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  • 2018 - Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA)

Overview

Zuo-Feng Zhang is affiliated with the University of California, Los Angeles in the United States and works primarily in the field of Medicine, with a publication record covering various specialized subfields including Molecular Biology, Surgery, Oncology, Electrical and Electronic Engineering, and Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine.

The scientist's research spans several main topics, with notable contributions to:

  • Head and Neck Cancer Studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Cancer, Lipids, and Metabolism
  • Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
  • Cancer Risks and Factors

Zhang's recent papers reflect these research areas and include:

  • "Alcohol drinking and head and neck cancer risk: the joint effect of intensity and duration" (2020), published in British Journal of Cancer
  • "Higher intake of whole grains and dietary fiber are associated with lower risk of liver cancer and chronic liver disease mortality" (2021), published in Nature Communications
  • "Exploring the interactions between Helicobacter pylori (Hp) infection and other risk factors of gastric cancer: A pooled analysis in the Stomach cancer Pooling (StoP) Project" (2021), published in International Journal of Cancer
  • "Crystal Structure and Preparation of Li7La3Zr2O12 (LLZO) Solid-State Electrolyte and Doping Impacts on the Conductivity: An Overview" (2021), published in Electrochem
  • "Lessons learned from the INHANCE consortium: An overview of recent results on head and neck cancer" (2020), published in Oral Diseases

Frequent collaborators in Zhang's research include Carlo La Vecchia, Paolo Boffetta, María Paula Curado, Eva Negri, and Claudio Pelucchi.

Key venues for Zhang's publications encompass:

  • UNC Libraries
  • SSRN Electronic Journal
  • European Journal of Cancer Prevention
  • Cancer Research
  • International Journal of Cancer

Among professional recognitions, Zhang was named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA) in 2018.

Best Publications

  • Erratum: Genetic variation in the prostate stem cell antigen gene PSCA confers susceptibility to urinary bladder cancer (Nature Genetics (2009) 41 (991-995))

    Xifeng Wu;Yuanqing Ye;Lambertus A. Kiemeney;Patrick Sulem

  • Interaction between tobacco and alcohol use and the risk of head and neck cancer: pooled analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium.

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Shu Chun Chuang;Stefania Boccia

  • Alcohol Drinking in Never Users of Tobacco, Cigarette Smoking in Never Drinkers, and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancer: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Mia Hashibe;Paul Brennan;Simone Benhamou;Xavier Castellsague

  • The Treated Natural History of High Risk Superficial Bladder Cancer: 15-year Outcome

    Michael S. Cookson;Harry W. Herr;Zuo Feng Zhang;Scott Soloway

  • Nuclear Overexpression of p53 Protein in Transitional Cell Bladder Carcinoma: A Marker for Disease Progression

    Alvaro S. Sarkis;Guido Dalbagni;Carlos Cordon-Cardo;Zuo-Feng Zhang

  • CYSTECTOMY FOR BLADDER CANCER: A CONTEMPORARY SERIES

    Guido Dalbagni;Elizabeth Genega;Mia Hashibe;Zuo-Feng Zhang

  • Air pollution and case fatality of SARS in the People's Republic of China: an ecologic study

    Yan Cui;Zuo Feng Zhang;John Froines;Jinkou Zhao

  • Marijuana Use and Increased Risk of Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck

    Zuo Feng Zhang;Hal Morgenstern;Margaret R. Spitz;Donald P. Tashkin

  • Marijuana Use and the Risk of Lung and Upper Aerodigestive Tract Cancers: Results of a Population-Based Case-Control Study

    Mia Hashibe;Hal Morgenstern;Yan Cui;Donald P. Tashkin

  • Intravesical bacillus Calmette-Guérin therapy prevents tumor progression and death from superficial bladder cancer: ten-year follow-up of a prospective randomized trial.

    Harry W. Herr;David M. Schwalb;Zuo-Feng Zhang;Pramod C. Sogani

  • Distinct Altered Patterns of p27KIP1 Gene Expression in Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia and Prostatic Carcinoma

    Carlos Cordon-Cardo;Andrew Koff;Marija Drobnjak;Paola Capodieci

  • Cervical cancer as a priority for prevention in different world regions: an evaluation using years of life lost.

    Binh H. Yang;Freddie I. Bray;D. Maxwell Parkin;John W. Sellors

  • Cessation of alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and the reversal of head and neck cancer risk

    Manuela Marron;Manuela Marron;Paolo Boffetta;Zuo Feng Zhang;David Zaridze

  • Protective effect of green tea on the risks of chronic gastritis and stomach cancer.

    Veronica Wendy Setiawan;Zuo-Feng Zhang;Guo-Pei Yu;Qing-Yi Lu

  • Androgen receptor CAG repeat lengths in prostate cancer: correlation with age of onset.

    D O Hardy;H I Scher;T Bogenreider;P Sabbatini

  • Cigarette, Cigar, and Pipe Smoking and the Risk of Head and Neck Cancers: Pooled Analysis in the International Head and Neck Cancer Epidemiology Consortium

    Annah Wyss;Mia Hashibe;Shu Chun Chuang;Yuan Chin Amy Lee

  • Prognostic value of p53 nuclear overexpression in patients with invasive bladder cancer treated with neoadjuvant MVAC.

    Alvoro S. Sarkis;Dean F. Bajorin;Victor E. Reuter;Harry W. Herr

  • p53 Mutations in human bladder cancer : genotypic versus phenotypic patterns

    Carlos Cordon-Cardo;Guido Dalbagni;Guillermo T. Saez;Maria R. Oliva

  • Surgical management of Merkel cell carcinoma.

    Peter J. Allen;Zuo-feng Zhang;Daniel G. Coit

  • Statistical Analysis of Molecular Epidemiology Studies Employing Case-Series"

    Cohn B. Begg;Zuo-feng Zhang

Frequent Co-Authors

Paolo Boffetta
Paolo Boffetta Stony Brook Medicine
Mia Hashibe
Mia Hashibe University of Utah
Hal Morgenstern
Hal Morgenstern University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joshua E. Muscat
Joshua E. Muscat Pennsylvania State University
Philip Lazarus
Philip Lazarus Washington State University Spokane
Carlo La Vecchia
Carlo La Vecchia University of Milan
Paul Brennan
Paul Brennan International Agency For Research On Cancer
Andrew F. Olshan
Andrew F. Olshan University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Karl T. Kelsey
Karl T. Kelsey Brown University
Peter Rudnai
Peter Rudnai National Institutes of Health

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