2004
Sexual Orientation, Health Risk Factors, and Physical Functioning in the Nurses' Health Study II
Case P, Austin SB, Hunter DJ, Manson JE, Malspeis S, Willett WC, Spiegelman D. Sexual Orientation, Health Risk Factors, and Physical Functioning in the Nurses' Health Study II. Journal Of Women's Health 2004, 13: 1033-1047. PMID: 15665660, DOI: 10.1089/jwh.2004.13.1033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAlcohol DrinkingBisexualityBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCardiovascular DiseasesCross-Sectional StudiesDepressionFemaleHealth BehaviorHealth StatusHomosexuality, FemaleHumansLinear ModelsMental HealthMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNurse CliniciansPrevalenceProspective StudiesRisk FactorsSmokingTime FactorsUnited StatesConceptsNurses' Health Study IIHealth Study IIBody mass indexRisk factorsHealth risk factorsHigh prevalenceRegion of residenceOverall cohortBreast cancerHealth statusHigher daily alcohol intakeCardiovascular disease risk factorsBreast cancer risk factorsHigher body mass indexStudy IIMultivariate prevalence ratiosDaily alcohol intakeDisease risk factorsUse of antidepressantsCancer risk factorsHealth-related functioningImportant risk factorMental health statusPoor mental healthBisexual women
2002
The androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism and risk of breast cancer in the Nurses' Health Study.
Haiman CA, Brown M, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Kantoff PW, Hunter DJ. The androgen receptor CAG repeat polymorphism and risk of breast cancer in the Nurses' Health Study. Cancer Research 2002, 62: 1045-9. PMID: 11861380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFirst-degree family historyBreast cancer riskHealth Study cohortAndrogen receptorBreast cancerCancer riskFamily historyAR genotypeCaucasian womenHormone levelsHealth StudyNurses' Health Study cohortBreast cancer risk factorsEndogenous steroid hormone levelsNurses' Health StudyCancer risk factorsPostmenopausal Caucasian womenCase-control studyAndrogen receptor genotypeAndrogen receptor CAGAndrogen receptor allelesSteroid hormone levelsShort alleleLong alleleSignificant positive association
2000
Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies on Height, Weight, and Breast Cancer Risk
van den Brandt PA, Spiegelman D, Yaun SS, Adami HO, Beeson L, Folsom AR, Fraser G, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Kushi L, Marshall JR, Miller AB, Rohan T, Smith-Warner SA, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Wolk A, Hunter DJ. Pooled Analysis of Prospective Cohort Studies on Height, Weight, and Breast Cancer Risk. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 514-527. PMID: 10997541, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.6.514.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexProspective cohort studyPostmenopausal womenRelative riskPremenopausal womenBreast cancerRisk factorsCohort studyIncident invasive breast cancer casesBreast cancer risk factorsInvasive breast cancer casesIndependent risk factorPooled relative riskPostmenopausal breast cancerCancer risk factorsBreast cancer variesBreast cancer riskBreast cancer casesMenopausal statusCancer variesMass indexAnthropometric indicesCancer casesCancer riskWeight controlElectric Blanket Use and Breast Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study
Laden F, Neas LM, Tolbert PE, Holmes MD, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Speizer FE, Hunter DJ. Electric Blanket Use and Breast Cancer in the Nurses' Health Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2000, 152: 41-49. PMID: 10901328, DOI: 10.1093/aje/152.1.41.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsElectric blanket useNurses' Health StudyBreast cancerHealth StudyBlanket useRelative riskEstrogen receptor-positive breast cancerReceptor-positive breast cancerBreast cancer risk factorsMultivariate relative riskInvasive breast cancerCancer risk factorsAge-adjusted analysesBreast cancer riskLong-term useElectric blanketBiennial questionnairesRisk factorsRetrospective analysisCancer riskProspective analysisCancerMultivariate modelSmall riskConfidence intervals
1999
Association of age and reproductive factors with benign breast tissue composition.
Gertig DM, Stillman IE, Byrne C, Spiegelman D, Schnitt SJ, Connolly JL, Colditz GA, Hunter DJ. Association of age and reproductive factors with benign breast tissue composition. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1999, 8: 873-9. PMID: 10548315.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStromal proportionProliferative breast diseaseBreast diseaseRisk factorsBreast tissue compositionEpithelial proportionHealth StudyReproductive breast cancer risk factorsBenign breast biopsy slidesBreast cancer risk factorsObvious mass lesionStromal breast tissueNurses' Health StudyReproductive risk factorsCancer risk factorsBenign breast biopsyBreast cancer riskCase-control studyAssociation of agePostmenopausal parous womenFibrous stromal tissueNonproliferative breast diseasePostmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenParous women
1998
Vitamins A, C and E and the risk of breast cancer: results from a case-control study in Greece
Bohlke K, Spiegelman D, Trichopoulou A, Katsouyanni K, Trichopoulos D. Vitamins A, C and E and the risk of breast cancer: results from a case-control study in Greece. British Journal Of Cancer 1998, 79: 23-29. PMID: 10408688, PMCID: PMC2362172, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsΒ-carotene intakeBreast cancer riskCase-control studyBreast cancerOdds ratioCancer riskVitamin ESemiquantitative food frequency questionnaireBreast cancer risk factorsIntake of retinolVitamin CFood frequency questionnaireCancer risk factorsPost-menopausal womenTotal energy intakeΒ-carotene effectPremenopausal womenFrequency questionnaireControl womenVegetable intakeInverse associationRisk factorsDietary compoundsDietary dataSpecific micronutrients
1997
Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in a Cohort of U.S. Women
Laden F, Hankinson S, Spiegelman D, Neas L, Colditz G, Hunter D, Manson J, Byrne C, Rosner B, Speizer F. Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in a Cohort of U.S. Women. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1997, 89: 1373-1378. PMID: 9308708, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.18.1373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer incidence ratesCancer incidence ratesHealth Study cohortRisk factorsIncidence ratePostmenopausal womenRelative riskHealth StudyNurses' Health Study cohortAge-adjusted breast cancer incidence ratesBreast cancer risk factorsNurses' Health StudyMultivariate-adjusted analysesAge-adjusted riskBreast cancer incidenceInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer mortalityCancer risk factorsPremenopausal womenStudy cohortIncident casesCancer mortalityExcess riskCancer incidenceBreast cancer