Linda Titus-Ernstoff
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· 4 papers in corpus
observational
2012
BACKGROUND: Telomeres protect chromosomal ends, shorten with cellular division, and signal cellular senescence, but unchecked telomere attrition can lead to telomere dysfunction, upregulation of telomerase, and carcinogenesis. Shorter telom…
observational
2011
OBJECTIVE: To develop a risk-factor score that may provide additional guidance to women and their physicians regarding elective bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy at the time of hysterectomy. METHODS: From a case-control study conducted from …
observational
2011
Bilateral oophorectomy is often performed during hysterectomy for benign conditions and can reduce breast cancer risk by 20%-50% when performed at younger ages. Accuracy of estimating the decrease in breast cancer risk associated with bilat…
observational
2010
Bilateral oophorectomy is often performed during hysterectomy for benign conditions and can reduce breast cancer risk by 20%–50 % when performed at younger ages. Accuracy of estimating the decrease in breast cancer risk associated with bila…