2011
Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma
Ferrucci LM, Cartmel B, Molinaro AM, Leffell DJ, Bale AE, Mayne ST. Indoor tanning and risk of early-onset basal cell carcinoma. Journal Of The American Academy Of Dermatology 2011, 67: 552-562. PMID: 22153793, PMCID: PMC3307842, DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2011.11.940.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEarly-onset basal cell carcinomaBasal cell carcinomaIndoor tanningCell carcinomaOdds ratioMultiple basal cell carcinomasBenign skin conditionsStrong risk factorConfidence intervalsMultivariate logistic regressionPotential recall biasYears of ageExposure-disease relationshipsIndoor tanning devicesAge of initiationRisk factorsBiopsy siteEpidemiologic studiesSkin conditionsReferent groupControl populationTanning devicesLogistic regressionRecall biasIndoor tanners
2004
Incidence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Young Korean Breast Cancer Patients
Choi DH, Lee MH, Bale AE, Carter D, Haffty BG. Incidence of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in Young Korean Breast Cancer Patients. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2004, 22: 1638-1645. PMID: 15117986, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2004.04.179.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancerOvarian cancerBRCA2 mutationsFamily historyYounger ageKorean breast cancer patientsKorean womenIncidence of BRCA1Breast cancer patientsAge 40 yearsPrevalence of BRCA1Paraffin-embedded tissue blocksKorean patientsPeripheral bloodCancer patientsEtiologic factorsP53 overexpressionBreast carcinomaImmunohistochemical stainingPatientsKorean populationBRCA genesCancerUnknown significanceCyclin D1
2002
Outcome of conservatively managed early-onset breast cancer by BRCA1/2 status
Haffty BG, Harrold E, Khan AJ, Pathare P, Smith TE, Turner BC, Glazer PM, Ward B, Carter D, Matloff E, Bale AE, Alvarez-Franco M. Outcome of conservatively managed early-onset breast cancer by BRCA1/2 status. The Lancet 2002, 359: 1471-1477. PMID: 11988246, DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(02)08434-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSecond primary tumorsContralateral breast cancerBreast cancerPrimary tumorBRCA1/2 statusEarly-stage breast cancerYoung womenEarly-onset breast cancerBreast-conserving therapyAge 42 yearsBreast-conserving surgeryLong-term riskGermline BRCA1/2 statusUnderwent lumpectomyPrimary endpointBilateral mastectomySecond cancersSecond tumorContralateral eventsProphylactic agentHigh riskOutcome dataGenetic predispositionSporadic diseaseCancer