Methodological issues in a prospective study on plasma concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and pancreatic cancer risk within the EPIC cohort

Gasull, Magda; Pumarega, José; Kiviranta, Hannu; Rantakokko, Panu; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Bergdahl, Ingvar A; Sandanger, Torkjel Manning; Goñi, Fernando; Cirera, Lluís; Donat-Vargas, Carolina; Alguacil, Juan; Iglesias, Mar; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Johnson, Theron; Kühn, Tilman; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salvatore; Verschuren, Monique; Vermeulen, Roel; Rylander, Charlotta; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Molinuevo, Amaia; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Sund, Malin; Key, Tim; Weimin, Ye; Jenab, Mazda; Michaud, Dominique; Matullo, Giuseppe; Canzian, Federico; Kaaks, Rudolf; Nieters, Alexandra; Nöthlings, Ute; Jeurnink, Suzanne; Chajes, Veronique; Matejcic, Marco; Gunter, Marc; Aune, Dagfinn; Riboli, Elio; Agudo, Antoni; Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Duell, Eric J; Vineis, Paolo; Porta, Miquel

doi:10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.027

The use of biomarkers of environmental exposure to explore new risk factors for pancreatic cancer presents clinical, logistic, and methodological challenges that are also relevant in research on other complex diseases.

Methodological issues in a prospective study on plasma concentrations of persistent organic pollutants and pancreatic cancer risk within the EPIC cohort / Gasull, Magda; Pumarega, José; Kiviranta, Hannu; Rantakokko, Panu; Raaschou-Nielsen, Ole; Bergdahl, Ingvar A; Sandanger, Torkjel Manning; Goñi, Fernando; Cirera, Lluís; Donat-Vargas, Carolina; Alguacil, Juan; Iglesias, Mar; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Mancini, Francesca Romana; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Johnson, Theron; Kühn, Tilman; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; Peppa, Eleni; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Panico, Salvatore; Verschuren, Monique; Vermeulen, Roel; Rylander, Charlotta; Nøst, Therese Haugdahl; Rodríguez-Barranco, Miguel; Molinuevo, Amaia; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Sund, Malin; Key, Tim; Ye, Weimin; Jenab, Mazda; Michaud, Dominique; Matullo, Giuseppe; Canzian, Federico; Kaaks, Rudolf; Nieters, Alexandra; Nöthlings, Ute; Jeurnink, Suzanne; Chajes, Veronique; Matejcic, Marco; Gunter, Marc; Aune, Dagfinn; Riboli, Elio; Agudo, Antoni; Gonzalez, Carlos Alberto; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Bueno-de-Mesquita, Bas; Duell, Eric J; Vineis, Paolo; Porta, Miquel. - In: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF CANCER. - ISSN 0020-7136. - 169:(2018), p. 417-433. [10.1016/j.envres.2018.11.027]