1999
β‐Benzene hexachloride in breast adipose tissue and risk of breast carcinoma
Zheng T, Holford T, Mayne S, Owens P, Ward B, Carter D, Dubrow R, Zahm S, Boyle P, Tessari J. β‐Benzene hexachloride in breast adipose tissue and risk of breast carcinoma. Cancer 1999, 85: 2212-2218. PMID: 10326700, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0142(19990515)85:10<2212::aid-cncr16>3.0.co;2-f.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast adipose tissueAdipose tissue levelsBreast carcinoma riskBreast carcinoma casesBreast carcinomaAdipose tissueCarcinoma casesCarcinoma riskTissue levelsBenign breast diseaseProgesterone receptor statusPatients age 40Association of exposurePrimary breast carcinomaLogistic regression modelsPostmenopausal womenMenopausal statusParous womenNulliparous womenReceptor statusHighest quartilePotential confoundersBreast diseaseΒ-benzene hexachlorideConnecticut women
1993
Intra‐uterine contraception and the risk of endometrial cancer
Castellsagué X, Thompson W, Dubrow R. Intra‐uterine contraception and the risk of endometrial cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 1993, 54: 911-916. PMID: 8335399, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910540607.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIntra-uterine contraceptionEpithelial endometrial cancerEndometrial cancerIntra-uterine deviceOdds ratioIUD useProtective effectYears of educationPopulation-based cancer registriesCase-control studyDuration of useYears of ageDose-response relationshipPotential long-term effectsCancer RegistryEndometrial carcinomaEndometrial sensitivityLong-term effectsEpidemiological dataCancerContraceptionWomenBiochemical changesAgeRisk