ArticleEnvironmental health perspectives2017
The Sister Study Cohort: Baseline Methods and Participant Characteristics.
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- Thyroid Disease and Breast Cancer Risk in the Sister Study.Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology · 2026Article
- Tobacco-related urinary biomarkers and lung cancer risk in women, a case-cohort analysis.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Article
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- Weight cycling and cancer risk in the Sister Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Pubertal timing and incident uterine cancer in the Sister Study cohort.International journal of cancer · 2026Article
- Lifestyle factors and DNA methylation-based aging clocks: cross-sectional and longitudinal associations in the Singapore diet and healthy aging cohort.The journal of prevention of Alzheimer's disease · 2026Article
- Early life trauma patterns and adult epigenome-wide and NR3C1-specific DNA methylation in the Sister Study.American journal of epidemiology · 2026Article
- Environmental factors influencing hormone receptor positive breast cancer incidence: integrating chemical signatures from dust wipes with self-reported sources of exposure.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Association between noise pollution exposure and incident breast cancer in the Sister Study.Environmental research · 2026Article
- Accuracy of LexisNexis-derived retrospective address histories in the Sister Study cohort.Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology · 2026Article
- Childhood and Adolescent Factors and Thyroid Cancer Incidence in Adult Women in the Sister Study Cohort.Cancer causes & control : CCC · 2026Article
- Occupational exposures among hairdressers and the occurrence of hormone-related conditions.Occupational and environmental medicine · 2026Article
- Residential proximity to Superfund sites and breast cancer incidence in a nationwide cohort.Environmental epidemiology (Philadelphia, Pa.) · 2026Article
- Use of hair straighteners and chemical relaxers and incidence of non-reproductive cancers.Journal of the National Cancer Institute · 2026Article
- Air pollution and breast cancer incidence in a United States-wide prospective cohort study: Examining sensitive periods of exposure.Environment international · 2025Article
- Air Pollutants and Breast Cancer Risk: A Parallel Analysis of Five Large US Prospective Cohorts.American journal of public health · 2025Article
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Abstract
backgroundThe Sister Study was designed to address gaps in the study of environment and breast cancer by taking advantage of more frequent breast cancer diagnoses among women with a sister history of breast cancer and the presumed enrichment of shared environmental and genetic exposures.
objectiveThe Sister Study sought a large cohort of women never diagnosed with breast cancer but who had a sister (full or half) diagnosed with breast cancer.
methodsA multifaceted national effort employed novel strategies to recruit a diverse cohort, and collected biological and environmental samples and extensive data on potential breast cancer risk factors.
resultsThe Sister Study enrolled 50,884 U.S. and Puerto Rican women 35-74y of age (median 56 y). Although the majority were non-Hispanic white, well educated, and economically well off, substantial numbers of harder-to-recruit women also enrolled (race/ethnicity other than non-Hispanic white: 16%; no college degree: 35%; household income <$50,000: 26%). Although all had a biologic sister with breast cancer, 16.5% had average or lower risk of breast cancer according to the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (Gail score). Most were postmenopausal (66%), parous with a first full-term pregnancy <30y of age (79%), never-smokers (56%) with body mass indexes (BMIs) of <29.9
conclusionsThe Sister Study is a unique cohort designed to efficiently study environmental and genetic risk factors for breast cancer. Extensive exposure data over the life-course and baseline specimens provide important opportunities for studying breast cancer and other health outcomes in women. Collaborations are welcome. https://doi.org/10.1289/EHP1923.
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