• No increase in new users of blood glucose-lowering drugs in Norway 2006-2011: a nationwide prescription database study 

      Strøm, Hanne; Selmer, Randi; Birkeland, Kåre I.; Schirmer, Henrik; Berg, Tore Julsrud; Jenum, Anne Karen; Midthjell, Kristian; Berg, Christian; Stene, Lars Christian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2014)
      Background: National estimates for the occurrence of diabetes are difficult to obtain, particularly time trends in incidence. The aim was to describe time trends in prevalent and incident use of blood glucose-lowering drugs by age group and gender in Norway during 2005–2011. Methods: Data were obtained from the nationwide Norwegian Prescription Database. We defined prevalent users of “insulins ...
    • Ovarian Cancer and Body Size: Individual Participant Meta-Analysis Including 25,157 Women with Ovarian Cancer from 47 Epidemiological Studies 

      Beral, V; Hermon, C; Peto, R; Reeves, G; Brinton, L; Marchbanks, P; Negri, E; Peeters, PHM; Vessey, M; Calle, EE; Gapstur, SM; Patel, AV; Dal Maso, L; Talamini, R; Chetrit, A; Hirsh-Yechezkel, G; Lubin, F; Sadetzki, S; Allen, N; Bull, D; Callaghan, K; Crossley, B; Gaitskell, K; Goodill, A; Green, J; Key, T; Moser, K; Collins, R; Doll, R; Gonzalez, CA; Lee, N; Ory, HW; Peterson, HB; Wingo, PA; Martin, N; Pardthaisong, T; Silpisornkosol, S; Theetranont, C; Boosiri, B; Chutivongse, S; Jimakorn, P; Virutamasen, P; Wongsrichanalai, C; Tjonneland, A; Titus-Ernstoff, L; Byers, T; Rohan, T; Mosgaard, BJ; Yeates, D; Freudenheim, JL; Chang-Claude, J; Kaaks, R; Anderson, KE; Folsom, A; Robien, K; Rossing, MA; Thomas, DB; Weiss, NS; Riboli, E; Clavel-Chapelon, F; Cramer, D; Hankinson, SE; Tworoger, SS; Franceschi, S; La Vecchia, C; Magnusson, C; Riman, T; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Wolk, A; Schouten, LJ; van den Brandt, PA; Chantarakul, N; Koetsawang, S; Rachawat, D; Palli, D; Black, A; de Gonzalez, AB; Freedman, DM; Hartge, P; Hsing, AW; Lacey, JV; Hoover, RN; Schairer, C; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Selmer, Randi; Bain, CJ; Green, AC; Purdie, DM; Siskind, V; Webb, PM; McCann, SE; Hannaford, P; Kay, C; Binns, CW; Lee, AH; Zhang, M; Ness, RB; Nasca, P; Coogan, PF; Palmer, JR; Rosenberg, L; Kelsey, J; Paffenbarger, R; Whittemore, A; Katsouyanni, K; Trichopoulou, A; Trichopoulos, D; Tzonou, A; Dabancens, A; Martinez, L; Molina, R; Salas, O; Goodman, MT; Lurie, G; Carney, ME; Wilkens, LR; Hartman, L; Manjer, J; Olsson, H; Grisso, JA; Morgan, M; Wheeler, JE; Casagrande, J; Pike, MC; Ross, RK; Wu, AH; Miller, AB; Kumle, Merethe; Lund, Eiliv; McGowan, L; Shu, XO; Zheng, W; Farley, TMM; Holck, S; Meirik, O; Risch, HA (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Only about half the studies that have collected information on the relevance of women's height and body mass index to their risk of developing ovarian cancer have published their results, and findings are inconsistent. Here, we bring together the worldwide evidence, published and unpublished, and describe these relationships. Individual data on 25,157 women with ovarian cancer and 81,311 women ...
    • Ovarian cancer and smoking: individual participant meta-analysis including 28 114 women with ovarian cancer from 51 epidemiological studies 

      Gaitskell, K; Hermon, C; Moser, K; Reeves, G; Peto, R; Brinton, L; Marchbanks, P; Negri, E; Ness, R; Peeters, PHM; Vessey, M; Calle, EE; Gapstur, SM; Patel, AV; Dal Maso, L; Talamini, R; Chetrit, A; Hirsh-Yechezkel, G; Lubin, F; Sadetzki, S; Banks, E; Beral, V; Bull, D; Callaghan, K; Crossley, B; Goodill, A; Green, J; Key, T; Sitas, F; Collins, R; Doll, R; Gonzalez, A; Lee, N; Ory, HW; Peterson, HB; Wingo, PA; Martin, N; Pardthaisong, T; Silpisornkosol, S; Theetranont, C; Boosiri, B; Chutivongse, S; Jimakorn, P; Virutamasen, P; Wongsrichanalai, C; Tjonneland, A; Titus-Ernstoff, L; Byers, T; Rohan, T; Mosgaard, BJ; Yeates, D; Freudenheim, JL; Chang-Claude, J; Kaaks, R; Anderson, KE; Folsom, A; Robien, K; Hampton, J; Newcomb, PA; Rossing, MA; Thomas, DB; Weiss, NS; Riboli, E; Clavel-Chapelon, F; Cramer, D; Hankinson, SE; Tworoger, SS; Franceschi, S; La Vecchia, C; Adami, HO; Magnusson, C; Riman, T; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Wolk, A; Schouten, LJ; van den Brandt, PA; Chantarakul, N; Koetsawang, S; Rachawat, D; Palli, D; Black, A; Brinton, LA; Freedman, DM; Hartge, P; Hsing, AW; Lacey, JV; Hoover, RN; Schairer, C; Urban, M; Graff-Iversen, Sidsel; Selmer, Randi; Bain, CJ; Green, AC; Purdie, DM; Siskind, V; Webb, PM; Moysich, K; McCann, SE; Hannaford, P; Kay, C; Binns, CW; Lee, AH; Zhang, M; Ness, RB; Nasca, P; Coogan, PF; Palmer, JR; Rosenberg, L; Kelsey, J; Paffenbarger, R; Whittemore, A; Katsouyanni, K; Trichopoulou, A; Trichopoulos, D; Tzonou, A; Dabancens, A; Martinez, L; Molina, R; Salas, O; Goodman, MT; Lurie, G; Carney, ME; Wilkens, LR; Hartman, L; Manjer, J; Olsson, H; Grisso, JA; Morgan, M; Wheeler, JE; Bunker, CH; Edwards, RP; Modugno, F; Casagrande, J; Pike, MC; Ross, RK; Wu, AH; Miller, AB; Kumle, Merethe; Gram, Inger Torhild; Lund, Eiliv; McGowan, L; Shu, XO; Zheng, W; Farley, TMM; Holck, S; Meirik, O; Risch, HA (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2012)
      Smoking has been linked to mucinous ovarian cancer, but its effects on other ovarian cancer subtypes and on overall ovarian cancer risk are unclear, and the findings from most studies with relevant data are unpublished. To assess these associations, we review the published and unpublished evidence. Eligible epidemiological studies were identified by electronic searches, review articles, and discussions ...
    • Pre-diagnostic body mass index and weight change in relation to colorectal cancer survival among incident cases from a population-based cohort study 

      Laake, Ida; Larsen, Inger Kristin; Selmer, Randi; Thune, Inger; Veierød, Marit Bragelien (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-07-07)
      Background:<br> Whether excess body weight influences colorectal cancer (CRC) survival is unclear. We studied pre-diagnostic body mass index (BMI) and weight change in relation to CRC-specific mortality among incident CRC cases within a large, Norwegian cohort.<br> Methods:<br> Participants’ weight was measured at health examinations up to three times between 1974 and 1988. CRC cases were ...
    • Prescribing of drugs for attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in opioid maintenance treatment patients in Norway 

      Karlstad, Øystein; Furu, Kari; Skurtveit, Svetlana; Selmer, Randi (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013-09-27)
      Background: Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is a risk factor for development of substance use disorders. Treatment of ADHD with psychostimulants in patients on opioid maintenance treatment (OMT) has been restricted in Norway. We examined use of prescribed drugs for ADHD in OMT patients, and assessed co-medication with other psychotropics. Methods: Data were drawn from the nationwide ...
    • Risk thresholds for alcohol consumption: combined analysis of individual-participant data for 599 912 current drinkers in 83 prospective studies 

      Wood, Angela M.; Kaptoge, Stephen; Butterworth, Adam S.; Willeit, Peter; Warnakula, Samantha; Bolton, Thomas; Paige, Ellie; Paul, Dirk S.; Sweeting, Michael; Burgess, Stephen; Bell, Steven; Astle, William; Stevens, David; Koulman, Albert; Selmer, Randi; Verschuren, W.M. Monique; Sato, Shinichi; Njølstad, Inger; Woodward, Mark; Salomaa, Veikko; Nordestgaard, Børge G.; Yeap, Bu B.; Fletcher, Astrid; Melander, Olle; Kuller, Lewis H.; Balkau, Beverley; Marmot, Michael; Koenig, Wolfgang; Casiglia, Edoardo; Cooper, Cyrus; Arndt, Volker; Franco, Oscar H.; Wennberg, Patrik; Gallacher, John; de la Cámara, Agustín Gómez; Völzke, Henry; Dahm, Christina C.; Dale, Caroline E.; Bergmann, Manuela M.; Crespo, Carlos J.; van der Schouw, Yvonne T.; Kaaks, Rudolf; Simons, Leon A.; Lagiou, Pagona; Schoufour, Josje D.; Boer, Jolanda M.A.; Key, Timothy J.; Rodriguez, Beatriz; Moreno-Iribas, Conchi; Davidson, Karina W.; Taylor, James O.; Sacerdote, Carlotta; Wallace, Robert B.; Quiros, J. Ramon; Tumino, Rosario; Blazer, Dan G.; Linneberg, Allan; Daimon, Makoto; Panico, Salvatore; Howard, Barbara; Skeie, Guri; Strandberg, Timo; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Nietert, Paul J.; Psaty, Bruce M.; Kromhout, Daan; Salamanca-Fernández, Elena; Kiechl, Stefan; Krumholz, Harlan M.; Grioni, Sara; Palli, Domenico; Huerta, Jose M.; Price, Jackie; Sundström, Johan; Arriola, Larraitz; Arima, Hisatomi; Travis, Ruth C.; Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B.; Karakatsani, Anna; Trichopoulou, Antonia; Kühn, Tilman; Grobbee, Diederick E.; Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth; van Schoor, Natasja; Boeing, Heiner; Overvad, Kim; Kauhanen, Jussi; Wareham, Nick; Langenberg, Claudia; Forouhi, Nita; Wennberg, Maria; Despres, Jean-Pierre; Cushman, Mary; Cooper, Jackie A.; Rodriguez, Carlos J.; Sakurai, Masaru; Shaw, Jonathan E.; Knuiman, Matthew; Voortman, Trudy; Meisinger, Christa; Tjønneland, Anne; Brenner, Hermann; Palmieri, Luigi; Dallongeville, Jean; Brunner, Eric J.; Assmann, Gerd; Trevisan, Maurizio; Gillum, Richard F.; Ford, Ian; Sattar, Naveed; Lazo, Mariana; Thompson, Simon G.; Ferrari, Pietro; Leon, David A.; Smith, George Davey; Peto, Richard; Jackson, Rod; Banks, Emily; Di Angelantonio, Emanuele; Danesh, John (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-04-12)
      <p><i>Background - </i>Low-risk limits recommended for alcohol consumption vary substantially across different national guidelines. To define thresholds associated with lowest risk for all-cause mortality and cardiovascular disease, we studied individual-participant data from 599 912 current drinkers without previous cardiovascular disease. <p><i>Methods - </i>We did a combined analysis of ...
    • Smoking and risk of ovarian cancer by histological subtypes: an analysis among 300 000 Norwegian women. 

      Licaj, Idlir; Jacobsen, Bjarne K.; Selmer, Randi; Maskarinec, Gertraud; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Gram, Inger Torhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2016-12-13)
      Background: We prospectively investigated the association between different measures of smoking exposure and the risk of serous, mucinous, and endometrioid ovarian cancers (OC) in a cohort of more than 300 000 Norwegian women. <br>Methods: We followed 300 398 women aged 19–67 years at enrolment until 31 December 2013 for OC incidence through linkage to national registries. We used Cox proportional ...
    • Smoking duration before first childbirth: an emerging risk factor for breast cancer? Results from 302,865 Norwegian women 

      Bjerkaas, Eivind; Parajuli, Ranjan; Weiderpass, Elisabete; Engeland, Anders; Gertraud, Maskarinec; Selmer, Randi; Gram, Inger Torhild (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2013)
      Purpose: Recently, The International Agency for Research on Cancer classified cigarette smoking as possibly carcinogenic to the human breast. Since some new cohort studies have suggested that this risk is confined to women who started to smoke before first childbirth, we wanted to examine the association between smoking and breast cancer, with a focus on time of smoking initiation in relation to the ...