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
Smoking and risk of total and fatal prostate cancer in United States health professionals.
Giovannucci E, Rimm EB, Ascherio A, Colditz GA, Spiegelman D, Stampfer MJ, Willett WC. Smoking and risk of total and fatal prostate cancer in United States health professionals. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 1999, 8: 277-82. PMID: 10207628.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsFatal prostate cancerProstate cancerCancer incidenceHealth professionalsCumulative smoking historyMale health professionalsSmoking-related comorbiditiesTotal prostate cancerDistant metastatic diseaseProstate cancer incidenceMetastatic prostate cancerRecent tobacco useMetastatic diseaseSmoking historyCigarette smokingLifestyle factorsExcess riskFatal casesTobacco useHigh riskScreening behaviorSmokingCigarette useCancerSmokers
1997
Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in a Cohort of U.S. Women
Laden F, Hankinson S, Spiegelman D, Neas L, Colditz G, Hunter D, Manson J, Byrne C, Rosner B, Speizer F. Geographic Variation in Breast Cancer Incidence Rates in a Cohort of U.S. Women. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 1997, 89: 1373-1378. PMID: 9308708, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/89.18.1373.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer incidence ratesCancer incidence ratesHealth Study cohortRisk factorsIncidence ratePostmenopausal womenRelative riskHealth StudyNurses' Health Study cohortAge-adjusted breast cancer incidence ratesBreast cancer risk factorsNurses' Health StudyMultivariate-adjusted analysesAge-adjusted riskBreast cancer incidenceInvasive breast cancerBreast cancer mortalityCancer risk factorsPremenopausal womenStudy cohortIncident casesCancer mortalityExcess riskCancer incidenceBreast cancerA Prospective Study of Oral Contraceptives and NIDDM Among U.S. Women
Chasan-Taber L, Willett W, Stampfer M, Hunter D, Colditz G, Spiegelman D, Manson J. A Prospective Study of Oral Contraceptives and NIDDM Among U.S. Women. Diabetes Care 1997, 20: 330-335. PMID: 9051382, DOI: 10.2337/diacare.20.3.330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral contraceptivesRelative riskPast usersProspective studyModern oral contraceptivesU.S. female nursesMultivariate relative riskOral contraceptive useProspective cohort studyLarge prospective studiesLow absolute riskCoronary heart diseaseCurrent usersHistory of diagnosisDiagnosed diabetesCohort studyElevated cholesterolAlcohol intakeCigarette smokingIncident casesSymptomatic casesAbsolute riskExcess riskHeart diseaseFamily history