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 cohortA Prospective Evaluation of Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I as Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer
Gunter M, Hoover D, Yu H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Manson J, Li J, Harris T, Rohan T, Xue X, Ho G, Einstein M, Kaplan R, Burk R, Wylie-Rosett J, Pollak M, Anderson G, Howard B, Strickler H. A Prospective Evaluation of Insulin and Insulin-like Growth Factor-I as Risk Factors for Endometrial Cancer. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2008, 17: 921-929. PMID: 18398032, PMCID: PMC3090086, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-2686.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedBody Mass IndexCarcinoma, EndometrioidEndometrial NeoplasmsEstradiolFemaleHumansHypoglycemic AgentsInsulinInsulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 1Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3Middle AgedMulticenter Studies as TopicObesityProportional Hazards ModelsProspective StudiesRisk FactorsConceptsInsulin-like growth factorEndometrial cancerEndometrioid adenocarcinomaRisk factorsFree IGFObese womenEstrogen levelsWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyFree IGF-I levelsIGF-binding protein-3Growth factorBaseline serum specimensIncident endometrial cancerHormone therapy useIGF-I levelsMain histologic typesCase-cohort studyMajor risk factorHigh estrogen levelsTotal IGFPostmenopausal womenHormone therapyProspective cohortRandom subcohortTherapy useInsulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, Endogenous Estradiol, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women
Gunter MJ, Hoover DR, Yu H, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Rohan TE, Manson JE, Howard BV, Wylie-Rosett J, Anderson GL, Ho GY, Kaplan RC, Li J, Xue X, Harris TG, Burk RD, Strickler HD. Insulin, Insulin-like Growth Factor-I, Endogenous Estradiol, and Risk of Colorectal Cancer in Postmenopausal Women. Cancer Research 2008, 68: 329-337. PMID: 18172327, PMCID: PMC4225702, DOI: 10.1158/0008-5472.can-07-2946.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorFree IGFColorectal cancerPostmenopausal womenEndogenous estradiolWaist circumferenceWomen's Health Initiative Observational StudyIncident colorectal cancer casesGrowth factorBaseline serum specimensColorectal cancer incidenceColorectal cancer casesEndogenous estradiol levelsColorectal Cancer StudyStrong mitogenic effectIndependent biological pathwaysTotal IGFObese patientsProspective cohortRandom subcohortNondiabetic subjectsEstradiol levelsRisk factorsCancer incidenceExtreme quartiles