2022
Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death After Diagnoses of Common Cancers in 3 Cohorts of U.S. Health Professionals
Cheng E, Lee DH, Tamimi RM, Hankinson SE, Willett WC, Giovannucci EL, Eliassen AH, Stampfer MJ, Mucci LA, Fuchs CS, Spiegelman D. Long-Term Survival and Causes of Death After Diagnoses of Common Cancers in 3 Cohorts of U.S. Health Professionals. JNCI Cancer Spectrum 2022, 6: pkac021-. PMID: 35603853, PMCID: PMC8973409, DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkac021.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCancer-specific mortalityHealth Study IIUterine corpusCause of deathCommon cancerThyroid cancerPrimary cancerCancer survivorsLung cancerCumulative mortalityHealth StudyColorectal cancer-specific mortalityLong-term overall survivalNurses' Health Study IICancer-specific mortality ratesU.S. health professionalsHealth Professionals FollowNurses' Health StudyMale cancer survivorsFemale cancer survivorsProfessionals FollowMost patientsOverall survivalExcess riskUrinary bladder
1999
Oral contraceptive use and risk of melanoma in premenopausal women
Feskanich D, Hunter DJ, Willett WC, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Speizer FE, Colditz GA. Oral contraceptive use and risk of melanoma in premenopausal women. British Journal Of Cancer 1999, 81: 918-923. PMID: 10555769, PMCID: PMC2374297, DOI: 10.1038/sj.bjc.6690787.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCurrent OC usersOral contraceptive useRisk of melanomaOC usersRisk factorsContraceptive useSun exposureHealth Study II cohortLow-dose oestrogen pillsPast OC usersBody mass indexPossible risk factorsLonger durationPremenopausal white womenLogistic regression modelsNHS IIOC usePremenopausal womenSignificant twofold increaseMass indexSuperficial spreadingNodular melanomaSkin reactionsIncidence rateSunburn history