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Karen L. Koenig

Researcher at New York University

Publications -  104
Citations -  10056

Karen L. Koenig is an academic researcher from New York University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Prospective cohort study. The author has an hindex of 46, co-authored 99 publications receiving 9313 citations.

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Body mass index, serum sex hormones, and breast cancer risk in postmenopausal women.

TL;DR: In this paper, the authors examined whether the relationship of body mass index (BMI) with serum sex hormone concentrations could be explained by the relationship between BMI and estradiol levels.
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Serum insulin-like growth factor-I and breast cancer.

TL;DR: Elevated circulating levels of IGF‐I may be an indicator of increased risk of breast cancer occurring before age 50, and there was no association between pre‐menopausal breast cancer and IGFBP‐3, IGF‐i:IGF BP‐3 ratio or non‐fasting levels of C peptide.
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Circulating sex hormones and breast cancer risk factors in postmenopausal women: Reanalysis of 13 studies

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TL;DR: Sex hormone concentrations were strongly associated with several established or suspected risk factors for breast cancer, and may mediate the effects of these factors on breast cancer risk.
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Association between Class III Obesity (BMI of 40-59 kg/m2) and Mortality: A Pooled Analysis of 20 Prospective Studies

TL;DR: In a pooled analysis of 20 prospective studies, Cari Kitahara and colleagues find that class III obesity is associated with excess rates of total mortality, particularly due to heart disease, cancer, and diabetes.