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
2012
Height, weight, BMI and ovarian cancer survival
Kotsopoulos J, Moody JR, Fan I, Rosen B, Risch HA, McLaughlin JR, Sun P, Narod SA. Height, weight, BMI and ovarian cancer survival. Gynecologic Oncology 2012, 127: 83-87. PMID: 22713293, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2012.05.038.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBody mass indexOvarian cancer survivalOvarian cancer-specific mortalityCancer-specific mortalityHazard ratioCancer survivalOvarian cancerLarge population-based studyBMI 5 yearsFatal gynecologic malignancyPopulation-based studyEpithelial ovarian cancerConfidence intervalsOvarian cancer prognosisProportional hazards modelChart reviewGynecologic malignanciesClinicopathologic featuresHistologic subtypeMass indexVital statusModifiable factorsRisk factorsHazards modelCancer prognosis