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201. Individual, Social, and Societal Correlates of Health-Related Quality of Life Among African American Survivors of Ovarian Cancer: Results from the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study

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Anderson, Roger T., primary, Peres, Lauren C., additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Paddock, Lisa E., additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2019
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205. Alcohol and Tobacco Use in an Ethnically Diverse Sample of Breast Cancer Patients, Including Sea Island African Americans: Implications for Survivorship

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Bea, Vivian J., primary, Cunningham, Joan E., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Burshell, Dana, additional, Bauza, Colleen E., additional, Knight, Kendrea D., additional, Hazelton, Tonya R., additional, Varner, Heidi, additional, Kramer, Rita, additional, Bolick, Susan, additional, Hurley, Deborah, additional, Mosley, Catishia, additional, and Ford, Marvella E., additional

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2018
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206. Abstract C42: Correlates of health-related quality of life among African-American survivors of ovarian cancer: Results from the AACES Study

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Anderson, Roger T., primary, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Bandera, Elisa, additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Moorman, Patricia, additional, Paddock, Lisa, additional, Peres, Lauren C., additional, Peters, Edward, additional, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Schwartz, Ann, additional, Terry, Paul, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen, additional

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2018
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208. Abstract C24: Determinants of delays in care-seeking for ovarian cancer symptoms in African American women

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Mullins, Megan, primary, Cote, Michele L., additional, Abbott, Sarah, additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Peres, Lauren C., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul D., additional, Wang, Frances, additional, Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional, and Peters, Edward S., additional

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2018
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209. Abstract 5318: High-grade serous ovarian cancer DNA methylation and survival in African-American women

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Salas, Lucas A., primary, Peres, Lauren C., additional, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Greene, Casey S., additional, Marks, Jeffrey R., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen M., additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Bondy, Melissa L., additional, Terry, Paul D., additional, Doherty, Jennifer A., additional, Christensen, Brock C., additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2018
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215. Dietary Quality and Ovarian Cancer Risk in African-American Women

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Qin, Bo, primary, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Kelemen, Linda E., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S., additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul, additional, Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional, and Bandera, Elisa V., additional

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2017
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217. Premenopausal Hysterectomy and Risk of Ovarian Cancer in African-American Women

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Peres, Lauren C., primary, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul D., additional, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2017
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218. Supplemental Selenium May Decrease Ovarian Cancer Risk in African-American Women

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Terry, Paul D, primary, Qin, Bo, additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Moorman, Patricia G, additional, Alberg, Anthony J, additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L, additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Guertin, Kristin A, additional, Peters, Edward S, additional, Schwartz, Ann G, additional, Schildkraut, Joellen M, additional, and Bandera, Elisa V, additional

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2017
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219. Carotenoids, retinol, tocopherols, and prostate cancer risk: pooled analysis of 15 studies

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Key, Timothy J, Appleby, Paul N, Travis, Ruth C, Albanes, Demetrius, Alberg, Anthony J, Barricarte, Aurelio, Black, Amanda, Boeing, Heiner, Bueno-de-Mesquita, H Bas, Chan, June M, Chen, Chu, Cook, Michael B, Donovan, Jenny L, Galan, Pilar, Gilbert, Rebecca, Giles, Graham G, Giovannucci, Edward, Goodman, Gary E, Goodman, Phyllis J, Gunter, Marc J, Hamdy, Freddie C, Heliövaara, Markku, Helzlsouer, Kathy J, Henderson, Brian E, Hercberg, Serge, Hoffman-Bolton, Judy, Hoover, Robert N, Johansson, Mattias, Khaw, Kay-Tee, King, Irena B, Knekt, Paul, Kolonel, Laurence N, Le Marchand, Loic, Männistö, Satu, Martin, Richard M, Meyer, Haakon E, Mondul, Alison M, Moy, Kristin A, Neal, David E, Neuhouser, Marian L, Palli, Domenico, Platz, Elizabeth A, Pouchieu, Camille, Rissanen, Harri, Schenk, Jeannette M, Severi, Gianluca, Stampfer, Meir J, Tjønneland, Anne, Touvier, Mathilde, Trichopoulou, Antonia, Weinstein, Stephanie J, Ziegler, Regina G, Zhou, Cindy Ke, Allen, Naomi E, and Endogenous Hormones Nutritional Biomarkers Prostate Cancer Collaborative Group

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Adult, Male, Urologic Diseases, Aging, alpha-Tocopherol, vitamin E, Medical and Health Sciences, vitamin A, Cohort Studies, Lycopene, Engineering, Meta-Analysis as Topic, nested case-control study, Risk Factors, Clinical Research, Humans, Prospective Studies, Neoplasm Staging, Cancer, Nutrition, Endogenous Hormones Nutritional Biomarkers Prostate Cancer Collaborative Group, Nutrition & Dietetics, Prostate Cancer, Prevention, Prostate, carotenoids, Prostatic Neoplasms, biomarkers, Middle Aged, Observational Studies as Topic, Cross-Sectional Studies, Case-Control Studies, Neoplasm Grading, pooled analysis, tocopherols, retinol
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BackgroundIndividual studies have suggested that circulating carotenoids, retinol, or tocopherols may be associated with prostate cancer risk, but the studies have not been large enough to provide precise estimates of associations, particularly by stage and grade of disease.ObjectiveThe objective of this study was to conduct a pooled analysis of the associations of the concentrations of 7 carotenoids, retinol, α-tocopherol, and γ-tocopherol with risk of prostate cancer and to describe whether any associations differ by stage or grade of the disease or other factors.DesignPrincipal investigators of prospective studies provided individual participant data for prostate cancer cases and controls. Risk by study-specific fifths of each biomarker was estimated by using multivariable-adjusted conditional logistic regression in matched case-control sets.ResultsData were available for up to 11,239 cases (including 1654 advanced stage and 1741 aggressive) and 18,541 controls from 15 studies. Lycopene was not associated with overall risk of prostate cancer, but there was statistically significant heterogeneity by stage of disease, and the OR for aggressive disease for the highest compared with the lowest fifth of lycopene was 0.65 (95% CI: 0.46, 0.91; P-trend = 0.032). No other carotenoid was significantly associated with overall risk of prostate cancer or with risk of advanced-stage or aggressive disease. For retinol, the OR for the highest compared with the lowest fifth was 1.13 (95% CI: 1.04, 1.22; P-trend = 0.015). For α-tocopherol, the OR for the highest compared with the lowest fifth was 0.86 (95% CI: 0.78, 0.94; P-trend < 0.001), with significant heterogeneity by stage of disease; the OR for aggressive prostate cancer was 0.74 (95% CI: 0.59, 0.92; P-trend = 0.001). γ-Tocopherol was not associated with risk.ConclusionsOverall prostate cancer risk was positively associated with retinol and inversely associated with α-tocopherol, and risk of aggressive prostate cancer was inversely associated with lycopene and α-tocopherol. Whether these associations reflect causal relations is unclear.

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2015

220. Neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio and overall survival in all sites of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

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Rachidi, Saleh, Wallace, Kristin, Wrangle, John M., Day, Terry A., Alberg, Anthony J., and Li, Zihai

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Male, Neutrophils, Middle Aged, Prognosis, Article, Disease-Free Survival, Survival Rate, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Carcinoma, Squamous Cell, Humans, Female, Lymphocyte Count, Lymphocytes, Aged, Retrospective Studies
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Current prognostic criteria are insufficient in predicting outcomes in head and neck cancer, necessitating new, readily available biomarkers.Pretreatment neutrophil and lymphocyte counts and their ratio (NLR) were retrospectively investigated for correlation with overall survival while controlling for demographic and clinical confounders.Patients in the highest tertile of neutrophil counts and those in the lowest tertile of lymphocytes experienced shorter survival than the rest of the population. Patients in the highest tertile of the NLR were at a higher risk compared with those in the lowest tertile after multivariate analysis (hazard ratio [HR] = 2.39; p = .0001). Additionally, NLR was lower in patients with human papillomavirus (HPV)-positive tumors compared to HPV-negative tumors and predicted survival in both tumor types.Neutrophil and lymphocyte counts are strong biomarkers with opposing prognostic significance and the NLR is a robust predictor of overall survival in oral, pharyngeal, and laryngeal squamous cell carcinomas. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E1068-E1074, 2016.

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2015

221. Tobacco Use and Surgical Outcomes in Head and Neck Cancer Patients

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Hatcher, Jeanne L., Sterba, Katherine R., Tooze, Janet A., Day, Terry A., Carpenter, Matthew J., Alberg, Anthony J., Sullivan, Christopher A., Fitzgerald, Nora C., and Weaver, Kathryn E.

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Male, Length of Stay, Middle Aged, Article, Tobacco Use, Postoperative Complications, Treatment Outcome, Head and Neck Neoplasms, Risk Factors, Humans, Female, Prospective Studies, Cotinine, Aged
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Tobacco use is a risk factor for head and neck cancer, but effects on postoperative outcomes are unclear.Patients with head and neck cancer (n = 89) were recruited before surgery. We assessed self-reported tobacco use status (never, former, or current) at study entry and recent tobacco exposure via urinary cotinine on surgery day. Outcomes included hospital length of stay (LOS) and complications.Most participants reported current (32.6%) or former (52.8%) tobacco use; 43.2% were cotinine-positive on surgery day. Complications occurred in 41.6% and mean LOS was 4.0 and 8.8 days in patients who received low and high acuity procedures, respectively. Current and former smokers were over 6 times more likely to have complications than never smokers (p = .03). For high acuity procedures, LOS was increased in current (by 4.4 days) and former smokers (by 2.3 days; p = .02).Tobacco use status is associated with postoperative complications and may distinguish at-risk patients.

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2015

222. A cohort study of personal and family history of skin cancer in relation to future risk of non-cutaneous malignancies.

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Small, James, Wallace, Kristin, Hill, Elizabeth G., Thiers, Bruce H., Leach, Brian C., and Alberg, Anthony J.

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SKIN cancer, FAMILY history (Medicine), COHORT analysis, PROPORTIONAL hazards models, LONGITUDINAL method, MEDICAL history taking, SURVEYS, TUMORS
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Purpose: Skin cancer has repeatedly been observed to be a marker of increased risk for developing an internal malignancy. The purpose of our study was to further investigate this association while also characterizing the potential role of family history of skin cancer in relation to risk for non-cutaneous malignancies.Methods: Our study used data from 8,408 participants from the NHANES I epidemiological follow-up study. Cox-proportional hazards models were used to estimate the risk for developing an internal cancer associated with a personal history and family history of skin cancer during follow-up.Results: A personal history of skin cancer was associated with significantly increased risk of developing an internal cancer in adjusted models [hazard ratio (HR) 1.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.09-1.61] but a family history of skin cancer was not associated with increased risk (HR 0.80, 95% CI 0.58-1.11).Conclusions: Consistent with prior reports, a personal history of skin cancer was associated with increase of developing internal malignancies, but this did not hold true for a family history of skin cancer. Further research is needed to understand why a personal history of skin cancer acts as a marker for increased risk for internal cancer. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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223. Prediagnostic Proinflammatory Dietary Potential Is Associated with All-Cause Mortality among African-American Women with High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinoma.

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Peres, Lauren C, Hebert, James R, Qin, Bo, Guertin, Kristin A, Bandera, Elisa V, Shivappa, Nitin, Camacho, Tareq F, Chyn, Deanna, Alberg, Anthony J, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S, Bondy, Melissa L, Cote, Michele L, Funkhouser, Ellen, Moorman, Patricia G, Peters, Edward S, Schwartz, Ann G, Terry, Paul D, and Schildkraut, Joellen M

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CARCINOMA, DIETARY supplements, MORTALITY, OVARIAN cancer, POOR women, EPIDEMIOLOGY of cancer
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Background Chronic inflammation is associated with ovarian carcinogenesis; yet, the impact of inflammatory-related exposures on outcomes has been understudied. Objective Given the poor survival of women diagnosed with ovarian cancer, especially African-Americans, we examined whether diet-associated inflammation, a modifiable source of chronic systemic inflammation measured by the dietary inflammatory index (DII), was associated with all-cause mortality among African-American women with ovarian carcinoma. Methods Data were available from 490 ovarian carcinoma patients enrolled in a population-based case-control study of African-American women with ovarian cancer, the African-American Cancer Epidemiology Study. Energy-adjusted DII (E-DII) scores were calculated based on prediagnostic dietary intake of foods alone or foods and supplements, which was self-reported using the 2005 Block Food Frequency Questionnaire. Cox proportional hazards regression was used to estimate risk of mortality overall and for the most common histotype, high-grade serous carcinoma. Additionally, we assessed interaction by age at diagnosis and smoking status. Results Women included in this study had a median age of 57 y, and the majority of women were obese (58%), had late-stage disease (Stage III or IV, 66%), and had high-grade serous carcinoma (64%). Greater E-DII scores including supplements (indicating greater inflammatory potential) were associated with an increased risk of mortality among women with high-grade serous carcinoma (HR1-unit change: 1.08; 95% CI: 1.01, 1.17). Similar associations were observed for the E-DII excluding supplements, although not statistically significant (HR1-unit change: 1.07; 95% CI: 0.97, 1.17). There was an interaction by smoking status, where the positive association with mortality was present only among ever smokers (HRQuartile 4/Quartile 1: 2.36; 95% CI: 1.21, 4.60) but not among never smokers. Conclusions Greater inflammatory potential of prediagnostic diet may adversely impact prognosis among African-American women with high-grade serous carcinoma, and specifically among ever smokers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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224. Causal attributions and their impact on psychosocial functioning in head and neck cancer patient-caregiver dyads: a preliminary, longitudinal study.

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Burris, Jessica L., Rivera-Rivera, Jessica N., Armeson, Kent, Zapka, Jane, Alberg, Anthony J., Day, Terry A., and Sterba, Katherine R.

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HEAD & neck cancer, DYADS, ATTRIBUTION (Social psychology), LONGITUDINAL method, TOBACCO use, ALCOHOL drinking
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Purpose: This longitudinal study explores causal attributions in newly diagnosed head/neck cancer (HNC) patients and their caregivers.Methods: Perceptions of causal attributions and associated level of responsibility regarding each patient's HNC diagnosis at baseline (n = 72 dyads) were described and then tested as predictors of depressive symptoms, cancer worry, and perceived support 6 months later.Results: When causes were reported, tobacco and alcohol use topped the list of both patients and caregivers. Three-quarters of dyads agreed about perceptions of the patients' responsibility in causing their HNC. Some dyad-level patterns of causal attribution were associated with patients' and caregivers' cancer worry (p < 0.05) and caregivers' perceived support (p < 0.05) in unadjusted models.Conclusions: This preliminary study indicates that causal attributions warrant further exploration in HNC patient-caregiver dyads specifically, as well as studies of quality of life in patient-caregiver dyads more broadly considered. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2019
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226. Lifetime number of ovulatory cycles and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in African American women

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Peres, Lauren C., primary, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul D., additional, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2017
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228. Abstract B51: Dairy, calcium, vitamin D and ovarian cancer risk in African-American women

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Qin, Bo, primary, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S., additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul, additional, Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional, and Bandera, Elisa V., additional

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2017
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230. Author Response

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Thrasher, James F., Andrews, Jeannette O., Friedman, Daniela B., Carpenter, Matthew J., Gray, Kevin M., Cummings, K. Michael, Alberg, Anthony J., and Navarro, Ashley

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2013
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233. Dietary inflammatory index and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in African American women

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Peres, Lauren C., primary, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Qin, Bo, additional, Guertin, Kristin A., additional, Shivappa, Nitin, additional, Hebert, James R., additional, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul D., additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2016
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235. Association between Body Powder Use and Ovarian Cancer: The African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES)

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Schildkraut, Joellen M., primary, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S., additional, Bondy, Melissa L., additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peres, Lauren C., additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul, additional, Crankshaw, Sydnee, additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, and Moorman, Patricia G., additional

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2016
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236. Dairy, calcium, vitamin D and ovarian cancer risk in African–American women

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Qin, Bo, primary, Moorman, Patricia G, additional, Alberg, Anthony J, additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L, additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward S, additional, Schwartz, Ann G, additional, Terry, Paul, additional, Schildkraut, Joellen M, additional, and Bandera, Elisa V, additional

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2016
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237. Reproductive factors and ovarian cancer risk in African-American women

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Moorman, Patricia G., primary, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul, additional, Crankshaw, Sydnee, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2016
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238. Socioeconomic Status in Relation to the Risk of Ovarian Cancer in African-American Women: A Population-Based Case-Control Study

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Alberg, Anthony J., primary, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Crankshaw, Sydnee, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S., additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cartmell, Kathleen B., additional, Cote, Michelle L., additional, Ford, Marvella E., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Kelemen, Linda E., additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Sterba, Katherine Regan, additional, Terry, Paul, additional, Wallace, Kristin, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2016
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240. Abstract 1754: Body powder use and ovarian cancer: the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study

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Peres, Lauren C., primary, Abbott, Sarah E., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul D., additional, Crankshaw, Sydnee, additional, Camacho, Fabian, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2016
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241. Abstract 3407: Gene expression subtypes of high grade serous ovarian cancer in African American women

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Doherty, Jennifer A., primary, Greene, Casey S., additional, Rudd, James E., additional, Tafe, Laura J., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul, additional, Bentley, Rex, additional, Berchuck, Andrew, additional, Marks, Jeffrey R., additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2016
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242. Smoking status and symptom burden in surgical head and neck cancer patients

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Sterba, Katherine R., primary, Garrett‐Mayer, Elizabeth, additional, Carpenter, Matthew J., additional, Tooze, Janet A., additional, Hatcher, Jeanne L., additional, Sullivan, Christopher, additional, Tetrick, Lee Anne, additional, Warren, Graham W., additional, Day, Terrence A., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, and Weaver, Kathryn E., additional

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2016
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243. The Association Between Body Mass Index and Presenting Symptoms in African American Women with Ovarian Cancer

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Erondu, Chioma O., primary, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Bandera, Elisa V., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward, additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul D., additional, Wallace, Kristin, additional, Akushevich, Lucy, additional, Wang, Frances, additional, Crankshaw, Sydnee, additional, Berchuck, Andrew, additional, Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional, and Moorman, Patricia G., additional

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2016
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244. Obesity, weight gain, and ovarian cancer risk in African American women

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Bandera, Elisa V., primary, Qin, Bo, additional, Moorman, Patricia G., additional, Alberg, Anthony J., additional, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S., additional, Bondy, Melissa, additional, Cote, Michele L., additional, Funkhouser, Ellen, additional, Peters, Edward S., additional, Schwartz, Ann G., additional, Terry, Paul, additional, and Schildkraut, Joellen M., additional

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2016
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246. Targetable Immune Regulatory Molecule Expression in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Carcinomas in African American Women: A Study of PD-L1 and IDO in 112 Cases From the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES).

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Mills, Anne M., Peres, Lauren C., Meiss, Alice, Ring, Kari L., Modesitt, Susan C., Abbott, Sarah E., Alberg, Anthony J., Bandera, Elisa V., Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, Bondy, Melissa L., Cote, Michele L., Funkhouser, Ellen, Moorman, Patricia G., Peters, Edward S., Schwartz, Ann G., Terry, Paul D., Wallace, Kristin, and Schildkraut, Joellen M.

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2019
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247. Benign gynecologic conditions are associated with ovarian cancer risk in African-American women: a case-control study.

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Park, Hyo K., Schildkraut, Joellen M., Alberg, Anthony J., Bandera, Elisa V., Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill S., Bondy, Melissa, Crankshaw, Sydnee, Funkhouser, Ellen, Moorman, Patricia G., Peters, Edward S., Terry, Paul, Wang, Frances, Ruterbusch, Julie J., Schwartz, Ann G., and Cote, Michele L.

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Background: The association between common benign gynecologic conditions and ovarian cancer remains under-studied in African Americans. Therefore, we examine the association between self-reported history of benign gynecologic conditions and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in African-American women.Methods: Data from a large population-based, multi-center case-control study of epithelial ovarian cancer in African-American women were analyzed to estimate the association between self-reported history of endometriosis, pelvic inflammatory disease (PID), fibroid, and ovarian cyst with epithelial ovarian cancer. Logistic regression was used to calculate odds ratios (OR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for the associations between individual and composite gynecologic conditions and ovarian cancer.Results: 600 cases and 752 controls enrolled in the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study between 1 December 2010 and 31 December 2015 comprised the study population. After adjusting for potential confounders, a history of endometriosis was associated with ovarian cancer (OR 1.78; 95% CI 1.09-2.90). A non-significant association of similar magnitude was observed with PID (OR 1.33; 95% CI 0.82-2.16), while no association was observed in women with a history of fibroid or ovarian cyst. A positive trend was observed for an increasing number of reported gynecologic conditions (p = 0.006) with consistency across histologic subtypes and among both oral contraceptive users and non-users.Conclusion: A self-reported history of endometriosis among African-American women was associated with increased risk of ovarian cancer. Having multiple benign gynecologic conditions also increased ovarian cancer risk. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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248. Racial/ethnic differences in the epidemiology of ovarian cancer: a pooled analysis of 12 case-control studies.

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Peres, Lauren C, Risch, Harvey, Terry, Kathryn L, Webb, Penelope M, Goodman, Marc T, Wu, Anna H, Alberg, Anthony J, Bandera, Elisa V, Barnholtz-Sloan, Jill, Bondy, Melissa L, Cote, Michele L, Funkhouser, Ellen, Moorman, Patricia G, Peters, Edward S, Schwartz, Ann G, Terry, Paul D, Manichaikul, Ani, Abbott, Sarah E, Camacho, Fabian, and Jordan, Susan J

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Background: Ovarian cancer incidence differs substantially by race/ethnicity, but the reasons for this are not well understood. Data were pooled from the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES) and 11 case-control studies in the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC) to examine racial/ethnic differences in epidemiological characteristics with suspected involvement in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) aetiology.Methods: We used multivariable logistic regression to estimate associations for 17 reproductive, hormonal and lifestyle characteristics and EOC risk by race/ethnicity among 10 924 women with invasive EOC (8918 Non-Hispanic Whites, 433 Hispanics, 911 Blacks, 662 Asian/Pacific Islanders) and 16 150 controls (13 619 Non-Hispanic Whites, 533 Hispanics, 1233 Blacks, 765 Asian/Pacific Islanders). Likelihood ratio tests were used to evaluate heterogeneity in the risk factor associations by race/ethnicity.Results: We observed statistically significant racial/ethnic heterogeneity for hysterectomy and EOC risk (P = 0.008), where the largest odds ratio (OR) was observed in Black women [OR = 1.64, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 1.34-2.02] compared with other racial/ethnic groups. Although not statistically significant, the associations for parity, first-degree family history of ovarian or breast cancer, and endometriosis varied by race/ethnicity. Asian/Pacific Islanders had the greatest magnitude of association for parity (≥3 births: OR = 0.38, 95% CI = 0.28-0.54), and Black women had the largest ORs for family history (OR = 1.77, 95% CI = 1.42-2.21) and endometriosis (OR = 2.42, 95% CI = 1.65-3.55).Conclusions: Although racial/ethnic heterogeneity was observed for hysterectomy, our findings support the validity of EOC risk factors across all racial/ethnic groups, and further suggest that any racial/ethnic population with a higher prevalence of a modifiable risk factor should be targeted to disseminate information about prevention. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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2018
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249. An assessment of racial differences in epidemiological, clinical and psychosocial factors among head and neck cancer patients at the time of surgery

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Kompelli, Anvesh, Cartmell, Kathleen B., Sterba, Katherine R., Alberg, Anthony J., Xiao, Christopher C., Sood, Amit J., Garrett-Mayer, Elizabeth, White-Gilbertson, Shai J., Rosenzweig, Steven A., and Day, Terry A.

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Racial disparities have been well characterized and African American (AA) patients have 30% lower 5-year survival rates than European Americans (EAs) for head and neck squamous carcinoma (HNSCC). This poorer survival can be attributed to a myriad of different factors. The purpose of this study was to characterize AA-EA similarities and differences in sociodemographic, lifestyle, clinical, and psychosocial characteristics in HNSCC patients near the time of surgery.

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2020
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250. 1,1-Dichloro-2,2,bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene and Polychlorinated Biphenyls and Breast Cancer: Combined Analysis of Five U.S. Studies

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Laden, Francine, Collman, Gwen, Iwamoto, Kumiko, Alberg, Anthony J., Berkowitz, Gertrud S., Freudenheim, Jo L., Hankinson, Susan E., Helzlsouer, Kathy J., Holford, Theodore R., Huang, Han-Yao, Moysich, Kristen B., Tessari, John D., Wolff, Mary S., Zheng, Tongzhang, and Hunter, David J.

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Breast cancer -- Risk factors, Organochlorine compounds -- Health aspects, Health
Abstract

Background: Environmental exposure to organochlorines has been examined as a potential risk factor for breast cancer. In 1993, five large U.S. studies of women located mainly in the northeastern United States were funded to evaluate the association of levels of 1,1-dichloro-2,2-bis(p-chlorophenyl) ethylene (DDE) and polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) in blood plasma or serum with breast cancer risk. We present a combined analysis of these results to increase precision and to maximize statistical power to detect effect modification by other breast cancer risk factors. Methods: We reanalyzed the data from these five studies, consisting of 1400 case patients with breast cancer and 1642 control subjects, by use of a standardized approach to control for confounding and assess effect modification. We calculated pooled odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) by use of the random-effects model. All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: When we compared women in the fifth quintile of lipid-adjusted values with those in the first quintile, the multivariate pooled OR for breast cancer associated with PCBs was 0.94 (95% CI = 0.73 to 1.21), and that associated with DDE was 0.99 (95% CI = 0.77 to 1.27). Although in the original studies there were suggestions of elevated breast cancer risk associated with PCBs in certain groups of women stratified by parity and lactation, these observations were not evident in the pooled analysis. No statistically significant associations were observed in any other stratified analyses, except for an increased risk with higher levels of PCBs among women in the middle tertile of body mass index (25-29.9 kg/[m.sup.2]); however, the risk was statistically nonsignificantly decreased among heavier women. Conclusions: Combined evidence does not support an association of breast cancer risk with plasma/serum concentrations of PCBs or DDE. Exposure to these compounds, as measured in adult women, is unlikely to explain the high rates of breast cancer experienced in the northeastern United States. [J Natl Cancer Inst 2001;93:768-76]

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2001

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