• Exploring the effects of lifestyle on breast cancer risk, age at diagnosis, and survival: the EBBA-Life study 

      Lofterød, Trygve; Frydenberg, Hanne; Flote, Vidar Gordon; Eggen, Anne Elise; McTiernan, A; Mortensen, Elin Synnøve; Akslen, Lars A.; Reitan, J. B.; Wilsgaard, Tom; Inger, Thune (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2020)
      Purpose Whether an unfavorable lifestyle not only affects breast cancer risk, but also influences age at onset of breast cancer and survival, is under debate. Methods In a population-based cohort, the Energy Balance ...
    • Impact of pre-diagnostic triglycerides and HDL-cholesterol on breast cancer recurrence and survival by breast cancer subtypes 

      Lofterød, Trygve; Mortensen, Elin Synnøve; Nalwoga, Hawa; Wilsgaard, Tom; Frydenberg, Hanne; Risberg, Terje; Eggen, Anne Elise; McTiernan, Anne; Aziz, Sura Mohammed; Wist, Erik; Stensvold, Andreas; Reitan, Jon Brinchmann; Akslen, Lars A.; Thune, Inger (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2018-06-15)
      Background High triglycerides and low levels of high density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol are observed to promote tumor growth. However, whether breast cancer heterogeneity may explain the contradictory influence of ...