2020
Long-term cancer survival in cohorts of U.S. health professionals.
Cheng E, Lee D, Tamimi R, Hankinson S, Willett W, Giovannucci E, Eliassen H, Tworoger S, Meir S, Mucci L, Fuchs C, Spiegelman D. Long-term cancer survival in cohorts of U.S. health professionals. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2020, 38: 12075-12075. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2020.38.15_suppl.12075.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer-specific mortality ratesMortality rateCancer patientsOvarian cancerMajor cancersLong-term cancer survivalCorpus cancer patientsU.S. health professionalsHealth Professionals FollowUterine corpus cancerKaplan-Meier curvesMortality 10 yearsCause-specific mortality ratesCause of deathCumulative mortality rateLong-term survivalNHS IICorpus cancerIndex cancerProfessionals FollowUterine corpusColorectal cancerCancer survivalBreast cancerHealth Study
1999
Oral contraceptive use and risk of melanoma in premenopausal women
Feskanich D, Hunter DJ, Willett WC, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Speizer FE, Colditz GA. Oral contraceptive use and risk of melanoma in premenopausal women. British Journal Of Cancer 1999, 81: 918-923. PMID: 10555769, PMCID: PMC2374297, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent OC usersOral contraceptive useRisk of melanomaOC usersRisk factorsContraceptive useSun exposureHealth Study II cohortLow-dose oestrogen pillsPast OC usersBody mass indexPossible risk factorsLonger durationPremenopausal white womenLogistic regression modelsNHS IIOC usePremenopausal womenSignificant twofold increaseMass indexSuperficial spreadingNodular melanomaSkin reactionsIncidence rateSunburn history
1996
Birth weight and adult hypertension and obesity in women.
Curhan G, Chertow G, Willett W, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Manson J, Speizer F, Stampfer M. Birth weight and adult hypertension and obesity in women. Circulation 1996, 94: 1310-5. PMID: 8822985, DOI: 10.1161/01.cir.94.6.1310.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAge-adjusted odds ratioHealth Study IIBody mass indexBirth weightYears of ageOdds ratioNHS IMass indexNurses' Health Study INurses' Health Study IIAdult body mass indexHealth Study INHS II cohortDevelopment of hypertensionLow birth weightPhysician-diagnosed hypertensionRisk of hypertensionHigh birth weightEarly life exposureAdult hypertensionNHS IIBlood pressureLowest quintileRisk factorsLife exposure