1999
The relationship between a polymorphism in CYP17 with plasma hormone levels and breast cancer.
Haiman CA, Hankinson SE, Spiegelman D, Colditz GA, Willett WC, Speizer FE, Kelsey KT, Hunter DJ. The relationship between a polymorphism in CYP17 with plasma hormone levels and breast cancer. Cancer Research 1999, 59: 1015-20. PMID: 10070957.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth Study cohortBreast cancer riskBreast cancerHormone levelsA2 alleleCancer riskNurses' Health Study cohortStrong independent risk factorA2/A2 genotypeCYP17 A2 alleleElevated levelsAdvanced breast cancerIncident breast cancerIndependent risk factorPolycystic ovarian syndromeCertain steroid hormonesA1/A1 genotypeCase-control studyPlasma hormone levelsSteroid hormone levelsLater agePremenopausal womenCYP17 genotypeHormone replacementOvarian syndrome
1998
Alcohol and Breast Cancer in Women: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies
Smith-Warner SA, Spiegelman D, Yaun SS, van den Brandt PA, Folsom AR, Goldbohm RA, Graham S, Holmberg L, Howe GR, Marshall JR, Miller AB, Potter JD, Speizer FE, Willett WC, Wolk A, Hunter DJ. Alcohol and Breast Cancer in Women: A Pooled Analysis of Cohort Studies. JAMA 1998, 279: 535-540. PMID: 9480365, DOI: 10.1001/jama.279.7.535.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInvasive breast cancerAlcohol intakeBreast cancerAlcohol consumptionRelative riskIncident invasive breast cancerMultivariate-adjusted relative riskIncident breast cancer casesBeverage-specific alcohol consumptionMultivariate relative riskTotal alcohol intakeFood frequency questionnaireBreast cancer incidenceBreast cancer riskBreast cancer casesRandom-effects modelLong-term intakeCohort studyFrequency questionnaireProspective studyPooled analysisCancer incidenceDiet assessment instrumentsCancer casesNondietary factors