2000
Joint effects of nine polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners on breast cancer risk
Holford T, Zheng T, Mayne S, Zahm S, Tessari J, Boyle P. Joint effects of nine polychlorinated biphenyl (PCB) congeners on breast cancer risk. International Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 29: 975-982. PMID: 11101537, DOI: 10.1093/ije/29.6.975.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskCancer riskProtective effectBreast adipose tissue samplesYale-New Haven HospitalBreast-related surgeryAdipose tissue samplesStandardized questionnaireHealth concernCYP2B inducersAdverse effectsLogistic ridge regressionTissue samplesExposure levelsSignificant differencesMajor environmental health concernRiskEnvironmental health concernsPCB congenersDioxin-like congenersJoint effectsPatientsStatistical analysisSurgeryRegression
1999
DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer
Zheng T, Holford T, Mayne S, Ward B, Carter D, Ownes P, Dubrow R, Zahm S, Boyle P, Archibeque S, Tessari J. DDE and DDT in Breast Adipose Tissue and Risk of Female Breast Cancer. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1999, 150: 453-458. PMID: 10472944, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a010033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskBreast adipose tissueTissue levelsCancer riskAdipose tissueBenign breast disease controlsIncident breast cancer casesYale-New Haven HospitalBreast-related surgeryAdipose tissue levelsFemale breast cancerCase-control studyBreast cancer casesMean tissue levelsLogistic regression modelsRank sum testHighest quartileSurgical specimenDichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) exposureOdds ratioBreast cancerCancer casesDisease controlSum testMean levels