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Mammographic breast density refines Tyrer-Cuzick estimates of breast cancer risk in high-risk women: findings from the placebo arm of the International Breast Cancer Intervention Study I [PDF]

open access: yes, 2014
Introduction: Mammographic density is well-established as a risk factor for breast cancer, however, adjustment for age and body mass index (BMI) is vital to its clinical interpretation when assessing individual risk.
Howell, Anthony; id_orcid   +31 more
core   +2 more sources

Effect of polymorphism on IL1A to cancer susceptibility: Evidence based on 34,016 subjects

open access: yesArtificial Cells, Nanomedicine, and Biotechnology, 2019
IL-1α is closely related to the development and metastasis of cancer, and its polymorphisms have been reported affecting the susceptibility of malignancy tumors, yet the conclusions are controversial.
Haoran Xia   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Diet and the risk of cancer [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ, 2007
New report shows obesity and alcohol are the strongest risk factors This week, the World Cancer Research Fund (WCRF) launches its second report on diet and cancer through simultaneous conferences in London and Washington. Entitled Food, Nutrition, Physical Activity, and the Prevention of Cancer , the report updates the previous publication from the ...
openaire   +2 more sources

Personality and the Risk of Cancer [PDF]

open access: yesJNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute, 2003
The role of personality in the causation of cancer has been controversial. We examined this question in a large, prospective study.From June through August 1990, 30 277 residents of Miyagi Prefecture in northern Japan completed a Japanese version of the short form of the Eysenck Personality Questionnaire-Revised and a questionnaire on various health ...
Naoki, Nakaya   +10 more
openaire   +3 more sources

Pediatric Idiopathic Multicentric Castleman Disease Is Often Severe But Responsive to Siltuximab

open access: yesPediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Idiopathic multicentric Castleman disease (iMCD) is a potentially fatal immunologic disorder marked by widespread lymphadenopathy and inflammation. Siltuximab, an interleukin‐6 (IL‐6) inhibitor, is the only FDA‐approved treatment for adult patients with iMCD.
Bridget Austin   +17 more
wiley   +1 more source

Genome-Wide Association Study in BRCA1 Mutation Carriers Identifies Novel Loci Associated with Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk [PDF]

open access: yes, 2013
BRCA1-associated breast and ovarian cancer risks can be modified by common genetic variants. To identify further cancer risk-modifying loci, we performed a multi-stage GWAS of 11,705 BRCA1 carriers (of whom 5,920 were diagnosed with breast and 1,839 were
Side, Lucy E.,   +999 more
core   +4 more sources

Risk of colorectal cancer by family history of both colorectal carcinomas and colorectal polyps: a nationwide cohort study

open access: yesCancer Communications
Background The increased risk of colorectal cancer (CRC) associated with family history of both colorectal in situ or invasive carcinomas (Stage 0 to IV) and colorectal polyps is attributed solely to family history of CRC, resulting in an underestimation
Yuqing Hu   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Prostate Cancer Risk and DNA Mismatch Repair Deficiency Among Lynch Syndrome Patients

open access: yesEuropean Urology Open Science
Background and objective: Lynch syndrome (LS) increases the risk of gastrointestinal, endometrial, and other cancers. Recent data suggest that LS also increases the risk of prostate cancer (PC).
Linda Rodgers-Fouché   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Cancer Risk of Low Dose Ionizing Radiation

open access: yesFrontiers in Physics, 2020
The radiation exposure of individuals has been on the rise due to an increased amount of radiation use, e.g., in medicine for diagnostic imaging and treatment procedures, industrial applications including military defense activities and nuclear power ...
Yasser F. Ali   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Radioactivity in soil from Mojkovac, Montenegro, and assessment of radiological and cancer risk [PDF]

open access: yesNuclear Technology and Radiation Protection, 2012
Soil samples from Mojkovac, Montenegro, were analyzed by standard gamma-spectrometry for radioactivity due to 226Ra, 232Th, 40K, and 137Cs. Average activity concentrations have been found to be 28.6, 43.1, 620.8, and 55 Bq/kg, respectively.
Antović Nevenka M.   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

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