2020
Association Between Breastfeeding and Ovarian Cancer Risk
Babic A, Sasamoto N, Rosner BA, Tworoger SS, Jordan SJ, Risch HA, Harris HR, Rossing MA, Doherty JA, Fortner RT, Chang-Claude J, Goodman MT, Thompson PJ, Moysich KB, Ness RB, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Schildkraut JM, Titus LJ, Cramer DW, Bandera EV, Qin B, Sieh W, McGuire V, Sutphen R, Pearce CL, Wu AH, Pike M, Webb PM, Modugno F, Terry KL. Association Between Breastfeeding and Ovarian Cancer Risk. JAMA Oncology 2020, 6: e200421. PMID: 32239218, PMCID: PMC7118668, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2020.0421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBreast FeedingCase-Control StudiesFemaleHumansMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsPregnancyRisk FactorsConceptsOvarian cancer riskInvasive ovarian cancerEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian cancerCancer riskLower riskOdds ratioLogistic regressionHigh-grade serous subtypeHistotype-specific associationsMultivariable logistic regressionCase-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumPolytomous logistic regressionParous womenEndometrioid cancerModifiable factorsPooled analysisSerous subtypeMAIN OUTCOMEBreastfeedingMore monthsOverall associationLethal typeCancerEstimation of the carrier frequency of fumarate hydratase alterations and implications for kidney cancer risk in hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cancer
Shuch B, Li S, Risch H, Bindra RS, McGillivray PD, Gerstein M. Estimation of the carrier frequency of fumarate hydratase alterations and implications for kidney cancer risk in hereditary leiomyomatosis and renal cancer. Cancer 2020, 126: 3657-3666. PMID: 32413184, PMCID: PMC10316675, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.32914.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFumarate hydrataseExome Aggregation ConsortiumAllele frequenciesFH geneGenome ProjectDifferent world populationsFH alterationsHereditary leiomyomatosisKidney cancer riskCancer penetranceMissense alterationsGenesOverall allele frequencyRare variantsLow penetranceRenal cancerExACKidney cancerCancer riskPenetranceGermline mutationsLethal formWorld populationCancer syndromesAlterationsRisk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study
Shen Y, Risch H, Lu L, Ma X, Irwin ML, Lim JK, Taddei T, Pawlish K, Stroup A, Brown R, Wang Z, Jia W, Wong L, Mayne ST, Yu H. Risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) in the northeast of the United States: results of a case–control study. Cancer Causes & Control 2020, 31: 321-332. PMID: 32060838, PMCID: PMC7136513, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-020-01277-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of HCCCase-control studyHepatocellular carcinomaRisk factorsHCV infectionHCC riskOdds ratioHepatitis C virus antibodyUnconditional logistic regression modelsElevated HCC riskRapid case ascertainmentC virus antibodyHeavy alcohol intakeConfidence intervalsFamily cancer historyImportant risk factorRandom digit dialingLow socioeconomic statusUnhealthy lifestyle choicesLower household incomeLogistic regression modelsNSAID useAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingHigher BMI
2019
Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the overall survival of metastatic pancreatic cancer
Xiao Y, Yang H, Lu J, Li D, Xu C, Risch HA. Serum gamma-glutamyltransferase and the overall survival of metastatic pancreatic cancer. BMC Cancer 2019, 19: 1020. PMID: 31664937, PMCID: PMC6819453, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-019-6250-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaMetastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaOverall survivalSerum GGTSignificant dose-response associationCox proportional hazards modelMetastatic PDAC patientsDose-response associationMetastatic pancreatic cancerPancreatic cancer survivalSpecialized cancer hospitalBlood glucose levelsProportional hazards modelHazard ratioPrognostic roleCancer HospitalPDAC patientsCancer survivalSubgroup analysisPancreatic cancerDuctal adenocarcinomaMetastatic PCCancer occurrenceGlucose levelsMortality riskAnalysis of Heritability and Genetic Architecture of Pancreatic Cancer: A PanC4 Study
Chen F, Childs EJ, Mocci E, Bracci P, Gallinger S, Li D, Neale RE, Olson SH, Scelo G, Bamlet WR, Blackford AL, Borges M, Brennan P, Chaffee KG, Duggal P, Hassan MJ, Holly EA, Hung RJ, Goggins MG, Kurtz RC, Oberg AL, Orlow I, Yu H, Petersen GM, Risch H, Klein AP. Analysis of Heritability and Genetic Architecture of Pancreatic Cancer: A PanC4 Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2019, 28: 1238-1245. PMID: 31015203, PMCID: PMC6606380, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-18-1235.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGWAS dataOverall heritabilityGenome-wide association study dataTotal phenotypic variationAssociation study dataPancreatic cancer susceptibility genesTotal phenotypic varianceAnalysis of heritabilityGWAS lociGenetic architectureFunctional annotationCancer susceptibility genesPhenotypic variationLoci accountPhenotypic varianceLinkage disequilibriumSusceptibility genesHeritabilityCommon variantsIntronic variantsEuropean ancestryGenesRare variantsMendelian randomisation study of height and body mass index as modifiers of ovarian cancer risk in 22,588 BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Qian F, Rookus MA, Leslie G, Risch HA, Greene MH, Aalfs CM, Adank MA, Adlard J, Agnarsson BA, Ahmed M, Aittomäki K, Andrulis IL, Arnold N, Arun BK, Ausems MGEM, Azzollini J, Barrowdale D, Barwell J, Benitez J, Białkowska K, Bonadona V, Borde J, Borg A, Bradbury AR, Brunet J, Buys SS, Caldés T, Caligo MA, Campbell I, Carter J, Chiquette J, Chung WK, Claes KBM, Collée JM, Collonge-Rame MA, Couch FJ, Daly MB, Delnatte C, Diez O, Domchek SM, Dorfling CM, Eason J, Easton DF, Eeles R, Engel C, Evans DG, Faivre L, Feliubadaló L, Foretova L, Friedman E, Frost D, Ganz PA, Garber J, Garcia-Barberan V, Gehrig A, Glendon G, Godwin AK, Gómez Garcia EB, Hamann U, Hauke J, Hopper JL, Hulick PJ, Imyanitov EN, Isaacs C, Izatt L, Jakubowska A, Janavicius R, John EM, Karlan BY, Kets CM, Laitman Y, Lázaro C, Leroux D, Lester J, Lesueur F, Loud JT, Lubiński J, Łukomska A, McGuffog L, Mebirouk N, Meijers-Heijboer HEJ, Meindl A, Miller A, Montagna M, Mooij TM, Mouret-Fourme E, Nathanson KL, Nehoray B, Neuhausen SL, Nevanlinna H, Nielsen FC, Offit K, Olah E, Ong KR, Oosterwijk JC, Ottini L, Parsons MT, Peterlongo P, Pfeiler G, Pradhan N, Radice P, Ramus SJ, Rantala J, Rennert G, Robson M, Rodriguez GC, Salani R, Scheuner MT, Schmutzler RK, Shah PD, Side LE, Simard J, Singer CF, Steinemann D, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Tan YY, Teixeira MR, Terry MB, Thomassen M, Tischkowitz M, Tognazzo S, Toland AE, Tung N, van Asperen CJ, van Engelen K, van Rensburg EJ, Venat-Bouvet L, Vierstraete J, Wagner G, Walker L, Weitzel JN, Yannoukakos D, Antoniou A, Goldgar D, Olopade O, Chenevix-Trench G, Rebbeck T, Huo D. Mendelian randomisation study of height and body mass index as modifiers of ovarian cancer risk in 22,588 BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers. British Journal Of Cancer 2019, 121: 180-192. PMID: 31213659, PMCID: PMC6738050, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-019-0492-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexOvarian cancer riskBRCA1/2 mutation carriersBRCA2 mutation carriersCancer riskMutation carriersMass indexGeneral populationHigher ovarian cancer riskHigher body mass indexGenetic scoreOvarian cancer casesMendelian randomisation studyMendelian randomisation approachConsortium of InvestigatorsPostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenMenopausal statusCancer casesCox modelConclusionOur observationsRandomisation approachM2 increaseRiskPositive association
2018
Fallopian tube lesions in women at high risk for ovarian cancer: A multicenter study
Visvanathan K, Shaw P, May BJ, Bahadirli-Talbot A, Kaushiva A, Risch H, Narod S, Wang TL, Parkash V, Vang R, Levine DA, Soslow R, Kurman R, Shih IM. Fallopian tube lesions in women at high risk for ovarian cancer: A multicenter study. Cancer Prevention Research 2018, 11: canprevres.0009.2018. PMID: 30232083, PMCID: PMC6760670, DOI: 10.1158/1940-6207.capr-18-0009.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsBiomarkers, TumorBRCA1 ProteinBRCA2 ProteinCystadenocarcinoma, SerousDisease ProgressionFallopian Tube NeoplasmsFallopian TubesFemaleHumansMedical History TakingMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsOvaryPrecancerous ConditionsPrevalencePrognosisProspective StudiesRetrospective StudiesSalpingo-oophorectomyConceptsSerous tubal intraepithelial lesionsHigh-grade serous ovarian carcinomaSerous tubal intraepithelial carcinomaP53 signatureRisk/protective factorsProtective factorsMultiple lesionsFallopian tubePrognosis of womenHigh-risk womenTubal intraepithelial carcinomaTubal intraepithelial lesionsSerous ovarian carcinomaPutative precursor lesionsYears of ageIntraepithelial lesionsIntraepithelial carcinomaMulticenter studyInvasive cancerOvarian carcinomaDisease progressionPrecursor lesionsEpidemiologic dataCombined prevalenceTubal lesionsrs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology
Kelemen LE, Earp M, Fridley BL, Chenevix-Trench G, Group O, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Ekici AB, Hein A, Lambrechts D, Lambrechts S, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Vergote I, Rossing MA, Doherty JA, Chang-Claude J, Behrens S, Moysich KB, Cannioto R, Lele S, Odunsi K, Goodman MT, Shvetsov YB, Thompson PJ, Wilkens LR, Dörk T, Antonenkova N, Bogdanova N, Hillemanns P, Runnebaum IB, du Bois A, Harter P, Heitz F, Schwaab I, Butzow R, Pelttari LM, Nevanlinna H, Modugno F, Edwards RP, Kelley JL, Ness RB, Karlan BY, Lester J, Orsulic S, Walsh C, Kjaer SK, Jensen A, Cunningham JM, Vierkant RA, Giles GG, Bruinsma F, Southey MC, Hildebrandt MAT, Liang D, Lu K, Wu X, Sellers TA, Levine DA, Schildkraut JM, Iversen ES, Terry KL, Cramer DW, Tworoger SS, Poole EM, Bandera EV, Olson SH, Orlow I, Thomsen L, Bjorge L, Krakstad C, Tangen IL, Kiemeney LA, Aben KKH, Massuger LFAG, van Altena AM, Pejovic T, Bean Y, Kellar M, Cook LS, Le ND, Brooks-Wilson A, Gronwald J, Cybulski C, Jakubowska A, Lubiński J, Wentzensen N, Brinton LA, Lissowska J, Hogdall E, Engelholm SA, Hogdall C, Lundvall L, Nedergaard L, Pharoah PDP, Dicks E, Song H, Tyrer JP, McNeish I, Siddiqui N, Carty K, Glasspool R, Paul J, Campbell IG, Eccles D, Whittemore AS, McGuire V, Rothstein JH, Sieh W, Narod SA, Phelan CM, McLaughlin JR, Risch HA, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Menon U, Gayther SA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Ramus SJ, Wu AH, Pearce CL, Lee AW, Pike MC, Kupryjanczyk J, Podgorska A, Plisiecka-Halasa J, Sawicki W, Goode EL, Berchuck A, Consortium O. rs495139 in the TYMS-ENOSF1 Region and Risk of Ovarian Carcinoma of Mucinous Histology. International Journal Of Molecular Sciences 2018, 19: 2473. PMID: 30134598, PMCID: PMC6163881, DOI: 10.3390/ijms19092473.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAdenocarcinoma, MucinousCase-Control StudiesFemaleGene Expression Regulation, NeoplasticGenetic Association StudiesHumansHydro-LyasesLogistic ModelsMiddle AgedOdds RatioOvarian NeoplasmsPolymorphism, Single NucleotideProteinsQuantitative Trait LociRiskRNA, AntisenseSignal TransductionThymidylate SynthaseDisparities by race, age, and sex in the improvement of survival for lymphoma: Findings from a population-based study
Mukhtar F, Boffetta P, Dabo B, Park JY, Tran CTD, Tran TV, Tran HT, Whitney M, Risch HA, Le LC, Zheng W, Shu XO, Luu HN. Disparities by race, age, and sex in the improvement of survival for lymphoma: Findings from a population-based study. PLOS ONE 2018, 13: e0199745. PMID: 29995909, PMCID: PMC6040734, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0199745.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge FactorsFemaleHodgkin DiseaseHumansMaleMiddle AgedPopulation GroupsSex FactorsSurvival AnalysisConceptsLymphoma patientsHodgkin's lymphomaAge groupsHazard ratioDisease-specific mortalityFive-year survivalHodgkin's lymphoma patientsImprovement of survivalPopulation-based studyProportional hazards regressionConfidence intervalsCause-specific mortalityIncident lymphoma casesSEER cancer registryYears of ageOlder age groupsPatients 20Surveillance EpidemiologyCancer RegistrySurvival improvementHazards regressionLymphoma casesNHL survivalPatientsLymphomaPancreatic cancer risk is modulated by inflammatory potential of diet and ABO genotype: a consortia-based evaluation and replication study
Antwi SO, Bamlet WR, Pedersen KS, Chaffee KG, Risch HA, Shivappa N, Steck SE, Anderson KE, Bracci PM, Polesel J, Serraino D, La Vecchia C, Bosetti C, Li D, Oberg AL, Arslan AA, Albanes D, Duell EJ, Huybrechts I, Amundadottir LT, Hoover R, Mannisto S, Chanock S, Zheng W, Shu XO, Stepien M, Canzian F, Bueno-de-Mesquita B, Quirós JR, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Bruinsma F, Milne RL, Giles GG, Hébert JR, Stolzenberg-Solomon RZ, Petersen GM. Pancreatic cancer risk is modulated by inflammatory potential of diet and ABO genotype: a consortia-based evaluation and replication study. Carcinogenesis 2018, 39: 1056-1067. PMID: 29800239, PMCID: PMC6067129, DOI: 10.1093/carcin/bgy072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNon-O blood typeCase-control studyABO blood typePancreatic cancerPC riskInflammatory potentialBlood typeOdds ratioEnergy-adjusted dietary inflammatory index (E-DII) scoreDietary Inflammatory Index scoresNutrient/food intakeMultivariable-adjusted logistic regressionHigher E-DII scoresInflammatory index scorePro-inflammatory dietE-DII scoresPancreatic Cancer Case-Control ConsortiumConfidence intervalsPancreatic cancer riskPooled odds ratioGreater inflammatory potentialPancreatic Cancer Cohort ConsortiumHigh inflammatory potentialDII quintilesPooled analysisAdult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer: a Mendelian randomisation study
Dixon-Suen SC, Nagle CM, Thrift AP, Pharoah PDP, Ewing A, Pearce CL, Zheng W, Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group, Chenevix-Trench G, Fasching PA, Beckmann MW, Lambrechts D, Vergote I, Lambrechts S, Van Nieuwenhuysen E, Rossing MA, Doherty JA, Wicklund KG, Chang-Claude J, Jung AY, Moysich KB, Odunsi K, Goodman MT, Wilkens LR, Thompson PJ, Shvetsov YB, Dörk T, Park-Simon TW, Hillemanns P, Bogdanova N, Butzow R, Nevanlinna H, Pelttari LM, Leminen A, Modugno F, Ness RB, Edwards RP, Kelley JL, Heitz F, du Bois A, Harter P, Schwaab I, Karlan BY, Lester J, Orsulic S, Rimel BJ, Kjær SK, Høgdall E, Jensen A, Goode EL, Fridley BL, Cunningham JM, Winham SJ, Giles GG, Bruinsma F, Milne RL, Southey MC, Hildebrandt MAT, Wu X, Lu KH, Liang D, Levine DA, Bisogna M, Schildkraut JM, Berchuck A, Cramer DW, Terry KL, Bandera EV, Olson SH, Salvesen HB, Thomsen LCV, Kopperud RK, Bjorge L, Kiemeney LA, Massuger LFAG, Pejovic T, Bruegl A, Cook LS, Le ND, Swenerton KD, Brooks-Wilson A, Kelemen LE, Lubiński J, Huzarski T, Gronwald J, Menkiszak J, Wentzensen N, Brinton L, Yang H, Lissowska J, Høgdall CK, Lundvall L, Song H, Tyrer JP, Campbell I, Eccles D, Paul J, Glasspool R, Siddiqui N, Whittemore AS, Sieh W, McGuire V, Rothstein JH, Narod SA, Phelan C, Risch HA, McLaughlin JR, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Menon U, Gayther SA, Ramus SJ, Gentry-Maharaj A, Wu AH, Pike MC, Tseng CC, Kupryjanczyk J, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, Budzilowska A, Rzepecka IK, Webb PM, on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Adult height is associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer: a Mendelian randomisation study. British Journal Of Cancer 2018, 118: 1123-1129. PMID: 29555990, PMCID: PMC5931085, DOI: 10.1038/s41416-018-0011-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskMendelian randomisationOdds ratioOvarian cancerCancer riskStudy-specific odds ratiosConfidence intervalsMendelian randomisation studyBackgroundObservational studiesOvarian carcinogenesisRisk scoreAdult heightConsortium studySingle nucleotide polymorphismsRiskCancerGenetic propensityInteractions Between Genetic Variants and Environmental Factors Affect Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s Esophagus
Dong J, Levine DM, Buas MF, Zhang R, Onstad L, Fitzgerald RC, Consortium S, Corley DA, Shaheen NJ, Lagergren J, Hardie LJ, Reid BJ, Iyer PG, Risch HA, Caldas C, Caldas I, Pharoah PD, Liu G, Gammon MD, Chow WH, Bernstein L, Bird NC, Ye W, Wu AH, Anderson LA, MacGregor S, Whiteman DC, Vaughan TL, Thrift AP. Interactions Between Genetic Variants and Environmental Factors Affect Risk of Esophageal Adenocarcinoma and Barrett’s Esophagus. Clinical Gastroenterology And Hepatology 2018, 16: 1598-1606.e4. PMID: 29551738, PMCID: PMC6162842, DOI: 10.1016/j.cgh.2018.03.007.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk of EACGastroesophageal reflux diseaseBarrett's esophagusEsophageal adenocarcinomaGERD symptomsWide association studySmoking statusSymptoms of GERDChromosome 1p34.3Environmental factorsChromosome 2p25.1Association of BMIChromosome 1Borderline significant interactionAssociation studiesGene studiesOesophageal cancer studiesSusceptibility lociCase-control logistic regressionGenesChromosome 15q14Genetic variantsReflux diseaseSmoking historyBMI measurementsPolycystic Ovary Syndrome, Oligomenorrhea, and Risk of Ovarian Cancer Histotypes: Evidence from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Harris HR, Babic A, Webb PM, Nagle CM, Jordan SJ, Group O, Risch H, Rossing M, Doherty J, Goodman M, Modugno F, Ness R, Moysich K, Kjær S, Høgdall E, Jensen A, Schildkraut J, Berchuck A, Cramer D, Bandera E, Wentzensen N, Kotsopoulos J, Narod S, Phelan C, McLaughlin J, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Pearce C, Wu A, Terry K, Consortium O. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome, Oligomenorrhea, and Risk of Ovarian Cancer Histotypes: Evidence from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2018, 27: 174-182. PMID: 29141849, PMCID: PMC5877463, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-0655.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive ovarian cancerPolycystic ovary syndromeOvarian cancer riskMenstrual cycle lengthOvarian cancerCancer riskDecreased riskSelf-reported polycystic ovary syndromeLogistic regressionCycle lengthStudy-specific ORsIrregular menstrual cyclesSerous borderline tumorsRisk factor associationsCase-control studyOvarian cancer histotypesPolytomous logistic regressionMucinous tumorsOvary syndromeBorderline tumorsHistologic subtypeOvarian diseaseMenstrual cycleCancer histotypesHistotype
2017
Determining Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Based on Epidemiologic Factors and Genetic Variants
Dong J, Buas MF, Gharahkhani P, Kendall BJ, Onstad L, Zhao S, Anderson LA, Wu AH, Ye W, Bird NC, Bernstein L, Chow WH, Gammon MD, Liu G, Caldas C, Pharoah PD, Risch HA, Iyer PG, Reid BJ, Hardie LJ, Lagergren J, Shaheen NJ, Corley DA, Fitzgerald RC, consortium S, Whiteman DC, Vaughan TL, Thrift AP. Determining Risk of Barrett’s Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Based on Epidemiologic Factors and Genetic Variants. Gastroenterology 2017, 154: 1273-1281.e3. PMID: 29247777, PMCID: PMC5880715, DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2017.12.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaArea Under CurveAustraliaBarrett EsophagusCase-Control StudiesDatabases, FactualDecision Support TechniquesEsophageal NeoplasmsEuropeFemaleGene-Environment InteractionGenetic Predisposition to DiseaseGenome-Wide Association StudyHumansLife StyleLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedModels, GeneticMolecular EpidemiologyMultifactorial InheritanceNorth AmericaOdds RatioPhenotypePolymorphism, Single NucleotidePredictive Value of TestsRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsROC CurveConceptsGastroesophageal reflux diseaseBarrett's esophagusEsophageal adenocarcinomaLifestyle factorsPolygenic risk scoresGERD symptomsNon-genetic factorsDemographic/lifestyle factorsNet reclassification improvementCharacteristic curve analysisAUC valuesRisk prediction modelEsophageal cancer studyInternational Barrett'sReflux diseaseHighest quartileNet reclassificationEpidemiologic factorsReclassification improvementLowest quartileHigh riskRisk scorePatientsEsophagusAbstractTextRacial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies
Peres LC, Risch H, Terry KL, Webb PM, Goodman MT, Wu AH, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy ML, Cote ML, Funkhouser E, Moorman PG, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry PD, Manichaikul A, Abbott SE, Camacho F, Jordan SJ, Nagle CM, Group A, Rossing M, Doherty J, Modugno F, Moysich K, Ness R, Berchuck A, Cook L, Le N, Brooks-Wilson A, Sieh W, Whittemore A, McGuire V, Rothstein J, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Pearce C, Tseng C, Pike M, Schildkraut J, Consortium T. Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 47: 460-472. PMID: 29211900, PMCID: PMC5913601, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx252.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAfrican American Cancer Epidemiology StudyRace/ethnicityCase-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumOdds ratioLargest odds ratioRisk factorsFamily historyEOC riskFirst-degree family historyModifiable risk factorsMultivariable logistic regressionOvarian cancer incidenceRisk factor associationsCancer Epidemiology StudyEthnic differencesAsian/Pacific IslandersOvarian cancer etiologyBlack womenInvasive EOCPooled analysisEpidemiological characteristicsCancer incidenceOvarian cancerHigh prevalenceA pooled analysis of dietary sugar/carbohydrate intake and esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma incidence and survival in the USA
Li N, Petrick JL, Steck SE, Bradshaw PT, McClain KM, Niehoff NM, Engel LS, Shaheen NJ, Risch HA, Vaughan TL, Wu AH, Gammon MD. A pooled analysis of dietary sugar/carbohydrate intake and esophageal and gastric cardia adenocarcinoma incidence and survival in the USA. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2017, 46: 1836-1846. PMID: 29040685, PMCID: PMC5837717, DOI: 10.1093/ije/dyx203.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaAgedBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexCase-Control StudiesDietary CarbohydratesDietary SucroseEsophageal NeoplasmsFemaleGastroesophageal RefluxHumansIncidenceLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNutrition AssessmentProportional Hazards ModelsRisk FactorsStomach NeoplasmsUnited StatesConceptsGastro-esophageal reflux diseaseBody mass indexCarbohydrate intakeAdenocarcinoma incidenceGCA incidenceOdds ratioUS population-based case-control studyStudy-specific food-frequency questionnairesPopulation-based case-control studyCox proportional hazards regressionGlycaemic indexDietary glycaemic indexFood frequency questionnaireProportional hazards regressionCase-control studyIntake of sucroseHigh glycaemic indexCarbohydrate measuresFrequency questionnaireHazard ratioReflux diseaseMass indexHazards regressionVital statusPooled analysisMenstrual pain and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: Results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Babic A, Harris HR, Vitonis AF, Titus LJ, Jordan SJ, Webb PM, Group A, Risch H, Rossing M, Doherty J, Wicklund K, Goodman M, Modugno F, Moysich K, Ness R, Kjaer S, Schildkraut J, Berchuck A, Pearce C, Wu A, Cramer D, Terry K. Menstrual pain and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: Results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. International Journal Of Cancer 2017, 142: 460-469. PMID: 28833087, PMCID: PMC7580880, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.31010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSevere menstrual painMenstrual painOvarian cancerOdds ratioHistologic subtypePotential confoundersIncreased ovarian cancer riskLogistic regressionSpecific histologic subtypesCommon gynecological conditionEpithelial ovarian cancerMultivariate logistic regressionOvarian cancer riskCase-control studyOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumInternational pooled analysisUse of hormonesSevere painGynecological conditionsProspective studyPooled analysisClear cellsUndiagnosed endometriosisCancer riskMultinomial logistic regressionRandomized Trial of Exercise on Quality of Life in Women With Ovarian Cancer: Women’s Activity and Lifestyle Study in Connecticut (WALC)
Zhou Y, Cartmel B, Gottlieb L, Ercolano EA, Li F, Harrigan M, McCorkle R, Ligibel JA, von Gruenigen VE, Gogoi R, Schwartz PE, Risch HA, Irwin ML. Randomized Trial of Exercise on Quality of Life in Women With Ovarian Cancer: Women’s Activity and Lifestyle Study in Connecticut (WALC). Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2017, 109: djx072. PMID: 30053074, PMCID: PMC6515522, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djx072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsConnecticutExerciseFemaleHumansLife StyleMiddle AgedOvarian NeoplasmsQuality of LifeSurvivorsConceptsCancer-related fatigueOvarian cancer survivorsOvarian cancerCancer survivorsExercise interventionPhysical HRQoLCommunity-based exercise programSix-month RCTHealth-related qualityPrimary care providersTreatment side effectsGroup differencesSix-month assessmentQuality of lifeExercise armOverall survivalHigher HRQoLExercise programMental HRQOLRandomized trialsLifestyle StudyControl armFatigue scoresHRQoLPhysical activityAssociation Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study
Haycock P, Burgess S, Nounu A, Zheng J, Okoli G, Bowden J, Wade K, Timpson N, Evans D, Willeit P, Aviv A, Gaunt T, Hemani G, Mangino M, Ellis H, Kurian K, Pooley K, Eeles R, Lee J, Fang S, Chen W, Law M, Bowdler L, Iles M, Yang Q, Worrall B, Markus H, Hung R, Amos C, Spurdle A, Thompson D, O’Mara T, Wolpin B, Amundadottir L, Stolzenberg-Solomon R, Trichopoulou A, Onland-Moret N, Lund E, Duell E, Canzian F, Severi G, Overvad K, Gunter M, Tumino R, Svenson U, van Rij A, Baas A, Bown M, Samani N, van t’Hof F, Tromp G, Jones G, Kuivaniemi H, Elmore J, Johansson M, Mckay J, Scelo G, Carreras-Torres R, Gaborieau V, Brennan P, Bracci P, Neale R, Olson S, Gallinger S, Li D, Petersen G, Risch H, Klein A, Han J, Abnet C, Freedman N, Taylor P, Maris J, Aben K, Kiemeney L, Vermeulen S, Wiencke J, Walsh K, Wrensch M, Rice T, Turnbull C, Litchfield K, Paternoster L, Standl M, Abecasis G, SanGiovanni J, Li Y, Mijatovic V, Sapkota Y, Low S, Zondervan K, Montgomery G, Nyholt D, van Heel D, Hunt K, Arking D, Ashar F, Sotoodehnia N, Woo D, Rosand J, Comeau M, Brown W, Silverman E, Hokanson J, Cho M, Hui J, Ferreira M, Thompson P, Morrison A, Felix J, Smith N, Christiano A, Petukhova L, Betz R, Fan X, Zhang X, Zhu C, Langefeld C, Thompson S, Wang F, Lin X, Schwartz D, Fingerlin T, Rotter J, Cotch M, Jensen R, Munz M, Dommisch H, Schaefer A, Han F, Ollila H, Hillary R, Albagha O, Ralston S, Zeng C, Zheng W, Shu X, Reis A, Uebe S, Hüffmeier U, Kawamura Y, Otowa T, Sasaki T, Hibberd M, Davila S, Xie G, Siminovitch K, Bei J, Zeng Y, Försti A, Chen B, Landi S, Franke A, Fischer A, Ellinghaus D, Flores C, Noth I, Ma S, Foo J, Liu J, Kim J, Cox D, Delattre O, Mirabeau O, Skibola C, Tang C, Garcia-Barcelo M, Chang K, Su W, Chang Y, Martin N, Gordon S, Wade T, Lee C, Kubo M, Cha P, Nakamura Y, Levy D, Kimura M, Hwang S, Hunt S, Spector T, Soranzo N, Manichaikul A, Barr R, Kahali B, Speliotes E, Yerges-Armstrong L, Cheng C, Jonas J, Wong T, Fogh I, Lin K, Powell J, Rice K, Relton C, Martin R, Smith G. Association Between Telomere Length and Risk of Cancer and Non-Neoplastic Diseases: A Mendelian Randomization Study. JAMA Oncology 2017, 3: 636-651. PMID: 28241208, PMCID: PMC5638008, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2016.5945.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGermline genetic variationGenomewide association studiesGenetic variationSingle nucleotide polymorphismsTelomere lengthStem cell divisionSummary association statisticsGermline genetic variantsCell divisionAssociation studiesLonger telomeresGenetic variantsNucleotide polymorphismsAssociation statisticsTelomeresSummary dataLung adenocarcinomaKidney cancerNon-neoplastic diseasesPolymorphismVariationTissue sitesCancerOvarian cancerDivisionUse of common analgesic medications and ovarian cancer survival: results from a pooled analysis in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
Dixon SC, Nagle CM, Wentzensen N, Trabert B, Beeghly-Fadiel A, Schildkraut JM, Moysich KB, deFazio A, Risch H, Rossing M, Doherty J, Wicklund K, Goodman M, Modugno F, Ness R, Edwards R, Jensen A, Kjær S, Høgdall E, Berchuck A, Cramer D, Terry K, Poole E, Bandera E, Paddock L, Anton-Culver H, Ziogas A, Menon U, Gayther S, Ramus S, Gentry-Maharaj A, Pearce C, Wu A, Pike M, Webb P. Use of common analgesic medications and ovarian cancer survival: results from a pooled analysis in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. British Journal Of Cancer 2017, 116: 1223-1228. PMID: 28350790, PMCID: PMC5418444, DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2017.68.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsDisease-specific survivalOvarian cancer survivalAnalgesic useCancer survivalOvarian cancerInvasive epithelial ovarian cancerCommon analgesic medicationsPost-diagnosis usePre-diagnosis useRegular analgesic useEpithelial ovarian cancerOvarian Cancer Association ConsortiumAnti-inflammatory drugsAnalgesic medicationOverall survivalImproved survivalPooled analysisCommon analgesicsSurvival advantageConsortium studyClear associationCancerSurvivalFurther investigation