Dr. Marilyn C Pike MD PHD
Rheumatologist | Rheumatology
55 FRUIT ST BOSTON MA, 02114Rating
5/5
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Dr. Marilyn Pike is a rheumatologist practicing in BOSTON, MA. Dr. Pike specializes in the treatment of musculoskeletal diseases and systematic autoimmune conditions that can affect the bones, muscles or bones. Eventually, if not treated, these illnesses can also impact the skin, eyes, nervous system and internal organs. Dr. Pike treats diseases similar to orthopedists but does not perform surgery. Often times, research is conducted to find potential alternatives for the patients illness.
Education and Training
Duke University School of Medicine 1984
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Expert Publications
Data provided by the National Library of Medicine- Meta-analysis: dietary fat intake, serum estrogen levels, and the risk of breast cancer.
- Urinary 2-hydroxyestrone/16alpha-hydroxyestrone ratio and risk of breast cancer in postmenopausal women.
- Cytochrome P450c17alpha gene (CYP17) polymorphism predicts use of hormone replacement therapy.
- Risk factors for testicular germ cell tumours by histological tumour type. United Kingdom Testicular Cancer Study Group.
- Breast cancer and oral contraceptive use in Asian-American women.
- Association of mis-sense substitution in SRD5A2 gene with prostate cancer in African-American and Hispanic men in Los Angeles, USA.
- Ovarian epithelial tumor growth promotion by follicle-stimulating hormone and inhibition of the effect by luteinizing hormone.
- Effect of hormone replacement therapy on breast cancer risk: estrogen versus estrogen plus progestin.
- Reduction of BRCA1 expression in sporadic ovarian cancer.
- A multiethnic cohort in Hawaii and Los Angeles: baseline characteristics.
- Calibration of the dietary questionnaire for a multiethnic cohort in Hawaii and Los Angeles.
- Declining cancer rates in the 1990s.
- Ethnic differences in post-menopausal plasma oestrogen levels: high oestrone levels in Japanese-American women despite low weight.
- Effects of soy foods on ovarian function in premenopausal women.
- Should women with a family history of breast cancer avoid use of oral contraceptives?
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