Claudine Isaacs
Georgetown University
332 Papers
1.7K Citations
Claudine Isaacs is an academic researcher from Georgetown University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Breast cancer & Cancer. The author has an hindex of 74, co-authored 286 publications. Previous affiliations of Claudine Isaacs include Georgetown University Medical Center & University of Washington.
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Papers
Bilateral prophylactic mastectomy reduces breast cancer risk in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
Timothy R. Rebbeck,Tara M. Friebel,Henry T. Lynch,Susan L. Neuhausen,L. van't Veer,Judy Garber,Gareth Evans,Steven A. Narod,Claudine Isaacs,Ellen T. Matloff,Mary B. Daly,O. I. Olapade,Barbara L. Weber,Gary N. Mann +13 more
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Pooled analysis of active cigarette smoking and invasive breast cancer risk in 14 cohort studies
Mia M. Gaudet,Brian D. Carter,Louise A. Brinton,Roni T. Falk,Inger T. Gram,Juhua Luo,Roger L. Milne,Sarah J. Nyante,Elisabete Weiderpass,Laura E. Beane Freeman,Dale P. Sandler,Kim Robien,Kristin E. Anderson,Graham G. Giles,Wendy Y. Chen,Diane Feskanich,Tonje Braaten,Claudine Isaacs,Lesley M. Butler,Woon-Puay Koh,Alicja Wolk,Hans-Olov Adami,Hans-Olov Adami,Emily White,Emily White,Karen L. Margolis,Michael J. Thun,Susan M. Gapstur +27 more
TL;DR: Smoking, particularly if initiated before first birth, was modestly associated with ER+ breast cancer risk that was not confounded by amount of adult alcohol intake.
Prediagnostic Sex Steroid Hormones in Relation to Male Breast Cancer Risk
Louise A. Brinton,Timothy J. Key,Laurence N. Kolonel,Karin B. Michels,Howard D. Sesso,Giske Ursin,Stephen K. Van Den Eeden,Shannon N. Wood,Roni T. Falk,Dominick Parisi,Chantal Guillemette,Patrick Caron,Véronique Turcotte,Laurel A. Habel,Claudine Isaacs,Elio Riboli,Elisabete Weiderpass,Michael B. Cook +17 more
TL;DR: The results support the notion of an important role for estradiol in the etiology of male breast cancers, similar to female breast cancers.
Coffee consumption and breast cancer risk among BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers
André Nkondjock,Parviz Ghadirian,Joanne Kotsopoulos,Jan Lubinski,Henry T. Lynch,Charmaine Kim-Sing,Douglas E. Horsman,B. Rosen,Claudine Isaacs,Barbara L. Weber,William D. Foulkes,Peter Ainsworth,Nadine Tung,Andrea Eisen,Eitan Friedman,Charis Eng,Ping Sun,Steven A. Narod +17 more
TL;DR: The results suggest that among women with BRCA gene mutation, coffee consumption is unlikely to be harmful and that high levels of consumption may in fact be related to reduced breast cancer risk.
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Breast Cancer Adjuvant Chemotherapy Decisions in Older Women: The Role of Patient Preference and Interactions With Physicians
Jeanne S. Mandelblatt,Vanessa B. Sheppard,Arti Hurria,Gretchen Kimmick,Claudine Isaacs,Kathryn L. Taylor,Alice B. Kornblith,Anne-Michelle Noone,Gheorghe Luta,Michelle Tallarico,William T. Barry,Lisa Hunegs,Robin Zon,Michael Naughton,Eric P. Winer,Clifford A. Hudis,Stephen B. Edge,Harvey J. Cohen,Hyman B. Muss +18 more
TL;DR: Older women's preferences and communication with providers are important correlates of chemotherapy use, especially when benefits are more equivocal.