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Baruch Modan

Researcher at Tel Aviv University

Publications -  203
Citations -  19288

Baruch Modan is an academic researcher from Tel Aviv University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 59, co-authored 202 publications receiving 18447 citations. Previous affiliations of Baruch Modan include Sheba Medical Center & National Institutes of Health.

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Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

Eugenia E. Calle, +194 more
- 11 Oct 1997 - 
TL;DR: Of the many factors examined that might affect the relation between breast cancer risk and use of HRT, only a woman's weight and body-mass index had a material effect: the increase in the relative risk of breast cancer diagnosed in women using HRT and associated with long durations of use in current and recent users was greater for women of lower than of higher weight or body- mass index.
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Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies

Eugenia E. Calle, +188 more
- 22 Jun 1996 - 
TL;DR: Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives: Collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53297 women with breast cancer and 100239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies as mentioned in this paper.
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Thyroid Cancer after Exposure to External Radiation: A Pooled Analysis of Seven Studies

TL;DR: Based on limited data, there was a suggestion that spreading dose over time (from a few days to > 1 year) may lower risk, possibly due to the opportunity for cellular repair mechanisms to operate.
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Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

Nobuyuki Hamajima, +219 more
TL;DR: In conclusion, smoking has little or no independent effect on the risk of developing breast cancer; the effect of alcohol on breast cancer needs to be interpreted in the context of its beneficial effects, in moderation, on cardiovascular disease and its harmful effects on cirrhosis.
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Tumors of the Brain and Nervous System after Radiotherapy in Childhood

TL;DR: It is confirmed that radiation doses on the order of 1 to 2 Gy can significantly increase the risk of neural tumors, and a strong dose--response relation was found.