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    Dietary fatty acids and endometrial cancer risk within the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Diet may impact important risk factors for endometrial cancer such as obesity and inflammation. However, evidence on the role of specific dietary factors is limited. We investigated associations between dietar...

    S. G. Yammine, I. Huybrechts, C. Biessy, L. Dossus, S. Panico, M. J. Sánchez… in BMC Cancer (2023)

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    Circulating leptin and adiponectin, and breast density in premenopausal Mexican women: the Mexican Teachers’ Cohort

    Leptin and adiponectin are produced by the adipose tissue. Mammographic density (MD) is one of the strongest predictors of breast cancer (BC) and is highly influenced by adiposity. How the interplay between MD...

    L. Dossus, S. Rinaldi, C. Biessy, M. Hernandez, M. Lajous… in Cancer Causes & Control (2017)

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    Physical activity, sex steroid, and growth factor concentrations in pre- and post-menopausal women: a cross-sectional study within the EPIC cohort

    Increased physical activity (PA) is associated with a reduced risk of several cancers. PA may reduce cancer risk by changing endogenous hormones levels, but relatively little research has focused on this topic...

    S. Rinaldi, R. Kaaks, C. M. Friedenreich, T. J. Key, R. Travis… in Cancer Causes & Control (2014)

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    Relationship of alcohol intake and sex steroid concentrations in blood in pre- and post-menopausal women: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition

    Women with a moderate intake of alcohol have higher concentrations of sex steroids in serum, and higher risk of develo** breast cancer, compared to non-drinkers. In the present study, we investigate the rela...

    S. Rinaldi, P. H. M. Peeters, I. D. Bezemer, L. Dossus… in Cancer Causes & Control (2006)

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    Polymorphisms of genes coding for insulin-like growth factor 1 and its major binding proteins, circulating levels of IGF-I and IGFBP-3 and breast cancer risk: results from the EPIC study

    Insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) stimulates cell proliferation and can enhance the development of tumours in different organs. Epidemiological studies have shown that an elevated level of circulating IGF-I...

    F Canzian, J D McKay, R J Cleveland, L Dossus, C Biessy… in British Journal of Cancer (2006)

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    Reproducibility over time of measurements of androgens, estrogens and hydroxy estrogens in urine samples from post-menopausal women

    Sex steroid concentrations in urine samples from post-menopausal women have been associated with risk of various chronic diseases. The basic requirement for the assessment of risk in such large-scale epidemiol...

    S. Rinaldi, C.N. Moret, R. Kaaks, C. Biessy… in European Journal of Epidemiology (2003)