abstract：BACKGROUND:Recent research suggests that the Bayesian paradigm may be useful for modeling biases in epidemiological studies, such as those due to misclassification and missing data. We used Bayesian methods to perform sensitivity analyses for assessing the robustness of study findings to the potential effect of these t...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Luta G,Ford MB,Bondy M,Shields PG,Stamey JD

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic role of diagnostic delay and clinical presentation (regarding pain, jaundice, and weight loss) in pancreatic carcinoma. METHODS:One hundred and seventy patients with pancreatic cancer were diagnosed and treated in the decade 2001-2010 (100 males and 70...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Gobbi PG,Bergonzi M,Comelli M,Villano L,Pozzoli D,Vanoli A,Dionigi P

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have identified the important role of cancer stem cells (CSCs) in carcinogenesis and relapse. However, with respect to multistage cancer metastasis, the role of CSCs has not been well-defined. In several human cancers, data showed that some phenotypic subsets of CSCs were responsible for cancer metastas...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Wang X,Zhu Y,Ma Y,Wang J,Zhang F,Xia Q,Fu D

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tobacco smoking continues to be the leading preventable cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. Each year more than 5 million smokers die prematurely because of their habit wreaking havoc on the welfare of families and communities worldwide. While cigarettes remain the main tobacco killer worldwide, for many youth...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Maziak W

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:With linked register and cause of death data becoming more accessible than ever, competing risks methodology is being increasingly used as a way of obtaining "real world" probabilities of death broken down by specific causes. It is important, in terms of the validity of these studies, to have accurate cause ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Hinchliffe SR,Abrams KR,Lambert PC

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The potentially functional polymorphism, rs909253 (+252 G>A), in the intron region of the LT-α (TNF-β) gene has been implicated in the risk of gastric cancer (GC) in some individually published studies, but others have shown inconsistent and inconclusive results. METHODS:We conducted a meta-analysis to asse...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Lu R,Dou X,Gao X,Zhang J,Ni J,Guo L

更新日期：2012-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:To investigate the clinical value in detecting occult primary tumors with (18)F-FDG PET-CT whole body imaging. METHODS:120 patients with unknown primary origin were referred for (18)F-FDG PET-CT whole body imaging. All patients were performed (18)F-FDG PET-CT whole body scan. PET-CT images were interpreted b...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Han A,Xue J,Hu M,Zheng J,Wang X

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The distinctive racial/ethnic and geographic distribution of multiple myeloma (MM) suggests that both family history and environmental factors may contribute to its development. METHODS:A hospital-based case-control study consisting of 220 confirmed MM cases and 220 individually matched patient controls, by...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Wang Q,Wang Y,Ji Z,Chen X,Pan Y,Gao G,Gu H,Yang Y,Choi BC,Yan Y

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer death in the United States, but a large fraction of cases is preventable. We use a spatial smoothing algorithm to identify a geographic pattern of high lung cancer mortality, primarily in the Southeast, which we call a lung cancer belt. Disease belts are an effective mode for...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Blackley D,Zheng S,Ketchum W

更新日期：2012-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Leukaemia is a heterogeneous disease in which haematopoietic progenitor cells acquire genetic lesions that lead to a block in differentiation, increased self-renewal, and unregulated proliferation. The enzyme 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase (MTHFR), involved in folate metabolism, plays a crucial rol...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Hussain SR,Naqvi H,Raza ST,Ahmed F,Babu SG,Kumar A,Zaidi ZH,Mahdi F

更新日期：2012-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:ARID1A gene encodes BAF250a which is a member of the ARID family of DNA-binding proteins and a subunit of human SWI/SNF-related complexes. Low expression of ARID1A has been correlated with specific tumor cell lines or specific pathological types of cancer tissue. The purpose of this study was to investigate ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Zhang X,Zhang Y,Yang Y,Niu M,Sun S,Ji H,Ma Y,Yao G,Jiang Y,Shan M,Zhang G,Pang D

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Little is known about the epidemiology and etiology of Waldenstrom macroglobulinemia (WM). Despite several studies of the relation between family history and B-cell disorders and WM, family history of non-hematologic cancers has not been systematically investigated. We thus examined associations of family hi...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Ojha RP,Hanzis CA,Hunter ZR,Greenland S,Offutt-Powell TN,Manning RJ,Lewicki M,Brodsky PS,Ioakimidis L,Tripsas CK,Patterson CJ,Sheehy P,Singh KP,Treon SP

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:In the last ten to twenty years, a stabilization or decline in colorectal cancer (CRC) incidence has been observed in some countries across the world but not in Spain. Our objective here is to assess the gender-specific CRC spatio-temporal pattern in the health areas of Navarre, a Spanish province, during ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Ugarte MD,Etxeberria J,Goicoa T,Ardanaz E

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Previous studies have shown that migrants have lower cancer mortality rates compared to the Australian-born population, particularly for colorectal and breast cancers, which are associated with an affluent lifestyle. This study seeks to update knowledge in this field by examining mortality from colorectal, s...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Anikeeva O,Bi P,Hiller JE,Ryan P,Roder D,Han GS

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:DNA repair plays a pivotal role in maintaining genomic integrity with over 130 genes involved in various repair pathways that include base excision repair, nucleotide excision repair, double strand break repair and DNA mismatch repair. Polymorphisms within genes that are involved in these processes have been widely re...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Reeves SG,Meldrum C,Groombridge C,Spigelman A,Suchy J,Kurzawski G,Lubinski J,Scott RJ

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Esophageal cancer is one of the most commonly diagnosed malignant tumors in China. The aim of this study was to provide the representative and comprehensive informations about the long-term mortality trends of this disease in China between 1987 and 2009, using joinpoint regression and generalized additive mo...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Guo P,Li K

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The aim of this study was to evaluate the contribution of the BRCA1 and BRCA2 promoter methylation in the pathogenesis of sporadic breast cancer in Tunisian patients. METHODS:Breast carcinoma tissues (n=117) and available paired normal breast tissues (n=65) from Tunisian women who had no family history were ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Ben Gacem R,Hachana M,Ziadi S,Amara K,Ksia F,Mokni M,Trimeche M

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The complement system is an important immunosurveillance mechanism against tumors, and complement factor H (CFH) is a key regulator for activation of the complement system. Expression of complement factor H has been demonstrated in cell lines from several malignancies. In this study we examined the contribution of the...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Zhang Z,Yu D,Yuan J,Guo Y,Wang H,Zhang X

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Colorectal cancer (CRC) metastasis occurs in various organs, most frequently in liver. Serological examination including tumor and biochemical markers for liver function evaluation is routinely performed, though its accuracy is not high. MicroRNAs (miRNAs) have been implicated in a variety of human diseases ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Wang LG,Gu J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:A quantifiable and reliable technique for the determination of body circadian phase applicable to non-laboratory studies would allow the evaluation of circadian dysregulation. In this study we evaluated feasible methodologies to individualize whole body circadian phase in lung cancer patients. METHODS:Corti...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Mazzoccoli G,Giuliani F,Sothern RB

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Despite anecdotal evidence linking socioeconomic status and choices on surgical management in breast cancer patients in China, no scientific evaluations have ever been conducted. The objective of this study was to evaluate patient factors that influence patients' treatment options between breast cancer patie...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Liu JJ,Zhang S,Hao X,Xie J,Zhao J,Wang J,Liu L,Wang PP,Zhang J

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:New therapeutic options have led to substantial increases in survival expectations of patients with non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) in recent years. In contrast to many malignancies, survival in older patients has improved in NHL at a rate similar to that in younger patients. In the past, the impact of innovation...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Pulte D,Gondos A,Brenner H

更新日期：2012-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:CDKN2A is the most common, most penetrant gene whom germline mutations predisposing to cutaneous familial melanoma (FAM). Multiple primary melanoma (MPM), early age at onset, >2 affected members and pancreatic cancer are consistent features predicting positive test. However, the impact that cumulative clinical feature...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Pedace L,De Simone P,Castori M,Sperduti I,Silipo V,Eibenschutz L,De Bernardo C,Buccini P,Moscarella E,Panetta C,Ferrari A,Grammatico P,Catricalà C

更新日期：2011-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Implementation of mammography screening and advances in breast cancer treatment are considered as main reasons for the decline in breast cancer mortality observed in many industrialized countries during the past two decades. The purpose of this study was to provide a comprehensive assessment of trends in bre...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Holleczek B,Arndt V,Stegmaier C,Brenner H

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Cutaneous malignant melanoma is a major public health issue in Australia and other nations. A greater understanding of the genetic determinants and their interactions with environmental factors may lead to better interventions and control of the disease. The Western Australian Melanoma Health Study (WAMHS) i...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Ward SV,Cadby G,Lee A,Cole JM,Heyworth JS,Millward MJ,Wood FM,Palmer LJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:French uterine cancer recordings in death certificates include 60% of "uterine cancer, Not Otherwise Specified (NOS)"; this hampers the estimation of mortalities from cervix and corpus uteri cancers. The aims of this work were to study the reliability of uterine cancer recordings in death certificates using a case mat...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Rogel A,Belot A,Suzan F,Bossard N,Boussac M,Arveux P,Buémi A,Colonna M,Danzon A,Ganry O,Guizard AV,Grosclaude P,Velten M,Jougla E,Iwaz J,Estève J,Chérié-Challine L,Remontet L

更新日期：2011-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:DNA repair gene polymorphisms can contribute to susceptibility of human cancer, including gastric cancer. Three single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of xeroderma pigmentosum group D (XPD) and X-ray repair cross complement 1 (XRCC1) genes were genotyped in gastric cancer and control subjects in a population...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Yuan T,Deng S,Chen M,Chen W,Lu W,Huang H,Xia J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:There is a strong evidence for a protective role of physical activity (PA) on cancers of the colon, breast (postmenopausal) and endometrium, but data are less consistent or scarce for other cancer types. This study assessed the relationship between occupational and recreational PA and cancer risk among men i...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Parent MÉ,Rousseau MC,El-Zein M,Latreille B,Désy M,Siemiatycki J

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Polymorphisms in sex hormone receptor-encoding genes may alter the activity of sex hormone receptors and thereby affect susceptibility to breast cancer and related outcomes. METHODS:In a case-control study of women from Shanghai, China, we examined the risk of breast cancer and fibrocystic breast conditions...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Sakoda LC,Blackston CR,Doherty JA,Ray RM,Lin MG,Gao DL,Stalsberg H,Feng Z,Thomas DB,Chen C

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The publication of the Women's Health Initiative Study in 2002 spurred reductions in hormone replacement therapy (HRT) use worldwide. Subsequent drops in breast cancer incidence have since been reported. We used person-level data from a large Israeli health plan to study the relationship between HRT use and ...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Silverman BG,Siegelmann-Danieli N,Braunstein R,Kokia ES

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Global variations in the frequency of the major sub-types of lymphoma have been reported. However, studies on different sub-types of adult malignant lymphoma had never been conducted in Mashhad, Iran. In this paper, we aimed to identify the major sub-types of malignant lymphoma in our area and compare the di...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Mozaheb Z,Aledavood A,Farzad F

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Folic acid fortification and supplementation to prevent neural tube defects has led to concerns regarding increased risk of colorectal cancer. The results of existing studies have been inconclusive. The purpose was to examine the relationship between level of folate intake and the incidence of colorectal c...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Kennedy DA,Stern SJ,Moretti M,Matok I,Sarkar M,Nickel C,Koren G

更新日期：2011-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:This study investigated the role that demographic and tumour factors play in explaining socioeconomic inequalities in breast cancer survival. METHODS:Breast cancer cases notified to the New Zealand Cancer Registry (NZCR) from April 2005 to April 2007 were followed up to April 2009. The New Zealand area-base...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： McKenzie F,Ellison-Loschmann L,Jeffreys M

更新日期：2010-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:One of the potential strategies for preventing cancers is using food-based natural products to induce cytoprotective enzymes including phase II and antioxidative enzymes that act in concert to detoxify and eliminate harmful reactive intermediates formed from carcinogens. The antioxidant response element (ARE...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Zhao CR,Gao ZH,Qu XJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:We assessed the association between diabetes and breast cancer and whether physical activity modified the effect of diabetes on breast cancer in Hispanic women. METHODS:We used data from a case-control study of breast cancer among Hispanic women aged 30-79 conducted between 2003 and 2008 on the Texas-Mexico bo...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Sanderson M,Peltz G,Perez A,Johnson M,Vernon SW,Fernandez ME,Fadden MK

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:We explored whether smoking is associated with cancer screening behaviors. METHODS:We used data from the 2007 Florida Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System and the Florida Tobacco Callback Survey to examine screening behaviors related to four cancer types (breast, cervical, prostate, and colorectal). Us...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Byrne MM,Davila EP,Zhao W,Parker D,Hooper MW,Caban-Martinez A,Dietz N,Huang Y,Messiah A,Lee DJ

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：INTRODUCTION:Obesity is a well-established risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer, but mechanisms underlying the association are unclear. Adipocyte-derived, cytokine-like adipokines have been suggested as contributory factors. To evaluate their association with breast cancer risk factors and breast cancer risk, w...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Gaudet MM,Falk RT,Gierach GL,Lacey JV Jr,Graubard BI,Dorgan JF,Brinton LA

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:The disparity in breast cancer mortality rates among white and black US women is widening, with higher mortality rates among black women. We apply functional time series models on age-specific breast cancer mortality rates for each group of women, and forecast their mortality curves using exponential smoothi...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Yasmeen F,Hyndman RJ,Erbas B

更新日期：2010-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVES:To compare the trends in prostate cancer incidence, treatment with curative intent and mortality across regions and counties in Norway, and to consider changes in incidence (an indicator for early diagnosis) and treatment with curative intent as explanatory factors for the decreasing prostate cancer mortalit...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Kvåle R,Møller B,Angelsen A,Dahl O,Fosså SD,Halvorsen OJ,Hoem L,Solberg A,Wahlqvist R,Bray F

更新日期：2010-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Although the risk of oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy depends on cumulative oxaliplatin dose, susceptibility to this adverse event differs greatly among patients. In this study, we investigated the associations between oxaliplatin-induced neuropathy and the following polymorphisms: glutathione S-transferase pi (G...

journal_title：Cancer epidemiology

authors： Kanai M,Yoshioka A,Tanaka S,Nagayama S,Matsumoto S,Nishimura T,Niimi M,Teramukai S,Takahashi R,Mori Y,Kitano T,Ishiguro H,Yanagihara K,Chiba T,Fukushima M,Matsuda F

更新日期：2010-04-01 00:00:00