African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES)


AACESThis is a National Cancer Institute-funded (R01 CA142081), population-based case-control study involving ten geographical areas in the United States with an overall aim of evaluating genetic and environmental risk factors for ovarian cancer in African American women.

 

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African American Cancer Epidemiology Study

 

Publications (selected)

  1. Schildkraut JM, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhourse E, Peters E, Schwartz A, Terry P, Moorman PG.  A multi-center population-based case-control study of ovarian cancer in African-American women: The African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES).  BMC Cancer 2015; 14:688 doi:10.1186/1471-2407-14-688.
     
  2. Abbott SE, Bandera EV, Qin B, Peres L, Moorman P, Barhholtz-Sloan J, Schwartz AG, Funkhouser E, Peters ES, Cote ML, Alberg AJ, Terry P, Bondy M, Schildkraut JM.  Recreational physical activity and ovarian cancer risk in African American women.  Cancer Medicine Jun;5(6):1319-27.
     
  3. Peres LC, Camacho F, Abbott SE, Wang F, Crankshaw S, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan  J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funhouser E, Moorman PG, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry P, Schildkraut JM.  Analgesic medication use and risk of ovarian cancer in African American women.  British Journal of Cancer 2016 Mar 29;114(7):819-25.
     
  4. Alberg AJ, Moorman PG, Crankshaw S, Wang F, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Bondy M, Cartmell KB, Cote ML, Ford ME, Funkhouser E, Kelemen L, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Sterba KR, Terry P, Wallace K, Schildkraut JM.  Socioeconomic status in relation to the risk of ovarian cancer in African American women: a population-based case-control study.  American Journal of Epidemiology 2016 Aug 15;184(4):274-83.
     
  5. Erondu CO, Moorman P, Alberg A, Bandera EV, Schildkraut J for the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES).  The effect of obesity on presenting symptoms and stage at diagnosis in African Americans with ovarian cancer.  Journal of Women’s Health 2016 Jun;25(6):571-8.
     
  6. Qin B, Alberg AJ, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhourse E, Peters E, Schwartz A, Terry P, Moorman PG, Schildkraut JM, Bandera EV.  Dietary carbohydrate intake, glycemic load, glycemic index and ovarian cancer risk in African-American women. British Journal of Nutrition 2016; 115 (4): 694-702.
     
  7. Bandera EV, Qin B, Alberg AJ, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhourse E, Peters E, Schwartz A, Terry P, Moorman PG, Schildkraut JM.  Obesity, weight gain, and ovarian cancer risk in African Americans.  International Journal of Cancer 2016 Aug 1;139(3):593-600.
     
  8. Schildkraut JM, Abbott SE, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan  J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funhouser E, Peres LC, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry P, Crankshaw S, Camacho F, Wang F, Moorman PG.  Association between body powder use and ovarian cancer: the African American Cancer Epidemiology Study (AACES).  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2016 Oct;25(10):1411-1417.
     
  9. Moorman, PG, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhourse E, Peters E, Schwartz A, Terry P, Schildkraut JM.  Reproductive factors and ovarian cancer in African American women. Ann Epidemiol. 2016 Sep;26(9):654-62.
     
  10. Qin B, Moorman PG, Alberg AJ, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhouser E, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry P, Schildkraut JM, Bandera EV.  Dairy, calcium, vitamin D and ovarian cancer risk in African-American women.  British Journal of Cancer 2016 Oct 25;115(9):1122-1130.
     
  11. Peres LC, Bandera EV, Qin B, Guertin KA, Shivappa N, Hebert JR, Abbott SE, Alberg AJ, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhouser E, Moorman PG, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry PD, Camacho F, Wang F, Schildkraut JM. Dietary inflammatory index and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in African American women.  International Journal of Cancer 2017 Feb 1;140(3):535-543.
     
  12. Peres LC, Moorman PG, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhouser E, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Terry PD, Abbott SE, Camacho F, Wang F, Schildkraut JM.  Lifetime number of ovulatory cycles and epithelial ovarian cancer risk in African American women.  Cancer Causes Control. 2017 Mar 2. doi: 10.1007/s10552-017-0853-7. [Epub ahead of print]
     
  13. Terry PD, Qin B, Camacho F, Moorman PG, Alberg AJ, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhouser E, Guertin KA, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Schildkraut JM, Bandera EV.  Supplemental selenium may decrease ovarian cancer risk in African-American women.  J Nutr. 2017 Feb 15. pii: jn243279. doi: 10.3945/jn.116.243279. [Epub ahead of print]
     
  14. Qin B, Alberg AJ, Barnholtz-Sloan J, Bondy M, Cote ML, Funkhourse E, Peters E, Schwartz A, Terry P, Moorman PG, Schildkraut JM, Bandera EV.  Dietary quality and ovarian cancer risk in African Americans. American Journal of Epidemiology 2017 (In Press)
     
  15. Peres L, Alberg AJ, Moorman PG, Crankshaw S, Wang F, Bandera EV, Barnholtz-Sloan JS, Bondy M, Cartmell KB, Cote ML, Ford ME, Funkhouser E, Kelemen L, Peters ES, Schwartz AG, Sterba KR, Terry P, Wallace K, Schildkraut JM.  Premenopausal hysterectomy and risk of ovarian cancer in African American women.  American Journal of Epidemiology 2017 (In press).