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Open AccessAvoiding lead-time bias by estimating stage-specific proportions of cancer and non-cancer deaths
Understanding how stage at cancer diagnosis influences cause of death, an endpoint that is not susceptible to lead-time bias, can inform population-level outcomes of cancer screening.
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Open AccessHow does weight gain since the age of 18 years affect breast cancer risk in later life? A meta-analysis
Early life factors are important risk factors for breast cancer. The association between weight gain after age 18 and breast cancer risk is inconsistent across previous epidemiologic studies. To evaluate this ...
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Open AccessPectoral muscle removal in mammogram images: A novel approach for improved accuracy and efficiency
Accurate pectoral muscle removal is critical in mammographic breast density estimation and many other computer-aided algorithms. We propose a novel approach to remove pectoral muscles form mediolateral oblique...
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Open AccessRepeated measures of mammographic density and texture to evaluate prediction and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review of the methods used in the literature
It may be important for women to have mammograms at different points in time to track changes in breast density, as fluctuations in breast density can affect breast cancer risk. This systematic review aimed to...
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Open AccessAdherence to healthy diet and risk of cardiovascular disease in adult survivors of childhood cancer in the St. Jude Lifetime Cohort: a cross-sectional study
Whether diet has beneficial effects on cardiovascular disease (CVD) in childhood cancer survivors as in the general population is unknown. Therefore, we examined associations between dietary patterns and risk ...
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Open AccessModifiable risk factors in women at high risk of breast cancer: a systematic review
Modifiable risk factors (alcohol, smoking, obesity, hormone use, and physical activity) affect a woman’s breast cancer (BC) risk. Whether these factors affect BC risk in women with inherited risk (family histo...
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Although adolescent diet has been proposed to contribute to prostate cancer (PCa) development, no studies have investigated the relation between adolescent dietary patterns and PCa risk or mortality.
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Open AccessStudies of parenchymal texture added to mammographic breast density and risk of breast cancer: a systematic review of the methods used in the literature
This systematic review aimed to assess the methods used to classify mammographic breast parenchymal features in relation to the prediction of future breast cancer. The databases including Medline (Ovid) 1946-,...
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Open AccessImplementation of a provider-focused intervention for maximizing human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine uptake in young cancer survivors receiving follow-up care in pediatric oncology practices: protocol for a cluster-randomized trial of the HPV PROTECT intervention
Childhood cancer survivors are at high risk for develo** new cancers (such as cervical and anal cancer) caused by persistent infection with the human papillomavirus (HPV). HPV vaccination is effective in pre...
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Open AccessFactors associated with initiation and continuation of endocrine therapy in women with hormone receptor-positive breast cancer
Despite benefits of endocrine therapy (ET) for patients with hormone-receptor (HR)-positive breast cancer, many patients do not initiate or discontinue ET against recommendations.
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Open AccessHormone and receptor activator of NF-κB (RANK) pathway gene expression in plasma and mammographic breast density in postmenopausal women
Hormones impact breast tissue proliferation. Studies investigating the associations of circulating hormone levels with mammographic breast density have reported conflicting results. Due to the limited number o...
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Open AccessJoanne Knight Breast Health Cohort at Siteman Cancer Center
The Joanne Knight Breast Health Cohort was established to link breast cancer risk factors, mammographic breast density, benign breast biopsies and associated tissue markers, and blood markers in a diverse popu...
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Designing a prevention trial requires understanding the natural history of the disease, and the likely length of intervention required to achieve a reduction in incidence. The population suitable to contribute...
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Adolescent animal product intake in relation to later prostate cancer risk and mortality in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
Adolescent intake of animal products has been proposed to contribute to prostate cancer (PCa) development because of its potentially carcinogenic constituents and influence on hormone levels during adolescence.
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Open AccessEffects of a DVD-delivered randomized controlled physical activity intervention on functional health in cancer survivors
Supervised physical activity interventions improve functional health during cancer survivorship, but remain costly and inaccessible for many. We previously reported on the benefits of a DVD-delivered physical ...
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Open AccessOne-year urinary and sexual outcome trajectories among prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy: a prospective study
To examine one-year trajectories of urinary and sexual outcomes, and correlates of these trajectories, among prostate cancer patients treated by radical prostatectomy (RP).
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Open AccessCommentary: 20 years online with “Your Disease Risk”
The Your Disease Risk tool (yourdiseaserisk.wustl.edu) went live to the public in January 2000 and was one of the first personalized health risk assessment sites o...
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Racial and ethnic disparities in 21-gene recurrence scores, chemotherapy, and survival among women with hormone receptor-positive, node-negative breast cancer
Cutoffs of the 21-gene recurrence score (RS), a commonly used genomic assay for hormone receptor-positive breast cancer, have been updated. Little is known about racial/ethnic differences in RS results, RS-gui...
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Open AccessAdolescent alcohol, nuts, and fiber: combined effects on benign breast disease risk in young women
Adolescent drinking is associated with higher risks of proliferative benign breast disease (BBD) and invasive breast cancer (BC). Furthermore, adolescent nut and fiber consumptions are associated with lower ri...
