Eiliv Lund

Gene expression analyses in breast cancer epidemiology: the Norwegian Women and Cancer postgenome cohort study (2008)

Dumeaux, Vanessa, Børresen-Dale, Anne-Lise, Frantzen, Jan-Ole, Kumle, Merethe, Kristensen, Vessela N, Lund, Eiliv

Abstract Introduction The introduction of high-throughput technologies, also called -omics technologies, into epidemiology has raised the need for high-quality observational studies to reduce several...

Hormone replacement therapy use and plasma levels of sex hormones in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Postgenome Cohort – a cross-sectional analysis (2008)

Waaseth, Marit, Bakken, Kjersti, Dumeaux, Vanessa, Olsen, Karina S, Rylander, Charlotta, Figenschau, Yngve, ...

Abstract Background Hormone replacement therapy use (HRT) is associated with increased breast cancer risk. Our primary objective was to explore hormone levels in plasma according to HRT use, body...

Previous oral contraceptive use and breast cancer risk according to hormone replacement therapy use among postmenopausal women. (2007)

Dumeaux, Vanessa, Fournier, Agnès, Lund, Eiliv, Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise

OBJECTIVE: To assess postmenopausal breast cancer risk in relation to particular patterns of oral contraceptive (OC) use according to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) exposure. METHODS:...

Previous oral contraceptive use and breast cancer risk according to hormone replacement therapy use among postmenopausal women. (2007)

Dumeaux, Vanessa, Fournier, Agnès, Lund, Eiliv, Clavel-Chapelon, Françoise

OBJECTIVE: To assess postmenopausal breast cancer risk in relation to particular patterns of oral contraceptive (OC) use according to hormone replacement therapy (HRT) exposure. METHODS:...

Meat, fish, and colorectal cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into cancer and nutrition. (2007)

Norat, Teresa, Bingham, Sheila, Ferrari, Pietro, Slimani, Nadia, Jenab, Mazda, Mazuir, Mathieu, ...

BACKGROUND: Current evidence suggests that high red meat intake is associated with increased colorectal cancer risk. High fish intake may be associated with a decreased risk, but the existing...

Meat, fish, and colorectal cancer risk: the European Prospective Investigation into cancer and nutrition. (2007)

Norat, Teresa, Bingham, Sheila, Ferrari, Pietro, Slimani, Nadia, Jenab, Mazda, Mazuir, Mathieu, ...

BACKGROUND: Current evidence suggests that high red meat intake is associated with increased colorectal cancer risk. High fish intake may be associated with a decreased risk, but the existing...

A comprehensive analysis of the androgen receptor gene and risk of breast cancer: results from the National Cancer Institute Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (BPC3) (2006)

Cox, David G, Blanché, Hélène, Pearce, Celeste L, Calle, Eugenia E, Colditz, Graham A, Pike, Malcolm C, ...

Abstract Introduction Androgens have been hypothesised to influence risk of breast cancer through several possible mechanisms, including their conversion to estradiol or their binding to the...

Test-retest reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) and estimated effects on disease risk in the Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) (2006)

Parr, Christine L, Veierød, Marit B, Laake, Petter, Lund, Eiliv, Hjartåker, Anette

Abstract Background The Norwegian Women and Cancer Study (NOWAC) is a national population-based cohort study with 102 443 women enrolled at age 30–70 y from 1991 to 1997. The present study was a...

Daily Duration of Vitamin D Synthesis in Human Skin with Relation to Latitude, Total Ozone, Altitude, Ground Cover, Aerosols and Cloud Thickness (2005)

Ola Engelsen, Magritt Brustad, Lage Aksnes, Eiliv Lund

Vitamin D production in human skin occurs only when incident UV radiation exceeds a certain threshold. From simulations of UV irradiances worldwide and throughout the year, we have studied the...

Percentage density, Wolfe's and Tabár's mammographic patterns: agreement and association with risk factors for breast cancer (2005)

Gram, Inger T, Bremnes, Yngve, Ursin, Giske, Maskarinec, Gertraud, Bjurstam, Nils, Lund, Eiliv

Abstract Introduction The purpose of this report was to classify mammograms according to four methods and to examine their agreement and their relationship to selected risk factors for breast cancer....

Cancer incidence in Arkhangelskaja Oblast in northwestern Russia. The Arkhangelsk Cancer Registry (2005)

Vaktskjold, Arild, Lebedintseva, Jelena A, Korotov, Dmitrij S, Tkatsjov, Anatolij V, Podjakova, Tatjana S, Lund, Eiliv

Abstract Background Data concerning incidence and prevalence of cancer in the different regions of Russia have traditionally not been provided on a basis that facilitated comparison with data from...

Use of hormonal contraceptives and occurrence of pregnancy-related pelvic pain: a prospective cohort study in Norway (2004)

Kumle, Merethe, Weiderpass, Elisabete, Alsaker, Elin, Lund, Eiliv

Abstract Background Pregnancy-related pelvic pain is a common condition, and use of hormonal contraceptives before pregnancy has been proposed as a risk factor. We used data from a sub-sample of...

Body size and breast cancer risk: Findings from the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) (2004)

Lahmann, Petra H., Hoffmann, Kurt, Allen, Naomi, Van Gils, Carla H., Khaw, Kay-Tee, Tehard, Bertrand, ...

The evidence for anthropometric factors influencing breast cancer risk is accumulating, but uncertainties remain concerning the role of fat distribution and potential effect modifiers. We used data...

IGF-1, IGFBP-1, and IGFBP-3 Polymorphisms Predict Circulating IGF Levels but Not Breast Cancer Risk: Findings from the Breast and Prostate Cancer Cohort Consortium (BPC3)

Patel, Alpa V., Cheng, Iona, Canzian, Federico, Le Marchand, Loïc, Thun, Michael J., Berg, Christine D., ...

IGF-1 has been shown to promote proliferation of normal epithelial breast cells, and the IGF pathway has also been linked to mammary carcinogenesis in animal models. We comprehensively examined the...