Meeting Report:

SNPs, Haplotypes, and Cancer: Applications in Molecular Epidemiology

Timothy R. Rebbeck, Christine B. Ambrosone, Douglas A. Bell, Stephen J. Chanock, Richard B. Hayes, Fred F. Kadlubar, and Duncan C. Thomas
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 681-687 [Full Text] [PDF]  

Review:

Epstein-Barr Virus and Breast Cancer: State of the Evidence for Viral Carcinogenesis

Sally L. Glaser, Joe L. Hsu, and Margaret L. Gulley
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 688-697 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Research Articles:

Phytoestrogen Concentrations in Serum and Spot Urine as Biomarkers for Dietary Phytoestrogen Intake and Their Relation to Breast Cancer Risk in European Prospective Investigation of Cancer and Nutrition-Norfolk

Philip B. Grace, James I. Taylor, Yen-Ling Low, Robert N. Luben, Angela A. Mulligan, Nigel P. Botting, Mitch Dowsett, Ailsa A. Welch, Kay-Tee Khaw, Nick J. Wareham, Nick E. Day, and Sheila A. Bingham
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 698-708 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Population-Based Case-Control Study of CYP11A Gene Polymorphism and Breast Cancer Risk

Wei Zheng, Yu-Tang Gao, Xiao-Ou Shu, Wanqing Wen, Qiuyin Cai, Qi Dai, and Jeffrey R. Smith
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 709-714 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Prospective Study of Breast Cancer Risk Using Routine Mammographic Breast Density Measurements

Pamela M. Vacek and Berta M. Geller
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 715-722 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

What Factors Are Associated with Diagnostic Follow-Up after Abnormal Mammograms? Findings from a U.S. National Survey

K. Robin Yabroff, Nancy Breen, Sally W. Vernon, Helen I. Meissner, Andrew N. Freedman, and Rachel Ballard-Barbash
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 723-732 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Fertility Intentions Following Testing for a BRCA1 Gene Mutation

Ken R. Smith, Lee Ellington, Anna Y. Chan, Robert T. Croyle, and Jeffrey R. Botkin
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 733-740 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Relation Between Intervention Exposures, Changes in Attitudes, and Mammography Use in the North Carolina Breast Cancer Screening Program

Garth H. Rauscher, Jo Anne L. Earp, and Michael O'Malley
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 741-747 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Increased Plasma Levels of Insulin-Like Growth Factor 2 and Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein 3 Are Associated with Endometrial Cancer Risk

Jonathan C. Oh, Weiguo Wu, Guillermo Tortolero-Luna, Russell Broaddus, David M. Gershenson, Thomas W. Burke, Rosemarie Schmandt, and Karen H. Lu
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 748-752 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Factors Predicting Prostate Specific Antigen Testing among First-Degree Relatives of Prostate Cancer Patients

Susan Thomas Vadaparampil, Paul B. Jacobsen, Kathryn Kash, Iryna S. Watson, Raoul Saloup, and Julio Pow-Sang
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 753-758 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

A Gain of Function TGFB1 Polymorphism May Be Associated With Late Stage Prostate Cancer

Amanda Ewart-Toland, June M. Chan, Jinwei Yuan, Allan Balmain, and Jing Ma
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 759-764 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Physical Activity and Risk of Ovarian Cancer: A Prospective Cohort Study in the United States

Lindsay M. Hannan, Michael F. Leitzmann, James V. Lacey, Jr., Lisa H. Colbert, Demetrius Albanes, Arthur Schatzkin, and Catherine Schairer
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 765-770 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Selenium and Lung Cancer: A Quantitative Analysis of Heterogeneity in the Current Epidemiological Literature

Hanjing Zhuo, Allan H. Smith, and Craig Steinmaus
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 771-778 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Body Mass Index, Leptin and Leptin Receptor Polymorphisms, and Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma

Christine F. Skibola, Elizabeth A. Holly, Matthew S. Forrest, Alan Hubbard, Paige M. Bracci, Danica R. Skibola, Christine Hegedus, and Martyn T. Smith
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 779-786 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Common Gene Polymorphisms in the Metabolic Folate and Methylation Pathway and the Risk of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia and non-Hodgkin's Lymphoma in Adults

Donato Gemmati, Alessia Ongaro, Gian L. Scapoli, Matteo Della Porta, Silvia Tognazzo, Maria L. Serino, Eros Di Bona, Francesco Rodeghiero, Giuseppe Gilli, Roberto Reverberi, Angelo Caruso, Michela Pasello, Agnese Pellati, and Monica De Mattei
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 787-794 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

High-Throughput Association Testing on DNA Pools to Identify Genetic Variants that Confer Susceptibility to Acute Myeloid Leukemia

Sara Rollinson, James M. Allan, Graham R. Law, Philippa L. Roddam, Martyn T. Smith, Christine Skibola, Alexandra G. Smith, Matthew S. Forrest, Kathryn Sibley, Russell Higuchi, Soren Germer, and Gareth J. Morgan
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 795-800 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Identifying Functional Genetic Variants in DNA Repair Pathway Using Protein Conservation Analysis

Sevtap Savas, David Y. Kim, M. Farhan Ahmad, Mehjabeen Shariff, and Hilmi Ozcelik
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 801-807 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Assessment of Polymorphic Variants in the Melanocortin-1 Receptor Gene with Cutaneous Pigmentation Using an Evolutionary Approach

Peter A. Kanetsky, Fan Ge, Derek Najarian, Jennifer Swoyer, Saarene Panossian, Lynn Schuchter, Robin Holmes, DuPont Guerry, and Timothy R. Rebbeck
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 808-819 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Micronuclei as Biomarkers of Carcinogen Exposure in Populations Exposed to Arsenic Through Drinking Water in West Bengal, India: A Comparative Study in Three Cell Types

Anamika Basu, Pritha Ghosh, Jayanta K. Das, Apurba Banerjee, Kunal Ray, and Ashok K. Giri
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 820-827 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Myeloperoxidase (MPO) –463GA Reduces MPO Activity and DNA Adduct Levels in Bronchoalveolar Lavages of Smokers

Frederik J. Van Schooten, Agnes W. Boots, Ad M. Knaapen, Roger W. L. Godschalk, Lou M. Maas, Paul J. A. Borm, Marjolein Drent, and Jan A. Jacobs
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 828-833 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Effects of Reduced Cigarette Smoking on Levels of 1-Hydroxypyrene in Urine

Stephen S. Hecht, Steven G. Carmella, Ky-Anh Le, Sharon E. Murphy, Y. Shelby Li, Chap Le, Joni Jensen, and Dorothy K. Hatsukami
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 834-842 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Urinary Excretion of Flavonoids Reflects Even Small Changes in the Dietary Intake of Fruits and Vegetables

Asgeir Brevik, Salka Elbøl Rasmussen, Christian A. Drevon, and Lene Frost Andersen
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 843-849 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Single-Dose Pharmacokinetic Study of Lycopene Delivered in a Well-Defined Food-Based Lycopene Delivery System (Tomato Paste-Oil Mixture) in Healthy Adult Male Subjects

David M. Gustin, Keith A. Rodvold, Jeffery A. Sosman, Veda Diwadkar-Navsariwala, Maria Stacewicz-Sapuntzakis, Marlos Viana, James A. Crowell, Judith Murray, Patricia Tiller, and Phyllis E. Bowen
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 850-860 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Results of a Phase I Multiple-Dose Clinical Study of Ursodeoxycholic Acid

Lisa M. Hess, Mary F. Krutzsch, Jose Guillen, H-H. Sherry Chow, Janine Einspahr, A.K. Batta, Gerald Salen, Mary E. Reid, David L. Earnest, and David S. Alberts
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 861-867 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Short Communications:

Effects of a Moderate Intensity Exercise Intervention on Estrogen Metabolism in Postmenopausal Women

Charlotte Atkinson, Johanna W. Lampe, Shelley S. Tworoger, Cornelia M. Ulrich, Deborah Bowen, Melinda L. Irwin, Robert S. Schwartz, Bharat K. Rajan, Yutaka Yasui, John D. Potter, and Anne McTiernan
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 868-874 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Predictors of Participation in Psychosocial Telephone Counseling following Genetic Testing for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations

Chanita Hughes Halbert, Lari Wenzel, Caryn Lerman, Beth N. Peshkin, Steven Narod, Alfred Marcus, Camille Corio, Tiffani Demarco, and Scarlett Bellamy
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 875-881 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Methylated DNA Collected by Tampons—A New Tool to Detect Endometrial Cancer

Heidi Fiegl, Conny Gattringer, Andreas Widschwendter, Alois Schneitter, Angela Ramoni, Daniela Sarlay, Inge Gaugg, Georg Goebel, Hannes M. Müller, Elisabeth Mueller-Holzner, Christian Marth, and Martin Widschwendter
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 882-888 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

Polymorphisms in PTGS1 (=COX-1) and Risk of Colorectal Polyps

Cornelia M. Ulrich, Jeannette Bigler, Rachel Sparks, John Whitton, Justin G. Sibert, Ellen L. Goode, Yutaka Yasui, and John D. Potter
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004 13: 889-893 [Abstract] [Full Text] [PDF]  

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