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Genetic variants in inflammation-related genes have been associated with biliary stones and biliary tract cancers in previous studies.
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Open AccessGenome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for renal cell carcinoma
Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified six risk loci for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We conducted a meta-analysis of two new scans of 5,198 cases and 7,331 controls together with four ...
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Open AccessA prospective study of cancer risk among Agricultural Health Study farm spouses associated with personal use of organochlorine insecticides
Organochlorine insecticides (OCs) have historically been used worldwide to control insects, although most have now been banned in developed countries. Evidence for an association between OC exposures and cance...
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Open AccessGenome-wide meta-analysis identifies five new susceptibility loci for pancreatic cancer
In 2020, 146,063 deaths due to pancreatic cancer are estimated to occur in Europe and the United States combined. To identify common susceptibility alleles, we performed the largest pancreatic cancer GWAS to d...
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Open AccessTobacco, alcohol use and risk of hepatocellular carcinoma and intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma: The Liver Cancer Pooling Project
While tobacco and alcohol are established risk factors for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer, it is unknown whether they also increase the risk of intrahepatic cholan...
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Open AccessPesticide exposure and risk of aggressive prostate cancer among private pesticide applicators
Prostate cancer (PCa) is one of the most commonly diagnosed cancers among men in developed countries; however, little is known about modifiable risk factors. Some studies have implicated organochlorine and org...
