Search Results - "BERAL, V."

Breast Cancer Risk in Relation to the Interval Between Menopause and Starting Hormone Therapy by BERAL, Valerie, REEVES, Gillian, BULL, Diana, GREEN, Jane

“…Although breast cancer risk is greater in users of estrogen-progestin than estrogen-only formulations of menopausal hormonal therapy, reports on their effects…”
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Inequalities in reported use of breast and cervical screening in Great Britain: analysis of cross sectional survey data by Moser, Kath, Patnick, Julietta, Beral, Valerie

“…Objective To investigate the relation between women’s reported use of breast and cervical screening and sociodemographic characteristics.Design Cross sectional…”
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Endometrial cancer and hormone-replacement therapy in the Million Women Study by WOMEN, Million, COLLABORATORS, Study

“…Postmenopausal women who use hormone-replacement therapy (HRT) containing oestrogen alone are at increased risk of endometrial cancer. To minimise this risk,…”
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Venous thromboembolism risk in relation to use of different types of postmenopausal hormone therapy in a large prospective study by SWEETLAND, S., BERAL, V., BALKWILL, A., LIU, B., BENSON, V. S., CANONICO, M., GREEN, J., REEVES, G. K.

“…Background:  Current use of menopausal hormone therapy (HT) increases the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and the formulations used may affect risk…”
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Lifestyle factors and primary glioma and meningioma tumours in the Million Women Study cohort by Benson, V S, Pirie, K, Green, J, Casabonne, D, Beral, V

“…Previous studies have reported inconsistent results on the effect of anthropometric and lifestyle factors on the risk of developing glioma or meningioma…”
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Moderate Alcohol Intake and Cancer Incidence in Women by Allen, Naomi E., Beral, Valerie, Casabonne, Delphine, Kan, Sau Wan, Reeves, Gillian K., Brown, Anna, Green, Jane

“…Background With the exception of breast cancer, little is known about the effect of moderate intakes of alcohol, or of particular types of alcohol, on cancer…”
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Pancreatic cancer in type 1 and young-onset diabetes: systematic review and meta-analysis by Stevens, R J, Roddam, A W, Beral, V

“…We conducted a systematic review of the risk of pancreatic cancer in people with type I and young-onset diabetes. In three cohort and six case-control studies,…”
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Persistent effects of women’s parity and breastfeeding patterns on their body mass index: results from the Million Women Study by Bobrow, K L, Quigley, M A, Green, J, Reeves, G K, Beral, V

“…Objective: To explore the long-term effects of women’s childbearing patterns on their body mass index. Design: Cross-sectional analysis. Setting:…”
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Ethnic differences in breast cancer incidence in England are due to differences in known risk factors for the disease: prospective study by Gathani, T, Ali, R, Balkwill, A, Green, J, Reeves, G, Beral, V, Moser, K A

“…Background: In the United Kingdom, breast cancer incidence is lower in South Asian and Black women than in White women, but the extent to which this is due to…”
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Reproductive factors and risk of oesophageal and gastric cancer in the Million Women Study cohort by Green, J, Roddam, A, Pirie, K, Kirichek, O, Reeves, G, Beral, V

“…Background: Hormonal factors may influence risk for upper gastrointestinal cancers in women. We examined risk of oesophageal and gastric cancers in relation to…”
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Alcohol drinking, tobacco smoking and subtypes of haematological malignancy in the UK Million Women Study by Kroll, M E, Murphy, F, Pirie, K, Reeves, G K, Green, J, Beral, V

“…Background: Previous research suggests associations of lower alcohol intake and higher tobacco consumption with increased risks of haematological malignancy…”
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Disability and participation in breast and bowel cancer screening in England: a large prospective study by Floud, S, Barnes, I, Verfürden, M, Kuper, H, Gathani, T, Blanks, R G, Alison, R, Patnick, J, Beral, V, Green, J, Reeves, G K

“…Background: There is limited information about participation in organised population-wide screening programmes by people with disabilities. Methods: Data from…”
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Lifestyle and reproductive risk factors associated with anal cancer in women aged over 50 years by Coffey, K, Beral, V, Green, J, Reeves, G, Barnes, I

“…Background: Anal cancer incidence increases with age and is higher in women than men. Risk factors in this group other than high-risk human papillomavirus…”
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Body size in relation to incidence of subtypes of haematological malignancy in the prospective Million Women Study by Murphy, F, Kroll, M E, Pirie, K, Reeves, G, Green, J, Beral, V

“…Background: Greater adiposity and height have been associated with increased risk of haematological malignancies. Associations for disease subtypes are…”
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Relationship of height, weight and body mass index to the risk of hip and knee replacements in middle-aged women by Liu, B., Balkwill, A., Banks, E., Cooper, C., Green, J., Beral, V.

“…Objectives. To examine the effect of height, weight and body mass index (BMI) on the risk of hip and knee replacement in middle-aged women. Methods. In a…”
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Cancer risk among 21st century blood transfusion recipients by Yang, T.O., Cairns, B.J., Reeves, G.K., Green, J., Beral, V.

“…Some carcinogenic viruses are known to be transmissible by blood transfusion. Intensive viral screening of transfused blood now exists in most countries. In…”
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Nationwide bowel cancer screening programme in England: cohort study of lifestyle factors affecting participation and outcomes in women by Blanks, R G, Benson, V S, Alison, R, Brown, A, Reeves, G K, Beral, V, Patnick, J, Green, J

“…Background: In 2006, the National Health Service Bowel Cancer Screening Programme in England (NHSBCSP) began offering routine population-based biennial faecal…”
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Cancer incidence in British Indians and British whites in Leicester, 2001-2006 by Ali, R, Barnes, I, Kan, S W, Beral, V

“…Background: Incidence rates for many cancers are lower in India than in Britain and it is therefore of interest to compare rates in British Indians to British…”
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Incidence of thyroid cancer in England by ethnic group, 2001–2007 by Finlayson, A, Barnes, I, Sayeed, S, McIver, B, Beral, V, Ali, R

“…Background: Thyroid cancer incidence is increasing worldwide, but with large variations in incidence that may reflect either diagnostic bias or true ethnic…”
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Familial breast cancer: collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 52 epidemiological studies including 58 209 women with breast cancer and 101 986 women without the disease by Beral, Valeria, Bull, Diana, Doll, Richard, Peto, Richard, Reeves, Gillian

“…Women with a family history of breast cancer are at increased risk of the disease, but no study has been large enough to characterise reliably how, over…”
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