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| Francesca ChiaffarinoSummaryAffiliation: Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri Country: Italy Publications
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Breastfeeding and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in an Italian populationFrancesca Chiaffarino
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea, 62 20157 Milan, Italy
Gynecol Oncol 98:304-8. 2005..In order to provide further information, we analyzed data from a large case-control study conducted in four Italian areas...
Risk factors for ovarian cancer histotypesFrancesca Chiaffarino
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea, 62, Milan, Italy
Eur J Cancer 43:1208-13. 2007..In conclusion, the association of reproductive factors and of selected dietary habits was weaker for mucinous ovarian cancer than for other histologic types...
Risk factors for stress, urge or mixed urinary incontinence in ItalyFabio Parazzini
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
BJOG 110:927-33. 2003..The risk of all types of urinary incontinence was increased in women with higher BMI, with a history of hysterectomy, urinary infection and perineal traumas. These factors were not related to the risk of overactive bladder...
Hysterectomy with or without unilateral oophorectomy and risk of ovarian cancerFrancesca Chiaffarino
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea 62, 20157 Milan, Italy
Gynecol Oncol 97:318-22. 2005..No appreciable heterogeneity emerged across strata of parity and family history of ovarian/breast cancer. CONCLUSION: Women who had undergone hysterectomy had a long-term reduced risk of epithelial ovarian cancer...
Uterine fibroids risk and history of selected medical conditions linked with female hormonesFabio Parazzini
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy
Eur J Epidemiol 19:249-53. 2004..6) and particularly of breast biopsies (OR: 2.0, 95% CI: 1.2-3.5). The results of this large dataset indicate that medical conditions known or likely to be related to female hormones are not important determinants of the risk of fibroids...
Does induced abortion increase the risk of preterm birth? Results from a case-control studyFabio Parazzini
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Universita di Milano, IT 20122 Milan, Italy
Gynecol Obstet Invest 69:40-5. 2010..We analyzed the association between previous induced abortions and risk of preterm birth...
Exposure to video display terminals and risk of small-for-gestational-age birthFabio Parazzini
Universita di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Il Clinica Ostetrica Ginecologica, Mangiagalli, Regina Elena, Milano, Italy
J Environ Health 72:24-7. 2010..For higher usage (more than 20 hours per week), the OR was 1.2 (95% CI: [Confidence Interval] 0.9-1.7). The authors conclude that this study does not show any association between VDT use and risk of SGA birth...
Diet and risk of seromucinous benign ovarian cystsFrancesca Chiaffarino
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea, Milano 62-20157, Italy
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 110:196-200. 2003..3-0.9) for green vegetables and 1.4 (95% CI 1.0-2.2) for cheese. CONCLUSION: Seromucinous benign ovarian cysts are associated with beef and cheese consumption, whereas high intake of green vegetables seems to have a protective effect...
A small randomised trial of low-dose aspirin in women at high risk of pre-eclampsiaFrancesca Chiaffarino
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea 62, 20157 Milan, Italy
Eur J Obstet Gynecol Reprod Biol 112:142-4. 2004..3% versus 36.8%). CONCLUSION: These limited data give some support to the potential favourable effect of early treatment with ASA in pregnant women at risk of PIH and IUGR...
Periconceptional smoking and male:female ratio of newbornsFabio Parazzini
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milano, Italy
Eur J Public Health 15:613-4. 2005....
Impact of urinary incontinence and overactive bladder on quality of lifeFrancesca Chiaffarino
Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Via Eritrea 62, 20157, Milano, Italy
Eur Urol 43:535-8. 2003..CONCLUSIONS: QOL was significantly impaired in women with UI or OB compared to controls. Physical and mental functioning tended to be more impaired in patients than in controls...
Direct medical costs unequivocally related to diabetes in Italian specialized centersLivio Garattini
CESAV, Centre for Health Economics, A A Valenti Mario Negri Institute, Ranica, Italy
Eur J Health Econ 5:15-21. 2004..The cost of diabetes management in the strict sense was significantly affected by the type of diabetes and metabolic control...
Inverse relationship between scores on the quality of life questionnaire SF-12 and on the Aging Males' Symptoms scale in Italian menGiorgio Valenti
Universita di Milano, IRCGS Policlinico, Milan, Italy
Aging Male 11:77-82. 2008..To analyse the relation between results of the Aging Males' Symptoms (AMS) questionnaire for aging males, and of quality of life (QOL) questionnaire SF-12 and cardiovascular risk factors...
The aging males' symptoms in the Italian population: results from a cross sectional study using the AMS scaleFabio Parazzini
Arch Ital Urol Androl 78:87-91. 2006....
Use of complementary and alternative medicine in HIV-infected subjectsVittorio Agnoletto
LILA (Lega Italiana per la Lotta contro l'AIDS, Milan, Italy
Complement Ther Med 14:193-9. 2006..CONCLUSION: This study indicates that CAM use in HIV-infected subjects is related to female gender, higher levels of education and longer duration of HIV infection...
Survey on the Italian outpatient urologists regarding the management of benign prostatic hyperplasiaVittorio Magri
Ambulatorio territoriale di Urologia ed Ecografia Urologica Azienda Ospedaliera Istituti Clinici di Perfezionamento, Milan, Italy
Arch Ital Urol Androl 78:11-4. 2006..With respect to the different therapeutic approaches for BPH patients with mild symptoms, the urologists suggest both the watchful waiting with changing in lifestyle and alpha-blockers therapy...
Correspondence re: Weiderpass et al., Alcoholism and risk of cancer of cervix uteri, vagina, and vulva. Cancer Epidemiol. Biomark. Prev., 10: 899-901, 2001Francesca Chiaffarino
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:325-6. 2002
