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Using Hospital Discharge Abstract Data To Identify Incident Breast Cancer Cases And Assess Quality Of Care, Elaine J. Yuen, Daniel Z. Louis, Carol Rabinowitz, Vittorio Maio, L. Cisbani, R. Depalma, R. Grilli

College of Population Health Faculty Papers

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Young Women’S Responses To Smoking And Breast Cancer Risk Information, Joan L. Bottorff, Stephanie Barclay Mckeown, Joanne Carey, Rebecca Haines, Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli, Kenneth C. Johnson, Julie Easley, Roberta Ferrence, Lynne Baillie, Erin Ptolemy

Chizimuzo T.C. Okoli

Current evidence confirms that young women who smoke or who have regular long-term exposure to secondhand smoke (SHS) have an increased risk of developing premenopausal breast cancer. The aim of this research was to examine the responses of young women to health information about the links between active smoking and SHS exposure and breast cancer and obtain their advice about messaging approaches. Data were collected in focus groups with 46 women, divided in three age cohorts: 15–17, 18–19 and 20–24 and organized according to smoking status (smoking, non-smoking and mixed smoking status groups). The discussion questions were preceded by information …

Coffee And Tea Intake And Risk Of Breast Cancer, Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud

Awang Bulgiba Awang Mahmud

Known risk factors account for about 10-15% of breast cancer incidence suggesting that lifestyle exposures are crucial in its etiology. Previous epidemiological studies on the association between coffee and tea consumption and breast cancer risk have been inconsistent. We investigated the association of coffee and tea consumption with the risk of breast cancer among women in EPIC-NL cohort, a population-based prospective cohort in Netherlands with 27,323 participants. Exposure was measured by a validated food frequency questionnaire, and the outcome was verified by direct linkage with the Netherlands Cancer Registry. A total of 681 invasive primary breast cancers were diagnosed in …

Associations Between Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbon-Related Exposures And P53 Mutations In Breast Tumors, Irina Mordukhovich, Pavel Rossner Jr., Mary Beth Terry, Regina M. Santella, Yu-Jing Zhang, Hanina Hibshoosh, Lorenzo Memeo, Mahesh Mansukhani, Chang-Min Long, Gail Garbowski, Meenakshi Agrawal, Mia M. Gaudet, Susan E. Steck, Sharon K. Sagiv, Sybil M. Eng, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Alfred I. Neugut, Kathleen Conway-Dorsey, Marilie D. Gammon

Faculty Publications

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested that polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) may be associated with breast cancer. However, the carcinogenicity of PAHs on the human breast remains unclear. Certain carcinogens may be associated with specific mutation patterns in the p53 tumor suppressor gene, thereby contributing information about disease etiology.

OBJECTIVES: We hypothesized that associations of PAH-related exposures with breast cancer would differ according to tumor p53 mutation status, effect, type, and number.

METHODS: We examined this possibility in a population-based case–control study using polytomous logistic regression. As previously reported, 151 p53 mutations among 859 tumors were identified using Surveyor nuclease and …

Montgomery County Breast Cancer Study: Demographic Analysis Of Breast Cancer In Montgomery County, Ohio, Danial Jilani

Master of Public Health Program Student Publications

Background: Disparities exist in cancer incidence and mortality between specific population groups in the United States. Breast cancer is the second most common form of cancer diagnosed in women. Breast cancer ranks as the second highest leading cause of death for women in the state of Ohio and in the United States. Perhaps more concerning, breast cancer is the leading cause of death for Hispanic women and ranks second for white, black, Asian, and Native American women. Specifically, women of low socioeconomic status (SES) have been shown to have lower rates of survival.

Methods: A descriptive study of …