2022
Pleiotropic MLLT10 variation confers risk of meningioma and estrogen-mediated cancers
Walsh KM, Zhang C, Calvocoressi L, Hansen HM, Berchuck A, Schildkraut JM, Bondy ML, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Claus EB. Pleiotropic MLLT10 variation confers risk of meningioma and estrogen-mediated cancers. Neuro-Oncology Advances 2022, 4: vdac044. PMID: 35702670, PMCID: PMC9187056, DOI: 10.1093/noajnl/vdac044.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchRisk of meningiomaOvarian cancerBreast cancerER- breast cancerEstrogen receptor statusBody mass indexFemale breast cancerRisk of tumorsReceptor statusMass indexEstrogenic mechanismsHormonal factorsGenome-wide association studiesMeningiomasNormal meningesCancerMinor alleleCase-control datasetUK BiobankExpression quantitative trait lociMeningesRiskTumorsBreastAdiposity traits
2012
Postmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study
Calvocoressi L, Stowe MH, Carter D, Claus EB. Postmenopausal hormone therapy and ductal carcinoma in situ: A population-based case–control study. Cancer Epidemiology 2012, 36: 161-168. PMID: 22317899, PMCID: PMC3613248, DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2012.01.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyHormone therapySitu breast cancerBreast cancerDuctal carcinomaRisk of DCISPostmenopausal hormone therapyFrequency-matched controlsInvasive breast cancerPost-menopausal womenDuration of usePostmenopausal womenIncident casesBreast carcinomaDCISLarger studyCarcinomaCancerImportant covariatesEstrogenTherapyAge intervalsWomenCurrent use
2004
A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years
Calvocoressi L, Kasl SV, Lee CH, Stolar M, Claus EB, Jones BA. A Prospective Study of Perceived Susceptibility to Breast Cancer and Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines in African American and White Women Ages 40 to 79 Years. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2004, 13: 2096-2105. PMID: 15598767, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.2096.13.12.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesScreening guidelinesBreast cancerProspective studyFamily breast cancer historyWomen age 40Breast cancer historyScreening examinationCancer historyMammography screeningStudy populationAge 40Older womenUrban hospitalIndex examSubsequent adherenceTelephone interviewsPerceived susceptibilityWhite womenCancerMultiple covariatesWomenIndex screeningNonadherenceMonths