Alyson J Littman

..To examine the associations of dietary fat and selected plant foods with endometrial cancer in a population-based case-control study...

..To further examine whether physical activity (PA) in adolescence is associated with TGCC risk, the authors conducted a case-control study in western Washington State...

..Results from this study demonstrate the complexity of prostate cancer epidemiology and the importance of examining risk factors by tumor characteristics...

..To investigate cross-sectional and longitudinal relationships among exercise, sleep, ghrelin and leptin...

..To examine recreational physical activity (PA) and prostate cancer risk in a large cohort of men living in Washington State, focusing on frequency and type of physical activity at various times throughout life...

..quot; The objective of this study was to evaluate the measurement characteristics of 2 single-item measures on the amount of stress and the ability to handle stress...

..To evaluate the validity and reliability of self-reported male balding patterns in an epidemiologic study...

..g., studies that involve detection of C. pneumoniae in pulmonary specimens obtained before cancer onset) could be explored and may shed additional light on this important association...

..Increased physical activity is often recommended for weight maintenance and loss...

..Future studies using precise measures of chronic C. pneumoniae status are needed to better determine the role of this organism in the etiology of lung cancer...

..Identifying factors that increase a smoker's risk of developing lung cancer may help scientists to better understand the etiology of lung cancer and more effectively target high-risk groups for screening...

..39 for IgA and 0.53 for IgG. Measurement error likely attenuates C. pneumoniae-disease associations; the magnitude of attenuation can be estimated from results of studies such as this one...

..Although there is considerable published research on methods to assess current or recent recreational physical activity, there are few short, self-administered questionnaires designed to assess long-term physical activity...

..However, the absence of a difference by duration or intensity levels and the inconsistent results from other studies suggest caution before interpreting this association as causal...

..5-18.4) increased risk of ovarian cancer. Together, these two studies provide some support for the hypothesis that late age at primary infection with a common agent (conceivably, EBV) may play a role in the etiology of ovarian cancer...

..Although causal inference from this observational study is not possible, results are consistent with the hypothesis that regular yoga practice can benefit individuals who wish to maintain or lose weight...

..e., lower GI endoscopy or FOBT: p = 0.063). Among Veterans, having a disability did not appear to be a barrier to receiving appropriate preventive care...

..We aimed to investigate the association of vitamin E and selenium supplementation with prostate cancer in the VITamins And Lifestyle (VITAL) study, a cohort study specifically designed to examine supplement use and future cancer risk...

..The goal of this study was to examine the purported effects of calcium on modulating body weight...

..These results suggest that Veterans may, on average, have less excess body fat than non-Veterans--a pattern not revealed by standard anthropometric measures...

..We compared dyspnea, health-related quality of life (HRQoL), exacerbations, and inhaled medication use among patients who are overweight and obese to those of normal weight with COPD...

..These methods may be useful to other researchers implementing a large cohort study or designing a passive follow-up system...

..We assessed the burden of obesity and overweight, as well as trends in weight control practices, among U.S. veterans and users of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) health care in a large national survey...

..To obtain estimates of time to recruit the study sample, retention, facility-based class attendance and home practice for a study of yoga in breast cancer survivors, and its efficacy on fatigue, quality of life (QOL), and weight change...

..Additional studies, using population-based samples, are needed to understand whether disparities in care by obesity continue to exist in the U.S...

..Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related mortality in the United States. Although supplements are used by half the population, limited information is available about their specific effect on lung cancer risk...

..We sought to investigate whether previously identified risk factors are associated with eclampsia in a contemporary, heterogeneous cohort of women...

..We identified sociodemographic, behavioral, military, and health-related predictors of response to the first follow-up questionnaire in a large military cohort and assessed the extent to which nonresponse biased measures of association...

..Lung cancer is the most common cause of cancer-related mortality. Smoking cessation is crucial to decrease risk, but additional prevention modalities are needed. The use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) may be promising...

..Few longitudinal studies have examined physical activity (PA) levels in breast cancer survivors and how those levels change following cancer diagnosis and treatment...

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..To improve the health of overweight and obese veterans, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) developed the MOVE! Weight Management Program for Veterans. The aim of this evaluation was to assess its reach and effectiveness...

..Its negative association with body mass index and positive association with yoga provide evidence of construct validity. Further evaluation in more diverse populations is warranted...

..To describe and compare the prevalence of physical activity (PA) in relation to veteran status and use of Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) facilities...

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..74-1.23] or with increasing frequency or duration of use. In this free-living population, use of commercial saw palmetto, which varies widely in dose and constituent ratios, was not associated with prostate cancer risk...