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    • Knowledge about human papillomavirus and prevention of cervical cancer among women of Arkhangelsk, Northwest Russia 

      Roik, Elena Evgenievna; Sharashova, Ekaterina; Nieboer, Evert; Kharkova, Olga Alexandrovna; Postoev, Vitalij A.; Odland, Jon Øyvind (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-12-13)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Knowledge about cervical cancer (CC) risk factors and benefits of CC prevention motivates women to participate in its screening. However, several studies show that there is a significant knowledge deficit worldwide about human papillomavirus (HPV). The current study explores the level of knowledge about HPV and CC prevention in the context of sociodemographic and behavioral ...

    • Occupational variation in incidence of bladder cancer: A comparison of population-representative cohorts from Nordic countries and Canada 

      Hadkhale, Kishor; Macleod, Jill; Demers, Paul A.; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Kjærheim, Kristina; Lynge, Elsebeth; Sparén, Pär; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Harris, M. Anne; Tjepkema, Michael; Peters, Paul A.; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-04)
      Objectives:<br>The objective of this study was to compare occupational variation of the risk of bladder cancer in the Nordic countries and Canada.<br>Methods:<br>In the Nordic Occupational Cancer study (NOCCA), 73 653 bladder cancer cases were observed during follow-up of 141.6 million person-years. In the Canadian Census Health and Environment Cohort (CanCHEC), 8170 cases were observed during ...

    • Genome-wide association study identifies multiple risk loci for renal cell carcinoma 

      Scelo, Ghislaine; Purdue, Mark P.; Brown, Kevin M.; Johansson, Mattias; Wang, Zhaoming; Eckel-Passow, Jeanette E.; Ye, Yuanqing; Hofmann, Jonathan N.; Choi, Jiyeon; Foll, Matthieu; Gaborieau, Valerie; Machiela, Mitchell J.; Colli, Leandro M.; Li, Peng; Sampson, Joshua N.; Abedi-Ardekani, Behnoush; Besse, Celine; Blanche, Helene; Boland, Anne; Burdette, Laurie; Chabrier, Amelie; Durand, Geoffroy; Le Calvez-Kelm, Florence; Prokhortchouk, Egor; Robinot, Nivonirina; Skryabin, Konstantin G.; Wozniak, Magdalena B.; Yeager, Meredith; Basta-Jovanovic, Gordana; Dzamic, Zoran; Foretova, Lenka; Holcatova, Ivana; Janout, Vladimir; Mates, Dana; Mukeriya, Anush; Rascu, Stefan; Zaridze, David; Bencko, Vladimir; Cybulski, Cezary; Fabianova, Eleonora; Jinga, Viorel; Lissowska, Jolanta; Lubinski, Jan; Navratilova, Marie; Rudnai, Peter; Szeszenia-Dabrowska, Neonila; Benhamou, Simone; Cancel-Tassin, Geraldine; Cussenot, Olivier; Baglietto, Laura; Boeing, Heiner; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Ljungberg, Börje; Sitaram, Raviprakash T.; Bruinsma, Fiona; Jordan, Susan J.; Severi, Gianluca; Winship, Ingrid; Hveem, Kristian; Vatten, Lars Johan; Fletcher, Tony; Koppova, Kvetoslava; Larsson, Susanna C.; Wolk, Alicja; Banks, Rosamonde E.; Selby, Peter J.; Easton, Douglas F.; Pharoah, Paul; Andreotti, Gabriella; Freeman, Laura E Beane; Koutros, Stella; Albanes, Demetrius; Männistö, Satu; Weinstein, Stephanie; Clark, Peter E.; Edwards, Todd L.; Lipworth, Loren; Gapstur, Susan M.; Stevens, Victoria L.; Carol, Hallie; Freedman, Matthew L.; Pomerantz, Mark M.; Cho, Eunyoung; Kraft, Peter; Preston, Mark A.; Wilson, Kathryn M.; Gaziano, J. Michael; Sesso, Howard D.; Black, Amanda; Freedman, Neal D.; Huang, Wen-Yi; Anema, John G.; Kahnoski, Richard J.; Lane, Brian R.; Noyes, Sabrina L.; Petillo, David; Teh, Bin Tean; Peters, Ulrike; White, Emily; Anderson, Garnet L.; Johnson, Lisa; Luo, Juhua; Buring, Julie; Lee, I-Min; Chow, Wong-Ho; Moore, Lee E.; Wood, Christopher; Eisen, Timothy; Henrion, Marc; Larkin, James; Barman, Poulami; Leibovich, Bradley C.; Choueiri, Toni K.; Lathrop, G. Mark; Rothman, Nathaniel; Deleuze, Jean-Francois; McKay, James D.; Parker, Alexander S.; Wu, Xifeng; Houlston, Richard S.; Brennan, Paul; Chanock, Stephen J. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-09)
      Previous genome-wide association studies (GWAS) have identified six risk loci for renal cell carcinoma (RCC). We conducted a meta-analysis of two new scans of 5,198 cases and 7,331 controls together with four existing scans, totalling 10,784 cases and 20,406 controls of European ancestry. Twenty-four loci were tested in an additional 3,182 cases and 6,301 controls. We confirm the six known RCC risk ...

    • Sensitivity of self-reported opioid use in case-control studies: Healthy individuals versus hospitalized patients 

      Rashidian, Hamideh; Hadji, Maryam; Marzban, Maryam; Gholipour, Mahin; Rahimi-Movaghar, Afarin; Kamangar, Farin; Malekzadeh, Reza; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Rezaianzadeh, Abbas; Moradi, Abdolvahab; Babhadi-Ashar, Nima; Ghiasvand, Reza; Khavari-Daneshvar, Hossein; Haghdoost, Ali Akbar; Zendehdel, Kazem (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-30)
      Background:<br>Several case-control studies have shown associations between the risk of different cancers and self-reported opium use. Inquiring into relatively sensitive issues, such as the history of drug use, is usually prone to information bias. However, in order to justify the findings of these types of studies, we have to quantify the level of such a negative bias. In current study, we aimed ...

    • Sun exposure and psychotic experiences 

      Pilecka, Izabela; Sandin, Sven; Reichenberg, Abraham; Scragg, Robert K.R.; David, Anthony; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-19)
      Objective:<br>Sun exposure is considered the single most important source of vitamin D. Vitamin D deficiency has been suggested to play a role in the etiology of psychotic disorders. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the association between sun exposure and psychotic experiences (PEs) in a general population sample of Swedish women.<br>Methods:<br>The study population included participants ...

    • Osteoprotegerin and breast cancer risk by hormone receptor subtype: A nested case-control study in the EPIC cohort 

      Fortner, Renée T.; Sarink, Danja; Schock, Helena; Johnson, Theron; Tjønneland, Anne; Olsen, Anja; Overvad, Kim; Affret, Aurelie; His, Mathilde; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Boeing, Heiner; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Naska, Androniki; Orfanos, Philippos; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Mattiello, Amalia; Tumino, Rosario; Ricceri, Fulvio; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Peeters, Petra H.M.; van Gils, Carla H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Lund, Eiliv; Quirós, J. Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, María-José; Chirlaque, María-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Dorronsoro, Miren; Key, Tim; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Rinaldi, Sabina; Dossus, Laure; Gunter, Marc; Merritt, Melissa A.; Riboli, Elio; Kaaks, Rudolf (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-08)
      Background:<br>Circulating osteoprotegerin (OPG), a member of the receptor activator of nuclear factor kappa-B (RANK) axis, may influence breast cancer risk via its role as the decoy receptor for both the RANK ligand (RANKL) and tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL). Circulating OPG and breast cancer risk has been examined in only one prior study.<br>Methods:<br>A case-control ...

    • Exposure to bacterial products lipopolysaccharide and flagellin and hepatocellular carcinoma: A nested case-control study 

      Fedirko, Veronika; Tran, Hao Quang; Gewirtz, Andrew T.; Stepien, Magdalena; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Olsen, Anja; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Carbonnel, Franck; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Severi, Gianluca; Kühn, Tilman; Kaaks, Rudolf; Boeing, Heiner; Bamia, Christina; Lagiou, Pagona; Grioni, Sara; Panico, Salvatore; Palli, Domenico; Tumino, Rosario; Naccarati, Alessio; Peeters, Petra H.; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Castaño, José María Huerta; Barricarte, Aurelio; Sánchez, María-José; Dorronsoro, Miren; Quirós, José Ramón; Agudo, Antonio; Sjöberg, Klas; Ohlsson, Bodil; Hemmingsson, Oskar; Werner, Mårten; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Wareham, Nick; Tsilidis, Konstantinos K.; Aune, Dagfinn; Scalbert, Augustin; Romieu, Isabelle; Riboli, Elio; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-04-04)
      Background:<br>Leakage of bacterial products across the gut barrier may play a role in liver diseases which often precede the development of liver cancer. However, human studies, particularly from prospective settings, are lacking.<br>Methods:<br>We used a case-control study design nested within a large prospective cohort to assess the association between circulating levels of anti-lipopolysaccharide ...

    • Prevalence and risk factors associated with sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among women of reproductive age in Swaziland 

      Ginindza, Themba G.; Stefan, Cristina D.; Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce M.; Dlamini, Xolisile; Jolly, Pauline E.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Broutet, Nathalie; Sartorius, Benn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-05-25)
      Background:<br>Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) remain an important public health problem with approximately half a billion new cases annually among persons aged 15–49 years. Epidemiological data on STIs among women of reproductive age in Swaziland are limited. The availability of epidemiological data on STIs and associated risk factors in this population is essential for the development of ...

    • Cupping therapy versus acupuncture for pain-related conditions: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials and trial sequential analysis 

      Zhang, Ya-Jing; Cao, Hui-Juan; Li, Xin-Lin; Yang, Xiao-Ying; Lai, Bao-Yong; Yang, Guo-Yang; Liu, Jianping (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-24)
      Background: <br> Both cupping therapy and acupuncture have been used in China for a long time, and their target indications are pain-related conditions. There is no systematic review comparing the effectiveness of these two therapies. <br> Objectives: <br> To compare the beneficial effectiveness and safety between cupping therapy and acupuncture for pain-related conditions to provide evidence ...

    • Prevalence of and associated risk factors for high risk human papillomavirus among sexually active women, Swaziland 

      Ginindza, Themba G.; Dlamini, Xolisile; Almonte, Maribel; Herrero, Rolando; Jolly, Pauline E.; Tsoka-Gwegweni, Joyce M; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Broutet, Nathalie; Sartorius, Benn (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-23)
      Background:<br>High risk human papillomavirus (hr-HPV) infection and the dual burden of HIV remains a huge challenge in some low-income countries (LICs) such as Swaziland with limited or no data. We estimated the prevalence and investigated determinants of hr-HPV, including HIV infection among sexually active women in Swaziland.<br> Methods:<br> A total of 655 women aged between 15 and 49 years ...

    • Atrial fibrillation is associated with cognitive decline in stroke-free subjects: the Tromsø Study 

      Tiwari, Sweta; Løchen, Maja-Lisa; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Hopstock, Laila Arnesdatter; Nyrnes, Audhild; Njølstad, Inger; Mathiesen, Ellisiv B.; Arntzen, Kjell Arne; Ball, Jocasta; Stewart, Simon; Wilsgaard, Tom; Schirmer, Henrik (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-09-28)
      Background and purpose:<br>Previous studies have shown associations between atrial fibrillation (AF) and cognitive decline. We investigated this association in a prospective population study, focusing on whether stroke risk factors modulated this association in stroke-free women and men.<br>Methods:<br>We included 4983 participants (57% women) from the fifth survey of the Tromsø Study (Tromsø 5, ...

    • Circulating copper and zinc levels and risk of hepatobiliary cancers in Europeans 

      Stepien, Magdalena; Hughes, David J.; Hybsier, Sandra; Bamia, Christina; Tjønneland, Anne; Overvad, Kim; Affret, Aurélie; His, Mathilde; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Katzke, Verena; Kühn, Tilman; Aleksandrova, Krasimira; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Orfanos, Phlippos; Palli, Domenico; Sieri, Sabina; Tumino, Rosario; Ricceri, Fulvio; Panico, Salvatore; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Peeters, Petra H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Lasheras, Cristina; Bonet Bonet, Catalina; Molina-Portillo, Elena; Dorronsoro, Miren; Huerta, José María; Barricarte, Aurelio; Ohlsson, Bodil; Sjöberg, Klas; Werner, Mårten; Shungin, Dmitry; Wareham, Nick; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Travis, Ruth C.; Freisling, Heinz; Cross, Amanda J.; Schomburg, Lutz; Jenab, Mazda (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-02-02)
      Background:<br>Copper and zinc are essential micronutrients and cofactors of many enzymatic reactions that may be involved in liver-cancer development. We aimed to assess pre-diagnostic circulating levels of copper, zinc and their ratio (Cu/Zn) in relation to hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), intrahepatic bile duct (IHBD) and gall bladder and biliary tract (GBTC) cancers.<br>Methods:<br>A nested ...

    • Ethnic differences in the incidence of cancer in Norway 

      Vik, Kirsti Lund; Qureshi, Samera Azeem; Møller, Bjørn; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Deapen, Dennis; Kumar, Bernadette. N; Ursin, Giske (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01-24)
      Traditionally there have been differences in cancer incidence across geographic regions. When immigrants have moved from low-income to high-income countries, their incidence have changed as they have adapted to the lifestyle in the new host country. Given worldwide changes in lifestyle factors over time, we decided to examine cancer incidence in immigrant groups in Norway, a country with a recent ...

    • Changes in body mass index and waist circumference and concurrent mortality among Swedish women 

      Roswall, Nina; Li, Yingjun; Sandin, Sven; Ström, Peter; Adami, Hans Olov; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-01)
      Objective:<br>Most studies on obesity and mortality use a single anthropometric measure. Less is known about the effects of weight change on mortality. This study examined changes in body mass index (DBMI) and waist circumference (DWC) and subsequent all-cause and cause-specific mortal ity.<br>Methods:<br>The study was conducted in the Women’s Lifestyle and Health cohort, using self-reported ...

    • Three Essays on Subjective Well-being and Preference-Weighted Health 

      Lamu, Admassu Nadew (Doctoral thesis; Doktorgradsavhandling, 2018-01-25)
      This thesis aims to: i) explore the importance of preference-weighting in health state utility (HSU) instruments and ii) examine the contribution of policy-relevant factors to subjective well-being (SWB). The analyses herein are based on an international sample of individuals aged 18 and above, and this thesis comprises three papers. Paper 1 examined the relative importance of preference-weighting ...

    • Alcohol consumption and risk of urothelial cell bladder cancer in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition cohort 

      Botteri, Edoardo; Ferrari, Pietro; Roswall, Nina; Tjønneland, Anne; Hjartåker, Anette; Huerta, José María; Fortner, Renée Turzanski; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Karakatsani, Anna; La Vecchia, Carlo; Pala, Valeria; Pérez-Cornago, Aurora; Sonestedt, Emily; Liedberg, Fredrik; Overvad, Kim; Sánchez, María-José; Gram, Inger Torhild; Stepien, Magdalena; Trijsburg, Laura; Ljungberg, Börje; Johansson, Mikael B.; Kühn, Tilman; Panico, Salvatore; Tumino, Rosario; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Weiderpass, Elisabete (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-07-31)
      Findings on the association between alcohol consumption and bladder cancer are inconsistent. We investigated that association in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition cohort. We included 476,160 individuals mostly aged 35-70 years, enrolled in ten countries and followed for 13.9 years on average. Hazard ratios (HR) for developing urothelial cell carcinoma (UCC; 1,802 ...

    • B Vitamins and Hip Fracture: Secondary Analyses and Extended Follow-Up of Two Large Randomized Controlled Trials 

      Garcia Lopez, Maria; Bønaa, Kaare; Ebbing, Marta; Eriksen, Erik Fink; Gjesdal, Clara Gram; Nygård, Ottar; Tell, Grethe S.; Ueland, Per Magne; Meyer, Haakon E (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-28)
      Elevated plasma homocysteine levels are associated with increased risk of fractures in observational studies. However, it is unsettled whether homocysteine-lowering treatment affects fracture risk. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of an intervention with B vitamins on the risk of hip fracture in a secondary analysis of combined data from two large randomized controlled trials ...

    • Measured adiposity in relation to head and neck cancer risk in the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. 

      Ward, Heather A.; Wark, Petra A.; Muller, David C.; Steffen, Annika; Johansson, Mattias; Norat, Teresa; Gunter, Marc J.; Overvad, Kim; Dahm, Christina C; Halkjær, Jytte; Tjønneland, Anne; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; Fagherazzi, Guy; Mesrine, Sylvie; Brennan, Paul; Freisling, Heinz; Li, Kuanrong; Kaaks, Rudolf; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Lagiou, Pagona; Panico, Salavatore; Grioni, Sara; Tumino, Rosario; Vineis, Paolo; Palli, Domenico; Peeters, Petra H.M.; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Agudo, Antonio; Quirós, José Ramón; Larrañaga, Nerea; Ardanaz, Eva; Huerta, José María; Sánchez, María-José; Laurell, Göran; Johansson, Ingegerd; Westin, Ulla; Wallström, Peter; Bradbury, Kathryn E.; Wareham, Nicholas J.; Khaw, Kay-Tee; Pearson, Clare; Boeing, Heiner; Riboli, Elio (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel, 2017-06)
      <b>Background</b>: Emerging evidence from cohort studies indicates that adiposity is associated with greater incidence of head and neck cancer. However, most studies have used self-reported anthropometry which is prone to error.<br><b>Methods</b>: Among 363,094 participants in the European Prospective Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition study (EPIC) with measured anthropometry, there were 837 ...

    • Occupational solvent exposure and adult chronic lymphocytic leukemia: No risk in a population-based case-control study in four Nordic countries 

      Talibov, Madar; Auvinen, Anssi; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Hansen, Johnni; Martinsen, Jan Ivar; Kjærheim, Kristina; Tryggvadóttir, Laufey; Pukkala, Eero (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-06-15)
      The aim of this study was to assess the effect of occupational solvent exposure on the risk of adult chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL). The current case–control study was nested in the Nordic Occupational Cancer Study (NOCCA) cohort. 20,615 CLL cases diagnosed in 1961–2005 in Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden, and 103,075 population-based controls matched by year of birth, sex, and country were ...

    • Circulating RANKL and RANKL/OPG and breast cancer risk by ER and PR subtype: Results from the EPIC cohort. 

      Sarink, Danja; Schock, Helena; Johnson, Theron; Overvad, Kim; Holm, Marianne; Tjønneland, Anne; Boutron-Ruault, Marie-Christine; His, Mathilde; Kvaskoff, Marina; Boeing, Heiner; Lagiou, Pagona; Papatesta, Eleni-Maria; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Palli, Domenico; Pala, Valeria; Mattiello, Amalia; Tumino, Rosario; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Bueno-De-Mesquita, Hendrik Bastiaan; van Gils, Carla H.; Peeters, Petra H.; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Agudo, Antonio; Sánchez, María-José; Chirlaque, Maria-Dolores; Ardanaz, Eva; Amiano, Pilar; Khaw, Kay Tee; Travis, Ruth; Dossus, Laure; Gunter, Mark; Rinaldi, Sabina; Merritt, Melissa; Riboli, Elio; Kaaks, Rudolf; Fortner, Renée T. (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-31)
      Receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa B (RANK)-RANK ligand (RANKL) signaling promotes mammary tumor development in experimental models. Circulating concentrations of soluble RANKL (sRANKL) may influence breast cancer risk via activation of RANK signaling; this may be modulated by osteoprotegerin (OPG), the decoy receptor for RANKL. sRANKL and breast cancer risk by hormone receptor subtype has ...