Purpose Endometrial cancers have long been divided into estrogen-dependent type I and
the less common clinically aggressive estrogen-independent type II. Little is known about …

Inflammatory breast cancer (IBC) is a rare and aggressive form of breast cancer with
unknown etiology and generally poor outcome. It is characterized by diffuse edema (peau …

Background Body mass index (BMI), a measure of obesity typically assessed in middle age
or later, is known to be positively associated with pancreatic cancer. However, little evidence …

Importance Leisure-time physical activity has been associated with lower risk of heart-
disease and all-cause mortality, but its association with risk of cancer is not well understood …

To assist in medical counseling, we present a method to estimate the chance that a woman
with given age and risk factors will develop breast cancer over a specified interval. The risk …

Background: Mammographic images from women with a high proportion of epithelial and
stromal breast tissues are described as showing high-density parenchymal patterns. Most …

ContextWhether menopausal hormone replacement therapy using a combined estrogen-
progestin regimen increases risk of breast cancer beyond that associated with estrogen …

A straightforward and unified approach is presented for the calculation of the population
attributable risk per cent (etiologic fraction) in the general muftivariate setting, with emphasis …

ContextThe association between menopausal hormone replacement therapy and ovarian
cancer is unclear. ObjectiveTo determine whether hormone replacement therapy using …

Background The prevalence of class III obesity (body mass index [BMI]≥ 40 kg/m2) has
increased dramatically in several countries and currently affects 6% of adults in the US, with …