Risk factors for childhood and adult primary brain tumors

QT Ostrom, M Adel Fahmideh, DJ Cote… - Neuro …, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Primary brain tumors account for~ 1% of new cancer cases and~ 2% of cancer deaths in the
United States; however, they are the most commonly occurring solid tumors in children …

The epidemiology of glioma in adults: a “state of the science” review

QT Ostrom, L Bauchet, FG Davis, I Deltour… - Neuro …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
Gliomas are the most common primary intracranial tumor, representing 81% of malignant
brain tumors. Although relatively rare, they cause significant mortality and morbidity …

Discovery of common and rare genetic risk variants for colorectal cancer

JR Huyghe, SA Bien, TA Harrison, HM Kang, S Chen… - Nature …, 2019 - nature.com
To further dissect the genetic architecture of colorectal cancer (CRC), we performed whole-
genome sequencing of 1,439 cases and 720 controls, imputed discovered sequence …

Genome-wide association studies identify 137 genetic loci for DNA methylation biomarkers of aging

DL McCartney, JL Min, RC Richmond, AT Lu… - Genome biology, 2021 - Springer
Background Biological aging estimators derived from DNA methylation data are heritable
and correlate with morbidity and mortality. Consequently, identification of genetic and …

Glioma Groups Based on 1p/19q, IDH, and TERT Promoter Mutations in Tumors

JE Eckel-Passow, DH Lachance… - … England Journal of …, 2015 - Mass Medical Soc
Background The prediction of clinical behavior, response to therapy, and outcome of
infiltrative glioma is challenging. On the basis of previous studies of tumor biology, we …

Genome-wide association studies of cancer: current insights and future perspectives

A Sud, B Kinnersley, RS Houlston - Nature Reviews Cancer, 2017 - nature.com
Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) provide an agnostic approach for investigating
the genetic basis of complex diseases. In oncology, GWAS of nearly all common …

Overcoming therapeutic resistance in glioblastoma: the way forward

S Osuka, EG Van Meir - The Journal of clinical investigation, 2017 - Am Soc Clin Investig
Glioblastoma is the most common and lethal primary malignant brain tumor in adults.
Patients die from recurrent tumors that have become resistant to therapy. New strategies are …

Periodontal disease, tooth loss, and cancer risk

DS Michaud, Z Fu, J Shi, M Chung - Epidemiologic reviews, 2017 - academic.oup.com
Periodontal disease, which includes gingivitis and periodontitis, is highly prevalent in adults
and disease severity increases with age. The relationship between periodontal disease and …

Current and future strategies for treatment of glioma

NAO Bush, SM Chang, MS Berger - Neurosurgical review, 2017 - Springer
Gliomas are one of the most common types of primary brain tumors and have remained
particularly challenging to treat. This review illustrates a multidisciplinary approach to the …

Alex's Lemonade Stand Foundation infant and childhood primary brain and central nervous system tumors diagnosed in the United States in 2007–2011

QT Ostrom, PM De Blank, C Kruchko… - Neuro …, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Background CBTRUS is currently the only population-based site-specific registry in the US
that works in partnership with a public cancer surveillance organization, the CDC's NPCR …