2001
Validation of the Gail et al. Model of Breast Cancer Risk Prediction and Implications for Chemoprevention
Rockhill B, Spiegelman D, Byrne C, Hunter D, Colditz G. Validation of the Gail et al. Model of Breast Cancer Risk Prediction and Implications for Chemoprevention. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2001, 93: 358-366. PMID: 11238697, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/93.5.358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerGail et alRisk factor strataBreast cancerDiscriminatory accuracyHealth StudyModest discriminatory accuracyNurses' Health StudySubset of womenBreast cancer casesBreast cancer risk predictionNet health benefitCancer risk predictionTamoxifen useCancer casesPrevention optionsConcordance statisticClinical counselingCancerYoung womenWhite womenRisk estimatesWomenHealth benefitsRisk prediction
1997
Variation in the incidence of uterine leiomyoma among premenopausal women by age and race.
Marshall LM, Spiegelman D, Barbieri RL, Goldman MB, Manson JE, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Hunter DJ. Variation in the incidence of uterine leiomyoma among premenopausal women by age and race. Obstetrics And Gynecology 1997, 90: 967-73. PMID: 9397113, DOI: 10.1016/s0029-7844(97)00534-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUterine leiomyomaRelative riskPremenopausal womenRisk factorsIncidence rateFirst oral contraceptive useWhite womenBlack womenOral contraceptive useBody mass indexHistory of infertilityPremenopausal black womenSimilar relative riskPotential risk factorsSelf-reported diagnosisAge-standardized ratesCurrent alcohol consumptionRace-specific ratesMass indexPhysical examinationPelvic examinationMedical recordsHigh prevalenceContraceptive useLast birth