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Open AccessResidential environment and breast cancer incidence and mortality: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Factors beyond the individual level such as those characterizing the residential environment may be important to breast cancer outcomes. We provide a systematic review and results of meta-analysis of the publi...
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Open AccessCumulative social risk exposure and risk of cancer mortality in adulthood
Adults in the United States (U.S) can be simultaneously exposed to more than one social risk factor over their lifetime. However, cancer epidemiology tends to focus on single social risk factors at a time. We ...
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Open AccessAge-specific breast cancer risk by body mass index and familial risk: prospective family study cohort (ProF-SC)
The association between body mass index (BMI) and risk of breast cancer depends on time of life, but it is unknown whether this association depends on a woman’s familial risk.
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Open AccessAlcohol consumption, cigarette smoking, and familial breast cancer risk: findings from the Prospective Family Study Cohort (ProF-SC)
Alcohol consumption and cigarette smoking are associated with an increased risk of breast cancer (BC), but it is unclear whether these associations vary by a woman’s familial BC risk.
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Open AccessThe effects of glycemic index on prostate cancer progression in a xenograft mouse model
Previously, we found low-carbohydrate diets slowed prostate cancer (PC) growth and increased survival vs. a Western diet in mice, by inhibiting the insulin/IGF-1 axis. Thus, we tested whether modifying carbohy...
