2012
Exogenous hormone use, reproductive factors, and risk of intracranial meningioma in females.
Claus EB, Calvocoressi L, Bondy ML, Wrensch M, Wiemels JL, Schildkraut JM. Exogenous hormone use, reproductive factors, and risk of intracranial meningioma in females. Journal Of Neurosurgery 2012, 118: 649-56. PMID: 23101448, PMCID: PMC3756881, DOI: 10.3171/2012.9.jns12811.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge of OnsetAgedBody Mass IndexBreast FeedingConnecticutContraceptives, OralEstrogen Replacement TherapyFemaleHumansMassachusettsMenarcheMeningeal NeoplasmsMeningiomaMenopauseMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisNorth CarolinaOdds RatioParityRegistriesReproductive HistoryRisk AssessmentRisk FactorsSan FranciscoSmokingTexasConceptsBody mass indexMeningioma riskMass indexIntracranial meningiomasExogenous hormone useHormone replacement therapyRisk of meningiomaYears of ageCurrent useResidents of ConnecticutHormone medicationWomen 29Postmenopausal womenPremenopausal womenCurrent smokingFertility medicationsOral contraceptivesHormone useMenstrual factorsSignificant positive associationCigarette smokingReplacement therapyRisk factorsReproductive factorsSignificant elevation
2007
Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines
Dailey AB, Kasl SV, Holford TR, Calvocoressi L, Jones BA. Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Predictors of Nonadherence to Mammography Screening Guidelines. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2007, 16: 2293-2303. PMID: 18006918, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-06-1076.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMammography screening guidelinesNeighborhood-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening behaviorScreening guidelinesAfrican American womenSocioeconomic statusScreening behaviorIndividual-level socioeconomic statusMammography screening useLogistic regression analysisNeighborhood-level educationProspective studyScreening useCensus tract informationUrban hospitalHealth behaviorsNonadherenceSEP indexHealth outcomesTelephone interviewsWhite womenStudy outcomesWomenSocioeconomic predictorsSES distribution
2005
Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States)
Jones BA, Dailey A, Calvocoressi L, Reams K, Kasl SV, Lee C, Hsu H. Inadequate Follow-up of Abnormal Screening Mammograms: Findings From the Race Differences in Screening Mammography Process Study (United States). Cancer Causes & Control 2005, 16: 809-821. PMID: 16132791, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-005-2905-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRace/ethnicityIndependent predictorsObserved race differencesHigh mammography screening ratesAfrican American race/ethnicityProspective cohort studyMammography screening ratesMultivariate logistic regressionSignificant independent predictorsBreast cancer stageAbnormal screening mammogramAfrican American womenRace differencesHospital-based facilitiesCohort studyScreening ratesUsual providerAbnormal resultsCancer stageFollow-upAbnormal examsMammography screeningAbnormal mammogramsScreening mammogramsLogistic regression