Search Results - "Tworoger, S S"

Risk Factors for Epithelial Ovarian Cancer by Histologic Subtype by Gates, Margaret A., Rosner, Bernard A., Hecht, Jonathan L., Tworoger, Shelley S.

“…Previous epidemiologic studies suggest that the major histologic subtypes of epithelial ovarian cancer may have different risk factor profiles; however, no…”
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Statistical methods for studying disease subtype heterogeneity by Wang, Molin, Spiegelman, Donna, Kuchiba, Aya, Lochhead, Paul, Kim, Sehee, Chan, Andrew T., Poole, Elizabeth M., Tamimi, Rulla, Tworoger, Shelley S., Giovannucci, Edward, Rosner, Bernard, Ogino, Shuji

“…A fundamental goal of epidemiologic research is to investigate the relationship between exposures and disease risk. Cases of the disease are often considered a…”
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Tubal ligation, hysterectomy, unilateral oophorectomy, and risk of ovarian cancer in the Nurses’ Health Studies by Rice, Megan S., Sc.D, Hankinson, Susan E., Sc.D, Tworoger, Shelley S., Ph.D

“…Objective To prospectively examine whether the association between tubal ligation, hysterectomy, unilateral oophorectomy, and ovarian cancer varied by patient,…”
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A Population-Based Study of the Bidirectional Association Between Obstructive Sleep Apnea and Type 2 Diabetes in Three Prospective U.S. Cohorts by Huang, Tianyi, Lin, Brian M, Stampfer, Meir J, Tworoger, Shelley S, Hu, Frank B, Redline, Susan

“…Multiple lines of evidence support a complex relationship between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and diabetes. However, no population-based study has evaluated…”
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World Endometriosis Research Foundation Endometriosis Phenome and Biobanking Harmonization Project: III. Fluid biospecimen collection, processing, and storage in endometriosis research by Rahmioglu, Nilufer, Ph.D, Fassbender, Amelie, Ph.D, Vitonis, Allison F., S.M, Tworoger, Shelley S., Ph.D, Hummelshoj, Lone, D'Hooghe, Thomas M., M.D., Ph.D, Adamson, G. David, M.D, Giudice, Linda C., M.D., Ph.D, Becker, Christian M., M.D, Zondervan, Krina T., D.Phil, Missmer, Stacey A., Sc.D

“…Objective To harmonize standard operating procedures (SOPs) and standardize the recording of associated data for collection, processing, and storage of fluid…”
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IgA transcytosis and antigen recognition govern ovarian cancer immunity by Biswas, Subir, Mandal, Gunjan, Payne, Kyle K., Anadon, Carmen M., Gatenbee, Chandler D., Chaurio, Ricardo A., Costich, Tara Lee, Moran, Carlos, Harro, Carly M., Rigolizzo, Kristen E., Mine, Jessica A., Trillo-Tinoco, Jimena, Sasamoto, Naoko, Terry, Kathryn L., Marchion, Douglas, Buras, Andrea, Wenham, Robert M., Yu, Xiaoqing, Townsend, Mary K., Tworoger, Shelley S., Rodriguez, Paulo C., Anderson, Alexander R., Conejo-Garcia, Jose R.

“…Most ovarian cancers are infiltrated by prognostically relevant activated T cells 1 – 3 , yet exhibit low response rates to immune checkpoint inhibitors 4 …”
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Elevation of circulating branched-chain amino acids is an early event in human pancreatic adenocarcinoma development by Mayers, Jared R, Wu, Chen, Clish, Clary B, Kraft, Peter, Torrence, Margaret E, Fiske, Brian P, Yuan, Chen, Bao, Ying, Townsend, Mary K, Tworoger, Shelley S, Davidson, Shawn M, Papagiannakopoulos, Thales, Yang, Annan, Dayton, Talya L, Ogino, Shuji, Stampfer, Meir J, Giovannucci, Edward L, Qian, Zhi Rong, Rubinson, Douglas A, Ma, Jing, Sesso, Howard D, Gaziano, John M, Cochrane, Barbara B, Liu, Simin, Wactawski-Wende, Jean, Manson, JoAnn E, Pollak, Michael N, Kimmelman, Alec C, Souza, Amanda, Pierce, Kerry, Wang, Thomas J, Gerszten, Robert E, Fuchs, Charles S, Vander Heiden, Matthew G, Wolpin, Brian M

“…Elevated plasma levels of branched chain amino acids detected prior to pancreatic cancer diagnosis may result from whole body tissue breakdown occurring during…”
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Reproducibility of metabolomic profiles among men and women in 2 large cohort studies by Townsend, Mary K, Clish, Clary B, Kraft, Peter, Wu, Chen, Souza, Amanda L, Deik, Amy A, Tworoger, Shelley S, Wolpin, Brian M

“…Rigorous studies are necessary to demonstrate suitability of metabolomics platforms to profile metabolites in archived plasma within epidemiologic studies of…”
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Circulating prolactin concentrations and risk of type 2 diabetes in US women by Li, Jun, Rice, Megan S., Huang, Tianyi, Hankinson, Susan E., Clevenger, Charles V., Hu, Frank B., Tworoger, Shelley S.

“…Aims/hypothesis Prolactin, a multifunctional hormone, is involved in regulating insulin sensitivity and glucose homeostasis in experimental studies. However,…”
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Addition of a polygenic risk score, mammographic density, and endogenous hormones to existing breast cancer risk prediction models: A nested case-control study by Zhang, Xuehong, Rice, Megan, Tworoger, Shelley S, Rosner, Bernard A, Eliassen, A Heather, Tamimi, Rulla M, Joshi, Amit D, Lindstrom, Sara, Qian, Jing, Colditz, Graham A, Willett, Walter C, Kraft, Peter, Hankinson, Susan E

“…No prior study to our knowledge has examined the joint contribution of a polygenic risk score (PRS), mammographic density (MD), and postmenopausal endogenous…”
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A 20-Year Prospective Study of Plasma Prolactin as a Risk Marker of Breast Cancer Development by TWOROGER, Shelley S, ELIASSEN, A. Heather, XUEHONG ZHANG, JING QIAN, SLUSS, Patrick M, ROSNER, Bernard A, HANKINSON, Susan E

“…Understanding how the timing of exposure to endogenous hormones influences cancer development is critical to elucidating disease etiology. Prolactin increases…”
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Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and Risk of Incident Hypertension by Forman, John P, Giovannucci, Edward, Holmes, Michelle D, Bischoff-Ferrari, Heike A, Tworoger, Shelley S, Willett, Walter C, Curhan, Gary C

“…Hydroxylation of 25(OH)D to 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D and signaling through the vitamin D receptor occur in various tissues not traditionally involved in calcium…”
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Pre-diagnosis and post-diagnosis use of common analgesics and ovarian cancer prognosis (NHS/NHSII): a cohort study by Merritt, Melissa A, Rice, Megan S, Barnard, Mollie E, Hankinson, Susan E, Matulonis, Ursula A, Poole, Elizabeth M, Tworoger, Shelley S

“…Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cause of cancer death among women in the USA. In this study, our objective was to determine whether modifiable…”
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Body Fatness at Young Ages and Risk of Breast Cancer Throughout Life by Baer, Heather J., Tworoger, Shelley S., Hankinson, Susan E., Willett, Walter C.

“…Body fatness at young ages may be related to breast cancer risk independently of adult adiposity. The authors conducted a prospective analysis among 188,860…”
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Periodontal disease, tooth loss and colorectal cancer risk: Results from the Nurses' Health Study by Momen‐Heravi, Fatemeh, Babic, Ana, Tworoger, Shelley S., Zhang, Libin, Wu, Kana, Smith‐Warner, Stephanie A., Ogino, Shuji, Chan, Andrew T., Meyerhardt, Jeffrey, Giovannucci, Edward, Fuchs, Charles, Cho, Eunyoung, Michaud, Dominique S., Stampfer, Meir J., Yu, Yau‐Hua, Kim, David, Zhang, Xuehong

“…Periodontal diseases including tooth loss might increase systemic inflammation, lead to immune dysregulation and alter gut microbiota, thereby possibly…”
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Associations of early life and adulthood adiposity with risk of epithelial ovarian cancer by Huang, T., Tworoger, S.S., Willett, W.C., Stampfer, M.J., Rosner, B.A.

“…Few studies have evaluated the association between early life adiposity and ovarian cancer risk. Adiposity during different periods of life may be…”
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Chronic Medical Conditions and CA125 Levels among Women without Ovarian Cancer by Akinwunmi, Babatunde O, Babic, Ana, Vitonis, Allison F, Cramer, Daniel W, Titus, Linda, Tworoger, Shelley S, Terry, Kathryn L

“…Randomized trials using the biomarker cancer antigen (CA) 125, with or without pelvic ultrasound, have failed to show a clear benefit of general population…”
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Insulin Resistance, Hyperglycemia, and Risk of Developing Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Men and Women in the United States by Huang, Tianyi, Sands, Scott A, Stampfer, Meir J, Tworoger, Shelley S, Hu, Frank B, Redline, Susan

“…Recent prospective studies suggest diabetes as a risk factor for the development of obstructive sleep apnea (OSA). However, the extent to which…”
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Sex hormones and risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women: a collaborative reanalysis of individual participant data from seven prospective studies by Key, T J, Appleby, P N, Reeves, G K, Travis, R C, Alberg, A J, Barricarte, A, Berrino, F, Krogh, V, Sieri, S, Brinton, L A, Dorgan, J F, Dossus, L, Dowsett, M, Eliassen, A H, Fortner, R T, Hankinson, S E, Helzlsouer, K J, Hoff man-Bolton, J, Comstock, George W, Kaaks, R, Kahle, L L, Muti, P, Overvad, K, Peeters, P H M, Riboli, E, Rinaldi, S, Rollison, D E, Stanczyk, F Z, Trichopoulos, D, Tworoger, S S, Vineis, P

“…Summary Background Associations between circulating concentrations of oestrogens, progesterone, and androgens with breast cancer and related risk factors in…”
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Social integration and survival after diagnosis of colorectal cancer by Sarma, Elizabeth A., Kawachi, Ichiro, Poole, Elizabeth M., Tworoger, Shelley S., Giovannucci, Edward L., Fuchs, Charles S., Bao, Ying

“…BACKGROUND Although larger social networks have been associated with lower all‐cause mortality, few studies have examined whether social integration predicts…”
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