2016
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, statins, and pancreatic cancer risk: a population-based case–control study
Kho PF, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch H, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, statins, and pancreatic cancer risk: a population-based case–control study. Cancer Causes & Control 2016, 27: 1457-1464. PMID: 27817122, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-016-0824-4.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsUse of NSAIDsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyAnti-inflammatory drugsPancreatic cancerProtective effectHistory of NSAIDsUnconditional multivariable logistic regressionSelective COX-2 inhibitorsMultivariable logistic regressionPancreatic cancer riskSex-matched controlsCOX-2 inhibitorsPancreatic cancer studiesStatin useMedication useSmoking statusCancer riskMedication sectionStatinsCancerLogistic regressionMore frequent usersCancer studiesAssociation between family cancer history and risk of pancreatic cancer
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Klein K, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Association between family cancer history and risk of pancreatic cancer. Cancer Epidemiology 2016, 45: 145-150. PMID: 27810486, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2016.10.005.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancerFamily historyOdds ratioAustralian population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyLaird random-effects modelHistory of cancerAdjusted odds ratioPancreatic cancer patientsConfidence intervalsFamily cancer historyCase-control studyPancreatic cancer riskFirst-degree relativesRandom-effects modelMelanoma family historyPancreatic cancer studiesCancer historyCancer patientsRisk factorsPancreatic adenocarcinomaProstate cancerCancer riskMEDLINE databaseCancer
2015
Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: a meta-analysis
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE. Association between Helicobacter pylori and pancreatic cancer risk: a meta-analysis. Cancer Causes & Control 2015, 26: 1027-1035. PMID: 25951801, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-015-0595-3.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsH. pylori seropositivityPancreatic cancer riskPylori seropositivityPancreatic cancerOdds ratioCancer riskAustralian population-based case-control studyConfidence intervalsH. pyloriPopulation-based case-control studyHelicobacter pyloriOverall associationStrain-specific associationsLaird random-effects modelAdjusted odds ratioCase-control studyCytotoxin-associated geneSignificant overall associationRandom-effects modelEnzyme-linked immunosorbentPancreatic cancer studiesCagA seropositivityMethodsBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesSeropositivityOccupational exposure to N-nitrosamines and pesticides and risk of pancreatic cancer
Fritschi L, Benke G, Risch HA, Schulte A, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Fawcett J, Neale RE. Occupational exposure to N-nitrosamines and pesticides and risk of pancreatic cancer. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 72: 678. PMID: 25780030, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102522.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyOccupational exposurePancreatic cancerPopulation-based case-control studyLarge case-control studyLifetime job historiesPancreatic cancer developmentCigarette smokingLifestyle factorsFrequency of exposureLikelihood of exposureAnimal evidenceIncrease riskPancreatic carcinogenCancer developmentN-nitrosaminesOccupational hygienistsCancerSuch exposureJob historyRiskExposureAssociationSmokingSpecific questions
2014
Cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk: More to the story than just pack-years
Schulte A, Pandeya N, Tran B, Fawcett J, Fritschi L, Risch HA, Webb PM, Whiteman DC, Neale RE, Group Q. Cigarette smoking and pancreatic cancer risk: More to the story than just pack-years. European Journal Of Cancer 2014, 50: 997-1003. PMID: 24461200, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2013.12.014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic cancer riskCigarette smokingOdds ratioPancreatic adenocarcinomaCancer riskAustralian population-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyLogistic regressionPancreatic cancer patientsConfidence intervalsCase-control studyPancreatic cancer studiesCurrent smokersAlcohol intakeSmoking patternsCancer patientsPancreatic cancerRisk factorsSmoking componentSmokingDisease riskRisk estimatesCancer studiesSmokersAdenocarcinoma