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Sandra A. Norman
Researcher at University of Pennsylvania
Publications - 65
Citations - 4703
Sandra A. Norman is an academic researcher from University of Pennsylvania. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Population. The author has an hindex of 32, co-authored 65 publications receiving 4467 citations. Previous affiliations of Sandra A. Norman include University of Southern California & Pontifical Xavierian University.
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Oral Contraceptives and the Risk of Breast Cancer
Polly A. Marchbanks,Jill A. McDonald,Hoyt G. Wilson,Suzanne G. Folger,Michele G. Mandel,Janet R. Daling,Leslie Bernstein,Kathleen E. Malone,Giske Ursin,Brian L. Strom,Sandra A. Norman,Phyllis A. Wingo,Ronald T. Burkman,Jesse A. Berlin,Michael S. Simon,Robert Spirtas,Linda K. Weiss +16 more
TL;DR: Use of oral contraceptives by women with a family history of breast cancer was not associated with an increased risk of Breast cancer, nor was the initiation of oral-contraceptive use at a young age, among women from 35 to 64 years of age.
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Prevalence and Predictors of BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutations in a Population-Based Study of Breast Cancer in White and Black American Women Ages 35 to 64 Years
Kathleen E. Malone,Janet R. Daling,David R. Doody,Li Hsu,Leslie Bernstein,Ralph J. Coates,Polly A. Marchbanks,Michael S. Simon,Jill A. McDonald,Sandra A. Norman,Brian L. Strom,Ronald T. Burkman,Giske Ursin,Dennis Deapen,Linda K. Weiss,Suzanne G. Folger,Jennifer Madeoy,Jennifer Madeoy,Danielle M. Friedrichsen,Nicola M. Suter,Mariela C. Humphrey,Robert Spirtas,Elaine A. Ostrander,Elaine A. Ostrander +23 more
TL;DR: First-time prevalence estimates for BRCA1/BRCA2 in breast cancer cases among understudied racial and age groups are provided and key predictors of mutation carrier status for both White and Black women and women of a wide age spectrum with breast cancer in the general population are shown.
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Lymphedema in Breast Cancer Survivors: Incidence, Degree, Time Course, Treatment, and Symptoms
Sandra A. Norman,A. Russell Localio,Sheryl Potashnik,Heather A. Simoes Torpey,Michael J. Kallan,Anita L. Weber,Linda T. Miller,Angela DeMichele,Lawrence J. Solin +8 more
TL;DR: Lymphedema after breast cancer is common but mostly mild, and Subtle differences in self-reported hand/arm size and symptoms can be early signs of progressing lymphedEMA.
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Projecting Individualized Absolute Invasive Breast Cancer Risk in African American Women
Mitchell H. Gail,Joseph P. Costantino,David Pee,Melissa L. Bondy,Lisa A. Newman,Mano S. Selvan,Garnet L. Anderson,Kathleen E. Malone,Polly A. Marchbanks,Worta McCaskill-Stevens,Sandra A. Norman,Michael S. Simon,Robert Spirtas,Giske Ursin,Leslie Bernstein +14 more
TL;DR: A model for projecting absolute risk of invasive breast cancer in African American women was developed and its projections with those from the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool were compared and the CARE model usually gave higher risk estimates for AfricanAmerican women than the breast cancer risk assessment tool.
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Wood Smoke Exposure and Risk for Obstructive Airways Disease Among Women
Rodolfo Dennis,Dario Maldonado,Sandra A. Norman,Sandra A. Norman,Edgardo Baena,Gabriel Martinez +5 more
TL;DR: This study showed that among elderly women of low socioeconomic status in Bogota, woodsmoke exposure is associated with the development of OAD and may help explain around 50% of all OAD cases.