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Quantitative classification of mammographic densities and breast cancer risk: results from the Canadian National Breast Screening Study by Boyd, N F, Byng, J W, Jong, R A, Fishell, E K, Little, L E, Miller, A B, Lockwood, G A, Tritchler, D L, Yaffe, M J

“…The radiographic appearance of the female breast varies from woman to woman depending on the relative amounts of fat and connective and epithelial tissues…”
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Mammographic densities and breast cancer risk by Boyd, N F, Lockwood, G A, Byng, J W, Tritchler, D L, Yaffe, M J

“…The radiological appearance of the female breast varies among individuals because of differences in the relative amounts and X-ray attenuation characteristics…”
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The relationship of anthropometric measures to radiological features of the breast in premenopausal women by BOYD, N. F, LOCKWOOD, G. A, BYNG, J. W, LITTLE, L. E, YAFFE, M. J, TRITCHLER, D. L

“…We studied 273 premenopausal women recruited from mammography units who had different degrees of density of the breast parenchyma on mammography, in whom we…”
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Analysis of mammographic density and breast cancer risk from digitized mammograms by Byng, J W, Yaffe, M J, Jong, R A, Shumak, R S, Lockwood, G A, Tritchler, D L, Boyd, N F

“…To evaluate the association between mammographic density and breast cancer risk, a simple, observer-assisted technique called interactive thresholding was…”
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Comparison of energy intakes determined by food records and doubly labeled water in women participating in a dietary-intervention trial by Martin, LJ, Su, W, Jones, PJ, Lockwood, GA, Tritchler, DL, Boyd, NF

“…The accuracy of estimates of usual energy intake derived from food records in participants of a long-term dietary-intervention trial was studied in a subset of…”
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Mammographic densities and risk of breast cancer among subjects with a family history of this disease by BOYD, N. F, LOCKWOOD, G. A, MARTIN, L. J, KNIGHT, J. A, JONG, R. A, FISHELL, E, BYNG, J. W, YAFFE, M. J, TRITCHLER, D. L

“…A family history of breast cancer is known to increase risk of the disease, but other genetic and environmental factors that modify this risk are likely to…”
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Automated analysis of mammographic densities and breast carcinoma risk by Byng, Jeffrey W., Yaffe, Martin J., Lockwood, Gina A., Little, Laurie E., Tritchler, David L., Boyd, Norman F.

“…BACKGROUND There is considerable evidence that one of the strongest risk factors for breast carcinoma can be assessed from the mammographic appearance of the…”
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Mammographic density as a marker of susceptibility to breast cancer: a hypothesis by Boyd, N F, Lockwood, G A, Martin, L J, Byng, J W, Yaffe, M J, Tritchler, D L

“…We propose that radiological features of breast tissue provide an index of cumulative exposure to the current and past hormonal and reproductive events that…”
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Whose utilities for decision analysis? by Boyd, N F, Sutherland, H J, Heasman, K Z, Tritchler, D L, Cummings, B J

“…The goal of this study was to examine sources of variation in the utilities assigned to health states. The authors selected a common clinical problem,…”
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Cancer patients: their desire for information and participation in treatment decisions by Sutherland, H J, Llewellyn-Thomas, H A, Lockwood, G A, Tritchler, D L, Till, J E

“…The relationship between cancer patients' desire for information and their preference for participation in decision making has been examined. Approximately 77%…”
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Effects of a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet on plasma sex hormones in premenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled trial by BOYD, N. F, LOCKWOOD, G. A, GREENBERG, C. V, MARTIN, L. J, TRITCHLER, D. L

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Communicating probabilistic information to cancer patients: is there 'noise' on the line? by Sutherland, H J, Lockwood, G A, Tritchler, D L, Sem, F, Brooks, L, Till, J E

“…The objective was to examine the way that cancer patients translate verbal descriptors of probability into numerical estimates. A list of words commonly used…”
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A meta-analysis of studies of dietary fat and breast cancer risk by BOYD, N. F, MARTIN, L. J, NOFFEL, M, LOCKWOOD, G. A, TRITCHLER, D. L

“…There is strong evidence that breast cancer risk is influenced by environmental factors, and animal experiments and human ecological data suggest that…”
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Use of written cases to study factors associated with regional variations in referral rates by Langley, G R, Tritchler, D L, Llewellyn-Thomas, H A, Till, J E

“…The major purpose was to explore the use of written case scenarios to investigate factors associated with regional variations in referral for consultation…”
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Measuring satisfaction with health care: a comparison of single with paired rating strategies by Sutherland, H J, Lockwood, G A, Minkin, S, Tritchler, D L, Till, J E, Llewellyn-Thomas, H A

“…One of the central problems in studies of patient satisfaction with health care is the development of reliable and valid methods to determine the relative…”
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The Sensitivity to Cytosine Arabinoside of the Blast Progenitors of Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia by Nara, Nobuo, Curtis, J.E., Senn, J.S., Tritchler, D.L., McCulloch, E.A.

“…Two culture methods are available for the study of the blast cells of acute myeloblastic leukemia (AMD. One is an assay for clonogenic precursors; it depends…”
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Response to 5-azacytidine of leukemic blast cells in suspension: a biological parameter associated with response to chemotherapy by Wang, C, Curtis, J E, Senn, J S, Tritchler, D L, McCulloch, E A

“…Sensitivities to drugs acting on cells in culture can be measured as dose-response curves, provided a quantitative assay is available for a relevant cell…”
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Benign and malignant breast disease: the relationship between women's health status and health values by Llewellyn-Thomas, H A, Sutherland, H J, Tritchler, D L, Lockwood, G A, Till, J E, Ciampi, A, Scott, J F, Lickley, L A, Fish, E B

“…The study purpose was to determine whether differences in the weights assigned to various dimensions of health by 90 women in three subgroups (benign breast…”
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Macronutrient Intake and Change in Mammographic Density at Menopause: Results from a Randomized Trial by Knight, J A, Martin, L J, Greenberg, C V, Lockwood, G A, Byng, J W, Yaffe, M J, Tritchler, D L, Boyd, N F

“…To examine the effects of dietary fat intake on breast cancer risk, we are conducting a randomized trial of dietary intervention in women with extensive areas…”
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Breast cancer risk and measured mammographic density by Yaffe, M J, Boyd, N F, Byng, J W, Jong, R A, Fishell, E, Lockwood, G A, Little, L E, Tritchler, D L

“…It has been well established that there is a positive correlation between the dense appearance of breast stroma and parenchyma on a mammogram and the risk of…”
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