1999
Smoking and risk of total and fatal prostate cancer in United States health professionals.
Giovannucci E, Rimm EB, Ascherio A, Colditz GA, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Smoking and risk of total and fatal prostate cancer in United States health professionals. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1999, 8: 277-82. PMID: 10207628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatal prostate cancerProstate cancerCancer incidenceHealth professionalsCumulative smoking historyMale health professionalsSmoking-related comorbiditiesTotal prostate cancerDistant metastatic diseaseProstate cancer incidenceMetastatic prostate cancerRecent tobacco useMetastatic diseaseSmoking historyCigarette smokingLifestyle factorsExcess riskFatal casesTobacco useHigh riskScreening behaviorSmokingCigarette useCancerSmokers
1998
A prospective study of physical activity and prostate cancer in male health professionals.
Giovannucci E, Leitzmann M, Spiegelman D, Rimm EB, Colditz GA, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. A prospective study of physical activity and prostate cancer in male health professionals. Cancer Research 1998, 58: 5117-22. PMID: 9823321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMale health professionalsTotal prostate cancerMetastatic prostate cancerProstate cancerPhysical activityMetabolic equivalentsVigorous activityLower riskHealth professionalsLeisure-time physical activityMore metabolic equivalentsNonvigorous physical activityReported average timeHealth Professionals FollowHistory of diabetesProspective cohort studyAdvanced prostate cancerRole of exerciseTime physical activityYears of ageWarrants further studyNonvigorous activitiesMen 40Professionals FollowCohort studyStudy of Prediagnostic Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer
Yoshizawa K, Willett W, Morris S, Stampfer M, Spiegelman D, Rimm E, Giovannucci E. Study of Prediagnostic Selenium Level in Toenails and the Risk of Advanced Prostate Cancer. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1998, 90: 1219-1224. PMID: 9719083, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.16.1219.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdvanced prostate cancerProstate cancerProspective studyControl subjectsHealth professionalsSelenium levelsMale health professionalsFurther prospective studiesBody mass indexLong-term selenium intakeSelenium intakeCase-control designHigh selenium intakeLycopene intakeCalcium intakeMass indexPrediagnostic levelsRandomized trialsSmoking statusFat intakeIntervention trialsFamily historyCohort membersDaily supplementToenail clippingsRetrospective Analysis of Birth Weight and Prostate Cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study
Platz E, Giovannucci E, Rimm E, Curhan G, Spiegelman D, Colditz G, Willett W. Retrospective Analysis of Birth Weight and Prostate Cancer in the Health Professionals Follow-up Study. American Journal Of Epidemiology 1998, 147: 1140-1144. PMID: 9645792, DOI: 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a009412.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Professionals FollowBirth weightProstate cancerProfessionals FollowProstate cancer incidenceMultivariate logistic modelModest positive associationGrade tumorsProstatic cancerCancer incidenceRelative riskRetrospective analysisOverall associationCancerPositive associationFollowAssociationLogistic modelWeightTumorsIncidenceThe epidemic of prostate cancer and the medical literature: a causal association?
Giovannucci E, Kantoff P, Spiegelman D, Loughlin K, Wishnow K, Corless C, McDermott A, Willet W, Talcott J. The epidemic of prostate cancer and the medical literature: a causal association? Prostate Cancer And Prostatic Diseases 1998, 1: 148-153. PMID: 12496908, DOI: 10.1038/sj.pcan.4500227.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate-specific antigenProstate cancerAdvanced tumorsNationwide prospective cohort studyValue of PSANew prostate cancer diagnosesHealth Professionals FollowProspective cohort studyEarly-stage diseaseAge-adjusted incidenceOrgan-confined tumorsOrgan-confined cancerRate of diagnosisProstate cancer diagnosisPoisson regression modelsProfessionals FollowAsymptomatic menCohort studyMetastatic tumorsDisease awarenessNew England JournalSpecific antigenUnprecedented recent increasesCausal associationCancer