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2. Risk factors for head and neck cancer in more and less developed countries: Analysis from the INHANCE consortium

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Goyal, N, Hennessy, M, Lehman, E, Lin, W, Agudo, A, Ahrens, W, Boccia, S, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Cadoni, G, Canova, C, Chen, C, Conway, D, Curado, M, Dal Maso, L, Daudt, A, Edefonti, V, Fabianova, E, Fernandez, L, Franceschi, S, Garavello, W, Gillison, M, Hayes, R, Healy, C, Herrero, R, Holcatova, I, Kanda, J, Kelsey, K, Hansen, B, Koifman, R, Lagiou, P, La Vecchia, C, Levi, F, Li, G, Lissowska, J, Mendoza Lopez, R, Luce, D, Macfarlane, G, Mates, D, Matsuo, K, Mcclean, M, Menezes, A, Menvielle, G, Morgenstern, H, Moysich, K, Negri, E, Olshan, A, Pandics, T, Polesel, J, Purdue, M, Radoi, L, Ramroth, H, Richiardi, L, Schantz, S, Schwartz, S, Serraino, D, Shangina, O, Smith, E, Sturgis, E, Swiatkowska, B, Thomson, P, Vaughan, T, Vilensky, M, Winn, D, Wunsch-Filho, V, Yu, G, Zevallos, J, Zhang, Z, Zheng, T, Znaor, A, Boffetta, P, Hashibe, M, Lee, Y, Muscat, J, Goyal N., Hennessy M., Lehman E., Lin W., Agudo A., Ahrens W., Boccia S., Brennan P., Brenner H., Cadoni G., Canova C., Chen C., Conway D., Curado M., Dal Maso L., Daudt A. W., Edefonti V., Fabianova E., Fernandez L., Franceschi S., Garavello W., Gillison M., Hayes R. B., Healy C., Herrero R., Holcatova I., Kanda J. L., Kelsey K., Hansen B., Koifman R., Lagiou P., La Vecchia C., Levi F., Li G., Lissowska J., Mendoza Lopez R., Luce D., Macfarlane G., Mates D., Matsuo K., McClean M., Menezes A., Menvielle G., Morgenstern H., Moysich K., Negri E., Olshan A. F., Pandics T., Polesel J., Purdue M., Radoi L., Ramroth H., Richiardi L., Schantz S., Schwartz S. M., Serraino D., Shangina O., Smith E., Sturgis E. M., Swiatkowska B., Thomson P., Vaughan T. L., Vilensky M., Winn D. M., Wunsch-Filho V., Yu G. -P., Zevallos J. P., Zhang Z. -F., Zheng T., Znaor A., Boffetta P., Hashibe M., Lee Y. -C. A., Muscat J. E., Goyal, N, Hennessy, M, Lehman, E, Lin, W, Agudo, A, Ahrens, W, Boccia, S, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Cadoni, G, Canova, C, Chen, C, Conway, D, Curado, M, Dal Maso, L, Daudt, A, Edefonti, V, Fabianova, E, Fernandez, L, Franceschi, S, Garavello, W, Gillison, M, Hayes, R, Healy, C, Herrero, R, Holcatova, I, Kanda, J, Kelsey, K, Hansen, B, Koifman, R, Lagiou, P, La Vecchia, C, Levi, F, Li, G, Lissowska, J, Mendoza Lopez, R, Luce, D, Macfarlane, G, Mates, D, Matsuo, K, Mcclean, M, Menezes, A, Menvielle, G, Morgenstern, H, Moysich, K, Negri, E, Olshan, A, Pandics, T, Polesel, J, Purdue, M, Radoi, L, Ramroth, H, Richiardi, L, Schantz, S, Schwartz, S, Serraino, D, Shangina, O, Smith, E, Sturgis, E, Swiatkowska, B, Thomson, P, Vaughan, T, Vilensky, M, Winn, D, Wunsch-Filho, V, Yu, G, Zevallos, J, Zhang, Z, Zheng, T, Znaor, A, Boffetta, P, Hashibe, M, Lee, Y, Muscat, J, Goyal N., Hennessy M., Lehman E., Lin W., Agudo A., Ahrens W., Boccia S., Brennan P., Brenner H., Cadoni G., Canova C., Chen C., Conway D., Curado M., Dal Maso L., Daudt A. W., Edefonti V., Fabianova E., Fernandez L., Franceschi S., Garavello W., Gillison M., Hayes R. B., Healy C., Herrero R., Holcatova I., Kanda J. L., Kelsey K., Hansen B., Koifman R., Lagiou P., La Vecchia C., Levi F., Li G., Lissowska J., Mendoza Lopez R., Luce D., Macfarlane G., Mates D., Matsuo K., McClean M., Menezes A., Menvielle G., Morgenstern H., Moysich K., Negri E., Olshan A. F., Pandics T., Polesel J., Purdue M., Radoi L., Ramroth H., Richiardi L., Schantz S., Schwartz S. M., Serraino D., Shangina O., Smith E., Sturgis E. M., Swiatkowska B., Thomson P., Vaughan T. L., Vilensky M., Winn D. M., Wunsch-Filho V., Yu G. -P., Zevallos J. P., Zhang Z. -F., Zheng T., Znaor A., Boffetta P., Hashibe M., Lee Y. -C. A., and Muscat J. E.

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Objective: We analyzed the pooled case-control data from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium to compare cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption risk factors for head and neck cancer between less developed and more developed countries. Subjects and Methods: The location of each study was categorized as either a less developed or more developed country. We compared the risk of overall head and neck cancer and cancer of specific anatomic subsites associated with cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Additionally, age and sex distribution between categories was compared. Results: The odds ratios for head and neck cancer sites associated with smoking duration differed between less developed and more developed countries. Smoking greater than 20 years conferred a higher risk for oral cavity and laryngeal cancer in more developed countries, whereas the risk was greater for oropharynx and hypopharynx cancer in less developed countries. Alcohol consumed for more than 20 years conferred a higher risk for oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx cancer in less developed countries. The proportion of cases that were young (<45 years) or female differed by country type for some HNC subsites. Conclusion: These findings suggest the degree of industrialization and economic development affects the relationship between smoking and alcohol with head and neck cancer.

Published
2023

3. Cotunnite-structured titanium dioxide: the hardest known oxide

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Dubrovinsky, L. S., Dubrovinskaia, N. A., Swamy, V., Muscat, J., Harrison, N. M., Ahuja, R., and Holm, B.

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Condensed Matter - Materials Science, Condensed Matter - Other Condensed Matter
Abstract

Despite great technological importance and many investigations, a material with measured hardness comparable to that of diamond or cubic boron nitride has yet to be identified. Combined theoretical and experimental investigations led to the discovery of a new polymorph of titanium dioxide with titanium nine-coordinated to oxygen in the cotunnite (PbCl2) structure. Hardness measurements on the cotunnite-structured TiO2 synthesized at pressures above 60 GPa and temperatures above 1000 K reveal that this material is the hardest oxide yet discovered. Furthermore, it is one of the least compressible (with a measured bulk modulus of 431 GPa) and hardest (with a microhardness of 38 GPa) polycrystalline materials studied thus far., Comment: This is full version of the paper published as Brief Communications in Nature, 410, 653-654

Published
2009

5. Risk factors for head and neck cancer in more and less developed countries: Analysis from the INHANCE consortium

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Goyal, N., Hennessy, M., Lehman, E., Lin, W., Agudo, A., Ahrens, W., Boccia, Stefania, Brennan, P., Brenner, H., Cadoni, Gabriella, Canova, C., Chen, Chen, Conway, D., Curado, M., Dal Maso, L., Daudt, A. W., Edefonti, V., Fabianova, E., Fernandez, L., Franceschi, S., Garavello, W., Gillison, M., Hayes, R. B., Healy, C., Herrero, R., Holcatova, I., Kanda, J. L., Kelsey, K., Hansen, B., Koifman, R., Lagiou, Pagona, La Vecchia, C., Levi, F., Li, G., Lissowska, J., Mendoza Lopez, R., Luce, D., Macfarlane, G., Mates, D., Matsuo, K., Mcclean, M., Menezes, A., Menvielle, G., Morgenstern, H., Moysich, K., Negri, Erica, Olshan, A. F., Pandics, T., Polesel, J., Purdue, M., Radoi, L., Ramroth, H., Richiardi, L., Schantz, S., Schwartz, S. M., Serraino, D., Shangina, O., Smith, E., Sturgis, E. M., Swiatkowska, B., Thomson, P., Vaughan, T. L., Vilensky, M., Winn, D. M., Wunsch-Filho, V., Yu, G. -P., Zevallos, J. P., Zhang, Z. -F., Zheng, T., Znaor, A., Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, M., Lee, Y. -C. A., Muscat, J. E., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), Chen C., Lagiou P., Negri E., Boffetta P., Goyal, N., Hennessy, M., Lehman, E., Lin, W., Agudo, A., Ahrens, W., Boccia, Stefania, Brennan, P., Brenner, H., Cadoni, Gabriella, Canova, C., Chen, Chen, Conway, D., Curado, M., Dal Maso, L., Daudt, A. W., Edefonti, V., Fabianova, E., Fernandez, L., Franceschi, S., Garavello, W., Gillison, M., Hayes, R. B., Healy, C., Herrero, R., Holcatova, I., Kanda, J. L., Kelsey, K., Hansen, B., Koifman, R., Lagiou, Pagona, La Vecchia, C., Levi, F., Li, G., Lissowska, J., Mendoza Lopez, R., Luce, D., Macfarlane, G., Mates, D., Matsuo, K., Mcclean, M., Menezes, A., Menvielle, G., Morgenstern, H., Moysich, K., Negri, Erica, Olshan, A. F., Pandics, T., Polesel, J., Purdue, M., Radoi, L., Ramroth, H., Richiardi, L., Schantz, S., Schwartz, S. M., Serraino, D., Shangina, O., Smith, E., Sturgis, E. M., Swiatkowska, B., Thomson, P., Vaughan, T. L., Vilensky, M., Winn, D. M., Wunsch-Filho, V., Yu, G. -P., Zevallos, J. P., Zhang, Z. -F., Zheng, T., Znaor, A., Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, M., Lee, Y. -C. A., Muscat, J. E., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), Chen C., Lagiou P., Negri E., and Boffetta P.

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Objective We analyzed the pooled case-control data from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium to compare cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption risk factors for head and neck cancer between less developed and more developed countries. Subjects and Methods The location of each study was categorized as either a less developed or more developed country. We compared the risk of overall head and neck cancer and cancer of specific anatomic subsites associated with cigarette smoking and alcohol consumption. Additionally, age and sex distribution between categories was compared. Results The odds ratios for head and neck cancer sites associated with smoking duration differed between less developed and more developed countries. Smoking greater than 20 years conferred a higher risk for oral cavity and laryngeal cancer in more developed countries, whereas the risk was greater for oropharynx and hypopharynx cancer in less developed countries. Alcohol consumed for more than 20 years conferred a higher risk for oropharynx, hypopharynx, and larynx cancer in less developed countries. The proportion of cases that were young (<45 years) or female differed by country type for some HNC subsites. Conclusion These findings suggest the degree of industrialization and economic development affects the relationship between smoking and alcohol with head and neck cancer.

Published
2023

6. Diabetes, antidiabetic medications, and pancreatic cancer risk: an analysis from the International Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium

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Bosetti, C., Rosato, V., Li, D., Silverman, D., Petersen, G.M., Bracci, P.M., Neale, R.E., Muscat, J., Anderson, K., Gallinger, S., Olson, S.H., Miller, A.B., Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, H., Scelo, G., Janout, V., Holcatova, I., Lagiou, P., Serraino, D., Lucenteforte, E., Fabianova, E., Baghurst, P.A., Zatonski, W., Foretova, L., Fontham, E., Bamlet, W.R., Holly, E.A., Negri, E., Hassan, M., Prizment, A., Cotterchio, M., Cleary, S., Kurtz, R.C., Maisonneuve, P., Trichopoulos, D., Polesel, J., Duell, E.J., Boffetta, P., La Vecchia, C., and Ghadirian, P.

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2014
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7. Lessons learned from the INHANCE consortium: An overview of recent results on head and neck cancer

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Bravi, F, Lee, Y, Hashibe, M, Boffetta, P, Conway, D, Ferraroni, M, La Vecchia, C, Edefonti, V, Agudo, A, Ahrens, W, Benhamou, S, Boccia, S, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Cadoni, G, Canova, C, Chen, C, Chuang, S, Curado, M, Dal Maso, L, Daudt, A, D'Souza, G, Fabianova, E, Fernandez, L, Franceschi, S, Garavello, W, Gillison, M, Gross, N, Hayes, R, Healy, C, Herrero, R, Holcatova, I, Kelsey, K, Kjaerheim, K, Koifman, R, Lagiou, P, Lazarus, P, Levi, F, Li, G, Lissowska, J, Luce, D, Macfarlane, G, Mates, D, Matsuo, K, Mcclean, M, Menezes, A, Menvielle, G, Morgenstern, H, Moyses, R, Moysich, K, Muscat, J, Negri, E, Olshan, A, Pandics, T, Polesel, J, Purdue, M, Radoi, L, Ramroth, H, Richiardi, L, Schantz, S, Schwartz, S, Serraino, D, Shangina, O, Smith, E, Sturgis, E, Swiatkowska, B, Thomson, P, Toporcov, T, Vaughan, T, Vilensky, M, Winn, D, Wunsch-Filho, V, Yu, G, Zevallos, J, Zhang, Z, Zheng, T, Znaor, A, Bravi F., Lee Y. -C. A., Hashibe M., Boffetta P., Conway D. I., Ferraroni M., La Vecchia C., Edefonti V., Agudo A., Ahrens W., Benhamou S., Boccia S., Brennan P., Brenner H., Cadoni G., Canova C., Chen C., Chuang S. -C., Curado M. P., Dal Maso L., Daudt A. W., D'Souza G., Fabianova E., Fernandez L., Franceschi S., Garavello W., Gillison M., Gross N. D., Hayes R. B., Healy C., Herrero R., Holcatova I., Kelsey K., Kjaerheim K., Koifman R., Lagiou P., Lazarus P., Levi F., Li G., Lissowska J., Luce D., Macfarlane G. J., Mates D., Matsuo K., McClean M., Menezes A., Menvielle G., Morgenstern H., Moyses R. A., Moysich K., Muscat J., Negri E., Olshan A. F., Pandics T., Polesel J., Purdue M. P., Radoi L., Ramroth H., Richiardi L., Schantz S., Schwartz S. M., Serraino D., Shangina O., Smith E., Sturgis E. M., Swiatkowska B., Thomson P., Toporcov T. N., Vaughan T. L., Vilensky M., Winn D. M., Wunsch-Filho V., Yu G. -P., Zevallos J. P., Zhang Z. -F., Zheng T., Znaor A., Bravi, F, Lee, Y, Hashibe, M, Boffetta, P, Conway, D, Ferraroni, M, La Vecchia, C, Edefonti, V, Agudo, A, Ahrens, W, Benhamou, S, Boccia, S, Brennan, P, Brenner, H, Cadoni, G, Canova, C, Chen, C, Chuang, S, Curado, M, Dal Maso, L, Daudt, A, D'Souza, G, Fabianova, E, Fernandez, L, Franceschi, S, Garavello, W, Gillison, M, Gross, N, Hayes, R, Healy, C, Herrero, R, Holcatova, I, Kelsey, K, Kjaerheim, K, Koifman, R, Lagiou, P, Lazarus, P, Levi, F, Li, G, Lissowska, J, Luce, D, Macfarlane, G, Mates, D, Matsuo, K, Mcclean, M, Menezes, A, Menvielle, G, Morgenstern, H, Moyses, R, Moysich, K, Muscat, J, Negri, E, Olshan, A, Pandics, T, Polesel, J, Purdue, M, Radoi, L, Ramroth, H, Richiardi, L, Schantz, S, Schwartz, S, Serraino, D, Shangina, O, Smith, E, Sturgis, E, Swiatkowska, B, Thomson, P, Toporcov, T, Vaughan, T, Vilensky, M, Winn, D, Wunsch-Filho, V, Yu, G, Zevallos, J, Zhang, Z, Zheng, T, Znaor, A, Bravi F., Lee Y. -C. A., Hashibe M., Boffetta P., Conway D. I., Ferraroni M., La Vecchia C., Edefonti V., Agudo A., Ahrens W., Benhamou S., Boccia S., Brennan P., Brenner H., Cadoni G., Canova C., Chen C., Chuang S. -C., Curado M. P., Dal Maso L., Daudt A. W., D'Souza G., Fabianova E., Fernandez L., Franceschi S., Garavello W., Gillison M., Gross N. D., Hayes R. B., Healy C., Herrero R., Holcatova I., Kelsey K., Kjaerheim K., Koifman R., Lagiou P., Lazarus P., Levi F., Li G., Lissowska J., Luce D., Macfarlane G. J., Mates D., Matsuo K., McClean M., Menezes A., Menvielle G., Morgenstern H., Moyses R. A., Moysich K., Muscat J., Negri E., Olshan A. F., Pandics T., Polesel J., Purdue M. P., Radoi L., Ramroth H., Richiardi L., Schantz S., Schwartz S. M., Serraino D., Shangina O., Smith E., Sturgis E. M., Swiatkowska B., Thomson P., Toporcov T. N., Vaughan T. L., Vilensky M., Winn D. M., Wunsch-Filho V., Yu G. -P., Zevallos J. P., Zhang Z. -F., Zheng T., and Znaor A.

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Objective: To summarize the latest evidence on head and neck cancer epidemiology from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. Subjects and Methods: INHANCE was established in 2004 to elucidate the etiology of head and neck cancer through pooled analyses of individual-level data on a large scale. We summarize results from recent INHANCE-based publications updating our 2015 overview. Results: Seventeen papers were published between 2015 and May 2020. These studies further define the nature of risks associated with tobacco and alcohol, and occupational exposures on head and neck cancer. The beneficial effects on incidence of head and neck cancer were identified for good oral health, endogenous and exogenous hormonal factors, and selected aspects of diet related to fruit and vegetables. INHANCE has begun to develop risk prediction models and to pool follow-up data on their studies, finding that ~30% of cases had cancer recurrence and 9% second primary cancers, with overall- and disease-specific 5-year-survival of 51% and 57%, respectively. Conclusions: The number and importance of INHANCE scientific findings provides further evidence of the advantages of large-scale internationally collaborative projects and will support the development of prevention strategies.

Published
2021

8. Alcohol drinking and head and neck cancer risk: the joint effect of intensity and duration

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Di Credico, G, Polesel, J, Dal Maso, L, Pauli, F, Torelli, N, Luce, D, Radoi, L, Matsuo, K, Serraino, D, Brennan, P, Holcatova, I, Ahrens, W, Lagiou, P, Canova, C, Richiardi, L, Healy, C, Kjaerheim, K, Conway, D, Macfarlane, G, Thomson, P, Agudo, A, Znaor, A, Franceschi, S, Herrero, R, Toporcov, T, Moyses, R, Muscat, J, Negri, E, Vilensky, M, Fernandez, L, Curado, M, Menezes, A, Daudt, A, Koifman, R, Wunsch-Filho, V, Olshan, A, Zevallos, J, Sturgis, E, Li, G, Levi, F, Zhang, Z, Morgenstern, H, Smith, E, Lazarus, P, La Vecchia, C, Garavello, W, Chen, C, Schwartz, S, Zheng, T, Vaughan, T, Kelsey, K, Mcclean, M, Benhamou, S, Hayes, R, Purdue, M, Gillison, M, Schantz, S, Yu, G, Chuang, S, Boffetta, P, Hashibe, M, Yuan-Chin, A, Edefonti, V, Di Credico G., Polesel J., Dal Maso L., Pauli F., Torelli N., Luce D., Radoi L., Matsuo K., Serraino D., Brennan P., Holcatova I., Ahrens W., Lagiou P., Canova C., Richiardi L., Healy C. M., Kjaerheim K., Conway D. I., Macfarlane G. J., Thomson P., Agudo A., Znaor A., Franceschi S., Herrero R., Toporcov T. N., Moyses R. A., Muscat J., Negri E., Vilensky M., Fernandez L., Curado M. P., Menezes A., Daudt A. W., Koifman R., Wunsch-Filho V., Olshan A. F., Zevallos J. P., Sturgis E. M., Li G., Levi F., Zhang Z. -F., Morgenstern H., Smith E., Lazarus P., La Vecchia C., Garavello W., Chen C., Schwartz S. M., Zheng T., Vaughan T. L., Kelsey K., McClean M., Benhamou S., Hayes R. B., Purdue M. P., Gillison M., Schantz S., Yu G. -P., Chuang S. -C., Boffetta P., Hashibe M., Yuan-Chin A. L., Edefonti V., Di Credico, G, Polesel, J, Dal Maso, L, Pauli, F, Torelli, N, Luce, D, Radoi, L, Matsuo, K, Serraino, D, Brennan, P, Holcatova, I, Ahrens, W, Lagiou, P, Canova, C, Richiardi, L, Healy, C, Kjaerheim, K, Conway, D, Macfarlane, G, Thomson, P, Agudo, A, Znaor, A, Franceschi, S, Herrero, R, Toporcov, T, Moyses, R, Muscat, J, Negri, E, Vilensky, M, Fernandez, L, Curado, M, Menezes, A, Daudt, A, Koifman, R, Wunsch-Filho, V, Olshan, A, Zevallos, J, Sturgis, E, Li, G, Levi, F, Zhang, Z, Morgenstern, H, Smith, E, Lazarus, P, La Vecchia, C, Garavello, W, Chen, C, Schwartz, S, Zheng, T, Vaughan, T, Kelsey, K, Mcclean, M, Benhamou, S, Hayes, R, Purdue, M, Gillison, M, Schantz, S, Yu, G, Chuang, S, Boffetta, P, Hashibe, M, Yuan-Chin, A, Edefonti, V, Di Credico G., Polesel J., Dal Maso L., Pauli F., Torelli N., Luce D., Radoi L., Matsuo K., Serraino D., Brennan P., Holcatova I., Ahrens W., Lagiou P., Canova C., Richiardi L., Healy C. M., Kjaerheim K., Conway D. I., Macfarlane G. J., Thomson P., Agudo A., Znaor A., Franceschi S., Herrero R., Toporcov T. N., Moyses R. A., Muscat J., Negri E., Vilensky M., Fernandez L., Curado M. P., Menezes A., Daudt A. W., Koifman R., Wunsch-Filho V., Olshan A. F., Zevallos J. P., Sturgis E. M., Li G., Levi F., Zhang Z. -F., Morgenstern H., Smith E., Lazarus P., La Vecchia C., Garavello W., Chen C., Schwartz S. M., Zheng T., Vaughan T. L., Kelsey K., McClean M., Benhamou S., Hayes R. B., Purdue M. P., Gillison M., Schantz S., Yu G. -P., Chuang S. -C., Boffetta P., Hashibe M., Yuan-Chin A. L., and Edefonti V.

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Background: Alcohol is a well-established risk factor for head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aims to explore the effect of alcohol intensity and duration, as joint continuous exposures, on HNC risk. Methods: Data from 26 case-control studies in the INHANCE Consortium were used, including never and current drinkers who drunk ≤10 drinks/day for ≤54 years (24234 controls, 4085 oral cavity, 3359 oropharyngeal, 983 hypopharyngeal and 3340 laryngeal cancers). The dose-response relationship between the risk and the joint exposure to drinking intensity and duration was investigated through bivariate regression spline models, adjusting for potential confounders, including tobacco smoking. Results: For all subsites, cancer risk steeply increased with increasing drinks/day, with no appreciable threshold effect at lower intensities. For each intensity level, the risk of oral cavity, hypopharyngeal and laryngeal cancers did not vary according to years of drinking, suggesting no effect of duration. For oropharyngeal cancer, the risk increased with durations up to 28 years, flattening thereafter. The risk peaked at the higher levels of intensity and duration for all subsites (odds ratio = 7.95 for oral cavity, 12.86 for oropharynx, 24.96 for hypopharynx and 6.60 for larynx). Conclusions: Present results further encourage the reduction of alcohol intensity to mitigate HNC risk.

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2020

11. Joint effects of intensity and duration of cigarette smoking on the risk of head and neck cancer: A bivariate spline model approach

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Di Credico, G, Edefonti, V, Polesel, J, Pauli, F, Torelli, N, Serraino, D, Negri, E, Luce, D, Stucker, I, Matsuo, K, Brennan, P, Vilensky, M, Fernandez, L, Curado, M, Menezes, A, Daudt, A, Koifman, R, Wunsch-Filho, V, Holcatova, I, Ahrens, W, Lagiou, P, Simonato, L, Richiardi, L, Healy, C, Kjaerheim, K, Conway, D, Macfarlane, T, Thomson, P, Agudo, A, Znaor, A, Boaventura Rios, L, Toporcov, T, Franceschi, S, Herrero, R, Muscat, J, Olshan, A, Zevallos, J, La Vecchia, C, Winn, D, Sturgis, E, Li, G, Fabianova, E, Lissowska, J, Mates, D, Rudnai, P, Shangina, O, Swiatkowska, B, Moysich, K, Zhang, Z, Morgenstern, H, Levi, F, Smith, E, Lazarus, P, Bosetti, C, Garavello, W, Kelsey, K, Mcclean, M, Ramroth, H, Chen, C, Schwartz, S, Vaughan, T, Zheng, T, Menvielle, G, Boccia, S, Cadoni, G, Hayes, R, Purdue, M, Gillison, M, Schantz, S, Yu, G, Brenner, H, D'Souza, G, Gross, N, Chuang, S, Boffetta, P, Hashibe, M, Lee, Y, Dal Maso, L, Di Credico G., Edefonti V., Polesel J., Pauli F., Torelli N., Serraino D., Negri E., Luce D., Stucker I., Matsuo K., Brennan P., Vilensky M., Fernandez L., Curado M. P., Menezes A., Daudt A. W., Koifman R., Wunsch-Filho V., Holcatova I., Ahrens W., Lagiou P., Simonato L., Richiardi L., Healy C., Kjaerheim K., Conway D. I., Macfarlane T. V., Thomson P., Agudo A., Znaor A., Boaventura Rios L. F., Toporcov T. N., Franceschi S., Herrero R., Muscat J., Olshan A. F., Zevallos J. P., La Vecchia C., Winn D. M., Sturgis E. M., Li G., Fabianova E., Lissowska J., Mates D., Rudnai P., Shangina O., Swiatkowska B., Moysich K., Zhang Z. -F., Morgenstern H., Levi F., Smith E., Lazarus P., Bosetti C., Garavello W., Kelsey K., McClean M., Ramroth H., Chen C., Schwartz S. M., Vaughan T. L., Zheng T., Menvielle G., Boccia S., Cadoni G., Hayes R. B., Purdue M., Gillison M., Schantz S., Yu G. -P., Brenner H., D'Souza G., Gross N. D., Chuang S. -C., Boffetta P., Hashibe M., Lee Y. -C. A., Dal Maso L., Di Credico, G, Edefonti, V, Polesel, J, Pauli, F, Torelli, N, Serraino, D, Negri, E, Luce, D, Stucker, I, Matsuo, K, Brennan, P, Vilensky, M, Fernandez, L, Curado, M, Menezes, A, Daudt, A, Koifman, R, Wunsch-Filho, V, Holcatova, I, Ahrens, W, Lagiou, P, Simonato, L, Richiardi, L, Healy, C, Kjaerheim, K, Conway, D, Macfarlane, T, Thomson, P, Agudo, A, Znaor, A, Boaventura Rios, L, Toporcov, T, Franceschi, S, Herrero, R, Muscat, J, Olshan, A, Zevallos, J, La Vecchia, C, Winn, D, Sturgis, E, Li, G, Fabianova, E, Lissowska, J, Mates, D, Rudnai, P, Shangina, O, Swiatkowska, B, Moysich, K, Zhang, Z, Morgenstern, H, Levi, F, Smith, E, Lazarus, P, Bosetti, C, Garavello, W, Kelsey, K, Mcclean, M, Ramroth, H, Chen, C, Schwartz, S, Vaughan, T, Zheng, T, Menvielle, G, Boccia, S, Cadoni, G, Hayes, R, Purdue, M, Gillison, M, Schantz, S, Yu, G, Brenner, H, D'Souza, G, Gross, N, Chuang, S, Boffetta, P, Hashibe, M, Lee, Y, Dal Maso, L, Di Credico G., Edefonti V., Polesel J., Pauli F., Torelli N., Serraino D., Negri E., Luce D., Stucker I., Matsuo K., Brennan P., Vilensky M., Fernandez L., Curado M. P., Menezes A., Daudt A. W., Koifman R., Wunsch-Filho V., Holcatova I., Ahrens W., Lagiou P., Simonato L., Richiardi L., Healy C., Kjaerheim K., Conway D. I., Macfarlane T. V., Thomson P., Agudo A., Znaor A., Boaventura Rios L. F., Toporcov T. N., Franceschi S., Herrero R., Muscat J., Olshan A. F., Zevallos J. P., La Vecchia C., Winn D. M., Sturgis E. M., Li G., Fabianova E., Lissowska J., Mates D., Rudnai P., Shangina O., Swiatkowska B., Moysich K., Zhang Z. -F., Morgenstern H., Levi F., Smith E., Lazarus P., Bosetti C., Garavello W., Kelsey K., McClean M., Ramroth H., Chen C., Schwartz S. M., Vaughan T. L., Zheng T., Menvielle G., Boccia S., Cadoni G., Hayes R. B., Purdue M., Gillison M., Schantz S., Yu G. -P., Brenner H., D'Souza G., Gross N. D., Chuang S. -C., Boffetta P., Hashibe M., Lee Y. -C. A., and Dal Maso L.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed at re-evaluating the strength and shape of the dose-response relationship between the combined (or joint) effect of intensity and duration of cigarette smoking and the risk of head and neck cancer (HNC). We explored this issue considering bivariate spline models, where smoking intensity and duration were treated as interacting continuous exposures. Materials and Methods: We pooled individual-level data from 33 case-control studies (18,260 HNC cases and 29,844 controls) participating in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. In bivariate regression spline models, exposures to cigarette smoking intensity and duration (compared with never smokers) were modeled as a linear piecewise function within a logistic regression also including potential confounders. We jointly estimated the optimal knot locations and regression parameters within the Bayesian framework. Results: For oral-cavity/pharyngeal (OCP) cancers, an odds ratio (OR) >5 was reached after 30 years in current smokers of ∼20 or more cigarettes/day. Patterns of OCP cancer risk in current smokers differed across strata of alcohol intensity. For laryngeal cancer, ORs >20 were found for current smokers of ≥20 cigarettes/day for ≥30 years. In former smokers who quit ≥10 years ago, the ORs were approximately halved for OCP cancers, and ∼1/3 for laryngeal cancer, as compared to the same levels of intensity and duration in current smokers. Conclusion: Referring to bivariate spline models, this study better quantified the joint effect of intensity and duration of cigarette smoking on HNC risk, further stressing the need of smoking cessation policies

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2019

12. Age at start of using tobacco on the risk of head and neck cancer: Pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium (INHANCE)

Author

Chang, C, Chang, S, Chuang, S, Berthiller, J, Ferro, G, Matsuo, K, Wunsch-Filho, V, Toporcov, T, de Carvalho, M, La Vecchia, C, Olshan, A, Zevallos, J, Serraino, D, Muscat, J, Sturgis, E, Li, G, Morgenstern, H, Levi, F, Dal Maso, L, Smith, E, Kelsey, K, Mcclean, M, Vaughan, T, Lazarus, P, Ramroth, H, Chen, C, Schwartz, S, Winn, D, Bosetti, C, Edefonti, V, Garavello, W, Negri, E, Hayes, R, Purdue, M, Boccia, S, Cadoni, G, Shangina, O, Koifman, R, Curado, M, Vilensky, M, Swiatkowska, B, Herrero, R, Franceschi, S, Benhamou, S, Fernandez, L, Menezes, A, Daudt, A, Mates, D, Schantz, S, Yu, G, Lissowska, J, Brenner, H, Fabianova, E, Rudnai, P, Brennan, P, Boffetta, P, Zhang, Z, Hashibe, M, Lee, Y, Chang C. -P., Chang S. -C., Chuang S. -C., Berthiller J., Ferro G., Matsuo K., Wunsch-Filho V., Toporcov T. N., de Carvalho M. B., La Vecchia C., Olshan A. F., Zevallos J. P., Serraino D., Muscat J., Sturgis E. M., Li G., Morgenstern H., Levi F., Dal Maso L., Smith E., Kelsey K., McClean M., Vaughan T. L., Lazarus P., Ramroth H., Chen C., Schwartz S. M., Winn D. M., Bosetti C., Edefonti V., Garavello W., Negri E., Hayes R. B., Purdue M. P., Boccia S., Cadoni G., Shangina O., Koifman R., Curado M. P., Vilensky M., Swiatkowska B., Herrero R., Franceschi S., Benhamou S., Fernandez L., Menezes A. M. B., Daudt A. W., Mates D., Schantz S., Yu G. -P., Lissowska J., Brenner H., Fabianova E., Rudnai P., Brennan P., Boffetta P., Zhang Z. -F., Hashibe M., Lee Y. -C. A., Chang, C, Chang, S, Chuang, S, Berthiller, J, Ferro, G, Matsuo, K, Wunsch-Filho, V, Toporcov, T, de Carvalho, M, La Vecchia, C, Olshan, A, Zevallos, J, Serraino, D, Muscat, J, Sturgis, E, Li, G, Morgenstern, H, Levi, F, Dal Maso, L, Smith, E, Kelsey, K, Mcclean, M, Vaughan, T, Lazarus, P, Ramroth, H, Chen, C, Schwartz, S, Winn, D, Bosetti, C, Edefonti, V, Garavello, W, Negri, E, Hayes, R, Purdue, M, Boccia, S, Cadoni, G, Shangina, O, Koifman, R, Curado, M, Vilensky, M, Swiatkowska, B, Herrero, R, Franceschi, S, Benhamou, S, Fernandez, L, Menezes, A, Daudt, A, Mates, D, Schantz, S, Yu, G, Lissowska, J, Brenner, H, Fabianova, E, Rudnai, P, Brennan, P, Boffetta, P, Zhang, Z, Hashibe, M, Lee, Y, Chang C. -P., Chang S. -C., Chuang S. -C., Berthiller J., Ferro G., Matsuo K., Wunsch-Filho V., Toporcov T. N., de Carvalho M. B., La Vecchia C., Olshan A. F., Zevallos J. P., Serraino D., Muscat J., Sturgis E. M., Li G., Morgenstern H., Levi F., Dal Maso L., Smith E., Kelsey K., McClean M., Vaughan T. L., Lazarus P., Ramroth H., Chen C., Schwartz S. M., Winn D. M., Bosetti C., Edefonti V., Garavello W., Negri E., Hayes R. B., Purdue M. P., Boccia S., Cadoni G., Shangina O., Koifman R., Curado M. P., Vilensky M., Swiatkowska B., Herrero R., Franceschi S., Benhamou S., Fernandez L., Menezes A. M. B., Daudt A. W., Mates D., Schantz S., Yu G. -P., Lissowska J., Brenner H., Fabianova E., Rudnai P., Brennan P., Boffetta P., Zhang Z. -F., Hashibe M., and Lee Y. -C. A.

Abstract

Background: Tobacco use is a well-established risk factor for head and neck cancer (HNC). However, less is known about the potential impact of exposure to tobacco at an early age on HNC risk. Methods: We analyzed individual-level data on ever tobacco smokers from 27 case-control studies (17,146 HNC cases and 17,449 controls) in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using random-effects logistic regression models. Results: Without adjusting for tobacco packyears, we observed that younger age at starting tobacco use was associated with an increased HNC risk for ever smokers (OR<10 years vs. ≥30 years: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.35, 1.97). However, the observed association between age at starting tobacco use and HNC risk became null after adjusting for tobacco packyears (OR<10 years vs. ≥30 years: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.80, 1.19). In the stratified analyses on HNC subsites by tobacco packyears or years since quitting, no difference in the association between age at start and HNC risk was observed. Conclusions: Results from this pooled analysis suggest that increased HNC risks observed with earlier age at starting tobacco smoking are largely due to longer duration and higher cumulative tobacco exposures.

Published
2019

15. Lessons learned from the INHANCE consortium: An overview of recent results on head and neck cancer

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Bravi, F., Lee, Y. -C. A., Hashibe, M., Boffetta, Paolo, Conway, D. I., Ferraroni, M., La Vecchia, C., Edefonti, V., Agudo, A., Ahrens, W., Benhamou, S., Boccia, Stefania, Brennan, P., Brenner, H., Cadoni, Gabriella, Canova, C., Chen, Chen, Chuang, S. -C., Curado, M. P., Dal Maso, L., Daudt, A. W., D'Souza, G., Fabianova, E., Fernandez, L., Franceschi, S., Garavello, W., Gillison, M., Gross, N. D., Hayes, R. B., Healy, C., Herrero, R., Holcatova, I., Kelsey, K., Kjaerheim, K., Koifman, R., Lagiou, Pagona, Lazarus, P., Levi, F., Li, G., Lissowska, J., Luce, D., Macfarlane, G. J., Mates, D., Matsuo, K., Mcclean, M., Menezes, A., Menvielle, G., Morgenstern, H., Moyses, R. A., Moysich, K., Muscat, J., Negri, Erica, Olshan, A. F., Pandics, T., Polesel, J., Purdue, M. P., Radoi, L., Ramroth, H., Richiardi, L., Schantz, S., Schwartz, S. M., Serraino, D., Shangina, O., Smith, E., Sturgis, E. M., Swiatkowska, B., Thomson, P., Toporcov, T. N., Vaughan, T. L., Vilensky, M., Winn, D. M., Wunsch-Filho, V., Yu, G. -P., Zevallos, J. P., Zhang, Z. -F., Zheng, T., Znaor, A., Boffetta P., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), Chen C., Lagiou P., Negri E., Bravi, F., Lee, Y. -C. A., Hashibe, M., Boffetta, Paolo, Conway, D. I., Ferraroni, M., La Vecchia, C., Edefonti, V., Agudo, A., Ahrens, W., Benhamou, S., Boccia, Stefania, Brennan, P., Brenner, H., Cadoni, Gabriella, Canova, C., Chen, Chen, Chuang, S. -C., Curado, M. P., Dal Maso, L., Daudt, A. W., D'Souza, G., Fabianova, E., Fernandez, L., Franceschi, S., Garavello, W., Gillison, M., Gross, N. D., Hayes, R. B., Healy, C., Herrero, R., Holcatova, I., Kelsey, K., Kjaerheim, K., Koifman, R., Lagiou, Pagona, Lazarus, P., Levi, F., Li, G., Lissowska, J., Luce, D., Macfarlane, G. J., Mates, D., Matsuo, K., Mcclean, M., Menezes, A., Menvielle, G., Morgenstern, H., Moyses, R. A., Moysich, K., Muscat, J., Negri, Erica, Olshan, A. F., Pandics, T., Polesel, J., Purdue, M. P., Radoi, L., Ramroth, H., Richiardi, L., Schantz, S., Schwartz, S. M., Serraino, D., Shangina, O., Smith, E., Sturgis, E. M., Swiatkowska, B., Thomson, P., Toporcov, T. N., Vaughan, T. L., Vilensky, M., Winn, D. M., Wunsch-Filho, V., Yu, G. -P., Zevallos, J. P., Zhang, Z. -F., Zheng, T., Znaor, A., Boffetta P., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), Chen C., Lagiou P., and Negri E.

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Objective: To summarize the latest evidence on head and neck cancer epidemiology from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. Subjects and Methods: INHANCE was established in 2004 to elucidate the etiology of head and neck cancer through pooled analyses of individual-level data on a large scale. We summarize results from recent INHANCE-based publications updating our 2015 overview. Results: Seventeen papers were published between 2015 and May 2020. These studies further define the nature of risks associated with tobacco and alcohol, and occupational exposures on head and neck cancer. The beneficial effects on incidence of head and neck cancer were identified for good oral health, endogenous and exogenous hormonal factors, and selected aspects of diet related to fruit and vegetables. INHANCE has begun to develop risk prediction models and to pool follow-up data on their studies, finding that ~30% of cases had cancer recurrence and 9% second primary cancers, with overall- and disease-specific 5-year-survival of 51% and 57%, respectively. Conclusions: The number and importance of INHANCE scientific findings provides further evidence of the advantages of large-scale internationally collaborative projects and will support the development of prevention strategies.

Published
2021

16. Alcohol drinking and head and neck cancer risk: the joint effect of intensity and duration

Author

Di Credico, G. Polesel, J. Dal Maso, L. Pauli, F. Torelli, N. Luce, D. Radoï, L. Matsuo, K. Serraino, D. Brennan, P. Holcatova, I. Ahrens, W. Lagiou, P. Canova, C. Richiardi, L. Healy, C.M. Kjaerheim, K. Conway, D.I. Macfarlane, G.J. Thomson, P. Agudo, A. Znaor, A. Franceschi, S. Herrero, R. Toporcov, T.N. Moyses, R.A. Muscat, J. Negri, E. Vilensky, M. Fernandez, L. Curado, M.P. Menezes, A. Daudt, A.W. Koifman, R. Wunsch-Filho, V. Olshan, A.F. Zevallos, J.P. Sturgis, E.M. Li, G. Levi, F. Zhang, Z.-F. Morgenstern, H. Smith, E. Lazarus, P. La Vecchia, C. Garavello, W. Chen, C. Schwartz, S.M. Zheng, T. Vaughan, T.L. Kelsey, K. McClean, M. Benhamou, S. Hayes, R.B. Purdue, M.P. Gillison, M. Schantz, S. Yu, G.-P. Chuang, S.-C. Boffetta, P. Hashibe, M. Yuan-Chin, A.L. Edefonti, V.

Abstract

Background: Alcohol is a well-established risk factor for head and neck cancer (HNC). This study aims to explore the effect of alcohol intensity and duration, as joint continuous exposures, on HNC risk. Methods: Data from 26 case-control studies in the INHANCE Consortium were used, including never and current drinkers who drunk ≤10 drinks/day for ≤54 years (24234 controls, 4085 oral cavity, 3359 oropharyngeal, 983 hypopharyngeal and 3340 laryngeal cancers). The dose-response relationship between the risk and the joint exposure to drinking intensity and duration was investigated through bivariate regression spline models, adjusting for potential confounders, including tobacco smoking. Results: For all subsites, cancer risk steeply increased with increasing drinks/day, with no appreciable threshold effect at lower intensities. For each intensity level, the risk of oral cavity, hypopharyngeal and laryngeal cancers did not vary according to years of drinking, suggesting no effect of duration. For oropharyngeal cancer, the risk increased with durations up to 28 years, flattening thereafter. The risk peaked at the higher levels of intensity and duration for all subsites (odds ratio = 7.95 for oral cavity, 12.86 for oropharynx, 24.96 for hypopharynx and 6.60 for larynx). Conclusions: Present results further encourage the reduction of alcohol intensity to mitigate HNC risk. © 2020, The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Cancer Research UK.

Published
2020

17. Occupations and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: A Pooled Analysis of the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) Consortium

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Khetan, P. Boffetta, P. Luce, D. Stucker, I. Curado, M.P. Menezes, A. Wunsch-Filho, V. Ahrens, W. Lagiou, P. Serraino, D. Richiardi, L. Kjaerheim, K. Conway, D. Thomson, P. Muscat, J. Mates, D. Ramroth, H. Menvielle, G. Vaughan, T.L. Brenner, H. Lee, Y.-C.A. La Vecchia, C. Hashibe, M. Hashim, D.

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Objective:To investigate the associations between head and neck cancer (HNC) risk and occupations.Methods:We harmonized data on occupations in a pooled analysis of 8839 HNC cases and 13,730 controls in International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. Logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (ORs) for associations of occupations and HNC risk. Population attributable fraction (PAF) for occupations was calculated using the formula PEC×(OR-1)/OR.1Results:Trend of increasing HNC risk was found with increasing duration of employment for many occupations, including cooks (OR=1.36; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.09 to 1.68), cleaners (OR=1.38; 95% CI 1.13 to 1.69), painters (OR=1.82; 95% CI 1.42 to 2.35). The PAF for a priori occupations was 14.5% (95% CI 7.1% to 21.9%) for HNC.Conclusions:We found associations between certain occupations and HNC risks, including for subsites, with a duration-response relationship. Copyright © 2019 American College of Occupational and Environmental Medicine.

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2019

19. Age at start of using tobacco on the risk of head and neck cancer: Pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium (INHANCE)

Author

Chang, C. -P., Chang, S. -C., Chuang, S. -C., Berthiller, J., Ferro, G., Matsuo, K., Wunsch-Filho, V., Toporcov, T. N., de Carvalho, M. B., La Vecchia, C., Olshan, A. F., Zevallos, J. P., Serraino, D., Muscat, J., Sturgis, E. M., Li, G., Morgenstern, H., Levi, F., Dal Maso, L., Smith, E., Kelsey, K., Mcclean, M., Vaughan, T. L., Lazarus, P., Ramroth, H., Chen, C., Schwartz, S. M., Winn, D. M., Bosetti, C., Edefonti, V., Garavello, W., Negri, E., Hayes, R. B., Purdue, M. P., Boccia, Stefania, Cadoni, Gabriella, Shangina, O., Koifman, R., Curado, M. P., Vilensky, M., Swiatkowska, B., Herrero, R., Franceschi, S., Benhamou, S., Fernandez, L., Menezes, A. M. B., Daudt, A. W., Mates, D., Schantz, S., Yu, G. -P., Lissowska, J., Brenner, H., Fabianova, E., Rudnai, P., Brennan, P., Boffetta, P., Zhang, Z. -F., Hashibe, M., Lee, Y. -C. A., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), Chang, C. -P., Chang, S. -C., Chuang, S. -C., Berthiller, J., Ferro, G., Matsuo, K., Wunsch-Filho, V., Toporcov, T. N., de Carvalho, M. B., La Vecchia, C., Olshan, A. F., Zevallos, J. P., Serraino, D., Muscat, J., Sturgis, E. M., Li, G., Morgenstern, H., Levi, F., Dal Maso, L., Smith, E., Kelsey, K., Mcclean, M., Vaughan, T. L., Lazarus, P., Ramroth, H., Chen, C., Schwartz, S. M., Winn, D. M., Bosetti, C., Edefonti, V., Garavello, W., Negri, E., Hayes, R. B., Purdue, M. P., Boccia, Stefania, Cadoni, Gabriella, Shangina, O., Koifman, R., Curado, M. P., Vilensky, M., Swiatkowska, B., Herrero, R., Franceschi, S., Benhamou, S., Fernandez, L., Menezes, A. M. B., Daudt, A. W., Mates, D., Schantz, S., Yu, G. -P., Lissowska, J., Brenner, H., Fabianova, E., Rudnai, P., Brennan, P., Boffetta, P., Zhang, Z. -F., Hashibe, M., Lee, Y. -C. A., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), and Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X)

Abstract

Background: Tobacco use is a well-established risk factor for head and neck cancer (HNC). However, less is known about the potential impact of exposure to tobacco at an early age on HNC risk. Methods: We analyzed individual-level data on ever tobacco smokers from 27 case-control studies (17,146 HNC cases and 17,449 controls) in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. Adjusted odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were estimated using random-effects logistic regression models. Results: Without adjusting for tobacco packyears, we observed that younger age at starting tobacco use was associated with an increased HNC risk for ever smokers (OR<10 years vs. ≥30 years: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.35, 1.97). However, the observed association between age at starting tobacco use and HNC risk became null after adjusting for tobacco packyears (OR<10 years vs. ≥30 years: 0.97, 95% CI: 0.80, 1.19). In the stratified analyses on HNC subsites by tobacco packyears or years since quitting, no difference in the association between age at start and HNC risk was observed. Conclusions: Results from this pooled analysis suggest that increased HNC risks observed with earlier age at starting tobacco smoking are largely due to longer duration and higher cumulative tobacco exposures.

Published
2019

20. Joint effects of intensity and duration of cigarette smoking on the risk of head and neck cancer: A bivariate spline model approach

Author

Di Credico, G., Edefonti, V., Polesel, J., Pauli, F., Torelli, N., Serraino, D., Negri, E., Luce, D., Stucker, I., Matsuo, K., Brennan, P., Vilensky, M., Fernandez, L., Curado, M. P., Menezes, A., Daudt, A. W., Koifman, R., Wunsch-Filho, V., Holcatova, I., Ahrens, W., Lagiou, Pagona, Simonato, L., Richiardi, L., Healy, C., Kjaerheim, K., Conway, D. I., Macfarlane, T. V., Thomson, P., Agudo, A., Znaor, A., Boaventura Rios, L. F., Toporcov, T. N., Franceschi, S., Herrero, R., Muscat, J., Olshan, A. F., Zevallos, J. P., La Vecchia, C., Winn, D. M., Sturgis, E. M., Li, G., Fabianova, E., Lissowska, J., Mates, D., Rudnai, P., Shangina, O., Swiatkowska, B., Moysich, K., Zhang, Z. -F., Morgenstern, H., Levi, F., Smith, E., Lazarus, P., Bosetti, C., Garavello, W., Kelsey, K., Mcclean, M., Ramroth, H., Chen, C., Schwartz, S. M., Vaughan, T. L., Zheng, T., Menvielle, G., Boccia, Stefania, Cadoni, Gabriella, Hayes, R. B., Purdue, M., Gillison, M., Schantz, S., Yu, G. -P., Brenner, H., D'Souza, G., Gross, N. D., Chuang, S. -C., Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, M., Lee, Y. -C. A., Dal Maso, L., Lagiou P., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), Boffetta P., Di Credico, G., Edefonti, V., Polesel, J., Pauli, F., Torelli, N., Serraino, D., Negri, E., Luce, D., Stucker, I., Matsuo, K., Brennan, P., Vilensky, M., Fernandez, L., Curado, M. P., Menezes, A., Daudt, A. W., Koifman, R., Wunsch-Filho, V., Holcatova, I., Ahrens, W., Lagiou, Pagona, Simonato, L., Richiardi, L., Healy, C., Kjaerheim, K., Conway, D. I., Macfarlane, T. V., Thomson, P., Agudo, A., Znaor, A., Boaventura Rios, L. F., Toporcov, T. N., Franceschi, S., Herrero, R., Muscat, J., Olshan, A. F., Zevallos, J. P., La Vecchia, C., Winn, D. M., Sturgis, E. M., Li, G., Fabianova, E., Lissowska, J., Mates, D., Rudnai, P., Shangina, O., Swiatkowska, B., Moysich, K., Zhang, Z. -F., Morgenstern, H., Levi, F., Smith, E., Lazarus, P., Bosetti, C., Garavello, W., Kelsey, K., Mcclean, M., Ramroth, H., Chen, C., Schwartz, S. M., Vaughan, T. L., Zheng, T., Menvielle, G., Boccia, Stefania, Cadoni, Gabriella, Hayes, R. B., Purdue, M., Gillison, M., Schantz, S., Yu, G. -P., Brenner, H., D'Souza, G., Gross, N. D., Chuang, S. -C., Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, M., Lee, Y. -C. A., Dal Maso, L., Lagiou P., Boccia S. (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni G. (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), and Boffetta P.

Abstract

Objectives: This study aimed at re-evaluating the strength and shape of the dose-response relationship between the combined (or joint) effect of intensity and duration of cigarette smoking and the risk of head and neck cancer (HNC). We explored this issue considering bivariate spline models, where smoking intensity and duration were treated as interacting continuous exposures. Materials and Methods: We pooled individual-level data from 33 case-control studies (18,260 HNC cases and 29,844 controls) participating in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. In bivariate regression spline models, exposures to cigarette smoking intensity and duration (compared with never smokers) were modeled as a linear piecewise function within a logistic regression also including potential confounders. We jointly estimated the optimal knot locations and regression parameters within the Bayesian framework. Results: For oral-cavity/pharyngeal (OCP) cancers, an odds ratio (OR) >5 was reached after 30 years in current smokers of ∼20 or more cigarettes/day. Patterns of OCP cancer risk in current smokers differed across strata of alcohol intensity. For laryngeal cancer, ORs >20 were found for current smokers of ≥20 cigarettes/day for ≥30 years. In former smokers who quit ≥10 years ago, the ORs were approximately halved for OCP cancers, and ∼1/3 for laryngeal cancer, as compared to the same levels of intensity and duration in current smokers. Conclusion: Referring to bivariate spline models, this study better quantified the joint effect of intensity and duration of cigarette smoking on HNC risk, further stressing the need of smoking cessation policies.

Published
2019

21. Alcohol consumption and gastric cancer risk—A pooled analysis within the StoP project consortium

Author

Rota, M., Pelucchi, C., Bertuccio, P., Matsuo, K., Zhang, Z. -F., Ito, H., Hu, J., Johnson, K. C., Palli, D., Ferraroni, M., Yu, G. -P., Muscat, J., Lunet, N., Peleteiro, B., Ye, W., Song, H., Zaridze, D., Maximovitch, D., Guevara, M., Fernández-Villa, T., Vioque, J., Navarrete-Muñoz, E. M., Wolk, A., Orsini, N., Bellavia, A., Håkansson, N., Mu, L., Persiani, R., Kurtz, R. C., Lagiou, A., Lagiou, P., Galeone, C., Bonzi, R., Boffetta, P., Boccia, S., Negri, E., La Vecchia, C., and Rota, M. and Pelucchi, C. and Bertuccio, P. and Matsuo, K. and Zhang, Z.-F. and Ito, H. and Hu, J. and Johnson, K.C. and Palli, D. and Ferraroni, M. and Yu, G.-P. and Muscat, J. and Lunet, N. and Peleteiro, B. and Ye, W. and Song, H. and Zaridze, D. and Maximovitch, D. and Guevara, M. and Fernández-Villa, T. and Vioque, J. and Navarrete-Muñoz, E.M. and Wolk, A. and Orsini, N. and Bellavia, A. and Håkansson, N. and Mu, L. and Persiani, R. and Kurtz, R.C. and Lagiou, A. and Lagiou, P. and Galeone, C. and Bonzi, R. and Boffetta, P. and Boccia, S. and Negri, E. and La Vecchia, C.

Subjects
Male, Asia, food intake, Alcohol Drinking, Prognosi, alcohol consumption, cancer risk, Article, smoking, Helicobacter infection, Meta-Analysis as Topic, Stomach Neoplasm, middle aged, risk factors, controlled study, pooled analysi, human, Aged, stomach cancer, adult, Risk Factor, gastric cancer, disease association, drinking behavior, case control study, major clinical study, Europe, female, priority journal, North America, meta analysis (topic), case-control studie, cancer epidemiology, Stomach Neoplasms, Adult
Abstract

An association between heavy alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk has been recently reported, but the issue is still open to discussion and quantification. We investigated the role of alcohol drinking on gastric cancer risk in the “Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project,” a consortium of epidemiological studies. A total of 9,669 cases and 25,336 controls from 20 studies from Europe, Asia and North America were included. We estimated summary odds-ratios (ORs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by pooling study-specific ORs using random-effects meta-regression models. Compared with abstainers, drinkers of up to 4 drinks/day of alcohol had no increase in gastric cancer risk, while the ORs were 1.26 (95% CI, 1.08–1.48) for heavy (>4 to 6 drinks/day) and 1.48 (95% CI 1.29–1.70) for very heavy (>6 drinks/day) drinkers. The risk for drinkers of >4 drinks/day was higher in never smokers (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.35–2.58) as compared with current smokers (OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.93–1.40). Somewhat stronger associations emerged with heavy drinking in cardia (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.11–2.34) than in non-cardia (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.13–1.45) gastric cancers, and in intestinal-type (OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.20–1.97) than in diffuse-type (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.05–1.58) cancers. The association was similar in strata of H. pylori infected (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.16–2.00) and noninfected subjects (OR = 1.69, 95% CI 0.95–3.01). Our collaborative pooled-analysis provides definite, more precise quantitative evidence than previously available of an association between heavy alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk. © 2017 UICC

Published
2017

22. Letter to the editor

Author

Wyss, A. B., Hashibe, M., Lee, Y. -C. A., Chuang, S. -C., Muscat, J., Chen, C., Schwartz, S. M., Smith, E., Zhang, Z. -F., Morgenstern, H., Wei, Q., Li, G., Kelsey, K. T., Winn, D. M., Gillison, M. L., Zevallos, J. P., Boffetta, P., Olshan, A. F., and Wyss, A.B. and Hashibe, M. and Lee, Y.-C.A. and Chuang, S.-C. and Muscat, J. and Chen, C. and Schwartz, S.M. and Smith, E. and Zhang, Z.-F. and Morgenstern, H. and Wei, Q. and Li, G. and Kelsey, K.T. and Winn, D.M. and Gillison, M.L. and Zevallos, J.P. and Boffetta, P. and Olshan, A.F.

Subjects
tobacco snuff, Letter, sex difference, disease association, prevalence, head and neck cancer, human, smokeless tobacco, cancer risk, smoking, United States, cancer epidemiology
Abstract

No abstract

Published
2017

25. Alcohol intake and gastric cancer: Meta-analyses of published data versus individual participant data pooled analyses (StoP Project)

Author

Ferro, A. Morais, S. Rota, M. Pelucchi, C. Bertuccio, P. Bonzi, R. Galeone, C. Zhang, Z.-F. Matsuo, K. Ito, H. Hu, J. Johnson, K.C. Yu, G.-P. Palli, D. Ferraroni, M. Muscat, J. Malekzadeh, R. Ye, W. Song, H. Zaridze, D. Maximovitch, D. Fernández de Larrea, N. Kogevinas, M. Vioque, J. Navarrete-Muñoz, E.M. Pakseresht, M. Pourfarzi, F. Wolk, A. Orsini, N. Bellavia, A. Håkansson, N. Mu, L. Pastorino, R. Kurtz, R.C. Derakhshan, M.H. Lagiou, A. Lagiou, P. Boffetta, P. Boccia, S. Negri, E. La Vecchia, C. Peleteiro, B. Lunet, N.

Abstract

Background: Individual participant data pooled analyses allow access to non-published data and statistical reanalyses based on more homogeneous criteria than meta-analyses based on systematic reviews. We quantified the impact of publication-related biases and heterogeneity in data analysis and presentation in summary estimates of the association between alcohol drinking and gastric cancer. Methods: We compared estimates obtained from conventional meta-analyses, using only data available in published reports from studies that take part in the Stomach Cancer Pooling (StoP) Project, with individual participant data pooled analyses including the same studies. Results: A total of 22 studies from the StoP Project assessed the relation between alcohol intake and gastric cancer, 19 had specific data for levels of consumption and 18 according to cancer location; published reports addressing these associations were available from 18, 5 and 5 studies, respectively. The summary odds ratios [OR, (95%CI)] estimate obtained with published data for drinkers vs. non-drinkers was 10% higher than the one obtained with individual StoP data [18 vs. 22 studies: 1.21 (1.07–1.36) vs. 1.10 (0.99–1.23)] and more heterogeneous (I 2 : 63.6% vs 54.4%). In general, published data yielded less precise summary estimates (standard errors up to 2.6 times higher). Funnel plot analysis suggested publication bias. Conclusion: Meta-analyses of the association between alcohol drinking and gastric cancer tended to overestimate the magnitude of the effects, possibly due to publication bias. Additionally, individual participant data pooled analyses yielded more precise estimates for different levels of exposure or cancer subtypes. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd

Published
2018

26. Cigarette smoking and gastric cancer in the Stomach Cancer Pooling (StoP) Project

Author

Praud, D. Rota, M. Pelucchi, C. Bertuccio, P. Rosso, T. Galeone, C. Zhang, Z.-F. Matsuo, K. Ito, H. Hu, J. Johnson, K.C. Yu, G.-P. Palli, D. Ferraroni, M. Muscat, J. Lunet, N. Peleteiro, B. Malekzadeh, R. Ye, W. Song, H. Zaridze, D. Maximovitch, D. Aragonés, N. Castaño-Vinyals, G. Vioque, J. Navarrete-Muñoz, E.M. Pakseresht, M. Pourfarzi, F. Wolk, A. Orsini, N. Bellavia, A. Håkansson, N. Mu, L. Pastorino, R. Kurtz, R.C. Derakhshan, M.H. Lagiou, A. Lagiou, P. Boffetta, P. Boccia, S. Negri, E. La Vecchia, C.

Abstract

Tobacco smoking is a known cause of gastric cancer, but several aspects of the association remain imprecisely quantified. We examined the relation between cigarette smoking and the risk of gastric cancer using a uniquely large dataset of 23 epidemiological studies within the 'Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project', including 10 290 cases and 26 145 controls. We estimated summary odds ratios (ORs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by pooling study-specific ORs using random-effects models. Compared with never smokers, the ORs were 1.20 (95% CI: 1.09-1.32) for ever, 1.12 (95% CI: 0.99-1.27) for former, and 1.25 (95% CI: 1.11-1.40) for current cigarette smokers. Among current smokers, the risk increased with number of cigarettes per day to reach an OR of 1.32 (95% CI: 1.10-1.58) for smokers of more than 20 cigarettes per day. The risk increased with duration of smoking, to reach an OR of 1.33 (95% CI: 1.14-1.54) for more than 40 years of smoking and decreased with increasing time since stopping cigarette smoking (P for trend

Published
2018

27. Tobacco smoking and gastric cancer: Meta-Analyses of published data versus pooled analyses of individual participant data (StoP Project)

Author

Ferro, A. Morais, S. Rota, M. Pelucchi, C. Bertuccio, P. Bonzi, R. Galeone, C. Zhang, Z.-F. Matsuo, K. Ito, H. Hu, J. Johnson, K.C. Yuo, G.-P. Palli, D. Ferraroni, M. Muscat, J. Malekzadeh, R. Ye, W. Song, H. Zaridze, D. Maximovitch, D. Aragonés, N. Castaño-Vinyals, G. Vioque, J. Navarrete-Muñoz, E.M. Pakseresht, M. Pourfarzi, F. Wolk, A. Orsini, N. Bellavia, A. Håkansson, N. Mu, L. Pastorino, R. Kurtz, R.C. Derakhshan, M.H. Lagiou, A. Lagioul, P. Boffetta, P. Boccia, S. Negri, E. Vecchia, C.L. Peleteiro, B. Lunet, N.

Abstract

Tobacco smoking is one of the main risk factors for gastric cancer, but the magnitude of the association estimated by conventional systematic reviews and meta-Analyses might be inaccurate, due to heterogeneous reporting of data and publication bias. We aimed to quantify the combined impact of publication-related biases, and heterogeneity in data analysis or presentation, in the summary estimates obtained from conventional meta-Analyses. We compared results from individual participant data pooled-Analyses, including the studies in the Stomach Cancer Pooling (StoP) Project, with conventional meta-Analyses carried out using only data available in previously published reports from the same studies. Fromthe 23 studies in the StoP Project, 20 had published reports with information on smoking and gastric cancer, but only six had specific data for gastric cardia cancer and seven had data on the daily number of cigarettes smoked. Compared to the results obtained with the StoP database, conventional meta-Analyses overvalued the relation between ever smoking (summary odds ratios ranging from 7% higher for all studies to 22% higher for the risk of gastric cardia cancer) and yielded less precise summary estimates (SE ≤2.4 times higher). Additionally, funnel plot asymmetry and corresponding hypotheses tests were suggestive of publication bias. Conventional meta-Analyses and individual participant data pooled-Analyses reached similar conclusions on the direction of the association between smoking and gastric cancer. However, published data tended to overestimate the magnitude of the effects, possibly due to publication biases and limited the analyses by different levels of exposure or cancer subtypes. European Journal of Cancer Prevention 27:197-204 Copyright © 2018 Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. All rights reserved.

Published
2018

28. The retrofitting and upgrading of the administration centre in Victoria, Gozo – minimising the energy consumption through the implementation of energy efficient measures

Author

Cordina, C., Muscat, J., Yousif, Charles, and Engineering Sustainability & Sustainable Energy 2018 (ESSE ’18) Conference

Subjects
Architecture and energy conservation -- Malta -- Victoria, Buildings -- Retrofitting -- Malta -- Victoria, Sustainable architecture -- Malta -- Victoria
Abstract

The retrofitting of existing buildings offers considerable opportunities for reducing the global energy consumption and the resulting greenhouse gas emissions. Achieving a higher energy efficiency in existing buildings is considered as one of the most favourable approaches towards implementing sustainability in the built environment. The study in this paper is divided into two sections. In the first part, the current situation present at the Ministry for Gozo is studied and the energy consumption patterns and the inefficiencies leading to these patterns are assessed, in order to determine the state of the building’s energy performance. The second part of the paper analyses possible recommendations that could be implemented to render the Ministry for Gozo’s Administration Centre more energy efficient., peer-reviewed

Published
2018

30. Alcohol consumption and gastric cancer risk—A pooled analysis within the StoP project consortium

Author

Rota, M. Pelucchi, C. Bertuccio, P. Matsuo, K. Zhang, Z.-F. Ito, H. Hu, J. Johnson, K.C. Palli, D. Ferraroni, M. Yu, G.-P. Muscat, J. Lunet, N. Peleteiro, B. Ye, W. Song, H. Zaridze, D. Maximovitch, D. Guevara, M. Fernández-Villa, T. Vioque, J. Navarrete-Muñoz, E.M. Wolk, A. Orsini, N. Bellavia, A. Håkansson, N. Mu, L. Persiani, R. Kurtz, R.C. Lagiou, A. Lagiou, P. Galeone, C. Bonzi, R. Boffetta, P. Boccia, S. Negri, E. La Vecchia, C.

Abstract

An association between heavy alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk has been recently reported, but the issue is still open to discussion and quantification. We investigated the role of alcohol drinking on gastric cancer risk in the “Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project,” a consortium of epidemiological studies. A total of 9,669 cases and 25,336 controls from 20 studies from Europe, Asia and North America were included. We estimated summary odds-ratios (ORs) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by pooling study-specific ORs using random-effects meta-regression models. Compared with abstainers, drinkers of up to 4 drinks/day of alcohol had no increase in gastric cancer risk, while the ORs were 1.26 (95% CI, 1.08–1.48) for heavy (>4 to 6 drinks/day) and 1.48 (95% CI 1.29–1.70) for very heavy (>6 drinks/day) drinkers. The risk for drinkers of >4 drinks/day was higher in never smokers (OR 1.87, 95% CI 1.35–2.58) as compared with current smokers (OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.93–1.40). Somewhat stronger associations emerged with heavy drinking in cardia (OR 1.61, 95% CI 1.11–2.34) than in non-cardia (OR 1.28, 95% CI 1.13–1.45) gastric cancers, and in intestinal-type (OR 1.54, 95% CI 1.20–1.97) than in diffuse-type (OR 1.29, 95% CI 1.05–1.58) cancers. The association was similar in strata of H. pylori infected (OR = 1.52, 95% CI 1.16–2.00) and noninfected subjects (OR = 1.69, 95% CI 0.95–3.01). Our collaborative pooled-analysis provides definite, more precise quantitative evidence than previously available of an association between heavy alcohol drinking and gastric cancer risk. © 2017 UICC

Published
2017

37. Estimating and explaining the effect of education and income on head and neck cancer risk: INHANCE consortium pooled analysis of 31 case-control studies from 27 countries

Author

Conway, D.I. Brenner, D.R. McMahon, A.D. Macpherson, L.M.D. Agudo, A. Ahrens, W. Bosetti, C. Brenner, H. Castellsague, X. Chen, C. Curado, M.P. Curioni, O.A. Maso, L.D. Daudt, A.W. De Gois Filho, J.F. D'Souza, G. Edefonti, V. Fabianova, E. Fernandez, L. Franceschi, S. Gillison, M. Hayes, R.B. Healy, C.M. Herrero, R. Holcatova, I. Jayaprakash, V. Kelsey, K. Kjaerheim, K. Koifman, S. La Vecchia, C. Lagiou, P. Lazarus, P. Levi, F. Lissowska, J. Luce, D. Macfarlane, T.V. Mates, D. Matos, E. McClean, M. Menezes, A.M. Menvielle, G. Merletti, F. Morgenstern, H. Moysich, K. Müller, H. Muscat, J. Olshan, A.F. Purdue, M.P. Ramroth, H. Richiardi, L. Rudnai, P. Schantz, S. Schwartz, S.M. Shangina, O. Simonato, L. Smith, E. Stucker, I. Sturgis, E.M. Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. Talamini, R. Thomson, P. Vaughan, T.L. Wei, Q. Winn, D.M. Wunsch-Filho, V. Yu, G.-P. Zhang, Z.-F. Zheng, T. Znaor, A. Boffetta, P. Chuang, S.-C. Ghodrat, M. Lee, Y.-C.A. Hashibe, M. Brennan, P.

Abstract

Low socioeconomic status has been reported to be associated with head and neck cancer risk. However, previous studies have been too small to examine the associations by cancer subsite, age, sex, global region and calendar time and to explain the association in terms of behavioral risk factors. Individual participant data of 23,964 cases with head and neck cancer and 31,954 controls from 31 studies in 27 countries pooled with random effects models. Overall, low education was associated with an increased risk of head and neck cancer (OR 5 2.50; 95% CI 5 2.02-3.09). Overall one-third of the increased risk was not explained by differences in the distribution of cigarette smoking and alcohol behaviors; and it remained elevated among never users of tobacco and nondrinkers (OR 5 1.61; 95% CI 5 1.13-2.31). More of the estimated education effect was not explained by cigarette smoking and alcohol behaviors: in women than in men, in older than younger groups, in the oropharynx than in other sites, in South/Central America than in Europe/North America and was strongest in countries with greater income inequality. Similar findings were observed for the estimated effect of low versus high household income. The lowest levels of income and educational attainment were associated with more than 2-fold increased risk of head and neck cancer, which is not entirely explained by differences in the distributions of behavioral risk factors for these cancers and which varies across cancer sites, sexes, countries and country income inequality levels. © 2014 UICC.

Published
2015

38. Low frequency of cigarette smoking and the risk of head and neck cancer in the INHANCE consortium pooled analysis.

Author

Berthiller, J, Straif, K, Agudo, A, Ahrens, W, Bezerra Dos Santos, A, Boccia, Stefania, Cadoni, Gabriella, Canova, Chiara, Castellsague, X, Chen, Chen, Conway, D, Curado, Mp, Dal Maso, L, Daudt, Aw, Fabianova, E, Fernandez, L, Franceschi, S, Fukuyama, Ee, Hayes, Rb, Healy, C, Herrero, R, Holcatova, I, Kelsey, K, Kjaerheim, K, Koifman, S, Lagiou, P, La Vecchia, C, Lazarus, P, Levi, F, Lissowska, J, Macfarlane, T, Mates, D, Mcclean, M, Menezes, A, Merletti, F, Morgenstern, H, Muscat, J, Olshan, Af, Purdue, M, Ramroth, H, Rudnai, P, Schwartz, Sm, Serraino, D, Shangina, O, Smith, E, Sturgis, Em, Szeszenia Dabrowska, N, Thomson, P, Vaughan, Tl, Vilensky, M, Wei, Q, Winn, Dm, Wünsch Filho, V, Zhang, Zf, Znaor, A, Ferro, Giorgia, Brennan, P, Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, M, Lee, Yc50, Boccia, Stefania (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Cadoni, Gabriella (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X), Berthiller, J, Straif, K, Agudo, A, Ahrens, W, Bezerra Dos Santos, A, Boccia, Stefania, Cadoni, Gabriella, Canova, Chiara, Castellsague, X, Chen, Chen, Conway, D, Curado, Mp, Dal Maso, L, Daudt, Aw, Fabianova, E, Fernandez, L, Franceschi, S, Fukuyama, Ee, Hayes, Rb, Healy, C, Herrero, R, Holcatova, I, Kelsey, K, Kjaerheim, K, Koifman, S, Lagiou, P, La Vecchia, C, Lazarus, P, Levi, F, Lissowska, J, Macfarlane, T, Mates, D, Mcclean, M, Menezes, A, Merletti, F, Morgenstern, H, Muscat, J, Olshan, Af, Purdue, M, Ramroth, H, Rudnai, P, Schwartz, Sm, Serraino, D, Shangina, O, Smith, E, Sturgis, Em, Szeszenia Dabrowska, N, Thomson, P, Vaughan, Tl, Vilensky, M, Wei, Q, Winn, Dm, Wünsch Filho, V, Zhang, Zf, Znaor, A, Ferro, Giorgia, Brennan, P, Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, M, Lee, Yc50, Boccia, Stefania (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), and Cadoni, Gabriella (ORCID:0000-0001-8244-784X)

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Cigarette smoking is a major risk factor for head and neck cancer (HNC). To our knowledge, low cigarette smoking (<10 cigarettes per day) has not been extensively investigated in fine categories or among never alcohol drinkers. METHODS: We conducted a pooled analysis of individual participant data from 23 independent case-control studies including 19 660 HNC cases and 25 566 controls. After exclusion of subjects using other tobacco products including cigars, pipes, snuffed or chewed tobacco and straw cigarettes (tobacco product used in Brazil), as well as subjects smoking more than 10 cigarettes per day, 4093 HNC cases and 13 416 controls were included in the analysis. The lifetime average frequency of cigarette consumption was categorized as follows: never cigarette users, >0-3, >3-5, >5-10 cigarettes per day. RESULTS: Smoking >0-3 cigarettes per day was associated with a 50% increased risk of HNC in the study population [odds ratio (OR) = 1.52, 95% confidence interval (CI): (1.21, 1.90). Smoking >3-5 cigarettes per day was associated in each subgroup from OR = 2.01 (95% CI: 1.22, 3.31) among never alcohol drinkers to OR = 2.74 (95% CI: 2.01, 3.74) among women and in each cancer site, particularly laryngeal cancer (OR = 3.48, 95% CI: 2.40, 5.05). However, the observed increased risk of HNC for low smoking frequency was not found among smokers with smoking duration shorter than 20 years. CONCLUSION: Our results suggest a public health message that low frequency of cigarette consumption contributes to the development of HNC. However, smoking duration seems to play at least an equal or a stronger role in the development of HNC. © The Author 2015; all rights reserved. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the International Epidemiological Association. KEYWORDS: Head and neck cancer; low frequency cigarette smoking; pooled analysis; risk factors

Published
2016

39. Diabetes, antidiabetic medications, and pancreatic cancer risk: an analysis from the International Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium

Author

Bosetti, C. Rosato, V. Li, D. Silverman, D. Petersen, G.M. Bracci, P.M. Neale, R.E. Muscat, J. Anderson, K. Gallinger, S. Olson, S.H. Miller, A.B. Bas Bueno-de-Mesquita, H. Scelo, G. Janout, V. Holcatova, I. Lagiou, P. Serraino, D. Lucenteforte, E. Fabianova, E. Baghurst, P.A. Zatonski, W. Foretova, L. Fontham, E. Bamlet, W.R. Holly, E.A. Negri, E. Hassan, M. Prizment, A. Cotterchio, M. Cleary, S. Kurtz, R.C. Maisonneuve, P. Trichopoulos, D. Polesel, J. Duell, E.J. Boffetta, P. La Vecchia, C. Ghadirian, P.

Abstract

Background: Type 2 diabetes mellitus has been associated with an excess risk of pancreatic cancer, but the magnitude of the risk and the time–risk relationship are unclear, and there is limited information on the role of antidiabetic medications. Patients and methods: We analyzed individual-level data from 15 case–control studies within the Pancreatic Cancer Case-Control Consortium, including 8305 cases and 13 987 controls. Pooled odds ratios (ORs) were estimated from multiple logistic regression models, adjusted for relevant covariates. Results: Overall, 1155 (15%) cases and 1087 (8%) controls reported a diagnosis of diabetes 2 or more years before cancer diagnosis (or interview, for controls), corresponding to an OR of 1.90 (95% confidence interval, CI, 1.72–2.09). Consistent risk estimates were observed across strata of selected covariates, including body mass index and tobacco smoking. Pancreatic cancer risk decreased with duration of diabetes, but a significant excess risk was still evident 20 or more years after diabetes diagnosis (OR 1.30, 95% CI 1.03–1.63). Among diabetics, long duration of oral antidiabetic use was associated with a decreased pancreatic cancer risk (OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.14–0.69, for ≥15 years). Conversely, insulin use was associated with a pancreatic cancer risk in the short term (OR 5.60, 95% CI 3.75–8.35, for

Published
2014

40. Associated Links Among Smoking, Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, and Small Cell Lung Cancer: A Pooled Analysis in the International Lung Cancer Consortium.

Author

Huang, R., Wei, Y., Hung, R.J., Liu, G., Su, L., Zhang, R., Zong, X., Zhang, Z.F., Morgenstern, H., Bruske, I., Heinrich, J., Hong, Y.C., Kim, J.H., Cote, M., Wenzlaff, A., Schwartz, A.G., Stucker, I., McLaughlin, J., Marcus, M.W., Davies, M.P., Liloglou, T., Field, J.K., Matsuo, K., Barnett, M., Thornquist, M., Goodman, G., Wang, Y., Chen, S., Yang, P., Duell, E.J., Andrew, A.S., Lazarus, P., Muscat, J., Woll, P., Horsman, J., Dawn Teare, M., Flugelman, A., Rennert, G., Zhang, Y, Brenner, H., Stegmaier, C., Heijden, E. van der, Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A., Barros-Dios, J., Perez-Rios, M., Ruano-Ravina, A., Caporaso, N.E., Bertazzi, P.A., Landi, M.T., Dai, J., Shen, H., Fernandez-Tardon, G., Rodriguez-Suarez, M., Tardon, A., Christiani, D.C., Huang, R., Wei, Y., Hung, R.J., Liu, G., Su, L., Zhang, R., Zong, X., Zhang, Z.F., Morgenstern, H., Bruske, I., Heinrich, J., Hong, Y.C., Kim, J.H., Cote, M., Wenzlaff, A., Schwartz, A.G., Stucker, I., McLaughlin, J., Marcus, M.W., Davies, M.P., Liloglou, T., Field, J.K., Matsuo, K., Barnett, M., Thornquist, M., Goodman, G., Wang, Y., Chen, S., Yang, P., Duell, E.J., Andrew, A.S., Lazarus, P., Muscat, J., Woll, P., Horsman, J., Dawn Teare, M., Flugelman, A., Rennert, G., Zhang, Y, Brenner, H., Stegmaier, C., Heijden, E. van der, Aben, K.K.H., Kiemeney, L.A., Barros-Dios, J., Perez-Rios, M., Ruano-Ravina, A., Caporaso, N.E., Bertazzi, P.A., Landi, M.T., Dai, J., Shen, H., Fernandez-Tardon, G., Rodriguez-Suarez, M., Tardon, A., and Christiani, D.C.

Abstract

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Published
2015

41. The stomach cancer pooling (StoP) project: study design and presentation

Author

Pelucchi, C, Lunet, N, Boccia, Stefania, Zhang, Z, Praud, D, Boffetta, P, Levi, F, Matsuo, K, Ito, H, Hu, J, Johnson, Kc, Ferraroni, M, Yu, G, Peleteiro, B, Malekzadeh, R, Derakhshan, Mh, Ye, W, Zaridze, D, Maximovitch, D, Aragonés, N, Martín, V, Pakseresht, M, Pourfarzi, F, Bellavia, A, Orsini, N, Wolk, A, Mu, L, Arzani, Dario, Kurtz, Rc, Lagiou, P, Trichopoulos, D, Muscat, J, La Vecchia, C, Negri, E., Boccia, Stefania (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X), Pelucchi, C, Lunet, N, Boccia, Stefania, Zhang, Z, Praud, D, Boffetta, P, Levi, F, Matsuo, K, Ito, H, Hu, J, Johnson, Kc, Ferraroni, M, Yu, G, Peleteiro, B, Malekzadeh, R, Derakhshan, Mh, Ye, W, Zaridze, D, Maximovitch, D, Aragonés, N, Martín, V, Pakseresht, M, Pourfarzi, F, Bellavia, A, Orsini, N, Wolk, A, Mu, L, Arzani, Dario, Kurtz, Rc, Lagiou, P, Trichopoulos, D, Muscat, J, La Vecchia, C, Negri, E., and Boccia, Stefania (ORCID:0000-0002-1864-749X)

Abstract

Gastric cancer affects about one million people per year worldwide, being the second leading cause of cancer mortality. The study of its etiology remains therefore a global issue as it may allow the identification of major targets, besides eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection, for primary prevention. It has however received little attention, given its comparatively low incidence in most high-income countries. We introduce a consortium of epidemiological investigations named the 'Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project'. Twenty-two studies agreed to participate, for a total of over 9000 cases and 23 000 controls. Twenty studies have already shared the original data set. Of the patients, 40% are from Asia, 43% from Europe, and 17% from North America; 34% are women and 66% men; the median age is 61 years; 56% are from population-based case-control studies, 41% from hospital-based ones, and 3% from nested case-control studies derived from cohort investigations. Biological samples are available from 12 studies. The aim of the StoP Project is to analyze the role of lifestyle and genetic determinants in the etiology of gastric cancer through pooled analyses of individual-level data. The uniquely large data set will allow us to define and quantify the main effects of each risk factor of interest, including a number of infrequent habits, and to adequately address associations in subgroups of the population, as well as interaction within and between environmental and genetic factors. Further, we will carry out separate analyses according to different histotypes and subsites of gastric cancer, to identify potential different risk patterns and etiological characteristics.

Published
2015

42. Diet and the risk of head and neck cancer: A pooled analysis in the INHANCE consortium

Author

Chuang, S.-C. Jenab, M. Heck, J.E. Bosetti, C. Talamini, R. Matsuo, K. Castellsague, X. Franceschi, S. Herrero, R. Winn, D.M. Vecchia, C.L. Morgenstern, H. Zhang, Z.-F. Levi, F. Maso, L.D. Kelsey, K. McClean, M.D. Vaughan, T. Lazarus, P. Muscat, J. Ramroth, H. Chen, C. Schwartz, S.M. Eluf-Neto, J. Hayes, R.B. Purdue, M. Boccia, S. Cadoni, G. Zaridze, D. Koifman, S. Curado, M.P. Ahrens, W. Benhamou, S. Matos, E. Lagiou, P. Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. Olshan, A.F. Fernandez, L. Menezes, A. Agudo, A. Daudt, A.W. Merletti, F. MacFarlane, G.J. Kjaerheim, K. Mates, D. Holcatova, I. Schantz, S. Yu, G.-P. Simonato, L. Brenner, H. Mueller, H. Conway, D.I. Thomson, P. Fabianova, E. Znaor, A. Rudnai, P. Healy, C.M. Ferro, G. Brennan, P. Boffetta, P. Hashibe, M.

Abstract

We investigated the association between diet and head and neck cancer (HNC) risk using data from the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium. The INHANCE pooled data included 22 case-control studies with 14,520 cases and 22,737 controls. Center-specific quartiles among the controls were used for food groups, and frequencies per week were used for single food items. A dietary pattern score combining high fruit and vegetable intake and low red meat intake was created. Odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the dietary items on the risk of HNC were estimated with a two-stage random-effects logistic regression model. An inverse association was observed for higher-frequency intake of fruit (4th vs. 1st quartile OR = 0.52, 95% CI = 0.43-0.62, p trend < 0.01) and vegetables (OR = 0.66, 95% CI = 0.49-0.90, p trend = 0.01). Intake of red meat (OR = 1.40, 95% CI = 1.13-1.74, p trend = 0.13) and processed meat (OR = 1.37, 95% CI = 1.14-1.65, p trend < 0.01) was positively associated with HNC risk. Higher dietary pattern scores, reflecting high fruit/vegetable and low red meat intake, were associated with reduced HNC risk (per score increment OR = 0.90, 95% CI = 0.84-0.97). © 2011 Springer Science+Business Media B.V.

Published
2012

43. Sequence variants and the risk of head and neck cancer: Pooled analysis in the INHANCE consortium

Author

Chuang, S.-C. Agudo, A. Ahrens, W. Anantharaman, D. Benhamou, S. Boccia, S. Chen, C. Conway, D.I. Fabianova, E. Hayes, R.B. Healy, C.M. Holcatova, I. Kjaerheim, K. Lagiou, P. Lazarus, P. Macfarlane, T.V. Mahimkar, M.B. Mates, D. Matsuo, K. Merletti, F. Metspalu, A. Morgenstern, H. Muscat, J. Cadoni, G. Olshan, A.F. Purdue, M. Ramroth, H. Rudnai, P. Schwartz, S.M. Simonato, L. Smith, E.M. Sturgis, E.M. Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N. Talamini, R. Thomson, P. Wei, Q. Zaridze, D. Zhang, Z.-F. Znaor, A. Brennan, P. Boffetta, P. Hashibe, M.

Abstract

Previous molecular epidemiological studies on head and neck cancer have examined various single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs), but there are very few documented associations. In the International head and neck cancer epidemiology (INHANCE) consortium, we evaluated associations between SNPs in the metabolism, cell cycle, and DNA repair pathways and the risk of head and neck cancer. We analyzed individual-level pooled data from 14 European, North American, Central American, and Asia case-control studies (5,915 head and neck cancer cases and 10,644 controls) participating in the INHANCE consortium. Unconditional logistic regression was used to estimate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for SNP effects, adjusting for age, sex, race, and country. We observed an association between head and neck cancer risk and MGMT Leu84Phe heterozygotes (OR = 0.79, 95% CI = 0.68-0.93), XRCC1 Arg194Trp homozygotes Arg/Arg (OR = 2.3, 95% CI = 1.1-4.7), ADH1B Arg48His homozygotes Arg/Arg (OR = 2.7, 95% CI = 1.9-4.0), ADH1C Ile350Val homozygotes Ile/Ile (OR = 1.2, 95% CI = 1.1-1.4), and the GSTM1 null genotype (OR = 1.1, 95% CI = 1.0-1.2). Among these results, MGMT Leu84Phe, ADH1B Arg48His, ADH1C Ile350Arg, and the GSTM1 null genotype had fairly low false positive report probabilities (

Published
2011

44. Erratum: Recreational physical activity and risk of head and neck cancer: A pooled analysis within the international head and neck cancer epidemiology (INHANCE) Consortium (European Journal of Epidemiology DOI: 10.1007/s10654-011- 9612-3)

Author

Nicolotti, Nicola, Chuang, S. -C., Cadoni, Gabriella, Arzani, D., Petrelli, Livia, Bosetti, C., Brenner, H., Hosono, S., La Vecchia, C., Talamini, R., Matsuo, K., Muller, H., Muscat, J., Paludetti, Gaetano, Ricciardi, Walter, Boffetta, Paolo, Hashibe, M., and Boccia, Stefania

Subjects
head and neck, Settore MED/31 - OTORINOLARINGOIATRIA
Published
2011

45. Cessation of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and the reversal of head and neck cancer risk

Author

Wunsch-Filho, V., Szeszenia-Dabrowska, N., Fernandez, L., Koifman, S., Morgenstern, H., Zaridze, D., Sturgis, E. M, Menezes, A., Levi, F., Zhang, Z.-F., Franceschi, S., McClean, M., Talamini, R., Eluf-Neto, J., Smith, E., Lazarus, P., Schwartz, S. M, Muscat, J., Olshan, A. F, Boffetta, P., Purdue, M. P, Vecchia, C. L., Marron, M., Winn, D. M, Wei, Q., Hayes, R. B, Herrero, R., Matos, E., Rudnai, P., Kelsey, K., Lissowska, J., and Mates, I. N.

Abstract

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 cessation of these habits before the risk is reduced, and whether the risk ultimately declines to the level of never smokers or never drinkers.

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2010
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46. Review on solving the forward problem in EEG source analysis

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Hallez, Hans, Vanrumste, Bart, GRECH, R, MUSCAT, J, DE CLERCQ, W, D'Asseler, Yves, CAMILLERI, K, FABRI, S, VAN HUFFEL, S, and Lemahieu, Ignace

Subjects
Technology and Engineering
Abstract

Background: The aim of electroencephalogram ( EEG) source localization is to find the brain areas responsible for EEG waves of interest. It consists of solving forward and inverse problems. The forward problem is solved by starting from a given electrical source and calculating the potentials at the electrodes. These evaluations are necessary to solve the inverse problem which is defined as finding brain sources which are responsible for the measured potentials at the EEG electrodes. Methods: While other reviews give an extensive summary of the both forward and inverse problem, this review article focuses on different aspects of solving the forward problem and it is intended for newcomers in this research field. Results: It starts with focusing on the generators of the EEG: the post-synaptic potentials in the apical dendrites of pyramidal neurons. These cells generate an extracellular current which can be modeled by Poisson's differential equation, and Neumann and Dirichlet boundary conditions. The compartments in which these currents flow can be anisotropic ( e. g. skull and white matter). In a three-shell spherical head model an analytical expression exists to solve the forward problem. During the last two decades researchers have tried to solve Poisson's equation in a realistically shaped head model obtained from 3D medical images, which requires numerical methods. The following methods are compared with each other: the boundary element method (BEM), the finite element method (FEM) and the finite difference method (FDM). In the last two methods anisotropic conducting compartments can conveniently be introduced. Then the focus will be set on the use of reciprocity in EEG source localization. It is introduced to speed up the forward calculations which are here performed for each electrode position rather than for each dipole position. Solving Poisson's equation utilizing FEM and FDM corresponds to solving a large sparse linear system. Iterative methods are required to solve these sparse linear systems. The following iterative methods are discussed: successive over-relaxation, conjugate gradients method and algebraic multigrid method. Conclusion: Solving the forward problem has been well documented in the past decades. In the past simplified spherical head models are used, whereas nowadays a combination of imaging modalities are used to accurately describe the geometry of the head model. Efforts have been done on realistically describing the shape of the head model, as well as the heterogenity of the tissue types and realistically determining the conductivity. However, the determination and validation of the in vivo conductivity values is still an important topic in this field. In addition, more studies have to be done on the influence of all the parameters of the head model and of the numerical techniques on the solution of the forward problem.

Published
2007

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