Recent publications on Cancer

Taplin SH, Rutter CM, Lehman CD. Testing the effect of computer-assisted detection on interpretive performance in screening mammography. AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006;187(6):1475-82. PubMed

Velicer CM, Dublin S, White E. Cimetidine use and the risk for prostate cancer: results from the VITAL cohort study. Ann Epidemiol. 2006;16(12):895-900. Epub 2006 Jul 12. PubMed

Geiger AM, Nekhlyudov L, Herrinton LJ, Rolnick SJ, Greene SM, West CN, Harris EL, Elmore JG, Altschuler A, Liu IA, Fletcher SW, Emmons KM. Quality of life after bilateral prophylactic mastectomy. Ann Surg Oncol. 2007;14(2):686-94. Epub 2006 Nov 11. PubMed

Buist DS, Aiello EJ, Miglioretti DL, White E. Mammographic breast density, dense area, and breast area differences by phase in the menstrual cycle. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15(11):2303-6. PubMed

Reed SD, Newton KM, Thompson LB, McCrummen BA, Warolin AK. The incidence of repeat uterine surgery following myomectomy. J Womens Health (Larchmt). 2006;15(9):1046-52. PubMed

Shors AR, Kim S, White E, Argenyi Z, Barnhill RL, Duray P, Erickson L, Guitart J, Horenstein MG, Lowe L, Messina J, Rabkin MS, Schmidt B, Shea CR, Trotter MJ, Piepkorn MW. Dysplastic naevi with moderate to severe histological dysplasia: a risk factor for melanoma.  Br J Dermatol. 2006;155(5):988-93. PubMed

Abrahamson PE, Tworoger SS, Aiello EJ, Bernstein L, Ulrich CM, Gilliland FD, Stanczyk FZ, Baumgartner R, Baumgartner K, Sorensen B, Ballard-Barbash R, McTiernan A. Associations between the CYP17, CYPIB1, COMT and SHBG polymorphisms and serum sex hormones in post-menopausal breast cancer survivors. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2007 Sep;105(1):45-54. Epub 2006 Nov 1. PubMed

Rosenberg RD, Yankaskas BC, Abraham LA, Sickles EA, Lehman CD, Geller BM, Carney PA, Kerlikowske K, Buist DS, Weaver DL, Barlow WE, Ballard-Barbash R. Performance benchmarks for screening mammography. Radiology. 2006;241(1):55-66. PubMed

Geller BM, Ichikawa LE, Buist DS, Sickles EA, Carney PA, Yankaskas BC, Dignan M, Kerlikowske K, Yabroff KR, Barlow W, Rosenberg RD. Improving the concordance of mammography assessment and management recommendations. Radiology. 2006;241(1):67-75. PubMed

Enger SM, Thwin SS, Buist DS, Field T, Frost F, Geiger AM, Lash TL, Prout M, Yood MU, Wei F, Silliman RA. Breast cancer treatment of older women in integrated health care settings. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24(27):4377-83. PubMed

Barlow WE, White E, Ballard-Barbash R, Vacek PM, Titus-Ernstoff L, Carney PA, Tice JA, Buist DS, Geller BM, Rosenberg R, Yankaskas BC, Kerlikowske K. Prospective breast cancer risk prediction model for women undergoing screening mammography. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98(17):1204-14. PubMed

Thompson LB, Reed SD, McCrummen BK, Warolin AK, Newton KM. Leiomyoma characteristics and risk of subsequent surgery after myomectomy. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2006;95(2):138-43. Epub 2006 Aug 28. PubMed

Crest AB, Aiello EJ, Anderson ML, Buist DS. Varying levels of family history of breast cancer in relation to mammographic breast density (United States).  Cancer Causes Control. 2006;17(6):843-50. PubMed

Fenton JJ, Egger J, Carney PA, Cutter G, D'Orsi C, Sickles EA, Fosse J, Abraham L, Taplin SH, Barlow W, Hendrick RE, Elmore JG. Reality check: perceived versus actual performance of community mammographers.  AJR Am J Roentgenol. 2006;187(1):42-6. PubMed

Cauley JA, McTiernan A, Rodabough RJ, LaCroix A, Bauer DC, Margolis KL, Paskett ED, Vitolins MZ, Furberg CD, Chlebowski RT. Statin use and breast cancer: prospective results from the Women's Health Initiative.  J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98(10):700-7. PubMed

Dobie SA, Baldwin LM, Dominitz JA, Matthews B, Billingsley K, Barlow W. Completion of therapy by Medicare patients with stage III colon cancer.  J Natl Cancer Inst. 2006;98(9):610-9. PubMed

Boudreau DM, Rutter CM, Buist DS. The influence of statin use on breast density. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15(5):1026-9. PubMed

Smith-Bindman R, Miglioretti DL, Lurie N, Abraham L, Barbash RB, Strzelczyk J, Dignan M, Barlow WE, Beasley CM, Kerlikowske K. Does utilization of screening mammography explain racial and ethnic differences in breast cancer? Ann Intern Med. 2006;144(8):541-53. PubMed

Velicer CM, Heckbert SR, Rutter C, Lampe JW, Malone K. Association between antibiotic use prior to breast cancer diagnosis and breast tumour characteristics (United States). Cancer Causes Control. 2006;17(3):307-313. PubMed

Geiger AM, West CN, Nekhlyudov L, Herrinton LJ, Liu IL, Altschuler A, Rolnick SJ, Harris EL, Greene SM, Elmore JG, Emmons KM, Fletcher SW. Contentment with quality of life among breast cancer survivors with and without contralateral prophylactic mastectomy. J Clin Oncol. 2006;24(9):1350-6. PubMed