K M Fairfield

Summary

Affiliation: Harvard University
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Aspirin, other NSAIDs, and ovarian cancer risk (United States)
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 3rd Floor, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 13:535-42. 2002
  2. ncbi Risk of ovarian carcinoma and consumption of vitamins A, C, and E and specific carotenoids: a prospective analysis
    K M Fairfield
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Cancer 92:2318-26. 2001
  3. ncbi Obesity, weight gain, and ovarian cancer
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 100:288-96. 2002
  4. ncbi Delays in protease inhibitor use in clinical practice
    K M Fairfield
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. 02215, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 14:395-401. 1999
  5. ncbi Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: clinical applications
    Robert H Fletcher
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Ave, Sixth Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    JAMA 287:3127-9. 2002
  6. ncbi Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: scientific review
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    JAMA 287:3116-26. 2002
  7. ncbi Association of oral contraceptive use, other contraceptive methods, and infertility with ovarian cancer risk
    Shelley S Tworoger
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 166:894-901. 2007
  8. ncbi Use of a computerized risk-appraisal instrument for cancer prevention education of medical students
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Cancer Educ 17:183-5. 2002
  9. ncbi A prospective study of dietary lactose and ovarian cancer
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Int J Cancer 110:271-7. 2004
  10. ncbi Colon cancer risk counseling by health-care providers: perceived barriers and response to an internet-based cancer risk appraisal instrument
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME 04102, USA
    J Cancer Educ 19:95-7. 2004

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Aspirin, other NSAIDs, and ovarian cancer risk (United States)
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, 3rd Floor, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 13:535-42. 2002
    ..We sought to evaluate the association between ovarian cancer risk and use of aspirin and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories...
  2. ncbi Risk of ovarian carcinoma and consumption of vitamins A, C, and E and specific carotenoids: a prospective analysis
    K M Fairfield
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 181 Longwood Avenue, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Cancer 92:2318-26. 2001
    ..Antioxidant vitamins may decrease risk of cancer by limiting oxidative DNA damage leading to cancer initiation. Few prospective studies have assessed relations between antioxidant vitamins and ovarian carcinoma...
  3. ncbi Obesity, weight gain, and ovarian cancer
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02115, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 100:288-96. 2002
    ..To investigate how adipose tissue alters endogenous hormone levels and may affect events at the ovarian tissue level...
  4. ncbi Delays in protease inhibitor use in clinical practice
    K M Fairfield
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. 02215, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 14:395-401. 1999
    ..Although some delays may be clinically appropriate, enhancement of provider and patient education might prove beneficial. Further research should examine reasons for delays in protease inhibitor initiation and their appropriateness...
  5. ncbi Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: clinical applications
    Robert H Fletcher
    Department of Ambulatory Care and Prevention, Harvard Medical School Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, 133 Brookline Ave, Sixth Floor, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    JAMA 287:3127-9. 2002
    ....
  6. ncbi Vitamins for chronic disease prevention in adults: scientific review
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    JAMA 287:3116-26. 2002
    ..Although vitamin deficiency is encountered infrequently in developed countries, inadequate intake of several vitamins is associated with chronic disease...
  7. ncbi Association of oral contraceptive use, other contraceptive methods, and infertility with ovarian cancer risk
    Shelley S Tworoger
    Channing Laboratory, Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 166:894-901. 2007
    ..Furthermore, tubal ligation, intrauterine device use, and infertility were associated with ovarian cancer risk...
  8. ncbi Use of a computerized risk-appraisal instrument for cancer prevention education of medical students
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Division of General Medicine and Primary Care, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, MA 02215, USA
    J Cancer Educ 17:183-5. 2002
    ..Interactive computer-based tools are increasingly used for patient and medical student instruction...
  9. ncbi A prospective study of dietary lactose and ovarian cancer
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Department of Medicine, Brigham and Women s Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
    Int J Cancer 110:271-7. 2004
    ..Our findings provide some support for the hypothesis that lactose intake increases risk of epithelial ovarian cancer. However, the observed excess risk appeared limited to the serous subtype of ovarian cancer in our study...
  10. ncbi Colon cancer risk counseling by health-care providers: perceived barriers and response to an internet-based cancer risk appraisal instrument
    Kathleen M Fairfield
    Center for Outcomes Research and Evaluation, Maine Medical Center, Portland, ME 04102, USA
    J Cancer Educ 19:95-7. 2004
    ..Risk appraisal instruments may be helpful in reinforcing prevention messages, although little is known about physician acceptance of such instruments...