2022
Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and endometrial cancer risk in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium: An individual-participant meta-analysis
Brasky T, Hade E, Cohn D, Newton A, Petruzella S, O'Connell K, Bertrand K, Cook L, De Vivo I, Du M, Freudenheim J, Friedenreich C, Goodman M, Gorzelitz J, Ibiebele T, Krogh V, Liao L, Lipworth L, Lu L, McCann S, O'Mara T, Palmer J, Ponte J, Prizment A, Risch H, Sandin S, Schouten L, Setiawan V, Shu X, Trabert B, van den Brandt P, Webb P, Wentzensen N, Wilkens L, Wolk A, Yu H, Neuhouser M. Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and endometrial cancer risk in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium: An individual-participant meta-analysis. Gynecologic Oncology 2022, 169: 137-146. PMID: 36934308, PMCID: PMC10025515, DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2022.10.015.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEndometrial cancer riskEndometrial Cancer ConsortiumHigh dietary intakeCancer riskDietary intakeObese womenOdds ratioCancer ConsortiumDietary omega-3 fatty acidsOmega-3 fatty acidsEnergy-adjusted quartilesEndometrial cancer casesEndometrial cancer incidenceProspective cohort studyFood frequency questionnaireNormal-weight womenFatty acid intakeAdjusted odds ratioBody mass indexLong-chain omega-3Anti-inflammatory propertiesSubgroup of womenConfidence intervalsCase-control studyTwo-stage individual participant data
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
2002
Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factors among healthy adult men and postmenopausal women: associations with body composition, lifestyle, and reproductive factors.
Chang S, Wu X, Yu H, Spitz M. Plasma concentrations of insulin-like growth factors among healthy adult men and postmenopausal women: associations with body composition, lifestyle, and reproductive factors. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2002, 11: 758-66. PMID: 12163330.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInsulin-like growth factorIGF BP-3 levelsBody mass indexBP-3 levelsIGF BP-3IGF-II levelsHormone replacement therapyIGF-I levelsLow physical activityIGF levelsIGF-IIPhysical activityPostmenopausal womenHRT useCaloric intakeReproductive factorsLower IGF-II levelsTraditional cancer risk factorsLow IGF-I levelsPlasma insulin-like growth factorHigher body mass indexGrowth factorIGF-BP levelsPlasma IGF-IIRecent HRT use