2006
Alcohol intake and ovarian cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies
Genkinger JM, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Anderson KE, Buring JE, Freudenheim JL, Goldbohm RA, Harnack L, Hankinson SE, Larsson SC, Leitzmann M, McCullough ML, Marshall J, Miller AB, Rodriguez C, Rohan TE, Schatzkin A, Schouten LJ, Wolk A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA. Alcohol intake and ovarian cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies. British Journal Of Cancer 2006, 94: 757-762. PMID: 16495916, PMCID: PMC2361197, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6603020.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOvarian cancer riskCohort studyCancer riskPooled analysisAlcohol intakeRelative riskStudy-specific relative risksCox proportional hazards modelDepletion of folateModerate alcohol intakeOral contraceptive useProspective cohort studyHormone replacement therapyBody mass indexConfidence intervalsLevels of estrogenSerous ovarian cancerProportional hazards modelRandom-effects modelOvarian casesMenopausal statusMass indexReplacement therapyFolate intakeOvarian cancer
1998
Plasma Sex Steroid Hormone Levels and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Hankinson S, Willett W, Manson J, Colditz G, Hunter D, Spiegelman D, Barbieri R, Speizer F. Plasma Sex Steroid Hormone Levels and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1998, 90: 1292-1299. PMID: 9731736, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/90.17.1292.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSex steroid hormone levelsHormone replacement therapyBreast cancer riskPostmenopausal womenBreast cancerSteroid hormone levelsBlood collectionEstrogen levelsReplacement therapyHormone levelsCancer riskHealth StudyPrevious hormone replacement therapyPlasma sex steroid hormone levelsPostmenopausal estrogen levelsNurses' Health StudyPlasma estrogen levelsLevels of estradiolCase-control studyPlasma androgen levelsBioavailable estradiolMenopausal statusSignificant positive associationControl subjectsLowest quartile