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Article: Oophorectomy after menopause and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

TitleOophorectomy after menopause and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
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Issue Date2012
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Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention , 2012, v. 21 n. 7, p. 1089-96 How to Cite?
AbstractBackground: To evaluate the effect of the cumulative number of ovulatory cycles and its contributing components on the risk of breast cancer among BRCA mutation carriers. Methods: We conducted a matched case–control study on 2,854 pairs of women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate the association between the number of ovulatory cycles and various exposures and the risk of breast cancer. Information from a subset of these women enrolled in a prospective cohort study was used to calculate age-specific breast cancer rates. Results: The annual risk of breast cancer decreased with the number of ovulatory cycles experienced (ρ = −0.69; P = 0.03). Age at menarche and duration of breastfeeding were inversely related with risk of breast cancer among BRCA1 (Ptrend < 0.0001) but not among BRCA2 (Ptrend ≥ 0.28) mutation carriers. The reduction in breast cancer risk associated with surgical menopause [OR, 0.52; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.40–0.66; Ptrend < 0.0001] was greater than that associated with natural menopause (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.62–1.07; Ptrend = 0.14). There was a highly significant reduction in breast cancer risk among women who had an oophorectomy after natural menopause (OR, 0.13; 95% CI, 0.02–0.54; P = 0.006). Conclusions: These data challenge the hypothesis that breast cancer risk can be predicted by the lifetime number of ovulatory cycles in women with a BRCA mutation. Both pre- and postmenopausal oophorectomy protect against breast cancer. Impact: Understanding the basis for the protective effect of oophorectomy has important implications for chemoprevention. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 21(7); 1089–96. ©2012 AACR.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/206835
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dc.contributor.authorKotsopoulos, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorLubinski, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorLynch, HTen_US
dc.contributor.authorKim-Sing, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorNeuhausen, Sen_US
dc.contributor.authorDemsky, Ren_US
dc.contributor.authorFoulkes, WDen_US
dc.contributor.authorGhadirian, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorTung, Nen_US
dc.contributor.authorAinsworth, Pen_US
dc.contributor.authorSenter, Len_US
dc.contributor.authorKarlan, Ben_US
dc.contributor.authorEisen, Aen_US
dc.contributor.authorEng, Cen_US
dc.contributor.authorWeitzel, Jen_US
dc.contributor.authorGilchrist, DMen_US
dc.contributor.authorBlum, JLen_US
dc.contributor.authorKwong, Aen_US
dc.date.accessioned2014-12-02T10:06:26Z-
dc.date.available2014-12-02T10:06:26Z-
dc.date.issued2012en_US
dc.identifier.citationCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention , 2012, v. 21 n. 7, p. 1089-96en_US
dc.identifier.issn1055-9965-
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/206835-
dc.description.abstractBackground: To evaluate the effect of the cumulative number of ovulatory cycles and its contributing components on the risk of breast cancer among BRCA mutation carriers. Methods: We conducted a matched case–control study on 2,854 pairs of women with a BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutation. Conditional logistic regression was used to estimate the association between the number of ovulatory cycles and various exposures and the risk of breast cancer. Information from a subset of these women enrolled in a prospective cohort study was used to calculate age-specific breast cancer rates. Results: The annual risk of breast cancer decreased with the number of ovulatory cycles experienced (ρ = −0.69; P = 0.03). Age at menarche and duration of breastfeeding were inversely related with risk of breast cancer among BRCA1 (Ptrend < 0.0001) but not among BRCA2 (Ptrend ≥ 0.28) mutation carriers. The reduction in breast cancer risk associated with surgical menopause [OR, 0.52; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.40–0.66; Ptrend < 0.0001] was greater than that associated with natural menopause (OR, 0.81; 95% CI, 0.62–1.07; Ptrend = 0.14). There was a highly significant reduction in breast cancer risk among women who had an oophorectomy after natural menopause (OR, 0.13; 95% CI, 0.02–0.54; P = 0.006). Conclusions: These data challenge the hypothesis that breast cancer risk can be predicted by the lifetime number of ovulatory cycles in women with a BRCA mutation. Both pre- and postmenopausal oophorectomy protect against breast cancer. Impact: Understanding the basis for the protective effect of oophorectomy has important implications for chemoprevention. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 21(7); 1089–96. ©2012 AACR.en_US
dc.languageengen_US
dc.relation.ispartofCancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Preventionen_US
dc.titleOophorectomy after menopause and the risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriersen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
dc.identifier.emailKwong, A: avakwong@hkucc.hku.hken_US
dc.identifier.authorityKwong, A=rp01734en_US
dc.identifier.doi10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-12-0201en_US
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dc.identifier.hkuros241586en_US
dc.identifier.volume21en_US
dc.identifier.issue7en_US
dc.identifier.spage1089en_US
dc.identifier.epage96en_US
dc.identifier.eissn1538-7755-
dc.identifier.isiWOS:000306210100011-
dc.identifier.f1000718026501-
dc.identifier.issnl1055-9965-

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