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The risk of cancer associated with specific mutations of BRCA1 and BRCA2 among Ashkenazi Jews.
- J. Struewing, P. Hartge, +6 authors M. Tucker
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 15 May 1997
BACKGROUND
Carriers of germ-line mutations in BRCA1 and BRCA2 from families at high risk for cancer have been estimated to have an 85 percent risk of breast cancer. Since the combined frequency of… Expand
Lymphoma incidence patterns by WHO subtype in the United States, 1992-2001.
Because the causes of most lymphoid neoplasms remain unknown, comparison of incidence patterns by disease subtype may provide critical clues for future etiologic investigations. We therefore… Expand
Effect of screening on ovarian cancer mortality: the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal and Ovarian (PLCO) Cancer Screening Randomized Controlled Trial.
- S. Buys, E. Partridge, +28 authors C. Berg
- Medicine
- JAMA
- 8 June 2011
CONTEXT
Screening for ovarian cancer with cancer antigen 125 (CA-125) and transvaginal ultrasound has an unknown effect on mortality.
OBJECTIVE
To evaluate the effect of screening for ovarian… Expand
Leisure time physical activity and mortality: a detailed pooled analysis of the dose-response relationship.
- H. Arem, S. Moore, +10 authors C. Matthews
- Medicine
- JAMA internal medicine
- 1 June 2015
IMPORTANCE
The 2008 Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommended a minimum of 75 vigorous-intensity or 150 moderate-intensity minutes per week (7.5 metabolic-equivalent hours per week) of… Expand
Association of Leisure-Time Physical Activity With Risk of 26 Types of Cancer in 1.44 Million Adults.
IMPORTANCE
Leisure-time physical activity has been associated with lower risk of heart-disease and all-cause mortality, but its association with risk of cancer is not well understood.
OBJECTIVE
To… Expand
Genetic variation in TNF and IL10 and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a report from the InterLymph Consortium.
- N. Rothman, C. Skibola, +40 authors A. Nieters
- Medicine
- The Lancet. Oncology
- 2006
BACKGROUND
Common genetic variants in immune and inflammatory response genes can affect the risk of developing non-Hodgkin lymphoma. We aimed to test this hypothesis using previously unpublished data… Expand
50-year trends in smoking-related mortality in the United States.
- M. Thun, Brian D. Carter, +5 authors S. Gapstur
- Medicine
- The New England journal of medicine
- 23 January 2013
BACKGROUND
The disease risks from cigarette smoking increased in the United States over most of the 20th century, first among male smokers and later among female smokers. Whether these risks have… Expand
Leisure Time Physical Activity of Moderate to Vigorous Intensity and Mortality: A Large Pooled Cohort Analysis
Analyzing data from over 650,000 individuals, Dr. Steven Moore and colleagues report that greater amounts of leisure-time physical activity were associated with higher life expectancy across a wide… Expand
Factors influencing the age at natural menopause.
- J. Stanford, P. Hartge, L. Brinton, R. Hoover, R. Brookmeyer
- Medicine
- Journal of chronic diseases
- 1987
To examine sociodemographic, menstrual, reproductive, and other factors which may influence the age at natural menopause, the authors analyzed data from a large series of women participating in a… Expand
ABO blood group and the risk of pancreatic cancer.
- B. Wolpin, A. Chan, +5 authors C. Fuchs
- Medicine
- Journal of the National Cancer Institute
- 18 March 2009
BACKGROUND
Other than several rare, highly penetrant familial syndromes, genetic risk factors for sporadic pancreatic cancer are largely unknown. ABO blood type is an inherited characteristic that in… Expand