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Fruit and vegetable juices and Alzheimer's disease: the Kame ProjectQi Dai
Department of Medicine, Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, Tenn, USA
Am J Med 119:751-9. 2006..Many polyphenols, the most abundant dietary antioxidants, possess stronger neuroprotection against hydrogen peroxide than antioxidant vitamins...- The relation of magnesium and calcium intakes and a genetic polymorphism in the magnesium transporter to colorectal neoplasia riskQi Dai
Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 86:743-51. 2007..Transient receptor potential melastatin 7 (TRPM7) is a newly found gene essential to magnesium absorption and homeostasis... - Oxidative stress, obesity, and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Women's Health StudyQi Dai
Department of Medicine and Pharmacology, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
J Clin Oncol 27:2482-8. 2009..No prospective study has investigated whether levels of 15-F(2t)-isoprostane (15-F(2t)-IsoP) and its metabolite 2,3-dinor-5,6-dihydro-15-F(2t)-IsoP (15-F(2t)-IsoPM) are related to breast cancer risk... - Is green tea drinking associated with a later onset of breast cancer?Qi Dai
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Ann Epidemiol 20:74-81. 2010..Because of the substantial difference in levels of estrogens between premenopausal and postmenopausal women, the relationship between tea consumption and breast cancer risk may depend on menopausal status... - Blood magnesium, and the interaction with calcium, on the risk of high-grade prostate cancerQi Dai
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee, United States of America
PLoS ONE 6:e18237. 2011..We hypothesized that inadequate Mg levels, perhaps relative to Ca levels (e.g. a high Ca/Mg ratio) are associated with greater prostate cancer risk... - Energy balance, insulin resistance biomarkers, and breast cancer riskAlecia Malin Fair
Meharry Medical College, School of Medicine, Department of Surgery, 1005 Dr D B Todd Jr Boulevard, Nashville, TN 37208 3599, USA
Cancer Detect Prev 31:214-9. 2007.... - Oral contraceptive use and breast cancer risk: modification by NAD(P)H:quinone oxoreductase (NQO1) genetic polymorphismsJay H Fowke
Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, 6110 Medical Center East, Nashville, TN 37232 8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:1308-15. 2004..43-6.25; C/T or T/T OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.29-0.81; P for interaction < 0.01). Our results require confirmation but suggest that the OC and breast cancer association depends on the ability to invoke protection from catechol estrogens... - MTR and MTRR polymorphisms, dietary intake, and breast cancer riskMartha J Shrubsole
Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232-2587, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:586-8. 2006 - Two-stage case-control study of common ATM gene variants in relation to breast cancer riskChuanzhong Ye
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 2587, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 106:121-6. 2007.... - Population-based case-control study of CYP11A gene polymorphism and breast cancer riskWei Zheng
Drpartment of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Centr, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:709-14. 2004..The results from this study indicate that the TAAAA repeat polymorphism near the promoter region of the CYP11A gene may be an important susceptibility factor for breast cancer risk... - Genetic polymorphism in the manganese superoxide dismutase gene, antioxidant intake, and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Breast Cancer StudyQiuyin Cai
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Breast Cancer Res 6:R647-55. 2004.... - MTHFR polymorphisms, dietary folate intake, and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Breast Cancer StudyMartha J Shrubsole
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:190-6. 2004..Results of this study suggest that the MTHFR C677T polymorphisms may modify the association between dietary folate intake and breast cancer risk... - Population-based case-control study of AhR (aryl hydrocarbon receptor) and CYP1A2 polymorphisms and breast cancer riskJi Rong Long
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, 1161 21st Avenue South, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Pharmacogenet Genomics 16:237-43. 2006.... - Urinary phytoestrogen excretion and breast cancer risk: evaluating potential effect modifiers endogenous estrogens and anthropometricsQi Dai
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:497-502. 2003..Findings from this study suggest that the potential protective association of phytoestrogens may be modified by BMI, WHR, and blood levels of SHBG, and steroid hormones... - Energy balance and breast cancer riskAlecia Malin
Department of Surgery, Meharry Medical College, 1005 Dr D B Todd Boulevard, Nashville, Tennessee 37208, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1496-501. 2005..74; 95% confidence interval, 2.05-12.20). Our study suggests that promotion of behavior patterns that optimize energy balance (weight control and increasing physical activity) may be a viable option for breast cancer prevention... - Urinary polyphenols and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Women's Health StudyJianfeng Luo
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Institute for Medicine and Public Health, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 120:693-702. 2010..In conclusion, high epicatechin may be related to a reduced risk of breast cancer. Further studies are warranted to confirm our findings... - Genetic polymorphisms in GSTM1, GSTP1, and GSTT1 and the risk for breast cancer: results from the Shanghai Breast Cancer Study and meta-analysisKathleen M Egan
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 27232 8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:197-204. 2004.... - Obesity, age, and oxidative stress in middle-aged and older womenTsogzolmaa Dorjgochoo
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, 2525 West End Ave, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Antioxid Redox Signal 14:2453-60. 2011..15-F(2t)-IsoP-M appears to be a valuable biomarker of oxidative stress in age- and obesity-related diseases... - Dietary intake of PUFAs and colorectal polyp riskHarvey J Murff
Division of General Internal Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 95:703-12. 2012..Marine-derived n-3 (omega-3) PUFAs may reduce risk of developing colorectal cancer; however, few studies have investigated the association of n-3 PUFA intakes on colorectal polyp risk... - Dietary calcium and magnesium intakes and the risk of type 2 diabetes: the Shanghai Women's Health StudyRaquel Villegas
Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 89:1059-67. 2009..Diet plays a key role in the development of type 2 diabetes (T2D), but little is known about the contributions of specific nutrients in populations in which dietary patterns differ from Western populations... - Dietary animal-derived iron and fat intake and breast cancer risk in the Shanghai Breast Cancer StudyAsha R Kallianpur
Division of General Internal Medicine and Public Health, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37212, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 107:123-32. 2008..Iron, an essential micronutrient with pro-oxidant properties, has received little attention, and specific fats may augment its toxicity. We investigated the effects of iron and fats from various food sources on the risk of breast cancer... - Genetic polymorphisms in the estrogen receptor alpha gene and risk of breast cancer: results from the Shanghai Breast Cancer StudyQiuyin Cai
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:853-9. 2003..No apparent synergetic effect of these two polymorphisms was identified. Results of this study indicate that genetic polymorphisms in the ER-alpha gene may play a role in the etiology of breast cancer... - Haplotype analysis of CYP11A1 identifies promoter variants associated with breast cancer riskBrian L Yaspan
Department of Cancer Biology, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, TN 37232 0275, USA
Cancer Res 67:5673-82. 2007..94 (95% CI, 1.22-7.12), test for trend, P = 5.0e-5. Among genes controlling endogenous estrogen metabolism, CYP11A1 harbors common variants that may influence expression to significantly modify risk of breast cancer... - Plasma carotenoids, tocopherols, retinol and breast cancer risk: results from the Shanghai Women Health Study (SWHS)Tsogzolmaa Dorjgochoo
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 117:381-9. 2009..Our results do not support an overall protective effect of lipophilic antioxidants on breast cancer risk. The few inverse associations observed for subtype of carotenoids may need to be confirmed in future studies... - Fruit and vegetable intakes are associated with lower risk of colorectal adenomasHuiyun Wu
Department of Biostatistics and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Nutr 139:340-4. 2009..74 (95% CI = 0.58-0.96) for green vegetables. This study provides additional evidence that high total fruit intake and certain fruit and vegetable intakes may be associated with a reduced risk of colorectal adenomas... - Drinking green tea modestly reduces breast cancer riskMartha J Shrubsole
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
J Nutr 139:310-6. 2009..046). COMT rs4680 genotypes did not have a modifying effect on the association of green tea intake with breast cancer risk. Drinking green tea may be weakly associated with a decreased risk of breast cancer... - Heritable variation of ERBB2 and breast cancer riskJoan P Breyer
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232 0275, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:1252-8. 2009..In contrast, we observed no association of ERBB2 single nucleotide polymorphism haplotypes with breast cancer predisposition... - Functional Ser326Cys polymorphism in the hOGG1 gene is not associated with breast cancer riskQiuyin Cai
Division of Internal Medicine and Public Health, Department of Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt-Ingram University Medical Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-6838, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:403-4. 2006 - Vitamin supplement use and risk for breast cancer: the Shanghai Breast Cancer StudyTsogzolmaa Dorjgochoo
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 111:269-78. 2008.... - Urinary isothiocyanate excretion, brassica consumption, and gene polymorphisms among women living in Shanghai, ChinaJay H Fowke
Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:1536-9. 2003..In conclusion, a single urinary ITC measure, in conjunction with markers of Phase II enzyme activity, provides a complementary measure of habitual Brassica intake among Shanghai women... - Correlation of blood sex steroid hormones with body size, body fat distribution, and other known risk factors for breast cancer in post-menopausal Chinese womenSonia M Boyapati
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA
Cancer Causes Control 15:305-11. 2004..CONCLUSIONS: These data suggest that breast cancer risk associated with measures of body size may be mediated, at least partially, by levels of endogenous sex hormones... - Physical activity, body size, and estrogen metabolism in womenCharles E Matthews
Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Center for Health Services Research, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Medical Center East, Suite 6100, Nashville, TN 37232 8300, USA
Cancer Causes Control 15:473-81. 2004..We examined these relationships in cross-sectional analyses of 157 North American and Chinese women... - Synergistic effects of STK15 gene polymorphisms and endogenous estrogen exposure in the risk of breast cancerQi Dai
Vanderbilt Center for Health Services Research, 1215 21st Avenue South, Medical Center East, Suite 6000, Nashville, TN 37232 8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 13:2065-70. 2004.... - Interaction of soy and 17beta-HSD1 gene polymorphisms in the risk of endometrial cancerQi Dai
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, School of Medicine, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Pharmacogenet Genomics 17:161-7. 2007..In-vitro studies have found that soy isoflavones can inhibit the activity of 17beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type I, a key enzyme in catalyzing estrone (E1), to the biologically more active estradiol (E2)... - A prospective study of dietary polyunsaturated fatty acids and colorectal cancer risk in Chinese womenHarvey J Murff
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, TN 37203 1738, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:2283-91. 2009..03). These results suggest that dietary PUFA and the ratio of n-6 to n-3 PUFA intake may be positively associated with colorectal cancer risk, and this association may be mediated in part through PGE(2) production... - Dietary calcium intake and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in ShanghaiSonia M Boyapati
Division of General Internal Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Nutr Cancer 46:38-43. 2003.... - Expression patterns of the ATM gene in mammary tissues and their associations with breast cancer survivalChuanzhong Ye
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 2587, USA
Cancer 109:1729-35. 2007..The ataxia-telangiectasia mutated (ATM) gene plays a critical role in cell-cycle arrest, apoptosis, and DNA repair. However, to date, no study has directly investigated the association between ATM gene expression and breast cancer survival... - Evaluation of the synergistic effect of insulin resistance and insulin-like growth factors on the risk of breast carcinomaAlecia Malin
Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232 8300, USA
Cancer 100:694-700. 2004.... - Urinary polyphenols, glutathione S-transferases copy number variation, and breast cancer risk: Results from the Shanghai women's health studyJianfeng Luo
Division of Epidemiology, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Epidemiology Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Nashville, Tennessee Department of Health Statistics and Social Medicine, Key Laboratory of Public Health Safety, Ministry of Education, School of Public Health, Fudan University, Shanghai, China
Mol Carcinog 51:379-88. 2012..The differential associations between polyphenols and breast cancer risk by GST polymorphisms, if confirmed, may provide a new avenue for the personalized prevention of breast cancer. Mol. Carcinog. © 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc... - Soyfood intake and breast cancer survival: a followup of the Shanghai Breast Cancer StudySonia M Boyapati
Division of General Internal Medicine, Department of Medicine, Center for Health Service Research, Vanderbilt University, Medical Center East, Suite 6000, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 92:11-7. 2005..These data suggest that soyfoods do not have an adverse effect on breast cancer survival... - Urinary excretion of phytoestrogens and risk of breast cancer among Chinese women in ShanghaiQi Dai
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:815-21. 2002..No association was observed with citrus flavonoids. The results from this study suggest that high intake of certain phytoestrogens may reduce the risk of breast cancer... - Passive smoking and breast cancer risk among non-smoking Chinese womenMartha J Shrubsole
Department of Internal Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN 37232-8300, USA
Int J Cancer 110:605-9. 2004..6, 95% confidence interval 1.0-2.4; p for trend = 0.02). This association warrants further investigation... - Association of serum concentration of organochlorine pesticides with dietary intake and other lifestyle factors among urban Chinese womenSang Ah Lee
Department of Medicine, Center for Health Services Research, and Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA
Environ Int 33:157-63. 2007..Our study suggests that dietary intake may be an important contributor of serum levels of OCPs in Chinese women... - Occupations and breast cancer risk among Chinese women in urban ShanghaiKathleen M Gardner
Department of Medicine, and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8300, USA
Am J Ind Med 42:296-308. 2002..Studies examining various occupational exposures in these high-risk occupations are warranted to identify carcinogens that may play a role in the increased breast cancer risk... - Oxidative stress measured by urine F2-isoprostane level is associated with prostate cancerDaniel A Barocas
Department of Urologic Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, Tennessee 37203, USA
J Urol 185:2102-7. 2011..We studied the relationship between the level of F2-isoprostanes, a validated biomarker of oxidative stress, and prostate cancer and high grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia... - Consumption of animal foods, cooking methods, and risk of breast cancerQi Dai
Department of Medicine and Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee 37232-8300, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:801-8. 2002..This study also suggests that nonhydrogenated soybean oil, if not used in high-temperature cooking, may be associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer... - Dietary factors and risk of colon cancer in Shanghai, ChinaBrian C H Chiu
Department of Preventive and Societal Medicine, University of Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska 68198 4350, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:201-8. 2003..Our findings suggest that diets high in fruit and antioxidant vitamins that are common in plant foods reduce the risk of colon cancer, whereas diets high in red meat, eggs, and preserved foods increase the risk... - Plasma sex steroid hormones and breast cancer risk in Chinese womenHerbert Yu
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520 8034, USA
Int J Cancer 105:92-7. 2003.... - Joint effect of insulin-like growth factors and sex steroids on breast cancer riskHerbert Yu
Yale University School of Medicine and Yale Cancer Center, New Haven, Connecticut 06520, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 12:1067-73. 2003..In conclusion, the study suggests a possible synergy between IGF peptide hormone and sex steroid hormones, including both estrogen and androgen, in relation to breast cancer risk... - Joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk in Chinese womenS Lilly Zheng
Center for Human Genomics, Wake Forest University School of Medicine, Medical Center Boulevard, Winston Salem, NC 27157, USA
Cancer Res 63:7624-9. 2003..Our results are consistent with the hypothesis of a joint effect of estrogen receptor beta sequence variants and endogenous estrogen exposure on breast cancer risk... - Menstrual and reproductive factors and endometrial cancer risk: Results from a population-based case-control study in urban ShanghaiWang-hong Xu
Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China
Int J Cancer 108:613-9. 2004..Our study suggests that prolonged menstruation was related to an increased risk of endometrial cancer while pregnancy, including induced abortion, reduced the risk of endometrial cancer... - Body mass index and colon cancer risk in Chinese people: menopause as an effect modifierLifang Hou
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, 6120 Executive Blvd EPS Suite 511, MSC 7240, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Eur J Cancer 42:84-90. 2006..91) and 0.7 (95% CI 0.5-0.95), respectively. Our findings suggest that BMI predicts colon cancer risk in both genders. Among women, however, the risk is modified by menopause status, possibly through altered endogenous oestrogen levels... - Aurora-A/STK15 T+91A is a general low penetrance cancer susceptibility gene: a meta-analysis of multiple cancer typesAmanda Ewart-Toland
UCSF Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94115, USA
Carcinogenesis 26:1368-73. 2005..The data also underline the advantages of comparative association studies involving study populations from different ethnic groups for determination of disease risk... - Insulin-like growth factor-I, soy protein intake, and breast cancer riskMaureen Sanderson
University of Texas Houston School of Public Health at Brownsville, 78520, USA
Nutr Cancer 50:8-15. 2004..Further studies are needed to confirm our finding and to understand the biological mechanisms of these potential interactions... - Commuting physical activity and risk of colon cancer in Shanghai, ChinaLifang Hou
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Am J Epidemiol 160:860-7. 2004..54 for men; OR = 7.42, 95% CI: 2.84, 10.01 for women). Our results suggest that regular and frequent physical activity over a long period of time protects from colon cancer and significantly modifies the body mass index-associated risk... - Nutritional factors in relation to endometrial cancer: a report from a population-based case-control study in Shanghai, ChinaWang Hong Xu
Department of Epidemiology, Fu Dan University School of Public Health, Shanghai, People s Republic of China
Int J Cancer 120:1776-81. 2007..Dietary fiber, retinol, beta-carotene, vitamin C, vitamin E, and vitamin supplementation may decrease the risk of endometrial cancer... - Soya food intake and risk of endometrial cancer among Chinese women in Shanghai: population based case-control studyWang Hong Xu
Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, 2200 Xie Tu Road #25, Shanghai 200032, China
BMJ 328:1285. 2004..The inverse association seemed to be more pronounced among women with high body mass index and waist:hip ratio. CONCLUSION: Regular intake of soya foods is associated with a reduced risk of endometrial cancer... - Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk in the shanghai breast cancer studyXiaohui Cui
Department of Epidemiology, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1443-8. 2007..1-3.3; P(trend) = 0.03). Our findings indicate that a western diet increases breast cancer risk in postmenopausal Chinese women. They also suggest the value of quantifying aggregate risk for common combinations of foods... - Insulin-like growth factors and breast cancer risk in Chinese womenHerbert Yu
Department of Epidemiology and Public Health and Yale Cancer Center, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, Connecticut 06520 8034, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:705-12. 2002..In contrast to the findings from several studies conducted in Caucasian women, we found that IGFBP-3 was positively associated with breast cancer risk in Chinese women... - Interaction of soy food and tea consumption with CYP19A1 genetic polymorphisms in the development of endometrial cancerWang Hong Xu
Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute and Cancer Institute of Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, People s Republic of China
Am J Epidemiol 166:1420-30. 2007..05) but not by soy isoflavone intake. The authors' findings suggest that tea polyphenols may modify the effect of CYP19A1 genetic polymorphisms on the development of endometrial cancer... - Obesity at different ages and endometrial cancer risk factors in urban Shanghai, ChinaWanghong Xu
Department of Epidemiology, Shanghai Cancer Institute, Shanghai 200032, China
Zhonghua Liu Xing Bing Xue Za Zhi 23:347-51. 2002..General obesity in adulthood, as well as body fat distribution, were associated with the risk of endometrial cancer independently. Weight changes before and after age 30 had different effects on the risk of endometrial cancer... - Gender-specific association between iron status and the history of attempted suicide: implications for gender paradox of suicide behaviorsYanfeng Li
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, SC 29208, USA
Prog Neuropsychopharmacol Biol Psychiatry 31:1429-35. 2007..Iron deficiency (ID) has been linked with high impulsivity, and an increased risk of ID was reported among suicide attempters. We hypothesized that poor iron status might be prevalent among suicide attempters, who have high impulsivity... - Overweight is associated with decreased cognitive functioning among school-age children and adolescentsYanfeng Li
Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, The Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina, South Carolina, USA
Obesity (Silver Spring) 16:1809-15. 2008..We examined the associations between academic performance (AP), cognitive functioning (CF), and increased BMI in a nationally representative sample of children...
Research Grants
- Oxidative Stress, Antioxidants and Breast Cancer RiskQi Dai; Fiscal Year: 2007..In addition, we will also be able to expand our study to a larger scale if the results are promising. Findings from this study will have important public health implications in the primary prevention of breast cancer. ..
- Dietary Calcium and Magnesium, Genetics, and Colorectal AdenomaQi Dai; Fiscal Year: 2009....
- Personalized Prevention of Colorectal CancerChang Yu; Fiscal Year: 2010....
- Dietary Calcium and Magnesium, Genetics, and Colorectal AdenomaQi Dai; Fiscal Year: 2010....