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

<p><strong>Background: </strong>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.</p> <p><strong&g...

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Main Authors: Gasull, M, Pumarega, J, Kiviranta, H, Rantakokko, P, Raaschou-Nielsen, O, Bergdahl, IA, Sandanger, TM, Goñi, F, Cirera, L, Donat-Vargas, C, Alguacil, J, Iglesias, M, Tjønneland, A, Overvad, K, Mancini, FR, Boutron-Ruault, M-C, Severi, G, Johnson, T, Kühn, T, Trichopoulou, A, Karakatsani, A, Peppa, E, Palli, D, Pala, V, Tumino, R, Naccarati, A, Panico, S, Verschuren, M, Vermeulen, R, Rylander, C, Nøst, TH, Rodríguez-Barranco, M, Molinuevo, A, Chirlaque, M-D, Ardanaz, E, Sund, M, Key, T, Ye, W, Jenab, M, Michaud, D, Matullo, G, Canzian, F, Kaaks, R, Nieters, A, Nöthlings, U, Jeurnink, S, Chajes, V, Matejcic, M, Gunter, M, Aune, D, Riboli, E, Agudo, A, Gonzalez, CA, Weiderpass, E, Bueno-De-Mesquita, B, Duell, EJ, Vineis, P, Porta, M
Format: Journal article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018