N F Boyd

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Country: Canada

Publications

  1. ncbi Dietary fat and breast cancer risk revisited: a meta-analysis of the published literature
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1K9
    Br J Cancer 89:1672-85. 2003
  2. ncbi The relationship of anthropometric measures to radiological features of the breast in premenopausal women
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 78:1233-8. 1998
  3. ncbi Effects of a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet on plasma sex hormones in premenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Diet and Breast Cancer Prevention Study Group
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 76:127-35. 1997
  4. ncbi Mammographic densities and breast cancer risk
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 7:1133-44. 1998
  5. ncbi Lack of effect of a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet on ovarian hormones in premenopausal women: results from a randomized trial
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    IARC Sci Publ 156:445-50. 2002
  6. ncbi Mammographic densities as a marker of human breast cancer risk and their use in chemoprevention
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Room 10-415, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2M9
    Curr Oncol Rep 3:314-21. 2001
  7. ncbi The detection of change in mammographic density
    J Stone
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1K9 Canada
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:625-30. 2003
  8. ncbi Mammographic density as a marker of susceptibility to breast cancer: a hypothesis
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    IARC Sci Publ 154:163-9. 2001
  9. ncbi Growth factors and stromal matrix proteins associated with mammographic densities
    Y P Guo
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:243-8. 2001
  10. ncbi Mammographic densities as a criterion for entry to a clinical trial of breast cancer prevention
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 72:476-9. 1995

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Publications16

  1. ncbi Dietary fat and breast cancer risk revisited: a meta-analysis of the published literature
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1K9
    Br J Cancer 89:1672-85. 2003
    ..06-1.29). Combined estimates of risk for total and saturated fat intake, and for meat intake, all indicate an association between higher intakes and an increased risk of breast cancer. Case-control and cohort studies gave similar results...
  2. ncbi The relationship of anthropometric measures to radiological features of the breast in premenopausal women
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 78:1233-8. 1998
    ..In addition to per cent density, methods should be examined that combine information from these two tissues...
  3. ncbi Effects of a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet on plasma sex hormones in premenopausal women: results from a randomized controlled trial. Canadian Diet and Breast Cancer Prevention Study Group
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 76:127-35. 1997
    ....
  4. ncbi Mammographic densities and breast cancer risk
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 7:1133-44. 1998
    ..This risk factor may be most useful as a means of investigating the etiology of breast cancer and of testing hypotheses about potential preventive strategies...
  5. ncbi Lack of effect of a low-fat high-carbohydrate diet on ovarian hormones in premenopausal women: results from a randomized trial
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, University Health Network, Toronto, Canada
    IARC Sci Publ 156:445-50. 2002
  6. ncbi Mammographic densities as a marker of human breast cancer risk and their use in chemoprevention
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Room 10-415, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, ON, Canada M5G 2M9
    Curr Oncol Rep 3:314-21. 2001
    ..These results suggest that mammographic density may be a short-term marker of the effect on the breast of potential preventive interventions for breast cancer...
  7. ncbi The detection of change in mammographic density
    J Stone
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1K9 Canada
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:625-30. 2003
    ....
  8. ncbi Mammographic density as a marker of susceptibility to breast cancer: a hypothesis
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    IARC Sci Publ 154:163-9. 2001
    ..Identification of the sources of variation in this radiological characteristic of the breast is likely to lead to a better understanding of the factors that cause breast cancer and to new approaches to prevention of the disease...
  9. ncbi Growth factors and stromal matrix proteins associated with mammographic densities
    Y P Guo
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 10:243-8. 2001
    ....
  10. ncbi Mammographic densities as a criterion for entry to a clinical trial of breast cancer prevention
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 72:476-9. 1995
    ..Use of this criterion for the selection of subjects can substantially reduce the sample size required for a clinical trial of a preventive strategy...
  11. ncbi Mammographic density, lobular involution, and risk of breast cancer
    O M Ginsburg
    Campbell Family Institute for Breast Cancer Research, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 99:1369-74. 2008
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  12. ncbi A meta-analysis of studies of dietary fat and breast cancer risk
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, Toronto, Canada
    Br J Cancer 68:627-36. 1993
    ....
  13. ncbi The association of breast mitogens with mammographic densities
    N F Boyd
    Division of Epidemiology and Statistics, Ontario Cancer Institute, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M5G 1K9
    Br J Cancer 87:876-82. 2002
    ..These data show an association between blood levels of breast mitogens and mammographic density, and suggest a biological basis for the associated risk of breast cancer...
  14. ncbi The Cooperative Familial Registry for Breast Cancer Studies: design and first year recruitment rates in Ontario
    H J Sutherland
    The Ontario Familial Breast Cancer Registry, 610 University Avenue, Toronto, Ontario M5G 2M9, Canada
    J Clin Epidemiol 54:93-8. 2001
    ..Given the design of the project, which involves a considerable commitment on the part of both patients and their family members, we are impressed by the positive response of these women...
  15. ncbi Individual and family characteristics associated with protein truncating BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in an Ontario population based series from the Cooperative Family Registry for Breast Cancer Studies
    H Ozcelik
    J Med Genet 40:e91. 2003
  16. ncbi Smoking and risk of breast cancer in carriers of mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 aged less than 50 years
    A S Whittemore
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 109:67-75. 2008
    ..Previous studies in prevalent mutation carriers have not shown smoking to increase risk of breast cancer, but are subject to bias, because smoking decreases survival after breast cancer...