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Jean H. Hankin
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Association of Helicobacter pylori infection and diet on the risk of gastric cancer: a case–control study in Hawaii
The risk factors most strongly associated with gastric cancer are the gastric bacteria Helicobacter pylori and diet. Utilizing data from a case–control study among residents in Hawaii, we examined the association...
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Dietary fiber and colorectal cancer risk: the multiethnic cohort study
To investigate the association of dietary fiber with colorectal cancer
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Body mass index and physical activity as risk factors for pancreatic cancer: the Multiethnic Cohort Study
To examine body mass index (BMI) and physical activity as risk factors for pancreatic cancer.
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Prostate cancer incidence and intake of fruits, vegetables and related micronutrients: the multiethnic cohort study* (United States)
To describe the relationship between the intake of fruits, vegetables, and related vitamins and antioxidants, and the risk of prostate cancer in male participants in a large multiethnic cohort study.
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Case–control study of diet and other risk factors for gastric cancer in Hawaii (United States)
Objective: To investigate the association of diet and other factors with gastric adenocarcinoma of the distal stomach. Methods: Three hundred cases and 446 population-based controls were interviewed with a quant...
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B-vitamin intake, metabolic genes, and colorectal cancer risk (United States)
Objective: This population-based case–control study was designed to investigate the interrelationships between polymorphisms in the methylenetetrahydrofolate (MTHFR C677T and A1298C) gene and other genes (MTR A2...
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A case-control study of diet and colorectal cancer in a multiethnic population in Hawaii (United States): lipids and foods of animal origin
Temporal trend and migrant studies have indicated that the etiologyof colorectal cancer is predominantly environmental and, hence, modifiable.Animal fat intake has been frequently, but inconsistently, associat...
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Dietary and other correlates of melanoma in Hawaii: preliminary findings
The relationship of diet to malignant melanoma has remained rela tively unexplored. However, there is evidence, primarily from labora tory studies, that dietary factors may play a role in...
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Atributable risk of breast, prostate, and lung cancer in Hawaii due to saturated fat
The dietary data from case-control studies of breast, prostate, and lung cancer in Hawaii revealed that saturated fat was a risk factor for these malignancies. The dietary intakes from the three studies were u...
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The effect of dietary fat on breast cancer survival among Caucasian and Japanese women in Hawaii
182 Japanese and 161 Caucasian breast cancer patients participated in an epidemiologic case-control study from 1975–1980. They were subsequently followed until the end of 1987 to determine their survival statu...
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Dietary patterns of female nonsmokers with and without exposure to environmental tobacco smoke
The relationship of passive smoking to diet was examined in 82 female nonsmokers who provided a quantitative diet history in 1986. Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) was assessed by urinary cotinine...
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An epidemiologic study of thyroid cancer in Hawaii
A population-based case-control interview study was designed to test the hypothesis that dietary iodine or the consumption of goitrogenic vegetables increases the risk of thyroid cancer. A total of 191 histolo...
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Studies of Nutrients and Their Relationship to Cancer in the Multiethnic Population of Hawaii
Because of the many ethnic cultures in Hawaii, there is great dietary variation in the population, even within individual ethnic groups. Epidemiologic studies in this setting are providing useful information o...
