2019
Do changes in health reveal the possibility of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer? Development of a risk-prediction model based on healthcare claims data
Baecker A, Kim S, Risch HA, Nuckols TK, Wu BU, Hendifar AE, Pandol SJ, Pisegna JR, Jeon CY. Do changes in health reveal the possibility of undiagnosed pancreatic cancer? Development of a risk-prediction model based on healthcare claims data. PLOS ONE 2019, 14: e0218580. PMID: 31237889, PMCID: PMC6592596, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0218580.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaPancreatic cancerRisk factorsPDAC diagnosisNew-onset diabetes patientsEnd Results (SEER) tumorMonths of claimsUndiagnosed pancreatic cancerClinical risk factorsMultivariable logistic regressionDiagnosis of PDACSex-matched controlsCase-control studyRisk prediction modelHealthcare claims dataSurveillance EpidemiologyResults TumorsDiabetes patientsDuctal adenocarcinomaClaims dataHealthcare claimsEarly detection methodsLogistic regressionCancerDiagnosis
2018
Disparities 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 ResearchConceptsLymphoma 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 survivalPatientsLymphoma
2015
Detectable Symptomatology Preceding the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Absolute Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis
Risch HA, Yu H, Lu L, Kidd MS. Detectable Symptomatology Preceding the Diagnosis of Pancreatic Cancer and Absolute Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Diagnosis. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2015, 182: 26-34. PMID: 26049860, PMCID: PMC4479115, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwv026.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer diagnosisAbsolute riskPancreatic cancerRecent diagnosisRisk factorsEnd Results (SEER) incidence dataUS Surveillance EpidemiologyCancer diagnosisCurrent cigarette smokingLow lifetime riskABO blood groupDiabetes mellitusSurveillance EpidemiologyCigarette smokingSurvival durationLifetime riskHigh riskPancreatic causesCancerBlood groupRisk estimatesDiagnosisIncidence dataSymptomatologyRisk