Category | Variables |
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Demographics | Age, education, income, occupation |
Date and place of birth, race, ethnicity, marital status, parents race and place of birth; | |
Menstrual history | Age at menarche, length and regularity of menstrual cycle; menstrual status, age and reason when (if) periods stopped; menopausal symptoms |
Pregnancy history | Number of pregnancies, age and outcome of each pregnancy; breast feeding history for each live birth |
Infertility | Difficulty becoming pregnant; Doctor diagnosed infertility and underlying condition; fertility treatment |
Contraceptive and hormone use | Birth control method: number of episodes, age of first use and length of use; Ever use of male or female hormones: type of hormone and number of episodes, age at first use and length of use. |
Medical and gynecologic history | All variables in the self-reported Charlson Co-Morbidity Index; Hysterectomy; Oophorectomy; Ovarian Cysts; Fibroids; Pelvic Inflammatory Disease; Endometriosis, Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome; Abnormal PAP smear; Ectopic pregnancy; Tubal ligation |
Symptoms | Type and length of symptoms including: pelvic abdominal discomfort; change in bowel habits; frequent or painful urination; distended or hard abdomen; lump on abdomen; fatigue or loss of appetite; side or back pains; abnormal bleeding; weight gain, swelling, or water retention; nausea, vomiting, heartburn or indigestion |
Medication use | Name of medications for pain or inflammation: underlying condition/ indication, age at first and last use, and length of use of medications |
Name of current prescription medications: underlying condition/indication and length of use | |
Radiation exposure | X-rays and other imaging procedures: type and age at time of procedure, part of body scanned, and reason for the scan. |
Family history of cancer | 1st and 2nd degree relatives; age/age at diagnosis |
Insurance, access to care | Type of insurance coverage over the last ten years; where medical care was received; access to a regular doctor; interruptions in access to care, receipt of breast and/or cervical cancer screening |
Trust in physicians | Trust in physician scale |
Social support | Perceived Social Support |
Perceived discrimination | Perceived discrimination – major and everyday discrimination |
Religiosity and spirituality | Religious services attendance, spirituality, religious affiliation. |
Cultural and folk beliefs | Cultural and folk beliefs about fatalism and what causes cancer |
Smoking | Smoking status; number of cigarettes per day; age first smoked and number of years smoked; exposure to environmental smoke |
Sun exposure | Time spent outdoors by season: summer or spring/winter/fall; Skin effects |
Talc use | Regular use of cornstarch, talc, baby or deodorizing powders; age at first use, frequency of use and duration of use, use by sexual partner; occupational exposure to talc or asbestos; lived with someone who worked with talc or asbestos |
Height and weight | Self-reported current height and weight; weight gain and loss history; weight at age 18. |
Physical activity | Average weekly exercise during the last 12 months (based on International Physical Activity Questionnaire – Short Form); job-related physical activity |