In an analysis of 31,717 cancer cases and 26,136 cancer-free controls from 13 genome-
wide association studies, we observed large chromosomal abnormalities in a subset of …

We conducted a multi-stage, genome-wide association study of bladder cancer with a
primary scan of 591,637 SNPs in 3,532 affected individuals (cases) and 5,120 controls of …

BACKGROUND. Recent interest in human papillomavirus (HPV)‐associated cancers and
the availability of several years of data covering 83% of the US population prompted this …

Ninety‐seven children who were diagnosed with acute lymphoblastic leukemia before 10
years of age and treated with chemotherapy alone, chemotherapy plus 1800‐cGy cranial …

Background Cigarette smoking is a well-established risk factor for bladder cancer. The
effects of smoking duration, intensity (cigarettes per day), and total exposure (pack-years); …

Purpose: The cognitive sequelae of treatment for childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
(ALL) were compared in a group of patients who received dexamethasone during the …

Mosaic loss of chromosome Y (mLOY) leading to gonosomal XY/XO commonly occurs
during aging, particularly in smokers. We investigated whether mLOY was associated with …

Purpose The Pediatric Oncology Group adopted a histology-based approach to non-
Hodgkin's lymphoma and treated patients with advanced large-cell lymphoma on a separate …

Candidate gene and genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified 11
independent susceptibility loci associated with bladder cancer risk. To discover additional …

Background: Bladder cancer mortality rates have been elevated in northern New England
for at least five decades. Incidence rates in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont are about …