Barry I Graubard

Jan 6, 2025 | acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Andrea Almeida |Catherine Metayer |Peter A. Kanetsky |Barry I Graubard |Christian Alvarez |Katherine A. McGlynn | +1 more

INTRODUCTION Testicular cancer is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer among men aged 15–39 years globally and the most commonly diagnosed cancer among this group in the United States, with an age-standardized global incidence rate of 1.7 per 100,000 person-years in 2022.1 The majority of testicular cancers are testicular germ cell tumors (TGCTs; 98%),2 which can be further classified as seminomas, nonseminomas, and spermatocytic tumors.3, 4 Although the prognosis of TGCT is generally...

Jul 29, 2024 | acsjournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com | Shahriar Zamani |Barry I Graubard |Marianne Hyer |Emily Carver

INTRODUCTION Primary liver cancer is the sixth most commonly occurring cancer globally and the third leading cause of cancer mortality.1 Major risk factors for liver cancer are chronic infection with hepatitis B virus (HBV), chronic infection with hepatitis C virus (HCV), aflatoxin exposure, heavy alcohol use, tobacco use, and the constellation of metabolic disorders, including nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, obesity, and type 2 diabetes (T2D).2 Because liver cancer prognosis remains poor...

Jun 8, 2023 | jamanetwork.com | Jeffrey C. Byrne |Barry I Graubard |Eric J. Feuer |Steven Woloshin

Key PointsQuestion  Do estimates of mortality due to various causes or all causes combined change when accounting for smoking status in addition to age, sex, and race? Findings  This cohort study used the National Cancer Institute’s Know Your Chances website to show that the chance of death due to major causes like heart disease, lung cancer, and all causes combined varies by smoking status.