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Biomedicine
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Educational level and characteristics of invasive breast cancer: findings from a French prospective cohort
Breast cancer (BC) characteristics are known to influence patients survival. Social differences have been reported by previous studies for those characteristics but questions persist because of inconsistent co...
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Open AccessUse of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and breast cancer risk in a prospective cohort of postmenopausal women
Although anti-inflammatory agents could theoretically have anticancer properties, results from cohort studies on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and breast cancer (BC) risk are inconsistent.
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Open AccessRisk prediction for estrogen receptor-specific breast cancers in two large prospective cohorts
Few published breast cancer (BC) risk prediction models consider the heterogeneity of predictor variables between estrogen-receptor positive (ER+) and negative (ER-) tumors. Using data from two large cohorts, ...
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Use of benzodiazepines and cardiovascular mortality in a cohort of women aged over 50 years
To assess the association between use of benzodiazepines (including the Z-drugs zopiclone and zolpidem) and cardiovascular mortality in women aged over 50 years.
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Open AccessReceptor activator of nuclear factor kB ligand, osteoprotegerin, and risk of death following a breast cancer diagnosis: results from the EPIC cohort
Receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (RANK)-signaling is involved in tumor growth and spread in experimental models. Binding of RANK ligand (RANKL) to RANK activates signaling, which is inhibited by os...
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The impact of historical breastfeeding practices on the incidence of cancer in France in 2015
The purpose of the study was to estimate the number of new breast cancer cases in France in 2015 attributable to breastfeeding for durations below recommendations (at least 6 months per child), and cases preve...
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Open AccessReproductive factors and risk of hormone receptor positive and negative breast cancer: a cohort study
The association of reproductive factors with hormone receptor (HR)-negative breast tumors remains uncertain.
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Open AccessAdiposity, hormone replacement therapy use and breast cancer risk by age and hormone receptor status: a large prospective cohort study
Associations of hormone-receptor positive breast cancer with excess adiposity are reasonably well characterized; however, uncertainty remains regarding the association of body mass index (BMI) with hormone-rec...
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Menopausal hormone therapy and risk of ovarian cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
The association between menopausal hormone therapy (HT) and risk of ovarian cancer was assessed among 126,920 post-menopausal women recruited into the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutriti...
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Alcohol intake and breast cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC)
Most epidemiologic studies have suggested an increased risk of breast cancer with increasing alcohol intake. Using data from 274,688 women participating in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer an...
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Previous oral contraceptive use and breast cancer risk according to hormone replacement therapy use among postmenopausal women
To assess postmenopausal breast cancer risk in relation to particular patterns of oral contraceptive (OC) use according to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) exposure.
