Case-control study of oral contraceptive use and risk of breast cancer Journal Article
| Authors: | Rosenberg, L.; Palmer, J. R.; Rao, R. S.; Zauber, A. G.; Strom, B. L.; Warshauer, M. E.; Harlap, S.; Shapiro, S. |
| Article Title: | Case-control study of oral contraceptive use and risk of breast cancer |
| Abstract: | The relation of oral contraceptive use to the risk of breast cancer in white women aged 28-59 years was assessed with data collected during 1977- 1992 in a case-control surveillance system in hospitals in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. A total of 3,540 cases with breast cancer were compared with 4,488 controls with nonmalignant nongynecologic conditions unrelated to oral contraceptive use. Relative risk estimates were obtained by unconditional logistic regression with control for major risk factors. For at least 1 year of use relative to less than 1 year, the multivariate relative risk estimate was 1.7 (95% confidence interval (CI) 1.3-2.3) in women aged 25-34 years, 0.9 (95% CI 0.7-1.0) in women aged 35-44 years, and 1.2 (95% CI 1.0-1.4) in women aged 45-59 years (p < 0.01 for the difference across age). Among women aged 25-34 years, the relative risk estimates were greatest for use of long duration, but the trend was not statistically significant (p = 0.17); in addition, the duration of use was correlated with the recency of use, and it was not possible to distinguish their effects. Among women aged 35-44 years, the relative risk estimate decreased with increasing duration of use (p = 0.01). Among women aged 45-59 years, some relative risk estimates were increased, but there was no consistent pattern. The results add to the evidence of an association between oral contraceptive use and an increased risk of breast cancer at young ages. The relation of oral contraceptive use to the risk of breast cancer in White women 25-59 years old was assessed with data collected during 1977-1992 in a case-control surveillance system in hospitals in Boston, New York, and Philadelphia. A total of 3540 cases with breast cancer were compared with 4488 controls with nonmalignant nongynecologic conditions unrelated to oral contraceptive use. Relative risk estimates were obtained by unconditional logistic regression with control for major risk factors. For at least 1 year of use relative to less than 1 year, the multivariate relative risk estimate was 1.7 in women 25-34 years old, 0.9 in women 35-44 years old, and 1.2 in women 45-59 years old. Among women 25-34 years old, the duration-specific estimate increased to 2.5. In addition, the duration of use was correlated with the recency of use, and it was not possible to distinguish their effects. Among women 35-44 years old, the point estimate declined with increasing duration of use to 0.6 for 10 or more years of use. For women 45-59 years old, the point risk estimate was elevated for 5-9 years of use but not for 10 or more years of use. The association of 1 or more years of use with risk among women under age 35 differed significantly from that among women 35-44 and 45-59 years old. Among women 25-34 years old, the point estimates among women with a family history of breast cancer were greater than the corresponding estimates in women without such a history. The results add to the evidence of an association between oral contraceptive use and an increased risk of breast cancer at young ages, possibly modified by the duration or recency of use. |
| Keywords: | adult; controlled study; human tissue; middle aged; major clinical study; case-control studies; cancer risk; united states; neoplasms; disease association; breast cancer; biology; risk factors; health survey; age factors; breast neoplasms; cancer mortality; time factors; age; risk assessment; questionnaires; population; multivariate analysis; age distribution; new york; oral contraceptive agent; oral contraception; diseases; north america; women; studies; family planning; oral contraceptives; contraceptives, oral; boston; long term exposure; case control studies; population characteristics; developed countries; philadelphia; americas; demographic factors; research methodology; contraception; cancer; humans; human; female; article; contraceptive methods; northern america; correlation studies; statistical studies |
| Journal Title: | American Journal of Epidemiology |
| Volume: | 143 |
| Issue: | 1 |
| ISSN: | 0002-9262 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Date Published: | 1996-01-01 |
| Start Page: | 25 |
| End Page: | 37 |
| Language: | English |
| PUBMED: | 8533744 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| DOI: | 10.1093/oxfordjournals.aje.a008654 |
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| Notes: | Article -- Export Date: 22 November 2017 -- Source: Scopus |
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