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Parity and Lactation in Relation to Estrogen Receptor Negative Breast Cancer in African American Women by PALMER, Julie R, BOGGS, Deborah A, WISE, Lauren A, AMBROSONE, Christine B, ADAMS-CAMPBELL, Lucile L, ROSENBERG, Lynn

“…Estrogen receptor (ER)-negative breast tumors and progesterone receptor (PR)-negative breast tumors occur more commonly in women of African ancestry. Recent…”
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General and Abdominal Obesity and Risk of Death among Black Women by Boggs, Deborah A, Rosenberg, Lynn, Cozier, Yvette C, Wise, Lauren A, Coogan, Patricia F, Ruiz-Narvaez, Edward A, Palmer, Julie R

“…This study assessed the relation of BMI and waist circumference to the risk of death among black women participating in the Black Women's Health Study. The…”
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Physical Activity and the Incidence of Obesity in Young African-American Women by Rosenberg, Lynn, ScD, Kipping-Ruane, Kristen L., MA, Boggs, Deborah A., ScD, Palmer, Julie R., ScD

“…Background Obesity occurs more commonly among African-American women than among other racial/ethnic groups, and most weight gain occurs before middle age…”
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Age at natural menopause in relation to all-cause and cause-specific mortality in a follow-up study of US black women by Li, Se, Rosenberg, Lynn, Wise, Lauren A, Boggs, Deborah A, LaValley, Michael, Palmer, Julie R

“…Abstract Objectives Early age at natural menopause has been associated with increased all-cause mortality in several studies, although the literature is not…”
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A Prospective Study of Body Size and Breast Cancer in Black Women by PALMER, Julie R, ADAMS-CAMPBELL, Lucile L, BOGGS, Deborah A, WISE, Lauren A, ROSENBERG, Lynn

“…The relation of body mass index (BMI) and weight gain to breast cancer risk is complex, and little information is available on Black women, among whom the…”
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Urogenital abnormalities in men exposed to diethylstilbestrol in utero: a cohort study by Palmer, Julie R, Herbst, Arthur L, Noller, Kenneth L, Boggs, Deborah A, Troisi, Rebecca, Titus-Ernstoff, Linda, Hatch, Elizabeth E, Wise, Lauren A, Strohsnitter, William C, Hoover, Robert N

“…Diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic estrogen widely prescribed to pregnant women during the 1940s70s, has been shown to cause reproductive problems in the…”
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A pooled analysis of body mass index and mortality among African Americans by Cohen, Sarah S, Park, Yikyung, Signorello, Lisa B, Patel, Alpa V, Boggs, Deborah A, Kolonel, Laurence N, Kitahara, Cari M, Knutsen, Synnove F, Gillanders, Elizabeth, Monroe, Kristine R, Berrington de Gonzalez, Amy, Bethea, Traci N, Black, Amanda, Fraser, Gary, Gapstur, Susan, Hartge, Patricia, Matthews, Charles E, Park, Song-Yi, Purdue, Mark P, Singh, Pramil, Harvey, Chinonye, Blot, William J, Palmer, Julie R

“…Pooled analyses among whites and East Asians have demonstrated positive associations between all-cause mortality and body mass index (BMI), but studies of…”
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Fruit and Vegetable Intake and Risk of Breast Cancer by Hormone Receptor Status by JUNG, Seungyoun, SPIEGELMAN, Donna, GOODMAN, Gary, HAKANSSON, Niclas, HANKINSON, Susan E, HELZLSOUER, Kathy, HORN-ROSS, Pamela L, INOUE, Manami, KROGH, Vittorio, LOF, Marie, MCCULLOUGH, Marjorie L, MILLER, Anthony B, BAGLIETTO, Laura, NEUHOUSER, Marian L, PALMER, Julie R, PARK, Yikyung, ROBIEN, Kim, ROHAN, Thomas E, SCARMO, Stephanie, SCHAIRER, Catherine, SCHOUTEN, Leo J, SHIKANY, James M, SIERI, Sabina, BERNSTEIN, Leslie, TSUGANE, Schoichiro, VISVANATHAN, Kala, WEIDERPASS, Elisabete, WILLETT, Walter C, WOLK, Alicja, ZELENIUCH-JACQUOTTE, Anne, ZHANG, Shumin M, XUEHONG ZHANG, ZIEGLER, Regina G, SMITH-WARNER, Stephanie A, BOGGS, Deborah A, DEN BRANDT, Piet A. Van, BURING, Julie E, CERHAN, James R, GAUDET, Mia M, GILES, Graham G

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Higher diet quality is inversely associated with mortality in African-American women by Boggs, Deborah A, Ban, Yulun, Palmer, Julie R, Rosenberg, Lynn

“…Diet quality has been inversely associated with overall mortality in white populations, but the evidence in African-American populations is limited. The goal…”
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Hair Relaxers Not Associated with Breast Cancer Risk: Evidence from the Black Women's Health Study by Rosenberg, Lynn, Boggs, Deborah A, Adams-Campbell, Lucile L, Palmer, Julie R

“…Hair relaxers (straighteners) have been used by millions of African American women, often for many years. Relaxer ingredients can enter the body through scalp…”
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Child and Adolescent Abuse in Relation to Obesity in Adulthood: The Black Women's Health Study by BOYNTON-JARRETT, Renée, ROSENBERG, Lynn, PALMER, Julie R, BOGGS, Deborah A, WISE, Lauren A

“…To investigate the association of physical and sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence with risk of adult obesity among black women in the United States…”
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Sarcoidosis in Black Women in the United States: Data From the Black Women's Health Study by COZIER, Yvette C, BERMAN, Jeffrey S, PALMER, Julie R, BOGGS, Deborah A, SERLIN, David M, ROSENBERG, Lynn

“…Sarcoidosis is a systemic granulomatous disorder of unknown cause that occurs among men and women of all races. In the United States, black women are most…”
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Prospective approach to breast cancer risk prediction in African American women: the black women's health study model by Boggs, Deborah A, Rosenberg, Lynn, Adams-Campbell, Lucile L, Palmer, Julie R

“…Breast cancer risk prediction models have underestimated risk for African American women, contributing to lower recruitment rates in prevention trials. A model…”
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Diabetes and breast cancer mortality in Black women by Charlot, Marjory, Castro-Webb, Nelsy, Bethea, Traci N., Bertrand, Kimberly, Boggs, Deborah A., Denis, Gerald V., Adams-Campbell, Lucile L., Rosenberg, Lynn, Palmer, Julie R.

“…Purpose Breast cancer mortality is higher in Black women than in White women. The prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus is also higher, yet data on whether…”
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Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of breast cancer by hormone receptor status by Jung, Seungyoun, Spiegelman, Donna, Baglietto, Laura, Bernstein, Leslie, Boggs, Deborah A, van den Brandt, Piet A, Buring, Julie E, Cerhan, James R, Gaudet, Mia M, Giles, Graham G, Goodman, Gary, Hakansson, Niclas, Hankinson, Susan E, Helzlsouer, Kathy, Horn-Ross, Pamela L, Inoue, Manami, Krogh, Vittorio, Lof, Marie, McCullough, Marjorie L, Miller, Anthony B, Neuhouser, Marian L, Palmer, Julie R, Park, Yikyung, Robien, Kim, Rohan, Thomas E, Scarmo, Stephanie, Schairer, Catherine, Schouten, Leo J, Shikany, James M, Sieri, Sabina, Tsugane, Schoichiro, Visvanathan, Kala, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Willett, Walter C, Wolk, Alicja, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte, Anne, Zhang, Shumin M, Zhang, Xuehong, Ziegler, Regina G, Smith-Warner, Stephanie A

“…Estrogen receptor-negative (ER(-)) breast cancer has few known or modifiable risk factors. Because ER(-) tumors account for only 15% to 20% of breast cancers,…”
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Intake of fruit, vegetables, and carotenoids in relation to risk of uterine leiomyomata by Wise, Lauren A, Radin, Rose G, Palmer, Julie R, Kumanyika, Shiriki K, Boggs, Deborah A, Rosenberg, Lynn

“…BACKGROUND: US black women have higher rates of uterine leiomyomata (UL) and lower intakes of fruit and vegetables than do white women. Whether fruit and…”
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Bilateral oophorectomy and risk of cancer in African American women by Boggs, Deborah A., Palmer, Julie R., Rosenberg, Lynn

“…Purpose: African American women are more likely to undergo hysterectomy, with or without bilateral oophorectomy, at younger ages than white women. It is well…”
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Long-term diet quality is associated with lower obesity risk in young African American women with normal BMI at baseline by Boggs, Deborah A, Rosenberg, Lynn, Rodríguez-Bernal, Clara L, Palmer, Julie R

“…The prevalence of obesity [body mass index (BMI) ≥30 kg/m2] is high among African American women, with most weight gain occurring before middle age. We…”
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A prospective study of smoking and breast cancer risk among African-American women by Rosenberg, Lynn, Boggs, Deborah A., Bethea, Traci N., Wise, Lauren A., Adams-Campbell, Lucile L., Palmer, Julie R.

“…Purpose: Active smoking and passive smoking have been associated with increased risk of breast cancer. The purpose of the present study was to prospectively…”
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Consumption of restaurant foods and incidence of type 2 diabetes in African American women by Krishnan, Supriya, Coogan, Patricia F, Boggs, Deborah A, Rosenberg, Lynn, Palmer, Julie R

“…BACKGROUND: Type 2 diabetes is a major problem in Western nations. Profound secular changes in the food environment and eating habits may play a role. In…”
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