Joanne Dorgan

Summary

Affiliation: Fox Chase Cancer Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Adolescent diet and metabolic syndrome in young women: results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC) follow-up study
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:E1999-2008. 2011
  2. ncbi Prospective case-control study of premenopausal serum estradiol and testosterone levels and breast cancer risk
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, hiladelphia, PA 19111, USA
    Breast Cancer Res 12:R98. 2010
  3. ncbi Adolescent diet and subsequent serum hormones, breast density, and bone mineral density in young women: results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children follow-up study
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:1545-56. 2010
  4. ncbi Prospective case-control study of serum mullerian inhibiting substance and breast cancer risk
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 101:1501-9. 2009
  5. ncbi Assay reproducibility and within-person variation of Müllerian inhibiting substance
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19012, USA
    Fertil Steril 94:301-4. 2010
  6. ncbi Diet and sex hormones in boys: findings from the dietary intervention study in children
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:3992-6. 2006
  7. ncbi Validity of estimating non-sex hormone-binding globulin bound testosterone and oestradiol from total hormone measurements in boys and girls
    Brian L Egleston
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
    Ann Clin Biochem 47:233-41. 2010
  8. ncbi Family cohesion moderates the relation between free testosterone and delinquent behaviors in adolescent boys and girls
    Carolyn Y Fang
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 510 Township Line Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA
    J Adolesc Health 44:590-7. 2009
  9. ncbi Measurement of steroid sex hormones in serum: a comparison of radioimmunoassay and mass spectrometry
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Steroids 67:151-8. 2002
  10. ncbi Serum carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol and risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:1276-82. 2004

Research Grants

  1. Pilot Study of Adrenal hormones
    Joanne Dorgan; Fiscal Year: 2004
  2. Adolescent Diet, Hormones & Breast Cancer Susceptibility
    Joanne Dorgan; Fiscal Year: 2007
  3. Pilot Study of Genetic and Psychosocial Determinants of HPA Responsivity
    Joanne Dorgan; Fiscal Year: 2007

Detail Information

Publications20

  1. ncbi Adolescent diet and metabolic syndrome in young women: results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children (DISC) follow-up study
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19111, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 96:E1999-2008. 2011
    ..Childhood diet is hypothesized to influence development of chronic disease in adulthood...
  2. ncbi Prospective case-control study of premenopausal serum estradiol and testosterone levels and breast cancer risk
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, hiladelphia, PA 19111, USA
    Breast Cancer Res 12:R98. 2010
    ..The objective of this study was to determine whether estradiol and testosterone levels in serum collected before menopause are associated with subsequent breast cancer risk...
  3. ncbi Adolescent diet and subsequent serum hormones, breast density, and bone mineral density in young women: results of the Dietary Intervention Study in Children follow-up study
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 19:1545-56. 2010
    ..Adolescent diet is hypothesized to influence breast cancer risk. We evaluated the long-term effects of an intervention to lower fat intake among adolescent girls on biomarkers that are related to breast cancer risk in adults...
  4. ncbi Prospective case-control study of serum mullerian inhibiting substance and breast cancer risk
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Ave, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 101:1501-9. 2009
    ..The objective of this study was to determine whether serum MIS levels are associated with breast cancer risk...
  5. ncbi Assay reproducibility and within-person variation of Müllerian inhibiting substance
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19012, USA
    Fertil Steril 94:301-4. 2010
    ..To assess reproducibility of a commercial müllerian inhibiting substance (MIS) assay and evaluate within-person variation in serum MIS levels...
  6. ncbi Diet and sex hormones in boys: findings from the dietary intervention study in children
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    J Clin Endocrinol Metab 91:3992-6. 2006
    ..Diet reportedly alters serum sex hormone concentrations in adults, but little is known about the influence of diet during puberty on these hormones...
  7. ncbi Validity of estimating non-sex hormone-binding globulin bound testosterone and oestradiol from total hormone measurements in boys and girls
    Brian L Egleston
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19130, USA
    Ann Clin Biochem 47:233-41. 2010
    ..However, assays to measure circulating hormone levels might not always be accessible. We sought to validate the empirical calculation of circulating bioavailable testosterone and oestradiol in children...
  8. ncbi Family cohesion moderates the relation between free testosterone and delinquent behaviors in adolescent boys and girls
    Carolyn Y Fang
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 510 Township Line Road, Cheltenham, PA 19012, USA
    J Adolesc Health 44:590-7. 2009
    ..This study examined the associations of free testosterone and family environment with delinquent and aggressive behaviors among adolescent boys and girls with elevated low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol levels...
  9. ncbi Measurement of steroid sex hormones in serum: a comparison of radioimmunoassay and mass spectrometry
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Steroids 67:151-8. 2002
    ..Relative power of studies using radioimmunoassay and mass spectrometry will depend on the hormones measured and their serum concentrations...
  10. ncbi Serum carotenoids and alpha-tocopherol and risk of nonmelanoma skin cancer
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, 333 Cottman Avenue, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:1276-82. 2004
    ..Carotenoids and tocopherols have been hypothesized to protect against cancer...
  11. ncbi Diet and sex hormones in girls: findings from a randomized controlled clinical trial
    Joanne F Dorgan
    Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19111, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 95:132-41. 2003
    ..We evaluated whether an intervention to lower fat intake among adolescent girls altered their serum concentrations of sex hormones that, in adults, are related to breast cancer development...
  12. ncbi Relative risk of prostate cancer for men with affected relatives: systematic review and meta-analysis
    Deborah Watkins Bruner
    Department of Population Science, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA 19102, USA
    Int J Cancer 107:797-803. 2003
    ..This meta-analysis confirms that risk of prostate cancer is associated with family history of disease and improves the quantification of this risk...
  13. ncbi Serum levels of sex hormones and breast cancer risk in premenopausal women: a case-control study (USA)
    Susan R Sturgeon
    Department of Biostatistics and Epidemiology, University of Massachusetts, 715 North Pleasant Street, Arnold House 407, Amherst, MA 01003 9304, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 15:45-53. 2004
    ..Observed differences between cases and controls subjects in serum levels of DHEA and luteal phase progesterone should be investigated further in large prospective studies...
  14. ncbi Adiposity and sex hormones in girls
    Heather J Baer
    Channing Laboratory, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1880-8. 2007
    ..These findings suggest that adiposity may alter DHEAS and SHBG levels in girls. Whether and how these differences affect breast development and carcinogenesis requires further research...
  15. ncbi Relationship between serum hormone concentrations, reproductive history, alcohol consumption and genetic polymorphisms in pre-menopausal women
    Montserrat Garcia-Closas
    Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute NIH, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Bethesda, MD 20852 7234, USA
    Int J Cancer 102:172-8. 2002
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  16. ncbi Alcohol consumption and risk of lung cancer: the Framingham Study
    Luc Djousse
    Section of Preventive Medicine and Epidemiology, Evans Department of Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, Boston, MA 02118, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 94:1877-82. 2002
    ..Reports on the association between alcohol consumption and the risk of lung cancer have been inconsistent. The purpose of this study was to assess this association in a cohort study...
  17. ncbi Bone mass and the risk of prostate cancer: the Framingham Study
    Yuqing Zhang
    Clinical Epidemiology Research and Training Unit, Boston, University School of Medicine, Massachusetts 02118, USA
    Am J Med 113:734-9. 2002
    ..To examine the relation of bone mass-a potential biologic marker for cumulative exposure to androgens, insulin-like growth factors, and calcium intake-to subsequent development of prostate cancer...
  18. ncbi Serum sex hormones and breast cancer risk factors in postmenopausal women
    Charisee A Lamar
    Extramural Program, National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:380-3. 2003
    ..Although BMI and parity could potentially modify breast cancer risk through hormonal mechanisms, age-related increases in breast cancer incidence do not appear to be mediated through changes in serum levels of the hormones evaluated...
  19. ncbi Examining breast cancer growth and lifestyle risk factors: early life, childhood, and adolescence
    Elizabeth H Ruder
    Department of Nutritional Sciences, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, USA
    Clin Breast Cancer 8:334-42. 2008
    ..Further study is also needed to clarify the biologic mechanisms influencing the observed associations...
  20. ncbi Usefulness of body mass index as a sufficient adiposity measurement for sex hormone concentration associations in postmenopausal women
    Somdat Mahabir
    Department of Epidemiology, The University of Texas M D Anderson Cancer Center, 1155 Pressler Boulevard, CPB4 3247, Houston, TX 77030, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2502-7. 2006
    ..In this study, we investigated the usefulness of body mass index (BMI) as a sufficient adiposity measurement to assess associations with sex hormone levels...

Research Grants7

  1. Pilot Study of Adrenal hormones
    Joanne Dorgan; Fiscal Year: 2004
    ..Intraclass correlation coefficients will be calculated to evaluate whether hormone measurements in a single aliquot reflect longer term levels. ..
  2. Adolescent Diet, Hormones & Breast Cancer Susceptibility
    Joanne Dorgan; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ..Because diet is a modifiable risk factor, results of this proposed study could be used to develop strategies for prevention. ..
  3. Pilot Study of Genetic and Psychosocial Determinants of HPA Responsivity
    Joanne Dorgan; Fiscal Year: 2007
    ....