Walter C. Willett
Harvard University
2514 Papers
22.7K Citations
Walter C. Willett is an academic researcher from Harvard University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Risk factor. The author has an hindex of 334, co-authored 2399 publications. Previous affiliations of Walter C. Willett include Tulane University & Tufts University.
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Papers
A prospective study of reproductive factors and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer
Susan E. Hankinson,Susan E. Hankinson,Graham A. Colditz,David J. Hunter,David J. Hunter,Walter C. Willett,Walter C. Willett,Meir J. Stampfer,Meir J. Stampfer,Bernard Rosner,Charles H. Hennekens,Frank E. Speizer +11 more
TL;DR: This work has shown that parity and long term use of oral contraceptives are associated consistently with a decreased risk of ovarian cancer and that age at menarche or menopause is a major risk factor for ovarian cancer.
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Use of selenium concentration in whole blood, serum, toenails, or urine as a surrogate measure of selenium intake.
Matthew P. Longnecker,Daniel O. Stram,Philip R. Taylor,Orville A. Levander,M Howe,C. Veillon,P A McAdam,K Y Patterson,Joanne M. Holden,J. S. Morris,Christine A. Swanson,Walter C. Willett +11 more
TL;DR: In these data, the concentration of selenium in a single specimen of whole blood, serum, or toenails served reasonably well as a measure for ranking subjects according to long‐term Selenium intake but provided only a rough estimate of intake for each subject.
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Dietary fat intake and risk of stroke in male US healthcare professionals: 14 year prospective cohort study
Ka He,Anwar T. Merchant,Eric B. Rimm,Bernard Rosner,Meir J. Stampfer,Walter C. Willett,Alberto Ascherio +6 more
TL;DR: After adjustment for age, smoking, and other potential confounders, no evidence was found that the amount or type of dietary fat affects the risk of developing ischaemic or haemorrhagic stroke.
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Prospective study of dietary patterns and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease among US women
Raphaëlle Varraso,Teresa T. Fung,R. Graham Barr,Frank B. Hu,Walter C. Willett,Carlos A. Camargo +5 more
TL;DR: In women, a negative association was found between a diet rich in fruit, vegetables, and fish and the risk of COPD, whereas a positive association wasFindings for COPD were found, and dietary patterns were not associated with therisk of adult-onset asthma.
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Prospective Study of Toenail Selenium Levels and Cancer Among Women
Miriam Garland,J. S. Morris,Meir J. Stampfer,Graham A. Colditz,V. L. Spate,C. K. Baskett,Bernard Rosner,Frank E. Speizer,Walter C. Willett,David J. Hunter +9 more
TL;DR: Toenail selenium level was not inversely associated with cancer at any major site, including uterine cancer, colorectal cancer, melanoma, ovarian cancer, or lung cancer (after adjusting for smoking); in fact, nonsignificant positive associations were observed at several sites.
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