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Estrogen-induced immune changes within the normal mammary gland

Scientific Reports, 2022
Breast cancer (BCa) incidence increases following aberrant hormone exposure, which has been linked to direct effects on estrogen receptor (ER)+ mammary epithelium.
Helen Tower, Genevieve Dall, Ashleigh Davey, Melanie Stewart, Patrick Lanteri, Meagan Ruppert, Maria Lambouras, Ibraheem Nasir, Serene Yeow, Phillip K. Darcy, Wendy V. Ingman, Belinda Parker, Nicole M. Haynes, Kara L. Britt   +13 more
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Birth size and breast cancer risk: re-analysis of individual participant data from 32 studies. [PDF]

PLoS Medicine, 2008
Birth size, perhaps a proxy for prenatal environment, might be a correlate of subsequent breast cancer risk, but findings from epidemiological studies have been inconsistent.
Isabel dos Santos Silva, Bianca De Stavola, Valerie McCormack, Collaborative Group on Pre-Natal Risk Factors and Subsequent Risk of Breast Cancer   +3 more
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Education and cancer risk [PDF]

Cancer, 1992
Socioeconomic factors have been associated, to a variable degree, with the risk of serious cancers.The relationship between education and cancer risk was analyzed using data from a series of case-control studies conducted in northern Italy between 1983 and 1990, including 119 histologically confirmed cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx, 294 of the ...
C. La Vecchia, E. Negri, S. Franceschi
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Lifetime changes in body fatness and breast density in postmenopausal women: the FEDRA study

Breast Cancer Research, 2023
Background High mammographic breast density (MBD) is an established risk factor for breast cancer (BC). Body fatness conveys an increased BC risk in postmenopause but is associated with less dense breasts.
Giovanna Masala, Benedetta Bendinelli, Saverio Caini, Giacomo Duroni, Ilaria Ermini, Elisa Pastore, Miriam Fontana, Luigi Facchini, Andrea Querci, Maria Antonietta Gilio, Vincenzo Mazzalupo, Melania Assedi, Daniela Ambrogetti, Domenico Palli   +13 more
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Heterogeneity in Meat Food Groups Can Meaningfully Alter Population-Level Intake Estimates of Red Meat and Poultry

Frontiers in Nutrition, 2021
Heterogeneity in meat food groups hinders interpretation of research regarding meat intake and chronic disease risk. Our objective was to investigate how heterogeneity in red meat (RM) and poultry food groups influences US population intake estimates ...
Lauren E. O'Connor, Kirsten A. Herrick, Ruth Parsons, Jill Reedy   +3 more
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Cancer: a family at risk [PDF]

Menopausal Review, 2014
The diagnosis of cancer is a family experience that changes the lives of all its members, bringing an immense amount of stress and many challenging situations. The daily routine, common activities and distribution of duties all have to change. Family members follow the phases of the disease, very often suffering comparable or greater distress than the ...
Katarzyna Woźniak, Dariusz Iżycki
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Is There a Role for Risk-Reducing Bilateral Breast Surgery in BRCA1/2 Ovarian Cancer Survivors? An Observational Study

Current Oncology, 2023
Background: Risk-reducing surgeries are an option for cancer risk management in BRCA1/2 individuals. However, while adnexectomy is commonly recommended in breast cancer (BC) survivors, risk-reducing bilateral breast surgery (RRBBS) is controversial in ...
Daniela Oliveira, Sofia Fernandes, Isália Miguel, Sofia Fragoso, Fátima Vaz   +4 more
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Inflammatory marker changes in a 24-month dietary and physical activity randomised intervention trial in postmenopausal women

Scientific Reports, 2020
Chronic low-grade inflammation plays a role in the pathogenesis of several chronic diseases including cancer. Physical activity (PA) and diet have been supposed to modulate inflammatory markers.
G. Masala, B. Bendinelli, C. Della Bella, M. Assedi, S. Tapinassi, I. Ermini, D. Occhini, M. Castaldo, C. Saieva, S. Caini, M. M. D’Elios, D. Palli   +11 more
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Methylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons from household coal use across the life course and risk of lung cancer in a large cohort of 42,420 subjects in Xuanwei, China

Environment International, 2023
Background: We previously showed that exposure to 5-methylchrysene (5MC) and other methylated polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) best explains lung cancer risks in a case-control study among non-smoking women using smoky coal in China.
Lützen Portengen, George Downward, Bryan A. Bassig, Batel Blechter, Wei Hu, Jason Y.Y. Wong, Bofu Ning, Mohammad L. Rahman, Bu-Tian Ji, Jihua Li, Kaiyun Yang, H. Dean Hosgood, Debra T. Silverman, Nathaniel Rothman, Yunchao Huang, Roel Vermeulen, Qing Lan   +16 more
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Risk of invasive breast cancer in relatives of patients with breast carcinoma in situ: a prospective cohort study

BMC Medicine, 2020
Background Wide implementation of mammography screening has resulted in increased numbers of women diagnosed with breast carcinoma in situ. We aimed to determine the risk of invasive breast cancer in relatives of patients with breast carcinoma in situ in
Trasias Mukama, Mahdi Fallah, Hermann Brenner, Xing Xu, Kristina Sundquist, Jan Sundquist, Elham Kharazmi   +6 more
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