Kirsi Lillberg

Summary

Country: Finland

Publications

  1. ncbi Stressful life events and risk of breast cancer in 10,808 women: a cohort study
    Kirsi Lillberg
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Am J Epidemiol 157:415-23. 2003
  2. ncbi A prospective study of life satisfaction, neuroticism and breast cancer risk (Finland)
    Kirsi Lillberg
    Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Finland
    Cancer Causes Control 13:191-8. 2002
  3. ncbi Personality characteristics and the risk of breast cancer: a prospective cohort study
    Kirsi Lillberg
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Cancer 100:361-6. 2002
  4. ncbi Sleep duration and breast cancer: a prospective cohort study
    Pia K Verkasalo
    Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio
    Cancer Res 65:9595-600. 2005

Detail Information

Publications4

  1. ncbi Stressful life events and risk of breast cancer in 10,808 women: a cohort study
    Kirsi Lillberg
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Am J Epidemiol 157:415-23. 2003
    ..36, 95% CI: 1.00, 1.86) were all associated with increased risk of breast cancer. The findings suggest a role for life events in breast cancer etiology through hormonal or other mechanisms...
  2. ncbi A prospective study of life satisfaction, neuroticism and breast cancer risk (Finland)
    Kirsi Lillberg
    Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Finland
    Cancer Causes Control 13:191-8. 2002
    ..To prospectively investigate whether life satisfaction and neuroticism, two measures reflecting aspects of anxiety/depression, are related to risk of breast cancer...
  3. ncbi Personality characteristics and the risk of breast cancer: a prospective cohort study
    Kirsi Lillberg
    Department of Public Health, University of Helsinki, Helsinki, Finland
    Int J Cancer 100:361-6. 2002
    ..In conclusion, our data do not support the existence of an important role for personality in the aetiology of breast cancer. These findings are reassuring to those who have believed the contrary...
  4. ncbi Sleep duration and breast cancer: a prospective cohort study
    Pia K Verkasalo
    Department of Environmental Health, National Public Health Institute, Kuopio
    Cancer Res 65:9595-600. 2005
    ..10 (CI, 0.59-2.05), 1.0, and 0.28 (CI, 0.09-0.88), with a decreasing trend (P = 0.03). This study provides some support for a decreased risk of breast cancer in long sleepers...