For Outstanding Contribution to Increasing Scientific Understanding of the Health Effects of Soyfoods and Soybean Constituents., 8th International Symposium Role of Soy in Health and Disease Prevention
Wada K, Tsuji M, Tamura T, Konishi K, Goto Y, Mizuta F, Koda S, Uji T, Hori A, Tanabashi S, Matsushita S, Tokimitsu N, Nagata C
Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention : a publication of the American Association for Cancer Research, cosponsored by the American Society of Preventive Oncology 27(11) 1371-1375 Nov 2018 [Refereed]
Nagata C, Wada K, Sahashi Y, Tamura T, Konishi K, Goto Y, Yamakawa M, Koda S, Mizuta F, Uji T, Nakamura K, Tsuji M, Nagai H, Itakura N, Harada K, Takahara O, Yamanaka H
Yamagishi K, Iso H, Shimazu T, Tamakoshi A, Sawada N, Matsuo K, Ito H, Wakai K, Nakayama T, Kitamura Y, Sado J, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Mizoue T, Inoue M, Nagata C, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Tsugane S, Sasazuki S, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Aug 2018 [Refereed]
Kashino I, Akter S, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Kotemori A, Matsuo K, Oze I, Ito H, Naito M, Nakayama T, Kitamura Y, Tamakoshi A, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Inoue M, Nagata C, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Tsugane S, Shimazu T, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
International journal of cancer 143(2) 307-316 Jul 2018 [Refereed]
Koyanagi YN, Matsuo K, Ito H, Tamakoshi A, Sugawara Y, Hidaka A, Wada K, Oze I, Kitamura Y, Liu R, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Nagata C, Wakai K, Nakayama T, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sasazuki S
Journal of epidemiology 28(5) 245-252 May 2018 [Refereed]
Liu Y, Shu XO, Wen W, Saito E, Rahman MS, Tsugane S, Tamakoshi A, Xiang YB, Yuan JM, Gao YT, Tsuji I, Kanemura S, Nagata C, Shin MH, Pan WH, Koh WP, Sawada N, Cai H, Li HL, Tomata Y, Sugawara Y, Wada K, Ahn YO, Yoo KY, Ashan H, Chia KS, Boffetta P, Inoue M, Kang D, Potter JD, Zheng W
International journal of epidemiology Feb 2018 [Refereed]
Ugai T, Matsuo K, Oze I, Ito H, Wakai K, Wada K, Nagata C, Nakayama T, Liu R, Kitamura Y, Tamakoshi A, Tsuji I, Sugawara Y, Sawada N, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Mizoue T, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Shimazu T, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
Hematological oncology 36(1) 262-268 Feb 2018 [Refereed]
Saito E, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Ito H, Matsuo K, Wakai K, Wada K, Nagata C, Tamakoshi A, Sugawara Y, Tsuji I, Mizoue T, Tanaka K, Sasazuki S, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
Takagi S, Naito M, Kawai S, Okada R, Nagata C, Hosono S, Nishida Y, Takashima N, Suzuki S, Shimoshikiryo I, Mikami H, Uemura H, Kuriyama N, Ohnaka K, Kubo M, Hamajima N, Tanaka H, Wakai K
The British journal of nutrition 118(6) 463-472 Sep 2017 [Refereed]
Burton A, Maskarinec G, Perez-Gomez B, Vachon C, Miao H, Lajous M, López-Ridaura R, Rice M, Pereira A, Garmendia ML, Tamimi RM, Bertrand K, Kwong A, Ursin G, Lee E, Qureshi SA, Ma H, Vinnicombe S, Moss S, Allen S, Ndumia R, Vinayak S, Teo SH, Mariapun S, Fadzli F, Peplonska B, Bukowska A, Nagata C, Stone J, Hopper J, Giles G, Ozmen V, Aribal ME, Schüz J, Van Gils CH, Wanders JOP, Sirous R, Sirous M, Hipwell J, Kim J, Lee JW, Dickens C, Hartman M, Chia KS, Scott C, Chiarelli AM, Linton L, Pollan M, Flugelman AA, Salem D, Kamal R, Boyd N, Dos-Santos-Silva I, McCormack V
Chen Y, Wu F, Saito E, Lin Y, Song M, Luu HN, Gupta PC, Sawada N, Tamakoshi A, Shu XO, Koh WP, Xiang YB, Tomata Y, Sugiyama K, Park SK, Matsuo K, Nagata C, Sugawara Y, Qiao YL, You SL, Wang R, Shin MH, Pan WH, Pednekar MS, Tsugane S, Cai H, Yuan JM, Gao YT, Tsuji I, Kanemura S, Ito H, Wada K, Ahn YO, Yoo KY, Ahsan H, Chia KS, Boffetta P, Zheng W, Inoue M, Kang D, Potter JD
Takachi R, Inoue M, Sugawara Y, Tsuji I, Tsugane S, Ito H, Matsuo K, Tanaka K, Tamakoshi A, Mizoue T, Wakai K, Nagata C, Sasazuki S, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
Journal of epidemiology 27(4) 152-162 Apr 2017 [Refereed]
Burton A, Byrnes G, Stone J, Tamimi RM, Heine J, Vachon C, Ozmen V, Pereira A, Garmendia ML, Scott C, Hipwell JH, Dickens C, Schüz J, Aribal ME, Bertrand K, Kwong A, Giles GG, Hopper J, Pérez Gómez B, Pollán M, Teo SH, Mariapun S, Taib NA, Lajous M, Lopez-Riduara R, Rice M, Romieu I, Flugelman AA, Ursin G, Qureshi S, Ma H, Lee E, Sirous R, Sirous M, Lee JW, Kim J, Salem D, Kamal R, Hartman M, Miao H, Chia KS, Nagata C, Vinayak S, Ndumia R, van Gils CH, Wanders JO, Peplonska B, Bukowska A, Allen S, Vinnicombe S, Moss S, Chiarelli AM, Linton L, Maskarinec G, Yaffe MJ, Boyd NF, Dos-Santos-Silva I, McCormack VA
Breast cancer research : BCR 18(1) 130 Dec 2016 [Refereed]
Akter S, Kashino I, Mizoue T, Matsuo K, Ito H, Wakai K, Nagata C, Nakayama T, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Tamakoshi A, Sugawara Y, Sawada N, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sasazuki S, ; for the Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology 46(8) 781-787 Aug 2016 [Refereed]
Koyanagi YN, Matsuo K, Ito H, Wakai K, Nagata C, Nakayama T, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Tamakoshi A, Sugawara Y, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sasazuki S, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan., Sasazuki S, Tsugane S, Inoue M, Iwasaki M, Otani T, Sawada N, Shimazu T, Yamaji T, Tsuji I, Tsubono Y, Nishino Y, Tamakoshi A, Matsuo K, Ito H, Wakai K, Nagata C, Mizoue T, Tanaka K, Nakayama T, Sadakane A, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology 46(6) 580-595 Jun 2016 [Refereed]
Masaoka H, Matsuo K, Ito H, Wakai K, Nagata C, Nakayama T, Sadakane A, Tanaka K, Tamakoshi A, Sugawara Y, Mizoue T, Sawada N, Inoue M, Tsugane S, Sasazuki S, Research Group for the Development and Evaluation of Cancer Prevention Strategies in Japan.
Japanese journal of clinical oncology 46(3) 273-283 Mar 2016 [Refereed]
McCormack VA, Burton A, dos-Santos-Silva I, Hipwell JH, Dickens C, Salem D, Kamal R, Hartman M, Lee CP, Chia KS, Ozmen V, Aribal ME, Flugelman AA, Lajous M, Lopez-Riduara R, Rice M, Romieu I, Ursin G, Qureshi S, Ma H, Lee E, van Gils CH, Wanders JO, Vinayak S, Ndumia R, Allen S, Vinnicombe S, Moss S, Won Lee J, Kim J, Pereira A, Garmendia ML, Sirous R, Sirous M, Peplonska B, Bukowska A, Tamimi RM, Bertrand K, Nagata C, Kwong A, Vachon C, Scott C, Perez-Gomez B, Pollan M, Maskarinec G, Giles G, Hopper J, Stone J, Rajaram N, Teo SH, Mariapun S, Yaffe MJ, Schüz J, Chiarelli AM, Linton L, Boyd NF
Cancer epidemiology 40 141-151 Feb 2016 [Refereed]
S. Oba, S. Oba, E. Suzuki, E. Suzuki, E. Suzuki, M. Yamamoto, M. Yamamoto, Y. Horikawa, C. Nagata, J. Takeda, K. Adachi, K. Chimori, Y. Morimoto, Y. Kimata, H. Hayashi, M. Ishii, M. Izai, K. Kamikubo, Y. Kanoh, T. Kojima, T. Komaki, J. Kosaka, H. Maekawa, M. Murayama, E. Suzuki, K. Yoshino, M. Matsuda, I. Matsui, S. Ozeki, S. Sakata, H. Sarui, N. Takeda, M. Sugimoto, R. Totani, H. Wada, Y. Wada, M. Yokoyama, M. Araki, E. Goshima, H. Daido, K. Nagai, K. Fushimi, M. Kitada, M. Hayashi, T. Imai, N. Kojima, M. Sato, H. Murase, T. Nagashima, N. Noritake, Y. Noda, K. Ohmae
Hyperuricaemia is an undisputed and highly predictive biomarker for cardiovascular risk. SLC17A1, expressed in the liver and kidneys, harbours potent candidate single nucleotide polymorphisms that decrease uric acid levels. Therefore, we examined ...
Cancer Causes and Control 25(2) 143-149 Feb 2014 [Refereed]
Objective: Recently, profiles of plasma amino acids have been utilized to detect diseases including breast cancer. However, there is a possibility that the amino acid status may be associated with the risk of breast cancer. We investigated the rel...
K. Wada, C. Nagata, A. Tamakoshi, K. Matsuo, I. Oze, K. Wakai, I. Tsuji, Y. Sugawara, T. Mizoue, K. Tanaka, M. Iwasaki, M. Inoue, M. Inoue, S. Tsugane, S. Sasazuki
Annals of Oncology 25 519-524 Jan 2014
Background: A positive association between body mass index (BMI) and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women has been reported, and a weak inverse association has been suggested among premenopausal women from studies in the Western populatio...
Taichi Shimazu, K. Wakai, A. Tamakoshi, I. Tsuji, K. Tanaka, K. Matsuo, C. Nagata, T. Mizoue, M. Inoue, M. Inoue, S. Tsugane, S. Sasazuki, Shizuka Sasazuki, Shoichiro Tsugane, Manami Inoue, Motoki Iwasaki, Tetsuya Otani, Norie Sawada, Taiki Yamaji, Ichiro Tsuji, Yoshitaka Tsubono, Yoshikazu Nishino, Akiko Tamakoshi, Keitaro Matsuo, Hidemi Ito, Kenji Wakai, Chisato Nagata, Tetsuya Mizoue, Keitaro Tanaka
Annals of Oncology 25 1228-1233 Jan 2014
Background: Prospective evidence is inconsistent regarding the association between vegetable/fruit intake and the risk of gastric cancer. Methods: In an analysis of original data from four population-based prospective cohort studies encompassing 1...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 44(7) 641-650 Jan 2014 [Refereed]
Objective: The association between meat consumption and colorectal cancer remains inconsistent among Asians. The present study systematically evaluated and meta-analyzed epidemiologic studies on the association between consumption of total and spe...
Objectives Having a lighter skin tone is highly valued among many Asian women. If skin colour is affected by smoking, women may be motivated to avoid tobacco or quit smoking. The present study examined the association of tobacco smoking with skin ...
Christy G. Woolcott, Shannon M. Conroy, Chisato Nagata, Giske Ursin, Celine M. Vachon, Martin J. Yaffe, Ian S. Pagano, Celia Byrne, Gertraud Maskarinec
American Journal of Epidemiology 179(2) 236-244 Jan 2014 [Refereed]
To maximize statistical power in studies of mammographic density and breast cancer, it is advantageous to combine data from several studies, but standardization of the density assessment is desirable. Using data from 4 case-control studies, we des...
International Journal of Clinical Oncology 18(6) 1091-1101 Dec 2013 [Refereed]
Background: It has been suggested that micronutrients such as alpha-tocopherol, retinol, lutein, cryptoxanthin, lycopene, and alpha- and beta-carotene may help in the prevention of cervical cancer. Our aim was to investigate whether serum concentr...
Cancer Science 104(11) 1499-1507 Nov 2013 [Refereed]
Although a growing body of evidence suggests a link between diabetes and cancer, it is not clear whether diabetes independently increases the risk of cancer. We conducted a comprehensive assessment of the association between pre-existing diabetes ...
Annals of Otology, Rhinology and Laryngology 122(11) 701-706 Nov 2013 [Refereed]
Objectives: There are few studies about the association between tinnitus and sleep disorders in the general population worldwide. This study assessed this association in a Japanese community. Methods: A total of 14,027 participants 45 to 79 years ...
Cancer Science 104(10) 1362-1367 Oct 2013 [Refereed]
Diabetes mellitus (DM) has been reported to be associated with an increased risk of site-specific cancers; however, few studies have assessed associations of DM with both total and site-specific cancers in Japan. We examined the association of a h...
American Journal of Epidemiology 178(8) 1226-1232 Oct 2013 [Refereed]
Dietary supplementation with branched-chain amino acids (BCAAs), including leucine, isoleucine, and valine, has shown potential benefits for the metabolic profile. However, higher blood BCAA levels have been associated with insulin resistance. To ...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 43(9) 935-941 Sep 2013 [Refereed]
Objective: The association between fish consumption and colorectal cancer risk remains inconclusive. The present study systematically reviewed and meta-analyzed epidemiologic data on the association between fish consumption and colorectal cancer r...
International Journal of Cancer 133(4) 952-960 Aug 2013 [Refereed]
The effects of soy or isoflavone intake on breast cancer need to be examined further in epidemiologic studies. We assessed the associations of soy and isoflavone intake with breast cancer incidence in a population-based prospective cohort study in...
Annals of Epidemiology 23(8) 469-474 Aug 2013 [Refereed]
Purpose: We aimed to investigate the associations of sleep disturbance and sleep time with behavioral problems and to assess whether endogenous melatonin was associated with sleep-related factors and behavioral problems. Methods: Subjects were 234...
Annals of Epidemiology 23(2) 60-65 Feb 2013 [Refereed]
Purpose: We aimed to assess the associations of sex, age, body mass, sex steroid hormones, and lifestyle factors with the levels of melatonin in young children. Methods: This study followed a cross-sectional design and was conducted two preschools...
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 138(1) 235-239 Feb 2013 [Refereed]
Non-occupational exposure to cadmium has been suspected to be a risk factor for breast cancer. The present study examined the association between urinary cadmium level and the risk of breast cancer in a case-control study among Japanese women. Cas...
International Journal of Cancer 130(11) 2645-2653 2013 [Refereed]
Because studies of the association between alcohol intake and the risk of primary liver cancer use varying cut-off points to classify alcohol intake, it is difficult to precisely quantify this association by meta-analysis of published data. Furthe...
Shannon M. Conroy, Karin Koga, Christy G. Woolcott, Timothy Dahl, Celia Byrne, Chisato Nagata, Giske Ursin, Martin J. Yaffe, Celine M. Vachon, Gertraud Maskarinec
Cancer Epidemiology 36(5) 458-460 Oct 2012 [Refereed]
Alcohol consumption and mammographic density are established risk factors for breast cancer. This study examined whether the association of mammographic density with breast cancer varies by alcohol intake. Mammographic density was assessed in digi...
Journal of Nutrition 142(9) 1713-1719 Sep 2012 [Refereed]
Dietary guidelines generally recommend avoiding a high-fat diet. However, the relationship between fat subtypes and mortality remains unclear especially in a population with a relatively low intake of fat. We aimed to prospectively examine the rel...
Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 66(5) 448-456 May 2012 [Refereed]
Objectives: Using common alcohol consumption categories, to conduct a pooled analysis of six ongoing large-scale cohort studies in Japan in order to produce concrete estimates of the quantitative contribution of alcohol consumption to all-cause an...
Cancer Causes and Control 23(5) 683-689 May 2012 [Refereed]
Objective: Endogenous sex hormones have been implicated in the etiology of breast cancer. Dietary factors such as fat, dietary fiber, soy isoflavones, and alcohol have been suggested to influence endogenous estrogen and other steroid hormone level...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 42(4) 335-346 Apr 2012 [Refereed]
Objective: Numerous in vitro and animal studies have shown that green tea has a protective effect against cancer. However, results from epidemiologic studies are conflicting. We evaluated the association between green tea consumption and risk for ...
World Journal of Gastroenterology 18(13) 1508-1516 Apr 2012 [Refereed]
AIM: To clarify the efficiency of the criterion of metabolic syndrome to detecting non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). METHODS: Authors performed a cross-sectional study involving participants of a medical health checkup program including a...
Shannon M. Conroy, Christy G. Woolcott, Karin R. Koga, Celia Byrne, Chisato Nagata, Giske Ursin, Celine M. Vachon, Martin J. Yaffe, Ian Pagano, Gertraud Maskarinec
International Journal of Cancer 130(8) 1915-1924 Apr 2012 [Refereed]
The association of mammographic breast density with breast cancer risk may vary by adiposity. To examine effect modification by body mass index (BMI), the authors standardized mammographic density data from four case-control studies (1994-2002) co...
Christy G. Woolcott, Karin Koga, Shannon M. Conroy, Celia Byrne, Chisato Nagata, Giske Ursin, Celine M. Vachon, Martin J. Yaffe, Ian Pagano, Gertraud Maskarinec
Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 132(3) 1163-1171 Apr 2012 [Refereed]
Mammographic density is strongly and consistently associated with breast cancer risk. To determine if this association was modified by reproductive factors (parity and age at first birth), data were combined from four case-control studies conducte...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 42(3) 212-221 Mar 2012 [Refereed]
Objective: With increased interest in non-alcoholic steatohepatitis, its common co-morbid condition, obesity, has recently attracted much attention as a risk factor for liver cancer. Recent studies also suggest that obesity may play a role in the ...
Cancer Causes and Control 23(2) 239-244 Feb 2012 [Refereed]
Purpose: We investigated whether seaweed intake is associated with sex steroid levels in young Japanese children. Methods: The design of the study was cross-sectional and it was conducted in October-November 2006. Subjects were substantially healt...
Cancer Causes and Control 23(2) 231-238 Feb 2012 [Refereed]
Purpose: We aimed to assess the association of body size at birth or physical activity with sex steroid levels, independent of body mass among young children. Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted in 2006. Subjects were 230 boys and 198...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 42(1) 2-13 Jan 2012 [Refereed]
Objective: Higher levels of physical activity have been consistently associated with a decreased risk of colon cancer, but not rectal cancer, in Western populations. The present study systematically evaluated epidemiologic evidence on the associat...
OBJECTIVE: Prospective studies on physical activity and diet and the onset of natural menopause are scarce. The aim of this study was to examine the association of physical activity and dietary factors potentially related to endogenous estrogen le...
Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental 61(1) 70-75 Jan 2012 [Refereed]
Melatonin's potential preventive effect against cardiovascular disease (CVD) remains hypothetical. No study has evaluated the relationships between endogenous melatonin and the established blood biomarkers related to CVD. The objective of the pres...
The association between light exposure at night and sex hormone levels in utero has scarcely reported. We assessed the associations between sleep duration or being awake in the late evening hours, which can be as indicator of light exposure at nig...
Public Health Nutrition 16(11) 2040-2045 2012 [Refereed]
Objective Increasing childhood asthma rates may be due to changing dietary lifestyle. We investigated the association of dietary intake of antioxidant vitamins and fatty acids with asthma in Japanese pre-school children. Design Cross-sectional stu...
Journal of Epidemiology 21(6) 417-430 Dec 2011 [Refereed]
Background: We pooled data from 7 ongoing cohorts in Japan involving 353 422 adults (162 092 men and 191 330 women) to quantify the effect of body mass index (BMI) on total and cause-specific (cancer, heart disease, and cerebrovascular disease) mo...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 41(11) 1292-1302 Nov 2011 [Refereed]
Objective: Cigarette smoking has been recognized as an important risk factor for pancreas cancer, but the magnitude of the association may vary among geographical areas. Therefore, we reviewed epidemiologic studies on the association between cigar...
American Journal of Hypertension 24(11) 1215-1221 Nov 2011 [Refereed]
Background An elevated plasma homocysteine level is an independent risk factor for high blood pressure and cardiovascular disease, and its level is regulated by three vitamins; vitamin B6, B12, and folic acid. Until now, the association between th...
Background: Few studies have examined whether dietary factors might affect blood pressure in children. We purposed to investigate whether seaweed intake is associated with blood pressure level among Japanese preschool children. Methods. The design...
American Journal of Epidemiology 173(9) 998-1003 May 2011 [Refereed]
The authors investigated whether soy intake is associated with sex steroid levels in Japanese children. This cross-sectional study was conducted in autumn 2006. Subjects were substantially healthy preschoolers, 230 boys and 198 girls, aged 3-6 yea...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 41(5) 693-708 May 2011 [Refereed]
Objective: Clinical trials of β-carotene supplementation and recent large-scale prospective studies have called into question the protective effects of vegetable and fruit consumption against lung cancer. To re-assess this issue, we reviewed data ...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 41(5) 677-692 May 2011 [Refereed]
Although alcohol drinking is considered as an important risk factor for esophageal cancer, the magnitude of the association might be varied among geographic areas. Therefore, we reviewed epidemiologic studies on the association between alcohol dri...
Cancer Causes and Control 22(4) 581-588 Apr 2011 [Refereed]
Objective Body size and reproductive factors are important risk factors of breast cancer. The aim of the present study was to examine the associations of these factors with blood concentrations of sex hormones and prolactin in premenopausal Japane...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 41(2) 225-231 Feb 2011 [Refereed]
Objective: To examine the association of smoking and lifestyle factors with pancreatic cancer death in the prospective design. Methods: Mortality from pancreatic cancer in regard to smoking, body mass index, physical activity, and alcohol, coffee ...
Journal of Epidemiology 21(4) 246-254 2011 [Refereed]
Background: Intakes of selected vitamins and dietary fiber may influence the clinical course of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). Using a cohort study method, we investigated the associations of dietary intake of vitamin B6 and B12, folate, and ...
Journal of Epidemiology 21(4) 299-304 2011 [Refereed]
Background: Several studies have reported the prevalence of tinnitus among general populations; however, most of these studies were conducted in Europe or the United States. We estimated the prevalence of tinnitus among the general adult populatio...
Journal of Nutritional Science and Vitaminology 57(5) 372-376 2011 [Refereed]
The aim of the present study was to evaluate the validity and reproducibility of a food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) for use among young Japanese children. Forty-seven mothers of children aged 6 y completed two 3-d diet records and two FFQs over ...
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 74(8) 959-968 2011 [Refereed]
The Food Safety Commission (FSC) of Japan, established in July 2003, has its own initiative to conduct risk assessments on food stuffs known as "self-tasking assessment". Within this framework, the FSC decided to conduct a risk assessment of beef ...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 42(2) 124-130 2011 [Refereed]
Objective: We reviewed epidemiological studies on breastfeeding and breast cancer among Japanese women. This report is part of a series of articles written by our research group, whose aim was to evaluate the existing evidence concerning the assoc...
Japanese Journal of Clinical Oncology 42(1) 63-73 2011 [Refereed]
Objective: Although cigarette smoking is considered as an important risk factor for esophageal cancer, the magnitude of the association might be varied among geographic areas. Therefore, we reviewed epidemiologic studies on the association between...
Metabolism: Clinical and Experimental 59(11) 1574-1582 Nov 2010 [Refereed]
We assessed the relationship of the dietary glycemic index (GI), glycemic load (GL), and intake of carbohydrate and rice, and risk of mortality from stroke and its subtypes. The cohort consisted of 12561 men and 15 301 women residing in Takayama, ...
Annals of Epidemiology 20(11) 804-810 Nov 2010 [Refereed]
Purpose: Although cross-sectional studies have reported that the prevalence of allergy is reduced on a farm, few prospective studies were carried out on adults. We examined the association of experience of farming with occurrence of cedar pollinos...
Objectives: Studies focusing on lifestyle and health factors and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) are scarce in Japan. The aim of this study is to examine the association of lifestyle and health factors in SUI. Methods: Study subjects were retrie...
Melatonin concentrations of about 120 foods were measured and used as basic data to estimate melatonin intake from diet through a food frequency questionnaire. Associations of melatonin intake with the risk of menopause and mortality from cancer a...
There has been a hypothesis that exposure to light at night may increase a risk of breast cancer by suppressing the normal nocturnal rise in melatonin production and release, thereby resulting in increased levels of circulating estrogen. We conduc...
The isoflavones are structurally similar to estradiol Hence, the estrogenicity of isoflavones may have beneficial effects on bone and skin health. The Japanese consume a diet that is very rich in the isoflavones, genistein and daidzein, which are ...
Isoflavone, rich in soy products, have been reported to possess significant antioxidant, estrogenic and tyrosine kinase inhibitory activity. Therefore, soy product or isofllavone intake may prevent against cancer and cardiovascular disease. In add...
There is a hypothesis that hyperinsulinemia or insulin resistance may be a mediator for breast cancer risk factors. On the other hand, some but not all of the well-known risk factors of breast cancer have been associated with serum estrogen concen...
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