Search Results - "Wu, Anna H"
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Effects of green tea catechin extract on serum lipids in postmenopausal women: a randomized, placebo-controlled clinical trial
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-12-2016)“…Green tea has been suggested to improve cardiovascular disease risk factors, including circulating lipid variables. However, current evidence is predominantly…”
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Associations Between Glycemic Traits and Colorectal Cancer: A Mendelian Randomization Analysis
Published in JNCI : Journal of the National Cancer Institute (09-05-2022)“…Abstract Background Glycemic traits—such as hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, and type 2 diabetes—have been associated with higher colorectal cancer risk in…”
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Environmental Determinants of Aggression in Adolescents: Role of Urban Neighborhood Greenspace
Published in Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry (01-07-2016)“…Abstract Objective Neighborhood greenspace improves mental health of urban-dwelling populations, but its putative neurobehavioral benefits in adolescents…”
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Reproductive characteristics, menopausal status, race and ethnicity, and risk of breast cancer subtypes defined by ER, PR and HER2 status: the Breast Cancer Etiology in Minorities study
Published in Breast cancer research : BCR (31-05-2024)“…Associations between reproductive factors and risk of breast cancer differ by subtype defined by joint estrogen receptor (ER), progesterone receptor (PR), and…”
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Urinary phthalate exposures and risk of breast cancer: the Multiethnic Cohort study
Published in Breast cancer research : BCR (06-04-2021)“…The epidemiologic evidence from observational studies on breast cancer risk and phthalates, endocrine disrupting chemicals, has been inconsistent. In the only…”
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Estimated Asian adult soy protein and isoflavone intakes
Published in Nutrition and cancer (01-01-2006)“…There is substantial interest in the possible anticancer effects of soy foods. In part, this is because of the historically low incidence rates of breast and…”
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Long-Term Ambient Temperature and Externalizing Behaviors in Adolescents
Published in American journal of epidemiology (01-09-2018)“…Abstract The climate-violence relationship has been debated for decades, and yet most of the supportive evidence has come from ecological or cross-sectional…”
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A common genetic risk factor for colorectal and prostate cancer
Published in Nature genetics (01-08-2007)“…Variants on chromosome 8q24 contribute risk for prostate cancer; here, we tested whether they also modulate risk for colorectal cancer. We studied 1,807…”
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Gastroesophageal reflux in relation to adenocarcinomas of the esophagus: a pooled analysis from the Barrett's and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma Consortium (BEACON)
Published in PloS one (30-07-2014)“…Previous studies have evidenced an association between gastroesophageal reflux and esophageal adenocarcinoma (EA). It is unknown to what extent these…”
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African Americans and Hispanics Remain at Lower Risk of Ovarian Cancer Than Non-Hispanic Whites after Considering Nongenetic Risk Factors and Oophorectomy Rates
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-07-2015)“…Risk factors for invasive epithelial ovarian cancer (IEOC) among Hispanics and African Americans are understudied despite notable differences in incidence…”
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Racial, Ethnic, and Socioeconomic Differences in a Deficit Accumulation Frailty Index in the Multiethnic Cohort Study
Published in The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (08-07-2023)“…Abstract Background Frailty status has been sparsely studied in some groups including Native Hawaiians and Asian Americans. Methods We developed a…”
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Outdoor ambient air pollution and breast cancer survival among California participants of the Multiethnic Cohort Study
Published in Environment international (01-03-2022)“…[Display omitted] Within the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC), we examined the association between air pollution and mortality among African American, European…”
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Body mass index, comorbidities, and hormonal factors in relation to meningioma in an ethnically diverse population: the Multiethnic Cohort
Published in Neuro-oncology (Charlottesville, Va.) (18-03-2019)“…Abstract Background Meningioma is the most common intracranial tumor in the US and its etiology remains poorly understood. Meningioma has been predominantly…”
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Circulating 27-hydroxycholesterol, lipids, and steroid hormones in breast cancer risk: a nested case-control study of the Multiethnic Cohort Study
Published in Breast cancer research : BCR (14-08-2023)“…Laboratory studies have indicated that a cholesterol metabolite and selective estrogen receptor modulator, 27-hydroxycholesterol (27HC), may be important in…”
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The genetic interplay between body mass index, breast size and breast cancer risk: a Mendelian randomization analysis
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-06-2019)“…Abstract Background Evidence linking breast size to breast cancer risk has been inconsistent, and its interpretation is often hampered by confounding factors…”
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Green and black tea in relation to gynecologic cancers
Published in Molecular nutrition & food research (01-06-2011)“…Scope: Observational studies have evaluated the relationship between green tea intake and cancers of the ovary and endometrium, but we are not aware of the…”
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Tubal ligation and risk of ovarian cancer subtypes: a pooled analysis of case-control studies
Published in International journal of epidemiology (01-04-2013)“…Tubal ligation is a protective factor for ovarian cancer, but it is unknown whether this protection extends to all invasive histological subtypes or borderline…”
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Application of Mendelian randomization to explore the causal role of the human gut microbiome in colorectal cancer
Published in Scientific reports (12-04-2023)“…The role of the human gut microbiome in colorectal cancer (CRC) is unclear as most studies on the topic are unable to discern correlation from causation. We…”
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Effect of Green Tea Supplements on Liver Enzyme Elevation: Results from a Randomized Intervention Study in the United States
Published in Cancer prevention research (Philadelphia, Pa.) (01-10-2017)“…Liver injury effects of green tea-based products have been reported in sporadic case reports. However, no study has examined systematically such adverse…”
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vegetable-fruit-soy dietary pattern protects against breast cancer among postmenopausal Singapore Chinese women
Published in The American journal of clinical nutrition (01-04-2010)“…BACKGROUND: Prospective epidemiologic studies in Asian populations consistently show that soy is protective against breast cancer. OBJECTIVE: The objective was…”
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