Cancer survivorship—genetic susceptibility and second primary cancers: research strategies and recommendations
LB Travis, CS Rabkin, LM Brown… - Journal of the …, 2006 - academic.oup.com
Abstract Cancer survivors constitute 3.5% of the United States population, but second
primary malignancies among this high-risk group now account for 16% of all cancer …
primary malignancies among this high-risk group now account for 16% of all cancer …
Pooled Analysis and Meta-analysis of Glutathione S-Transferase M1 and Bladder Cancer: A HuGE Review
LS Engel, E Taioli, R Pfeiffer… - American journal of …, 2002 - academic.oup.com
Smoking is a known risk factor for bladder cancer. The product of the GSTM1 gene,
glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1), is involved in the detoxification of polycyclic aromatic …
glutathione S-transferase M1 (GSTM1), is involved in the detoxification of polycyclic aromatic …
The role of genetic polymorphisms in environmental health.
Interest is increasing in the role of variations in the human genome (polymorphisms) in
modifying the effect of exposures to environmental health hazards (often referred to as gene …
modifying the effect of exposures to environmental health hazards (often referred to as gene …
Interleukin-1 polymorphisms associated with increased risk of gastric cancer
EM El-Omar, M Carrington, WH Chow, KEL McColl… - Nature, 2000 - nature.com
Helicobacter pylori infection is associated with a variety of clinical outcomes including
gastric cancer and duodenal ulcer disease. The reasons for this variation are not clear, but …
gastric cancer and duodenal ulcer disease. The reasons for this variation are not clear, but …
Assessing the probability that a positive report is false: an approach for molecular epidemiology studies
S Wacholder, S Chanock… - Journal of the …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
Too many reports of associations between genetic variants and common cancer sites and
other complex diseases are false positives. A major reason for this unfortunate situation is …
other complex diseases are false positives. A major reason for this unfortunate situation is …
International patterns and trends in thyroid cancer incidence, 1973–2002
BA Kilfoy, T Zheng, TR Holford, X Han, MH Ward… - Cancer causes & …, 2009 - Springer
During the past several decades, an increasing incidence of thyroid cancer has been
reported in many parts of the world. To date, no study has compared the trends in thyroid …
reported in many parts of the world. To date, no study has compared the trends in thyroid …
Hematotoxicity in workers exposed to low levels of benzene
Benzene is known to have toxic effects on the blood and bone marrow, but its impact at
levels below the US occupational standard of 1 part per million (ppm) remains uncertain. In …
levels below the US occupational standard of 1 part per million (ppm) remains uncertain. In …
NAT2 slow acetylation, GSTM1 null genotype, and risk of bladder cancer: results from the Spanish Bladder Cancer Study and meta-analyses
M García-Closas, N Malats, D Silverman, M Dosemeci… - The Lancet, 2005 - thelancet.com
Background Many reported associations between common genetic polymorphisms and
complex diseases have not been confirmed in subsequent studies. An exception could be …
complex diseases have not been confirmed in subsequent studies. An exception could be …
Bladder cancer and exposure to water disinfection by-products through ingestion, bathing, showering, and swimming in pools
CM Villanueva, KP Cantor, JO Grimalt… - American journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Bladder cancer has been associated with exposure to chlorination by-products in drinking
water, and experimental evidence suggests that exposure also occurs through inhalation …
water, and experimental evidence suggests that exposure also occurs through inhalation …
Improved identification of von Hippel-Lindau gene alterations in clear cell renal tumors
ML Nickerson, E Jaeger, Y Shi, JA Durocher… - Clinical cancer …, 2008 - AACR
Purpose: To provide a comprehensive, thorough analysis of somatic mutation and promoter
hypermethylation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene in the cancer genome, unique to …
hypermethylation of the von Hippel-Lindau (VHL) gene in the cancer genome, unique to …