgkin's lymphomaEnd Results (SEER) databaseMultivariate Poisson regressionExcess diagnosisNHL patientsDiagnosis yearHodgkin's diseaseResults databaseHematologic malignanciesIncidence rateOrigin subtypesChi-square analysisPoisson regressionDiagnostic biasLymphomaPatientsDiseaseDiagnosisFuture studiesYearsMalignancyRegressionLeukemiaEpidemiologySubtypes
2006
A Functional Polymorphism of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Gene Increases Risk of Gastric Carcinoma and Its Precursors
Hold GL, Rabkin CS, Chow W, Smith MG, Gammon MD, Risch HA, Vaughan TL, McColl KE, Lissowska J, Zatonski W, Schoenberg JB, Blot WJ, Mowat NA, Fraumeni JF, El–Omar E. A Functional Polymorphism of Toll-Like Receptor 4 Gene Increases Risk of Gastric Carcinoma and Its Precursors. Gastroenterology 2006, 132: 905-912. PMID: 17324405, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2006.12.026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAchlorhydriaCarcinomaCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesEuropeFemaleGastritis, AtrophicGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGene FrequencyGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenotypeHelicobacter InfectionsHelicobacter pyloriHumansLogistic ModelsMaleOdds RatioPhenotypePolymorphism, GeneticPopulation SurveillancePrecancerous ConditionsRegistriesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStomach NeoplasmsToll-Like Receptor 4United StatesConceptsH pylori infectionGastric carcinoma patientsNoncardia gastric carcinomaOdds ratioGastric carcinomaCardia carcinomaGastric atrophyCarcinoma patientsPylori infectionG polymorphismPopulation-based case-control studyUpper gastrointestinal tract cancerSevere gastric atrophyFrequency-matched controlsGastric acid outputGastrointestinal tract cancerGastric cancer patientsGastric cardia carcinomaCase-control studyEsophageal squamous cellsPotential confounding factorsGastric carcinoma casesGastric changesTract cancerAcid output
1988
An application of capture-recapture methods to the estimation of completeness of cancer registration
Robles S, Marrett L, Clarke E, Risch H. An application of capture-recapture methods to the estimation of completeness of cancer registration. Journal Of Clinical Epidemiology 1988, 41: 495-501. PMID: 3367181, DOI: 10.1016/0895-4356(88)90052-2.Peer-Reviewed Original Research