Louise A. Brinton
ORCID: 0000-0003-3853-8562
· 14 papers in corpus
article
2016
PURPOSE: An understanding of the etiologic heterogeneity of ovarian cancer is important for improving prevention, early detection, and therapeutic approaches. We evaluated 14 hormonal, reproductive, and lifestyle factors by histologic subty…
other
2015
Disruption in circadian gene expression, whether due to genetic variation or environmental factors (e.g., light at night, shiftwork), is associated with increased incidence of breast, prostate, gastrointestinal and hematologic cancers and g…
2015
ObjectiveTo examine the relationship of ovulation-stimulating drugs to risk of cancers other than breast and gynecologic malignancies.DesignRetrospective cohort study, with additional follow-up since initial report.SettingReproductive endoc…
article
2015
ObjectiveTo evaluate whether endometriosis-associated genetic variation affects risk of ovarian cancer.DesignPooled genetic analysis.SettingUniversity hospital.Patient(s)Genetic data from 46,176 participants (15,361 ovarian cancer cases and…
article
2015
Epidemiological studies have demonstrated associations between endometriosis and certain histotypes of ovarian cancer, including clear cell, low-grade serous and endometrioid carcinomas. We aimed to determine whether the observed associatio…
2014
BackgroundAlthough fertility drugs stimulate ovulation and raise estradiol levels, their effect on breast cancer risk remains unresolved.MethodsAn extended follow-up was conducted among a cohort of 12,193 women evaluated for infertility bet…
other
2014
OBJECTIVE: Pro-inflammatory mechanisms may explain the increased ovarian cancer risk linked to more lifetime ovulations, endometriosis, and exposure to talc and asbestos, as well as decreased risk with non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.…
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2007
Although several risk factors are common to endometriosis and breast cancer, the results of observational studies of an association have so far been inconsistent. We evaluated the relationship between endometriosis and breast cancer on the …
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2006
Although several risk factors are common to endometriosis and breast cancer, the results of observational studies of an association have so far been inconsistent. We evaluated the relationship between endometriosis and breast cancer on the …
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2005
BACKGROUND: Although studies have found elevated risks of certain cancers linked to infertility, the underlying reasons remain unclear. METHODS: In a retrospective cohort study of 12,193 U.S. women evaluated for infertility between 1965 and…
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2005
OBJECTIVE: Although endometriosis and uterine leiomyomas are common conditions, the extent to which either is associated with certain types of malignancies remains uncertain. METHODS: Using record linkage techniques, we assessed the relatio…
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2004
ObjectiveTo evaluate the risk of ovarian cancer as related to underlying causes of infertility.DesignRetrospective observational cohort study.SettingFive large reproductive endocrinology practices.Patient(s)A total of 12,193 women evaluated…
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2003
article
1997
ObjectivesOur goal was to determine the risk of cancer after hospitalization for endometriosis.Study designRecords of 20,686 women hospitalized with endometriosis during the period 1969 to 1983, as identified through the nationwide Swedish …