Renal cell carcinoma (RCC) denotes cancer originated from the renal epithelium and
accounts for> 90% of cancers in the kidney. The disease encompasses> 10 histological and …

Background Body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity typically assessed in middle age
or later, is known to be positively associated with pancreatic cancer. However, little evidence …

Purpose To review the literature on the estimation of the population attributable fraction
(PAF) of cancer due to occupational exposures and to describe challenges in the estimation …

Background The benefits of endoscopic testing for colorectal-cancer screening are
uncertain. We evaluated the effect of screening with flexible sigmoidoscopy on colorectal …

We conducted a multi-stage, genome-wide association study of bladder cancer with a
primary scan of 591,637 SNPs in 3,532 affected individuals (cases) and 5,120 controls of …

Objective A history of periodontal disease and the presence of circulating antibodies to
selected oral pathogens have been associated with increased risk of pancreatic cancer; …

Background Sexual contact may be the means by which head and neck cancer patients are
exposed to human papillomavirus (HPV). Methods We undertook a pooled analysis of four …

Background The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]≥ 40 kg/m2) has
increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of adults in the US, with …

Oral microbiome dysbiosis is associated with oral disease and potentially with systemic
diseases; however, the determinants of these microbial imbalances are largely unknown. In …

Background Quitting tobacco or alcohol use has been reported to reduce the head and neck
cancer risk in previous studies. However, it is unclear how many years must pass following …