In 1974 a non-randomised study of the effect of mass screening by physical examination
and xeromammography on mortality from breast cancer was started. Of the 20 555 eligible …

Epidemiologic and experimental evidence for a relation between high body weight and
breast cancer is reviewed. A prospective study in the framework of a population‐based breast …

To determine the possible role of selenium in the pathogenesis of breast cancer, prediagnostic
Se 77 m isotope levels in toenail clippings in premenopausal women were measured. …

A cohort study has been carried out to investigate risk factors for cancer as well as hyperplasia
of the endometrium. Over the 13 years for which we followed 25,000 women aged 40–65 (…

A nationwide study of the steroid excretion patterns in postmenopausal Israeli migrant
women demonstrated differences between high- and low-risk groups for breast cancer in the …

In a cohort of 25,000 women aged 40-65 years at intake in a periodic screening programme
for breast cancer the occurrence of endometrial cancer was studied during a follow-up …

To determine the role of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) and prolactin (PRL) in
digestion, plasma VIP and PRL levels were measured in healthy, non-obese and obese …

An investigation was made of daytime plasma prolactin levels in three groups of women
aged 50 to 64 years: (1) 139 women with a family history of breast cancer; (2) 50 women on …

A synopsis is presented of hormone-cancer relationships as seen by an epidemiologist.
Emphasis has been placed on reproductive risk factors and cancers of the endometrium, ovary …

For the study of the penetration of cercariae of Schistosoma mansoni into the skin of anaesthetized
mice small cylinders 18 mm. high and 15 mm. in diameter were cut from glass tubing …