2004
Reports: Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, Soy Protein Intake, and Breast Cancer Risk
Sanderson M, Shu X, Yu H, Dai Q, Malin A, Gao Y, Zheng W. Reports: Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, Soy Protein Intake, and Breast Cancer Risk. Nutrition And Cancer 2004, 50: 8-15. PMID: 15572292, DOI: 10.1207/s15327914nc5001_2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIGF-I levelsShanghai Breast Cancer StudyIGFBP-3 levelsSoy protein intakeBreast cancer riskCancer riskProtein intakeBreast cancerInsulin-like growth factor-binding protein-3 levelsPopulation-based case-control studyIncident breast cancer casesPremenopausal breast cancer riskPopulation-based cancer registriesBreast cancer cell growthInsulin-like growth factorPremenopausal breast cancerProtein-3 levelsEffects of IGFCase-control studyBreast cancer casesInsulin-like growthCancer cell growthBreast Cancer StudyPostmenopausal womenCancer RegistryCorrelation of Blood Sex Steroid Hormones with Body Size, Body Fat Distribution, and Other Known Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Post-Menopausal Chinese Women
Boyapati S, Shu X, Gao Y, Dai Q, Yu H, Cheng J, Jin F, Zheng W. Correlation of Blood Sex Steroid Hormones with Body Size, Body Fat Distribution, and Other Known Risk Factors for Breast Cancer in Post-Menopausal Chinese Women. Cancer Causes & Control 2004, 15: 305-311. PMID: 15090725, DOI: 10.1023/b:caco.0000024256.48104.50.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndogenous sex hormonesBreast cancer risk factorsCancer risk factorsSex hormonesHormone levelsRisk factorsBreast cancerReproductive factorsPopulation-based case-control studyEndogenous sex hormone levelsPost-menopausal healthy womenShanghai Breast Cancer StudyKnown Risk FactorsPost-menopausal Chinese womenSex hormone levelsBody fat distributionDietary macronutrient intakeBreast cancer riskCase-control studySex steroid hormonesLevels of testosteroneBreast Cancer StudyWaist circumferenceHealthy womenHip circumferenceEvaluation of the synergistic effect of insulin resistance and insulin‐like growth factors on the risk of breast carcinoma
Malin A, Dai Q, Yu H, Shu X, Jin F, Gao Y, Zheng W. Evaluation of the synergistic effect of insulin resistance and insulin‐like growth factors on the risk of breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004, 100: 694-700. PMID: 14770423, PMCID: PMC1780270, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.20023.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorBreast carcinomaC-peptideIGFBP-3Insulin resistanceIGF-1Odds ratioShanghai Breast Cancer StudyGrowth factorBreast carcinoma riskHigh blood levelsBreast carcinoma casesCase-control pairsDose-response mannerBreast Cancer StudyCurrent studyHighest quartileBlood levelsLowest quartileCarcinoma casesCarcinoma riskHigh riskHigh levelsCarcinomaSignificant twofold
2003
Joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk in Chinese women.
Zheng S, Zheng W, Chang B, Shu X, Cai Q, Yu H, Dai Q, Xu J, Gao Y. Joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk in Chinese women. Cancer Research 2003, 63: 7624-9. PMID: 14633679.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer riskEndogenous estrogen exposureEstrogen exposureCancer riskSteroid sex hormonesSex hormonesBreast cancerSingle nucleotide polymorphismsLong-term estrogen exposureChinese womenEstrogen receptor beta geneShanghai Breast Cancer StudyBreast Cancer StudyPostmenopausal womenFamily historyEstrogen synthesisCommon sequence variantsElevated riskGG genotypePotential synergistic effectsSequence variantsESR2 geneStrong associationWomenCancer
2002
Insulin Resistance, IGFs and Energy Balance on the Risk of Breast Cancer
Malin A, Zheng W, Yu H. Insulin Resistance, IGFs and Energy Balance on the Risk of Breast Cancer. 2002 DOI: 10.21236/ada406834.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchShanghai Breast Cancer StudyBreast cancer riskC-peptide levelsBreast cancerC-peptideCancer riskInsulin resistanceBlood C-peptide levelsPre-treatment blood samplesBreast cancer casesSubset of subjectsBreast Cancer StudyIGF bioavailabilityBlood levelsFat distributionPotential joint effectsCancer casesIGF-1Physical activityBlood samplesEpidemiological studiesBody weightIGFCancerGrowth factor