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Epidemiology publications 2004

Breast Cancer

Campbell IG, Choong D, Chenevix-Trench G, Kathleen Cuningham Foundation Consortium for Research into Familial Breast C. No germline mutations in the histone acetyltransferase gene ep300 in BRCA1 and BRCA2 negative families with breast cancer and gastric, pancreatic, or colorectal cancer. Breast Cancer Res. 2004;6:R366-371

Decensi A, Bonanni B, Baglietto L, al. e. A two by two factorial trial comparing oral with transdermal estrogen therapy and fenretinide with placebo on breast cancer biomarkers. Clin Cancer Res. 2004;10:4389-4397

Johansson H, Baglietto L, Guerrieri-Gonzaga A, Bonanni B, Mariette F, Macis D, Serrano D, Sandri MT, Decensi A. Factors associated with circulating levels of insulin-like growth factor-I and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3 in 740 women at risk for breast cancer. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2004;88:63-73

Keogh LA, Southey MC, Maskiell J, Young MA, Gaff CL, Kirk J, Tucker KM, Rosenthal D, McCredie MR, Giles GG, Hopper JL. Uptake of offer to receive genetic information about BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in an Australian population-based study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13:2258-2263

Macinnis RJ, English DR, Gertig DM, Hopper JL, Giles GG. Body size and composition and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13:2117-2125

Mandala M, Curigliano G, Bucciarelli P, Ferretti G, Mannucci PM, Colleoni M, Ventura A, Peruzzotti G, Severi G, Pelicci PG, Biffi R, Orsi F, Cinieri S, Goldhirsch A. Factor V Leiden and G20210A prothrombin mutation and the risk of subclavian vein thrombosis in patients with breast cancer and a central venous catheter. Ann Oncol. 2004;15:590-593

Mote PA, Leary JA, Avery KA, Sandelin K, Chenevix-Trench G, Kirk JA, Clarke CL, kConFab I. Germ-line mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 in the normal breast are associated with altered expression of estrogen-responsive proteins and the predominance of progesterone receptor A. Genes Chromosomes Cancer. 2004;39:236-248

Phillips KA, Milne RL, Friedlander ML, Jenkins MA, McCredie MR, Giles GG, Hopper JL. Prognosis of premenopausal breast cancer and childbirth prior to diagnosis. J Clin Oncol. 2004;22:699-705

Provenzano E, Hopper JL, Giles GG, Marr G, Venter DJ, Armes JE. Histological markers that predict clinical recurrence in ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast: An Australian population-based study. Pathology. 2004;36:221-229

Richardson AK, Cox B, McCredie MR, Dite GS, Chang JH, Gertig DM, Southey MC, Giles GG, Hopper JL. Cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus and risk of breast cancer before age 40 years: A case-control study. Br J Cancer. 2004;90:2149-2152

White V, Pruden M, Giles G, Collins J, Jamrozik K, Inglis G, Boyages J, Hill D. The management of early breast carcinoma before and after the introduction of clinical practice guidelines. Cancer. 2004;101:476-485

Colorectal Cancer

English DR, MacInnis RJ, Hodge AM, Hopper JL, Haydon AM, Giles GG. Red meat, chicken, and fish consumption and risk of colorectal cancer. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13:1509-1514

MacInnis RJ, English DR, Hopper JL, Haydon AM, Gertig DM, Giles GG. Body size and composition and colon cancer risk in men. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13:553-559

Prostate Cancer

Gaff CL, Aragona C, MacInnis RJ, Cowan R, Payne C, Giles GG, Lindeman GJ. Accuracy and completeness in reporting family history of prostate cancer by unaffected men. Urology. 2004;63:1111-1116

Giles GG, Severi G, English DR, Hopper JL. Frequency of ejaculation and risk of prostate cancer [letter]. JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association. 2004;292:329; author reply 329

Hodge AM, English DR, McCredie MR, Severi G, Boyle P, Hopper JL, Giles GG. Foods, nutrients and prostate cancer. Cancer Causes Control. 2004;15:11-20

Horninger W, Berger A, Pelzer A, Klocker H, Oberaigner W, Schonitzer D, Severi G, Robertson C, Boyle P, Bartsch G. Screening for prostate cancer: Updated experience from the tyrol study. Curr Urol Rep. 2004;5:220-225

Other Cancer

Autier P, Boniol M, Severi G, Pedeux R, Grivegnee AR, Dore JF. Sex differences in numbers of nevi on body sites of young European children: Implications for the etiology of cutaneous melanoma. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2004;13:2003-2005

English DR, Del Mar C, Burton RC. Factors influencing the number needed to excise: Excision rates of pigmented lesions by general practitioners. Med J Aust. 2004;180:16-19

Giles GG. In praise of cancer registries. ANZ J Surg. 2004;74:190

Giles GG, Thursfield V. Cancer statistics: Everything you wanted to know about the cancer registry data but were too afraid to ask. ANZ J Surg. 2004;74:931-934

Giles-Corti B, English DR, Costa C, Milne E, Cross D, Johnston R. Creating sunsmart schools. Health Educ Res. 2004;19:98-109

Mitchell AE, Scarcella DL, Rigutto GL, Thursfield VJ, Giles GG, Sexton M, Ashley DM. Cancer in adolescents and young adults: Treatment and outcome in Victoria. Med J Aust. 2004;180:59-62

Vajdic CM, Kricker A, Giblin M, McKenzie J, Aitken JF, Giles GG, Armstrong BK. Artificial ultraviolet radiation and ocular melanoma in Australia. Int J Cancer. 2004;112:896-900

Other Conditions

Adjuik M, Babiker A, Garner P, Olliaro P, Taylor W, White N. Artesunate combinations for treatment of malaria: Meta-analysis. Lancet. 2004;363:9-17

Ball K, Mishra GD, Thane CW, Hodge A. How well do Australian women comply with dietary guidelines? Public Health Nutr. 2004;7:443-452

Barzi F, Woodward M. Imputations of missing values in practice: Results from imputations of serum cholesterol in 28 cohort studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2004;160:34-45

Cagiola M, Feliziani F, Severi G, Pasquali P, Rutili D. Analysis of possible factors affecting the specificity of the gamma interferon test in tuberculosis-free cattle herds. Clinical and diagnostic laboratory immunology. 2004;11:952-956

Giles GG. Epidemiology of food and disease: The Melbourne cohort study. Asia Pac J Clin Nutr. 2004;13:S30

Hodge AM, English DR, O'Dea K, Giles GG. Glycemic index and dietary fiber and the risk of type 2 diabetes. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:2701-2706

Hodge AM, English DR, O'Dea K, Giles GG. Increased diabetes incidence in Greek and Italian migrants to Australia: How much can be explained by known risk factors? Diabetes Care. 2004;27:2330-2334

Hurley SF, Scollo MM, Younie SJ, English DR, Swanson MG. The potential for tobacco control to reduce PBS costs for smoking-related cardiovascular disease. Med J Aust. 2004;181:252-255

Lawes CM, Parag V, Bennett DA, Suh I, Lam TH, Whitlock G, Barzi F, Woodward M. Blood glucose and risk of cardiovascular disease in the Asia Pacific region. Diabetes Care. 2004;27:2836-2842

Morgan T, Anderson A, Bertram D, MacInnis RJ. Effect of candesartan and lisinopril alone and in combination on blood pressure and microalbuminuria. J Renin Angiotensin Aldosterone Syst. 2004;5:64-71

Ni Mhurchu C, Rodgers A, Pan WH, Gu DF, Woodward M. Body mass index and cardiovascular disease in the Asia-Pacific region: An overview of 33 cohorts involving 310 000 participants. Int J Epidemiol. 2004;33:751-758

Patel A, Barzi F, Jamrozik K, Lam TH, Ueshima H, Whitlock G, Woodward M. Serum triglycerides as a risk factor for cardiovascular diseases in the Asia-Pacific region. Circulation. 2004;110:2678-2686