Epidemiologic Cohort Study of Diet and Life Style Factors Among Hawaiian Women with Breast Cancer in Hawaii
Abstract
This is a cohort study of American women of Hawaiian ancestry who have one of the highest incidence rates of breast cancer in the world. It is designed to see if specific sources of dietary fat and alcohol use enhance breast cancer risk, and to determine if micronutrients and dietary fiber reduce risk. The study has progressed well. It has recruited 7,790 Native Hawaiian women who returned a 26-page mail questionnaire. The surveillance of these women to identify incident cases of breast cancer is being done by the Hawaii Tumor Registry, which belongs to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program. Thus far, 173 incident cases of breast cancer have been identified in this cohort. Preliminary results suggest the following: 1) early menopause may decrease breast cancer risk; 2) late childbirth may increase risk; 3) menopausal estrogens may increase risk; 4) alcohol intake may increase risk; 5) high dietary fat intake may increase risk; 6) high dietary fiber and beta-carotene consumption may decrease risk.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 1999
- Accession Number
- ADA382961
Entities
People
- Abraham Nomura
Organizations
- University of Hawaiʻi System