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Population Attributable Risk Fractions of Maternal Overweight and Obesity for Adverse Perinatal Outcomes by MacInnis, Natasha, Woolcott, Christy G., McDonald, Sarah, Kuhle, Stefan

“…The objective of the current study was to determine the proportion of adverse perinatal outcomes that could be potentially prevented if maternal obesity were…”
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Alberta Physical Activity and Breast Cancer Prevention Trial: Sex Hormone Changes in a Year-Long Exercise Intervention Among Postmenopausal Women by FRIEDENREICH, Christine M, WOOLCOTT, Christy G, JONES, Charlotte A, YASUI, Yutaka, CAMPBELL, Kristin L, MCNEELY, Margaret L, KARVINEN, Kristina H, QINGGANG WANG, COURNEYA, Kerry S, MCTIERNAN, Anne, BALLARD-BARBASH, Rachel, BRANT, Rollin F, STANCZYK, Frank Z, TERRY, Tim, BOYD, Norman F, YAFFE, Martin J, IRWIN, Melinda L

“…We examined how an aerobic exercise intervention influenced circulating estradiol, estrone, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG), androstenedione, and…”
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Gestational Weight Gain and Perinatal Outcomes in Adolescent Mothers: A Retrospective Cohort Study by MacSween, Kayla, BSc, Whelan, Emily, BSc, Woolcott, Christy G., PhD

“…Abstract Objective Optimal gestational weight gain (GWG) may differ for adolescents since they themselves may continue to grow throughout pregnancy. We…”
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Plasma 25-Hydroxyvitamin D Levels and the Risk of Colorectal Cancer: The Multiethnic Cohort Study by WOOLCOTT, Christy G, WILKENS, Lynne R, NOMURA, Abraham M. Y, HORST, Ronald L, GOODMAN, Marc T, MURPHY, Suzanne P, HENDERSON, Brian E, KOLONEL, Laurence N, LE MARCHAND, Loïc

“…Vitamin D is obtained from the diet and synthesized in skin exposed to sunlight. Vitamin D status, assessed by circulating 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], has…”
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Changes in insulin resistance indicators, IGFs, and adipokines in a year-long trial of aerobic exercise in postmenopausal women by Friedenreich, Christine M, Neilson, Heather K, Woolcott, Christy G, McTiernan, Anne, Wang, Qinggang, Ballard-Barbash, Rachel, Jones, Charlotte A, Stanczyk, Frank Z, Brant, Rollin F, Yasui, Yutaka, Irwin, Melinda L, Campbell, Kristin L, McNeely, Margaret L, Karvinen, Kristina H, Courneya, Kerry S

“…Physical activity is a known modifiable lifestyle means for reducing postmenopausal breast cancer risk, but the biologic mechanisms are not well understood…”
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Plasma sex hormone concentrations and breast cancer risk in an ethnically diverse population of postmenopausal women: the Multiethnic Cohort Study by Woolcott, Christy G, Shvetsov, Yurii B, Stanczyk, Frank Z, Wilkens, Lynne R, White, Kami K, Caberto, Christian, Henderson, Brian E, Le Marchand, Loïc, Kolonel, Laurence N, Goodman, Marc T

“…To add to the existing evidence that comes mostly from White populations, we conducted a nested case–control study to examine the association between sex…”
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Health Care Utilization in the First 7 Years in Children with Fetal Growth Abnormalities: A Retrospective Cohort Study by Kuhle, Stefan, Brown, Mary Margaret, Dodds, Linda, McDonald, Sarah D., Woolcott, Christy G.

“…To investigate the relationship between birth weight for gestational age and health care utilization of term offspring from birth to 7 years. We used a…”
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Associations between mammographic density and serum and dietary cholesterol by Tamburrini, Ame-Lia, Woolcott, Christy G, Boyd, Norman F, Yaffe, Martin J, Terry, Tim, Yasui, Yutaka, Jones, Charlotte A, Patten, Scott B, Courneya, Kerry S, Friedenreich, Christine M

“…Although high mammographic density is a risk factor for postmenopausal breast cancer, its etiology remains unclear. We examined whether serum and dietary…”
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A Postpartum Perineal Clinic in Nova Scotia: Characteristics Associated With Attendance and Its Association With Recurrent Obstetrical Anal Sphincter Tears by Sullivan, M., Woolcott, Christy G., Pollard, E., Smith, A.

“…The Healthy Recovery after Childbirth Clinic (HRCC) in Nova Scotia provides postpartum care to patients who experience obstetric anal sphincter injuries…”
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Birth weight for gestational age and the risk of asthma in childhood and adolescence: a retrospective cohort study by Carter, Jillian H, Woolcott, Christy G, Liu, Lihui, Kuhle, Stefan

“…ObjectiveTo examine the association between birth weight for gestational age and asthma in childhood and adolescence while controlling for potential…”
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Maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and health care utilization and costs in the offspring by Kuhle, Stefan, Muir, Adam, Woolcott, Christy G., Brown, Mary M., McDonald, Sarah D., Abdolell, Mohamed, Dodds, Linda

“…Background/objective The association between maternal pre-pregnancy obesity and adverse child health outcomes is well described, but there are few data on the…”
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Fruit and vegetable intakes are associated with lower risk of bladder cancer among women in the Multiethnic Cohort Study by Park, Song-Yi, Ollberding, Nicholas J, Woolcott, Christy G, Wilkens, Lynne R, Henderson, Brian E, Kolonel, Laurence N

“…Fruits and vegetables have been examined for their possible effects on the risk of bladder cancer, as they contain numerous nutrients, phytochemicals, and…”
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Incidence, Intrapartum Risk Factors, and Prognosis of Neonatal Hypoxic-Ischemic Encephalopathy Among Infants Born at 35 Weeks Gestation or More by Ravichandran, Lavanya, Allen, Victoria M., Allen, Alexander C., Vincer, Michael, Baskett, Thomas F., Woolcott, Christy G.

“…Neonatal hypoxic-ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is associated with neonatal mortality, acute neurological injury, and long-term neurodevelopmental disabilities;…”
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An Assessment of the Educational Needs of Canadian Obstetrics and Gynaecology Residents Regarding Opioid Agonist Use in Pregnancy by Healy, Rebecca, Allen, Victoria M., Williams, Geoffrey, Shearer, Cindy, Woolcott, Christy G.

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Cesarean Delivery and Healthcare Utilization and Costs in the Offspring: A Retrospective Cohort Study by MacLellan, Alexander Nikolas, Woolcott, Christy G., Brown, Mary Margaret, Dodds, Linda, McDonald, Sarah D., Kuhle, Stefan

“…To examine the association between cesarean delivery and healthcare utilization and costs in offspring from birth until age 7 years. A retrospective cohort…”
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Birth by Caesarean section and otitis media in childhood: a retrospective cohort study by Hartley, Maria, Woolcott, Christy G., Langley, Joanne M., Brown, Mary M., Ashley-Martin, Jillian, Kuhle, Stefan

“…The objective of the present study was to examine the association between birth by Caesarean section (CS) and otitis media (OM) in childhood. We assembled a…”
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Revisiting Risk and Benefit in Early Oncology Trials in the Era of Precision Medicine: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Phase I Trials of Targeted Single-Agent Anticancer Therapies by Mackley, Michael P, Fernandez, Nicholas R, Fletcher, Benjamin, Woolcott, Christy G, Fernandez, Conrad V

“…Phase I trials are a crucial step in the evaluation of new cancer therapies. Historically, low rates of response (5%) and comparably high rates of death from…”
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The addition of lateral quadratus lumborum block to a multimodal analgesic regimen that includes intrathecal morphine is associated with a longer time to first analgesic request for elective cesarean section by Roda, Richard, Uppal, Vishal, Allen, Victoria M., Woolcott, Christy G., McKeen, Dolores M.

“…A frequency-matched comparison group of 100 women was identified using the Nova Scotia Atlee Perinatal Database, a provincial population-based database, as…”
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Caesarean section is associated with offspring obesity in childhood and young adulthood by Kuhle, Stefan, Woolcott, Christy G

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Estrogen and progesterone receptor levels in nonneoplastic breast epithelium of breast cancer cases versus benign breast biopsy controls by Woolcott, Christy G, SenGupta, Sandip K, Hanna, Wedad M, Aronson, Kristan J

“…Previous studies and biological mechanisms of carcinogenesis suggest that the steroid receptor content of benign breast epithelium may be related to breast…”
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