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AAPI Health Literature Database - Cancer (see also Breast & Cervical Cancer, Cancer Screening, Colorectal Cancer)

Does a Japanese lifestyle protect against cancer? Ethn Dis 2004;14(3):453-4.

Alexander GA, Chu KC, Ho RC. Representation of Asian Americans in clinical cancer trials. Ann Epidemiol 2000;10(8 Suppl):S61-67.

Allen NE, Sauvaget C, Roddam AW, Appleby P, Nagano J, Suzuki G, et al. A prospective study of diet and prostate cancer in Japanese men. Cancer Causes Control 2004;15(9):911-20.

Anan K, Mitsuyama S, Nishihara K, Abe Y, Iwashita T, Ihara T, et al. Breast cancer in Japanese men: does sex affect prognosis? Breast Cancer 2004;11(2):180-6.

Arnsberger P, Nussey B, Fox P, Breuer W. Cervical intraepithelial lesions and cervical cancer among Asian Pacific Islander women in a cervical cancer screening program. Health Care Women Int 2002;23(5):450-9.

Ashing-Giwa KT, Padilla G, Tejero J, Kraemer J, Wright K, Coscarelli A, et al. Understanding the breast cancer experience of women: a qualitative study of African American, Asian American, Latina and Caucasian cancer survivors. Psychooncology 2004;13(6):408-28.

Bernstein L, Wu AH. Colon and Rectal Cancer among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):184-200.

Borugian MJ, Sheps SB, Whittemore AS, Wu AH, Potter JD, Gallagher RP. Carbohydrates and colorectal cancer risk among Chinese in North America. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2002;11(2):187-93.

Brawley O. National Cancer Institute's Perspective on Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):311-316.

Carey Jackson J, Taylor VM, Chitnarong K, Mahloch J, Fischer M, Sam R, et al. Development of a cervical cancer control intervention program for Cambodian American women. J Community Health 2000;25(5):359-75.

Chen JY, Diamant AL, Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Wold C. Disaggregating data on Asian and Pacific Islander women to assess cancer screening. Am J Prev Med 2004;27(2):139-45.

Chen MS, Jr. The Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training's role in cancer awareness, research and training. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(1):17-24.

Chen MS, Jr., Koh HK. The Need for Cancer Prevention and Control among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1997;5(1):3-6.

Chen MS, Jr., Koh HK. Introduction to the Proceedings for the "Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" Conference. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2000;6(2):67-75.

Chen MS, Jr., Koh HK, Shinagawa S, Kagawa-Singer M, Ho RC. Epilogue to the "Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" Conference. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):420-426.

Chen WT, Bakken S. Breast cancer knowledge assessment in female Chinese immigrants in New York. Cancer Nurs 2004;27(5):407-12.

Cheung YB, Thumboo J, Goh C, Khoo KS, Che W, Wee J. The equivalence and difference between the English and Chinese versions of two major, cancer-specific, health-related quality-of-life questionnaires. Cancer 2004;101(12):2874-80.

Choudhry UK, Srivastava R, Fitch MI. Breast cancer detection practices of south Asian women: knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs. Oncol Nurs Forum 1998;25(10):1693-701.

Chu KC. Cancer Data for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):130-139.

Chu WC, Lam WW, Pang AL, So NM, Tang AP, Tse GM, et al. Computer-assisted detection as a second reader in symptomatic Asian women with palpable breast cancer. Acta Radiol 2004;45(2):148-53.

Coughlin SS, Uhler RJ. Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Asian and Pacific Islander women in the United States, 1994-1997. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2000;9(6):597-603.

Deapen D, Liu L, Perkins C, Bernstein L, Ross RK. Rapidly rising breast cancer incidence rates among Asian-American women. Int J Cancer 2002;99(5):747-50.

Dignan M, Michielutte R, Blinson K, Wells HB, Case LD, Sharp P, et al. Effectiveness of health education to increase screening for cervical cancer among eastern-band Cherokee Indian women in North Carolina. J Natl Cancer Inst 1996;88(22):1670-6.

Divan HA. Cancer incidence and mortality in Asian Indians: a review of literature from the United States, South Asia, and beyond. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(2):73-85.

Ducore JM, Parikh-Patel A, Gold EB. Cancer occurrence in Southeast Asian children in California. J Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2004;26(10):613-8.

Facione NC, Giancarlo C, Chan L. Perceived risk and help-seeking behavior for breast cancer. A Chinese-American perspective. Cancer Nurs 2000;23(4):258-67.

Flood DM, Weiss NS, Cook LS, Emerson JC, Schwartz SM, Potter JD. Colorectal cancer incidence in Asian migrants to the United States and their descendants. Cancer Causes Control 2000;11(5):403-11.

Fukagai T, Shimada M, Yoshida H, Namiki T, Carlile RG. Clinical-pathological comparison of clinical prostate cancer between Japanese Americans in Hawaii and Japanese living in Japan. Int J Androl 2000;23 Suppl 2:43-4.

Gilani GM, Kamal S. Risk factors for breast cancer in Pakistani women aged less than 45 years. Ann Hum Biol 2004;31(4):398-407.

Gomez SL, Clarke CA, Glaser SL. Cancer survival in US racial/ethnic groups: heterogeneity among Asian ethnic subgroups. Arch Intern Med 2003;163(5):631-2; author reply 632.

Gong G, Oakley-Girvan I, Wu AH, Kolonel LN, John EM, West DW, et al. Segregation analysis of prostate cancer in 1,719 white, African-American and Asian-American families in the United States and Canada. Cancer Causes Control 2002;13(5):471-82.

Han Y, Williams RD, Harrison RA. Breast cancer screening knowledge, attitudes, and practices among Korean American women. Oncol Nurs Forum 2000;27(10):1585-91.

Harlan L, Bernstein A, Kessler L. Cervical Cancer Screening: Who is not Screened and Why. American Journal of Public Health 1991;81(7):885-890.

Hashibe M, Gao T, Li G, Dalbagni G, Zhang ZF. Comparison of bladder cancer survival among Japanese, Chinese, Filipino, Hawaiian and Caucasian populations in the United States. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2003;4(3):267-73.

Hedeen AN, White E, Taylor V. Ethnicity and birthplace in relation to tumor size and stage in Asian American women with breast cancer. American Journal of Public Health 1999;89(8):1248.

Hislop TG, Deschamps M, Teh C, Jackson C, Tu SP, Yasui Y, et al. Facilitators and barriers to cervical cancer screening among Chinese Canadian women. Can J Public Health 2003;94(1):68-73.

Ho R. Disparities in Cancer Treatment Outcomes among Asian Americans: Implications for the Asian American Network for Cancer Awareness, Research and Training. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2000;8(1):39-42.

Ho RC. Foreword to the Proceedings of the "Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders" Conference. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):77.

Honda K. Factors associated with colorectal cancer screening among the US urban Japanese population. Am J Public Health 2004;94(5):815-22.

Hubbell FA, Mishra SI, Luce PH. The Pacific Islander Cancer Control Network's role in cancer awareness, research and training. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(1):40-9.

Hughes CK, Tsark JU, Kenui CK, Alexander GA. Cancer research studies in Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders. Ann Epidemiol 2000;10(8 Suppl):S49-60.

Ishida DN. Making inroads on cancer prevention and control with Asian Americans. Semin Oncol Nurs 2001;17(3):220-8.

Jackson JC, Taylor VM, Chitnarong K, Mahloch J, Fischer M, Sam R, et al. Development of a Cervical Cancer Control Intervention Program for Cambodian American Women. Journal of Community Health 2000;25(5):359-375.

Johnson L. Collaboration Opportunities to Address Cancer Concerns for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):262.

Juon HS, Choi Y, Kim MT. Cancer screening behaviors among Korean-American women. Cancer Detect Prev 2000;24(6):589-601.

Kagawa-Singer M. A Socio-cultural Perspective on Cancer Control Issues for Asian Americans. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2000;8(1):12-17.

Kim K, Yu ES, Chen EH, Kim J, Brintnall RA. Colorectal cancer screening. Knowledge and practices among Korean Americans. Cancer Pract 1998;6(3):167-75.

Kim KK, Yu ES, Chen EH, Cross N, Kim J, Brintnall RA. Nutritional status of Korean Americans: implications for cancer risk. Oncol Nurs Forum 2000;27(10):1573-83.

Kim YA, Lee CW. Effects of obesity on breast cancer stage at diagnosis in Korean women. Eur J Cancer Prev 2004;13(1):13-7.

Koh HK. Cancer Prevention and Control for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: A View from the Commissioner of Public Health of Massachusetts. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):317-321.

Koh HK, Sun T, Zhang YQ. Cancer in Asian Americans and Pacific Islander Populations. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1996;4(1-3):121-124.

Kost ER, Hall KL, Hines JF, Farley JH, Nycum LR, Rose GS, et al. Asian-Pacific Islander race independently predicts poor outcome in patients with endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2003;89(2):218-26.

Krieger N, Quesenberry C, Jr., Peng T, Horn-Ross P, Stewart S, Brown S, et al. Social class, race/ethnicity, and incidence of breast, cervix, colon, lung, and prostate cancer among Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, 1988-92 (United States). Cancer Causes Control 1999;10(6):525-37.

Lee MC. Knowledge, barriers, and motivators related to cervical cancer screening among Korean-American women. A focus group approach. Cancer Nurs 2000;23(3):168-75.

Li FP, Pawlish K. Cancers in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Migrant Studies. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):123-129.

Liang W, Yuan E, Mandelblatt JS, Pasick RJ. How do older Chinese women view health and cancer screening? Results from focus groups and implications for interventions. Ethn Health 2004;9(3):283-304.

Ma GX, Chu KC, Jackson FE, Tsou W. The Asian Tobacco Education, Cancer Awareness and Research's role in tobacco and cancer control efforts in Asian American communities. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(1):25-39.

Ma GX, Fleisher L. Awareness of Cancer Information Among Asian Americans. Journal of Community Health 2003;28(2):115-130.

Ma GX, Tan Y, Feeley RM, Thomas P. Perceived Risks of Certain Types of Cancer and Heart Disease Among Asian American Smokers and Non-Smokers. Journal of Community Health 2002;27(4):233-246.

Ma GX, Toubbeh JI, Su X, Edwards RL. ATECAR: An Asian American community-based participatory research model on tobacco and cancer control. Health Promot Pract 2004;5(4):382-94.

Ma'o M. Cancer and American Samoan Culture. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):407.

Marchand LL. Combined influence of genetic and dietary factors on colorectal cancer incidence in Japanese Americans. J Natl Cancer Inst Monogr 1999(26):101-5.

Maskarinec G, Noh JJ. The effect of migration on cancer incidence among Japanese in Hawaii. Ethn Dis 2004;14(3):431-9.

Maxwell AE, Bastani R, Warda US. Demographic predictors of cancer screening among Filipino and Korean immigrants in the United States. Am J Prev Med 2000;18(1):62-8.

Mishra SI, Luce PH, Hubbell FA. Breast Cancer Screening among American Samoan Women. Preventive Medicine 2001;33(1):9-17.

Misra R, Vadaparampil ST. Personal cancer prevention and screening practices among Asian Indian physicians in the United States. Cancer Detect Prev 2004;28(4):269-76.

Moore MA, Tajima K. Cervical cancer in the asian pacific-epidemiology, screening and treatment. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2004;5(4):349-61.

Moskowitz JM, Kazinets G, Tager IB, al e. Breast- and Cervical-Cancer Screening Among Korean Women --- Santa Clara County, California, 1994 and 2002. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report 2004 August 27, 2004:765-767.

Nakamura K. Secondary prevention of breast cancer in female Japanese citizens residing in the USA. J Cult Divers 2001;8(2):41-4.

Nguyen EV. Cancer in Asian American males: epidemiology, causes, prevention, and early detection. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 2003;10(2):86-99.

Nguyen T, Vo PH, McPhee SJ, Jenkins CN. Promoting early detection of breast cancer among Vietnamese-American women. Results of a controlled trial. Cancer 2001;91(1 Suppl):267-73.

Paskett ED, Tatum CM, D'Agostino R, Jr., Rushing J, Velez R, Michielutte R, et al. Community-based interventions to improve breast and cervical cancer screening: results of the Forsyth County Cancer Screening (FoCaS) Project. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 1999;8(5):453-9.

Perez-Stable EJ, Juarbe T, Kaplan CP. Lessons Learned from Cancer Prevention and Control among Latinos for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):100-110.

Pike MC, Kolonel LN, Henderson BE, Wilkens LR, Hankin JH, Feigelson HS, et al. Breast cancer in a multiethnic cohort in Hawaii and Los Angeles: risk factor-adjusted incidence in Japanese equals and in Hawaiians exceeds that in whites. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2002;11(9):795-800.

Pineda MD, White E, Kristal AR, Taylor V. Asian breast cancer survival in the US: a comparison between Asian immigrants, US-born Asian Americans and Caucasians. Int J Epidemiol 2001;30(5):976-82.

Polek C, Klemm P, Hardie T, Wheeler E, Birney M, Lynch K. Asian/Pacific Islander American women: age and death rates during hospitalization for breast cancer. Oncol Nurs Forum 2004;31(4):E69-74.

Ponce N, Gatchell M, Brown ER. Cancer Screening rates Among Asian Ethnic Groups. Los Angeles, CA: UCLA Center for Health Policy Research; 2003 November 2003.

Ralston JD, Taylor VM, Yasui Y, Kuniyuki A, al e. Knowledge of cervical cancer risk factors among Chinese immigrants in Seattle. Journal of Community Health 2003;28(1):41.

Regan J, Lefkowitz B, Gaston MH. Cancer Screening Among Community Health Center Women: Eliminating the Gaps. Journal of Ambulatory Care Management 1999;22(4):45-52.

Reilley BA. The National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program and Asian/Pacific Islander Women. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):378-381.

Sadler GR, Dhanjal SK, Shah NB, Shah RB, Ko C, Anghel M, et al. Asian Indian women: knowledge, attitudes and behaviors toward breast cancer early detection. Public Health Nurs 2001;18(5):357-63.

Sadler GR, Dong HS, Ko CM, Luu TT, Nguyen HP. Vietnamese American women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes, and screening adherence. Am J Health Promot 2001;15(4):211-4, ii.

Sadler GR, Ryujin LT, Ko CM, Nguyen E. Korean women: breast cancer knowledge, attitudes and behaviors. BMC Public Health 2001;1(1):7.

Sadler GR, Thomas AG, Yen JY, Dhanjal SK, Marie Ko C, Tran CH, et al. Breast cancer education program based in Asian grocery stores. J Cancer Educ 2000;15(3):173-7.

Sadler GR, Wang K, Wang M, Ko CM. Chinese women: behaviors and attitudes toward breast cancer education and screening. Womens Health Issues 2000;10(1):20-6.

Schulmeister L, Lifsey DS. Cervical cancer screening knowledge, behaviors, and beliefs of Vietnamese women. Oncol Nurs Forum 1999;26(5):879-87.

Seow A, Huang J, Straughan PT. Effects of social support, regular physician and health-related attitudes on cervical cancer screening in an Asian population. Cancer Causes and Control 2000;11(3):223-230.

Shinagawa S. Breast Cancer in Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders: Myths and Realities. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):117-122.

Sun WY, Basch CE, Wolf RL, Li XJ. Factors associated with colorectal cancer screening among Chinese-Americans. Prev Med 2004;39(2):323-9.

Tam Ashing K, Padilla G, Tejero J, Kagawa-Singer M. Understanding the breast cancer experience of Asian American women. Psychooncology 2003;12(1):38-58.

Tanjasiri SP, Kagawa-Singer M, Foo MA, Chao M, Linayao-Putman I, Lor YC, et al. Breast cancer screening among Hmong women in California. J Cancer Educ 2001;16(1):50-4.

Tanjasiri SP, Kagawa-Singer M, Nguyen T-U, Foo MA. Collaborative Research as an Essential Component for Addressing Cancer Disparities Among Southeast Asian and Pacific Islander Women. Health Promotion Practice 2002;3(2):144-154.

Tanjasiri SP, LeHa'uli P, Finau S, Fehoko I, Skeen NA. Tongan-American women's breast cancer knowledge, attitudes, and screening behaviors. Ethn Dis 2002;12(2):284-90.

Tanjasiri SP, Sablan-Santos L. Breast cancer screening among Chamorro women in southern California. J Womens Health Gend Based Med 2001;10(5):479-85.

Taylor VM, Carey Jackson J, Yasui Y, Kuniyuki A, Acorda E, Marchand A, et al. Evaluation of an outreach intervention to promote cervical cancer screening among Cambodian American women. Cancer Detection and Prevention 2002;26(4):320-327.

Taylor VM, Hislop TG, Jackson JC, Tu SP, Yasui Y, Schwartz SM, et al. A randomized controlled trial of interventions to promote cervical cancer screening among Chinese women in North America. J Natl Cancer Inst 2002;94(9):670-7.

Taylor VM, Jackson JC, Schwartz SM, Tu SP, Thompson B. Cervical Cancer among Asian American Women: A Neglected Publica Health Problem? Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1996;4(4):327-342.

Taylor VM, Jackson JC, Tu SP, Yasui Y, Schwartz SM, Kuniyuki A, et al. Cervical cancer screening among Chinese Americans. Cancer Detect Prev 2002;26(2):139-45.

Theuer CP. Asian gastric cancer patients at a southern California comprehensive cancer center are diagnosed with less advanced disease and have superior stage-stratified survival. Am Surg 2000;66(9):821-6.

Theuer CP, Kurosaki T, Ziogas A, Butler J, Anton-Culver H. Asian patients with gastric carcinoma in the United States exhibit unique clinical features and superior overall and cancer specific survival rates. Cancer 2000;89(9):1883-92.

Tu SP, Yasui Y, Kuniyuki A, Schwartz SM, Jackson JC, Taylor VM. Breast cancer screening: stages of adoption among Cambodian American women. Cancer Detect Prev 2002;26(1):33-41.

Tu SP, Yasui Y, Kuniyuki A, Thompson B, Schwartz SM, Jackson JC, et al. Breast cancer screening among Cambodian American women. Cancer Detect Prev 2000;24(6):549-63.

Tu S-P, Taplin SH, Barlow WE, Boyko EJ. Breast cancer screening by Asian-American women in a managed care environment - an appropriate sampling frame for a dispersed population with characteristic surnames. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 1999;17(1):55-61.

Ursin G, Ma H, Wu AH, Bernstein L, Salane M, Parisky YR, et al. Mammographic density and breast cancer in three ethnic groups. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2003;12(4):332-8.

Ward E, Jemal A, Cokkinides V, Singh GK, Cardinez C, Ghafoor A, et al. Cancer disparities by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status. CA Cancer J Clin 2004;54(2):78-93.

Williams W. A National Strategy to Prevent Liver Cancer for Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):287-291.

Wu AH, Bernstein L. Breast Cancer among Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders. Asian Am Pac Isl J Health 1998;6(2):327-343.

Wu AH, Wan P, Hankin J, Tseng CC, Yu MC, Pike MC. Adolescent and adult soy intake and risk of breast cancer in Asian-Americans. Carcinogenesis 2002;23(9):1491-6.

Yang J, Hu Z, Xu Y, Shen J, Niu J, Hu X, et al. Interleukin-1B gene promoter variants are associated with an increased risk of gastric cancer in a Chinese population. Cancer Lett 2004;215(2):191-8.

Yang RC, Mills PK, Riordan DG. Cervical cancer among Hmong women in California, 1988 to 2000. Am J Prev Med 2004;27(2):132-8.

Yi JK. Factors associated with cervical cancer screening behavior among Vietnamese women. Journal of Community Health 1994;19(3):189.

Yu ES, Kim KK, Chen EH, Brintnall RA. Breast and cervical cancer screening among Chinese American women. Cancer Pract 2001;9(2):81-91.

Yu MY, Seetoo AD, Hong OS, Song L, Raizade R, Weller AL. Cancer screening promotion among medically underserved Asian American women: integration of research and practice. Res Theory Nurs Pract 2002;16(4):237-48.

Yu MY, Seetoo AD, Qu M. Challenges of identifying asian women for breast cancer screening. Oncol Nurs Forum 2002;29(3):585-7.


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