2014
Telomere Length and Mortality Following a Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer
Kotsopoulos J, Prescott J, De Vivo I, Fan I, Mclaughlin J, Rosen B, Risch H, Sun P, Narod SA. Telomere Length and Mortality Following a Diagnosis of Ovarian Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2014, 23: 2603-2606. PMID: 25159293, PMCID: PMC4221534, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0885.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLength z-scoreOvarian cancerZ-scoreTelomere lengthOvarian cancer-specific mortalityLarge population-based studyCancer-specific mortalityIncident ovarian cancerPopulation-based studyConfidence intervalsProportional hazards modelComputerized record linkagePeripheral blood leukocytesRelative telomere lengthNonserous tumorsChart reviewPrognostic roleVital statusPrognostic significanceLowest quartileBlood leukocytesHazards modelCancerCancer developmentQuartile
2006
Population BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Frequencies and Cancer Penetrances: A Kin–Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada
Risch HA, McLaughlin JR, Cole DE, Rosen B, Bradley L, Fan I, Tang J, Li S, Zhang S, Shaw PA, Narod SA. Population BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Frequencies and Cancer Penetrances: A Kin–Cohort Study in Ontario, Canada. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2006, 98: 1694-1706. PMID: 17148771, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djj465.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIncident ovarian cancerAge 80 yearsGeneral Ontario populationOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsTypes of cancerMutation carriageCumulative incidenceRelative riskBreast cancerHigh riskGeneral populationBRCA1 mutationsInvasive ovarian cancerCancer incidence ratesFirst-degree relativesBRCA2 mutation frequencyOntario populationUnselected patientsMale breastTestis cancerCancer outcomesPancreatic cancerIncidence rateCancer risk