Browsing Other ICR Research by author "Peto, Julian"
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Active and passive smoking and the risk of breast cancer in women aged 36–45 years: a population based case–control study in the UK
Roddam, AW; Pirie, K; Pike, MC; Chilvers, C; Crossley, B; et al. (The Author(s), 2007-06-19) -
Body fatness and physical activity at young ages and the risk of breast cancer in premenopausal women
Magnusson, CMK; Roddam, AW; Pike, MC; Chilvers, C; Crossley, B; et al. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2005-10-03)We examined the relationship between body fatness, sports participation and breast cancer risk in 1560 premenopausal cases and 1548 controls, from three related population-based case - control studies in the UK. Half of ... -
Cervical HPV infection and neoplasia in a large population-based prospective study: the Manchester cohort
Peto, J; Gilham, C; Deacon, J; Taylor, C; Evans, C; et al. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2004-08-31)Cytology and histology records and cervical samples for HPV assay were obtained from a prospective cohort of 49 655 women attending clinics for routine cervical cytology in or near Manchester between 1988 and 1993. The ... -
Occupational, domestic and environmental mesothelioma risks in the British population: a case-control study
Rake, C; Gilham, C; Hatch, J; Darnton, A; Hodgson, J; et al. (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2009-03-31)We obtained lifetime occupational and residential histories by telephone interview with 622 mesothelioma patients (512 men, 110 women) and 1420 population controls. Odds ratios (ORs) were converted to lifetime risk (LR) ... -
Risk factors for adenocarcinoma and squamous cell carcinoma of the cervix in women aged 20-44 years: the UK National Case-Control Study of Cervical Cancer
Green, J; Berrington de Gonzalez, A; Sweetland, S; Beral, V; Chilvers, C; et al. (2003-12-01)We report results on risk factors for invasive squamous cell and adenocarcinomas of the cervix in women aged 20-44 years from the UK National Case-Control Study of Cervical Cancer, including 180 women with adenocarcinoma, ... -
The expected burden of mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain from 2002 to 2050
Hodgson, JT; McElvenny, DM; Darnton, AJ; Price, MJ; Peto, J (NATURE PUBLISHING GROUP, 2005-02-14)The British mesothelioma register contains all deaths from 1968 to 2001 where mesothelioma was mentioned on the death certificate. These data were used to predict the future burden of mesothelioma mortality in Great Britain. ...