K Steindorf

Summary

Affiliation: German Cancer Research Center
Country: Germany

Publications

  1. ncbi Case-control study of physical activity and breast cancer risk among premenopausal women in Germany
    Karen Steindorf
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Am J Epidemiol 157:121-30. 2003
  2. ncbi Combined risk assessment of physical activity and dietary habits on the development of colorectal cancer. A hospital-based case-control study in Poland
    K Steindorf
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer Prev 9:309-16. 2000
  3. ncbi Case-control study of lifetime occupational and recreational physical activity and risks of colon and rectal cancer
    K Steindorf
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer Prev 14:363-71. 2005
  4. ncbi Quantitative cancer risk assessment for dioxins using an occupational cohort
    H Becher
    German Cancer Research Center, Division of Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany
    Environ Health Perspect 106:663-70. 1998
  5. ncbi Evaluation of a short retrospective questionnaire for physical activity in women
    Martina E Schmidt
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Epidemiol 21:575-85. 2006
  6. ncbi Lifestyle determinants and mortality in German vegetarians and health-conscious persons: results of a 21-year follow-up
    Jenny Chang-Claude
    Division of Clinical Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:963-8. 2005
  7. ncbi Physical activity and risk of endometrial cancer: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
    Christine Friedenreich
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Int J Cancer 121:347-55. 2007
  8. ncbi Cancer mortality in a cohort of male German iron foundry workers
    Karl-Heinrich Adzersen
    German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany
    Am J Ind Med 43:295-305. 2003
  9. ncbi [Protective effects of physical activity in the occurrence of colon cancer]
    Wiesław Jedrychowski
    Katedra Epidemiologii i Medycyny Zapobiegawczej Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego, 31 034 Krakow
    Przegl Lek 59:21-5. 2002
  10. ncbi Physical activity and risk of colon and rectal cancers: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
    Christine Friedenreich
    Nutrition and Hormones Group, IARC, Lyon, France
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2398-407. 2006

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Publications11

  1. ncbi Case-control study of physical activity and breast cancer risk among premenopausal women in Germany
    Karen Steindorf
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Am J Epidemiol 157:121-30. 2003
    ..The study prevalence of cycling and walking for transportation demonstrated that national habits need consideration in the exposure assessment...
  2. ncbi Combined risk assessment of physical activity and dietary habits on the development of colorectal cancer. A hospital-based case-control study in Poland
    K Steindorf
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer Prev 9:309-16. 2000
    ..61, 95% CI 0.29-1.29) and both activities combined acted as independent protective factors. The protective effect of healthy nutrition appeared to be independent from that attributed to physical effort...
  3. ncbi Case-control study of lifetime occupational and recreational physical activity and risks of colon and rectal cancer
    K Steindorf
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Cancer Prev 14:363-71. 2005
    ..These data support an inverse association of colon cancer risk and physical activity which is most expressed if activity is kept up throughout life...
  4. ncbi Quantitative cancer risk assessment for dioxins using an occupational cohort
    H Becher
    German Cancer Research Center, Division of Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany
    Environ Health Perspect 106:663-70. 1998
    ..Uncertainties regarding the dose-response function remain. These data did not indicate the existence of a threshold value; however, such a value cannot be excluded with any certainty...
  5. ncbi Evaluation of a short retrospective questionnaire for physical activity in women
    Martina E Schmidt
    Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Eur J Epidemiol 21:575-85. 2006
    ..The median interviewing time was 10 min. Overall, this short questionnaire appears to be a useful and valid tool to distinguish between high and low levels of women's physical activity in the distant past...
  6. ncbi Lifestyle determinants and mortality in German vegetarians and health-conscious persons: results of a 21-year follow-up
    Jenny Chang-Claude
    Division of Clinical Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Center, Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, D 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:963-8. 2005
    ..The long-term observation of vegetarians in affluent countries can provide insight into the relative effects of a vegetarian diet and lifestyle factors on mortality...
  7. ncbi Physical activity and risk of endometrial cancer: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
    Christine Friedenreich
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Int J Cancer 121:347-55. 2007
    ..The relative risk reductions are most apparent for household activities...
  8. ncbi Cancer mortality in a cohort of male German iron foundry workers
    Karl-Heinrich Adzersen
    German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ, Division of Clinical Epidemiology, Heidelberg, Germany
    Am J Ind Med 43:295-305. 2003
    ..Special attention should be paid to the strongly increased mortality from liver cancer and the mortality pattern among employees having terminated work...
  9. ncbi [Protective effects of physical activity in the occurrence of colon cancer]
    Wiesław Jedrychowski
    Katedra Epidemiologii i Medycyny Zapobiegawczej Collegium Medicum Uniwersytetu Jagiellonskiego, 31 034 Krakow
    Przegl Lek 59:21-5. 2002
    ..56; 95% CI: 0.28-1.10). The protective effect of healthy nutrition appeared to be independent from that attributed to physical effort...
  10. ncbi Physical activity and risk of colon and rectal cancers: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
    Christine Friedenreich
    Nutrition and Hormones Group, IARC, Lyon, France
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2398-407. 2006
    ..We found that physical activity reduced colon cancer risk, specifically for right-sided tumors and for lean participants, but not rectal cancer...
  11. ncbi Anthropometric factors and risk of endometrial cancer: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition
    Christine Friedenreich
    Division of Population Health and Information, Alberta Cancer Board, T2N 4N2, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    Cancer Causes Control 18:399-413. 2007
    ..To examine the association between anthropometry and endometrial cancer, particularly by menopausal status and exogenous hormone use subgroups...