L M Morimoto

Summary

Affiliation: Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Cholecystectomy and endometrial cancer: a marker of long-term elevated estrogen exposure?
    L M Morimoto
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Int J Gynecol Cancer 16:1348-53. 2006
  2. ncbi Insulin-like growth factor polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk
    Libby M Morimoto
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, M4 B402, Seattle WA 98109, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1204-11. 2005
  3. ncbi Estrogen plus progestin use, microsatellite instability, and the risk of colorectal cancer in women
    Polly A Newcomb
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
    Cancer Res 67:7534-9. 2007
  4. ncbi Risk of microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer is associated jointly with smoking and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
    Victoria M Chia
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Cancer Res 66:6877-83. 2006
  5. ncbi Body mass index and the risk of death following the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women (United States)
    V Paul Doria-Rose
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, M4 B402, P O Box 19024, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 17:63-70. 2006
  6. ncbi Variation in plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3: personal and lifestyle factors (United States)
    Libby M Morimoto
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 16:917-27. 2005
  7. ncbi Differences in colorectal carcinoma stage and survival by race and ethnicity
    Chloe Chien
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Cancer 104:629-39. 2005
  8. ncbi Variation in plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3: genetic factors
    Libby M Morimoto
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1394-401. 2005
  9. ncbi Long-term efficacy of sigmoidoscopy in the reduction of colorectal cancer incidence
    Polly A Newcomb
    Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle 98109 1024, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 95:622-5. 2003
  10. ncbi Obesity, body size, and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: the Women's Health Initiative (United States)
    Libby M Morimoto
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 13:741-51. 2002

Detail Information

Publications12

  1. ncbi Cholecystectomy and endometrial cancer: a marker of long-term elevated estrogen exposure?
    L M Morimoto
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue N, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Int J Gynecol Cancer 16:1348-53. 2006
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  2. ncbi Insulin-like growth factor polymorphisms and colorectal cancer risk
    Libby M Morimoto
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Cancer Prevention, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, M4 B402, Seattle WA 98109, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1204-11. 2005
    ..01). The current study provides some support for a role of IGFs in colorectal cancer etiology, particularly in mediating the relationship of common risk factors (physical activity, BMI, and postmenopausal hormone use)...
  3. ncbi Estrogen plus progestin use, microsatellite instability, and the risk of colorectal cancer in women
    Polly A Newcomb
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and Department of Epidemiology, University of Washington, Seattle, Washington 98109, USA
    Cancer Res 67:7534-9. 2007
    ..Progestin may enhance the estrogenic effect of conjugated estrogen so the combination may be more biologically active in the colon than E alone...
  4. ncbi Risk of microsatellite-unstable colorectal cancer is associated jointly with smoking and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use
    Victoria M Chia
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Cancer Res 66:6877-83. 2006
    ....
  5. ncbi Body mass index and the risk of death following the diagnosis of colorectal cancer in postmenopausal women (United States)
    V Paul Doria-Rose
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Cancer Prevention Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, M4 B402, P O Box 19024, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 17:63-70. 2006
    ..We examined survival in a group of postmenopausal women according to BMI...
  6. ncbi Variation in plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3: personal and lifestyle factors (United States)
    Libby M Morimoto
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 16:917-27. 2005
    ..Only age was significantly related to circulating IGFBP-3. Although the sources of inter-individual variation of IGF-1 and IGFB-3 are not yet fully understood, this analysis provides some insights into factors that may contribute...
  7. ncbi Differences in colorectal carcinoma stage and survival by race and ethnicity
    Chloe Chien
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, 1100 Fairview Avenue North, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Cancer 104:629-39. 2005
    ..Data regarding other races/ethnicities were limited, especially for Asian/Pacific Islander and Hispanic white subgroups...
  8. ncbi Variation in plasma insulin-like growth factor-1 and insulin-like growth factor binding protein-3: genetic factors
    Libby M Morimoto
    Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, Washington, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1394-401. 2005
    ..This analysis provides evidence that common variation in IGF genes may contribute to the variation in circulating levels observed between individuals...
  9. ncbi Long-term efficacy of sigmoidoscopy in the reduction of colorectal cancer incidence
    Polly A Newcomb
    Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle 98109 1024, USA
    J Natl Cancer Inst 95:622-5. 2003
    ..Current recommendations regarding the frequency of sigmoidoscopy screening may be unnecessarily aggressive...
  10. ncbi Obesity, body size, and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer: the Women's Health Initiative (United States)
    Libby M Morimoto
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 13:741-51. 2002
    ..Lifetime weight gain is also a strong predictor of breast cancer. Waist to hip ratio, a measure of weight distribution, does not appear to be related to postmenopausal breast cancer risk...
  11. ncbi Selection bias in the assessment of gene-environment interaction in case-control studies
    Libby M Morimoto
    Division of Public Health Sciences, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA 98109, USA
    Am J Epidemiol 158:259-63. 2003
    ..The authors present an example to illustrate this concept...
  12. ncbi Risk factors for hyperplastic and adenomatous polyps: evidence for malignant potential?
    Libby M Morimoto
    Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Division of Public Health Sciences, Seattle, Washington 98109 1024, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:1012-8. 2002
    ..Overall, the similarity of the risk profiles of colorectal hyperplastic polyps, adenoma, and cancer provides additional support for the growing body of evidence that some hyperplastic polyps may have neoplastic potential...