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Sociodemographic characteristics associated with hepatitis C virus infection in Vietnamese Americans: A cross-sectional analysis of community screening data by Lee, Alice W, Jacobs, Wura, Tran, Michelle, Nguyen, Becky, Hua, Dung N, Ho, John N, Van Nguyen, Thai

“…Background Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Vietnamese Americans is reportedly high. Understanding the profile of those at greater risk of…”
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Characterization of mortality and high-risk characteristics of thyroid cancer in Filipinos using the California Cancer Registry by Hsu, Robert, Tsai, Kai-Ya, Chennapan, Krithika, Wojcik, Katherine Y, Lee, Alice W, Nieva, Jorge J, Liu, Lihua

“…Filipinos are the third largest Asian American subgroup and have the highest incidence of thyroid cancer among all races. To better understand this…”
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Insight into hepatitis B prevalence and risk factors among Vietnamese Americans: a cross-sectional analysis of data from a community-based screening program by Lee, Alice W, Jacobs, Wura, Chan, Elena, Nguyen, Becky, Hua, Dung N, Ho, John N, Yuen, Priscilla, Van Nguyen, Thai

“…ObjectivesThe aims of our study were to describe current hepatitis B prevalence among Vietnamese Americans and to examine predictors of hepatitis B risk in…”
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Disparities in ovarian cancer survival among ethnic Asian American populations, 2006–2020 by Lee, Alice W., Poynor, Valerie, Siddiqui, Sannia

“…Asian Americans have the highest ovarian cancer survival across the major racial groups although it is unclear whether this survival advantage is observed when…”
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A comparative study on behavior, awareness and belief about cervical cancer among rural and urban women in Vietnam by Phung, Minh Tung, An, Pham Le, Vinh, Nguyen Nhu, Le, Hong H T C, McLean, Karen, Meza, Rafael, Mukherjee, Bhramar, Lee, Alice W, Pearce, Celeste Leigh

“…Cervical cancer is the second most common gynecologic cancer in Vietnam but based on the literature, only ~25% of Vietnamese women reported ever being screened…”
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Commentary: Could microchimerism play a role in ovarian carcinogenesis? by Lee, Alice W

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Association of environmental phenols with endometriosis and uterine leiomyoma: An analysis of NHANES, 2003–2006 by Lee, Alice W., Eata, Vanessa

“…Exposure to phenols is widespread since they are found in many everyday products. Given that phenols are considered endocrine disrupting chemicals with the…”
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Severe maternal morbidity associated with endometriosis: a population-based, retrospective cohort study by Park, Bo Y., Yao, Ruofan, Rossi, Jordan, Lee, Alice W.

“…To evaluate the association between endometriosis and the risk of severe maternal morbidity (SMM) as defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…”
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Factors associated with breast cancer detection method in California women: an analysis of California Health Interview Survey data by Lee, Alice W., Solis, Claudia, Tubman, Steph, Wells, Nicole

“…Breast cancer mortality has significantly declined in the U.S. due in part to effective clinical screening methods. However, previous studies have found many…”
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The relationship of cancer history and chronic disease status to colorectal cancer screening: A cross-sectional analysis of 2020–2021 Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System by Tsai, Meng-Han, Lee, Alice W., Lee, Minjee

“…Purpose We examined whether having a history of cancer and chronic diseases was associated with guideline-concordant colorectal cancer (CRC) screening…”
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Early onset of nasopharyngeal cancer in Asian/Pacific Islander Americans revealed by age-specific analysis by Lee, Alice W., Sou, Angela, Patel, Maitri, Guzman, Sofia, Liu, Lihua

“…Incidence of nasopharyngeal cancer is substantially higher in Asian/Pacific Islanders (APIs) than other racial groups. Examining age-specific incidence…”
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Urinary Phytoestrogen Levels Are Associated with Female Hormonal Cancers: An Analysis of NHANES Data From 1999 to 2010 by Lee, Alice W., Poynor, Valerie, McEligot, Archana J.

“…Phytoestrogens are plant-derived compounds that are structurally similar to endogenous estrogens. Studies have shown phytoestrogens to have possible health…”
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Thyroid cancer incidence disparities among ethnic Asian American populations, 1990–2014 by Lee, Alice W., Mendoza, Roy A., Aman, Shehla, Hsu, Robert, Liu, Lihua

“…•Thyroid cancer incidence and trends, 1990–2014, vary by Asian ethnicity in the U.S.•Filipinos showed the highest thyroid cancer incidence, twice the rates of…”
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Clear differences in ovarian cancer incidence and trends by ethnicity among Asian Americans by Lee, Alice W., Navajas, Emma E., Liu, Lihua

“…•Ovarian cancer incidence and trends significantly differed by Asian American subgroup.•Asian Indians/Pakistanis had the highest incidence whereas Koreans had…”
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Timing of births and oral contraceptive use influences ovarian cancer risk by Wu, Anna H., Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Lee, Alice W., Tseng, Chiuchen, Jotwani, Anjali, Patel, Prusha, Pike, Malcolm C.

“…Increasing parity and duration of combined oral contraceptive (COC) use provide substantial protection against ovarian carcinoma (cancer). There are limited…”
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Sociodemographic characteristics associated with hepatitis C virus infection in Vietnamese Americans: A cross-sectional analysis of community screening data by Alice W. Lee, Wura Jacobs, Michelle Tran, Becky Nguyen, Dung N. Hua, John N. Ho, Thai Van Nguyen

“…Background Prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection among Vietnamese Americans is reportedly high. Understanding the profile of those at greater risk of…”
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Pre-diagnosis tea and coffee consumption and survival after a diagnosis of ovarian cancer: results from the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium by Nagle, Christina M., Ibiebele, Torukiri I., Bandera, Elisa V., Cramer, Daniel, Doherty, Jennifer A., Giles, Graham G., Goodman, Marc T., Hanley, Gillian E., Harris, Holly R., Jensen, Allan, Kjaer, Susanne K., Lee, Alice W., Milne, Roger L., Qin, Bo, Richardson, Jean, Sasamoto, Naoko, Sieh, Weiva, Terry, Kathryn L., Titus, Linda, Trabert, Britton, Wentzensen, Nicolas, Wu, Anna H., Berchuck, Andrew, Pike, Malcolm, Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Webb, Penelope M.

“…Background Tea and coffee are the most frequently consumed beverages in the world. Green tea in particular contains compounds with potential anti-cancer…”
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Effects of risk factors for ovarian cancer in women with and without endometriosis by Phung, Minh Tung, Muthukumar, Aruna, Trabert, Britton, Webb, Penelope M., Jordan, Susan J., Terry, Kathryn L., Cramer, Daniel W., Titus, Linda J., Risch, Harvey A., Doherty, Jennifer Anne, Harris, Holly R., Goodman, Marc T., Modugno, Francesmary, Moysich, Kirsten B., Jensen, Allan, Kjaer, Susanne K., Anton-Culver, Hoda, Ziogas, Argyrios, Berchuck, Andrew, Khoja, Lilah, Wu, Anna H., Pike, Malcolm C., Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Lee, Alice W.

“…To evaluate the associations between 10 well-established ovarian cancer risk factors and risk of ovarian cancer among women with vs. without endometriosis…”
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Lifetime ovulatory years and risk of epithelial ovarian cancer: a multinational pooled analysis by Fu, Zhuxuan, Brooks, Maria Mori, Irvin, Sarah, Jordan, Susan, Aben, Katja K H, Anton-Culver, Hoda, Bandera, Elisa V, Beckmann, Matthias W, Berchuck, Andrew, Brooks-Wilson, Angela, Chang-Claude, Jenny, Cook, Linda S, Cramer, Daniel W, Cushing-Haugen, Kara L, Doherty, Jennifer A, Ekici, Arif B, Fasching, Peter A, Fortner, Renée T, Gayther, Simon A, Gentry-Maharaj, Aleksandra, Giles, Graham G, Goode, Ellen L, Goodman, Marc T, Harris, Holly R, Hein, Alexander, Kaaks, Rudolf, Kiemeney, Lambertus A, Köbel, Martin, Kotsopoulos, Joanne, Le, Nhu D, Lee, Alice W, Matsuo, Keitaro, McGuire, Valerie, McLaughlin, John R, Menon, Usha, Milne, Roger L, Moysich, Kirsten B, Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Pike, Malcolm C, Qin, Bo, Ramus, Susan J, Riggan, Marjorie J, Rothstein, Joseph H, Schildkraut, Joellen M, Sieh, Weiva, Sutphen, Rebecca, Terry, Kathryn L, Thompson, Pamela J, Titus, Linda, van Altena, Anne M, White, Emily, Whittemore, Alice S, Wu, Anna H, Zheng, Wei, Ziogas, Argyrios, Taylor, Sarah E, Tang, Lu, Songer, Thomas, Wentzensen, Nicolas, Webb, Penelope M, Risch, Harvey A, Modugno, Francesmary

“…Abstract Background The role of ovulation in epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is supported by the consistent protective effects of parity and oral contraceptive…”
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Population distribution of lifetime risk of ovarian cancer in the United States by Pearce, Celeste Leigh, Stram, Daniel O, Ness, Roberta B, Stram, Douglas A, Roman, Lynda D, Templeman, Claire, Lee, Alice W, Menon, Usha, Fasching, Peter A, McAlpine, Jessica N, Doherty, Jennifer A, Modugno, Francesmary, Schildkraut, Joellen M, Rossing, Mary Anne, Huntsman, David G, Wu, Anna H, Berchuck, Andrew, Pike, Malcolm C, Pharoah, Paul D P

“…In U.S. women, lifetime risk of ovarian cancer is 1.37%, but some women are at a substantially lower or higher risk than this average. We have characterized…”
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