A. Heather Eliassen

ORCID: 0000-0002-3961-6609 · 30 papers in corpus
meta-analysis 2015
Journal of the National Cancer Institute ·doi:10.1093/jnci/dju381

BACKGROUND: The evidence for an association between migraine and breast cancer risk is inconclusive. While female sex hormones have been proposed as one underlying mechanism, data on sex hormone levels in migraineurs are sparse. METHODS: W…

observational 2014
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-14-0982

BACKGROUND: Alcohol consumption is a consistent risk factor for breast cancer, and evidence suggests premenopausal plasma hormones are associated with breast cancer. METHODS: Plasma concentrations of estradiol, estrone, estrone sulfate, te…

observational 2013
Cancer causes & control : CCC ·doi:10.1007/s10552-013-0186-0

PURPOSE: Common analgesics (aspirin, non-aspirin NSAIDs, and acetaminophen) may be associated with hormone-related cancers, possibly via effects on sex hormone and prolactin concentrations. METHODS: Between 1996 and 1999, 29,611 participan…

observational 2013
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology ·doi:10.1158/1055-9965.epi-13-0509

BACKGROUND: The rodent carcinogen acrylamide was discovered in 2002 in commonly consumed foods. Epidemiologic studies have observed positive associations between acrylamide intake and endometrial, ovarian, and breast cancer risks, which sug…

observational 2013
Environmental health : a global access science source ·doi:10.1186/1476-069x-12-80

BACKGROUND: Associations of bisphenol A and phthalates with chronic disease health outcomes are increasingly being investigated in epidemiologic studies. The majority of previous studies of within-person variability in urinary bisphenol A a…