2008
Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Gunter MJ, Hoover DR, Yu H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Rohan TE, Manson JE, Li J, Ho GY, Xue X, Anderson GL, Kaplan RC, Harris TG, Howard BV, Wylie-Rosett J, Burk RD, Strickler HD. Insulin, Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I, and Risk of Breast Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Journal Of The National Cancer Institute 2008, 101: 48-60. PMID: 19116382, PMCID: PMC2639294, DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djn415.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedBiomarkers, TumorBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexBreast NeoplasmsCase-Control StudiesEstradiolEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansHyperinsulinismInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Insulin-Like Growth Factor IMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisObesityOdds RatioPostmenopauseProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsStatistics, NonparametricConceptsInsulin-like growth factorLevels of insulinBreast cancerInsulin levelsRisk factorsPostmenopausal womenGrowth factorMultiple breast cancer risk factorsMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyBreast cancer case subjectsBreast cancer risk factorsCox proportional hazards modelHormone therapy useIncident breast cancerIndependent risk factorPostmenopausal breast cancerCancer risk factorsCase-cohort studyProportional hazards modelTotal IGFNondiabetic womenBaseline characteristicsFree IGFProspective cohort
2004
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
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 circumference