2020
Self-harm behaviors, suicidal ideation, and associated factors among rural left-behind children in west China
Xiao Y, He L, Chang W, Zhang S, Wang R, Chen X, Li X, Wang Z, Risch HA. Self-harm behaviors, suicidal ideation, and associated factors among rural left-behind children in west China. Annals Of Epidemiology 2020, 42: 42-49. PMID: 31992492, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2019.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Factors associated with psychological resilience in left-behind children in southwest China
Xiao Y, Wang Y, Chang W, Chen Y, Yu Z, Risch HA. Factors associated with psychological resilience in left-behind children in southwest China. Asian Journal Of Psychiatry 2019, 46: 1-5. PMID: 31568979, DOI: 10.1016/j.ajp.2019.09.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPsychological resilienceInterpersonal assistanceClose friendsHigher psychological resilienceFamily supportDimensions of resilienceHigh mother's education levelEmotion regulationChinese adolescentsResilience ScaleGreater resilienceRandom cluster samplingResilienceHigh resilienceEducation levelFriendsMother's education levelFace interviewsGoal concentrationChildrenRelevant informationCross-sectional surveyPeopleAdolescentsSupport
2017
Survival predictors of Burkitt's lymphoma in children, adults and elderly in the United States during 2000–2013
Mukhtar F, Boffetta P, Risch HA, Park JY, Bubu OM, Womack L, Tran TV, Zgibor JC, Luu HN. Survival predictors of Burkitt's lymphoma in children, adults and elderly in the United States during 2000–2013. International Journal Of Cancer 2017, 140: 1494-1502. PMID: 28006853, PMCID: PMC6919213, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30576.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPredictors of survivalBurkitt's lymphomaSurvival predictorsMultiple primariesAge groupsCox proportional hazards regression modelFive-year relative survivalProportional hazards regression modelsStage II diseaseStage IV diseaseEnd Results (SEER) databaseAfrican American raceHazards regression modelsBL patientsElderly patientsPrognostic factorsResults databaseWorse outcomesElderly groupStage IIIAmerican raceRelative survivalHigh mortalityLymphomaDisease
2015
Joint Effect of Genotypic and Phenotypic Features of Reproductive Factors on Endometrial Cancer Risk
Wang Z, Risch H, Lu L, Irwin ML, Mayne S, Schwartz P, Rutherford T, De Vivo I, Yu H. Joint Effect of Genotypic and Phenotypic Features of Reproductive Factors on Endometrial Cancer Risk. Scientific Reports 2015, 5: 15582. PMID: 26498156, PMCID: PMC4620445, DOI: 10.1038/srep15582.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial cancerCancer riskEstrogen exposureEndometrial cancer patientsTime of studyGenetic risk scorePotential confoundersCancer patientsMenstrual cycleReproductive factorsRisk scorePossible markerMajor causeCancerMenopauseObesityPhenotypic featuresRiskPopulation controlsAgeMenarcheWomenExposureTNMC
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
1989
Mortality from Breast Cancer after Irradiation during Fluoroscopic Examinations in Patients Being Treated for Tuberculosis
Miller A, Howe G, Sherman G, Lindsay J, Yaffe M, Dinner P, Risch H, Preston D. Mortality from Breast Cancer after Irradiation during Fluoroscopic Examinations in Patients Being Treated for Tuberculosis. New England Journal Of Medicine 1989, 321: 1285-1289. PMID: 2797101, DOI: 10.1056/nejm198911093211902.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerRelative riskFluoroscopic examinationRadiation-induced breast cancerFirst exposureLinear dose-response relationUse of mammographyYears of ageDose-response relationNumber of deathsTherapeutic pneumothoraxAsymptomatic womenExcess riskLifetime riskAdditive riskCancerWomenSubstantial proportionSmall benefitAgeRadiation dosesRiskTuberculosisMortalityExposure