• Lipoprotein subfractions by nuclear magnetic resonance are associated with tumor characteristics in breast cancer 

      Flote, Vidar Gordon; Vettukattil, Muhammad Riyas; Bathen, Tone Frost; Egeland, Thore; McTiernan, Anne; Frydenberg, Hanne; Husøy, Anders; Finstad, Sissi Espetvedt; Lømo, Jon; Garred, Øystein; Schlichting, Ellen; Wist, Erik; Thune, Inger (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-11-08)
      <b>Background:</b> High-Density Lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, has been associated with breast cancer development, but the association is under debate, and whether lipoprotein subfractions is associated with breast tumor characteristics remains unclear.<br> <b>Methods:</b> Among 56 women with newly diagnosed invasive breast cancer stage I/II, aged 35–75 years, pre-surgery overnight fasting serum ...
    • Ovarian hormones and reproductive risk factors for breast cancer in premenopausal women : the Norwegian EBBA-I study 

      Iversen, Anita; Thune, Inger; McTiernan, Anne; Emaus, Aina; Finstad, Sissi Espetvedt; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Wilsgaard, Tom; Lipson, Susan; Ellison, Peter T; Jasienska, Grazyna; Furberg, Anne-Sofie (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2011)
      Ovarian hormones, parity and length of ‘menarche-to-first birth’ time interval are known risk factors for breast cancer, yet the associations between 17β-estradiol, progesterone and these reproductive factors remain unclear. A total of 204 women (25–35 years) who participated in the Norwegian EBBA-I study collected daily saliva samples for one complete menstrual cycle, and filled in a reproductive ...