2023
Hula as a physical activity and social support intervention for sustained activity in female breast and gynecologic cancer survivors
Bantum E, Yamada P, Makolo T, Yu H, Pagano I, Subia N, Walsh C, Loo L. Hula as a physical activity and social support intervention for sustained activity in female breast and gynecologic cancer survivors. Frontiers In Psychology 2023, 14: 1190532. PMID: 37941759, PMCID: PMC10629222, DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1190532.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPhysical activityCancer survivorsMaintenance of physical activityPhysical activity improves healthPre-and post-interventionQuality of life of cancer survivorsGynecologic cancer survivorsBenefits of social supportModerate physical activitySocial support interventionsSustained physical activityLife of cancer survivorsRandomized wait-listSupport interventionsPost-interventionIntervention groupNational Cancer InstituteWaist circumferencePsychosocial dataSupport groupsSocial supportNative HawaiiansPsychosocial functioningFemale breastImprove enjoyment
2008
Adipokine genes and prostate cancer risk
Moore SC, Leitzmann MF, Albanes D, Weinstein SJ, Snyder K, Virtamo J, Ahn J, Mayne ST, Yu H, Peters U, Gunter MJ. Adipokine genes and prostate cancer risk. International Journal Of Cancer 2008, 124: 869-876. PMID: 19035456, PMCID: PMC2879625, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24043.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProstate cancer riskProstate cancerCancer riskOdds ratioIGF-1Prostate carcinogenesisADIPOQ geneBaseline blood drawCase-control studyAdipocyte-derived cytokineIGFBP-3Serum insulinLEP geneBlood drawFinnish menIntervention groupLarge cohortGG genotypeRelative oddsAdipokine genesAA genotypeCancerVariant allelesA alleleLogistic regression