Health Disparities

Brain Cancer

• Molecular Features of Adult Glioma Detailed

Breast Cancer

• Race/Ethnicity and BRCA1 Mutation: Hispanic Breast Cancer Patients May Have Highest Prevalence of the Mutation
• Cytochrome P450 Gene Variant Associated With Breast Cancer Risk in African Americans
• Hormone Use Increases Breast Cancer Risk Among Black Women
• SHBG Gene Variant Associated With Decreased Risk of Breast Cancer
• Growth Factor Gene Variant Not Associated With Postmenopausal Breast Cancer Risk
• Estrogen Associated With Increased Risk for Breast Cancer in Asian Women

Cervical Cancer

• Human Papillomavirus Type 16 and 18 Variants Show Race-Related Distribution and Persistence

Colon Cancer

• NSAIDs May Protect Against Colon Cancer in African Americans
• Colon Cancer Survivors Adopt Healthy Lifestyle Behaviors
• Dietary Changes Associated With Colorectal Cancer in Mexican Americans
• Searching for Reasons for Elevated Rates of Colon Cancer Among African Americans
• African Americans Have More Aggressive Colon Cancer

Colorectal and Prostate Cancer

• Colorectal and Prostate Cancer Share a Common Genetic Risk Factor

HIV

• Vaginal Washing Associated With Increased Risk of HIV

Lung Cancer

• Striking Ethnic Discrepancies Seen in Smoking-Related Lung Cancer
• XPA Polymorphism Associated With Decreased Risk for Lung Cancer
• Women and Men Have Similar Risk for Smoking-Related Lung Cancer

Prostate Cancer

• Prostate Cancer Risk Affected by Multiple Regions Within 8q24
• Chromosome 8 Region Associated With Prostate Cancer Risk in African Americans
• P450 Polymorphism Associated With Risk of Prostate Cancer
• A Y Chromosome May Play Role in Risk of Prostate Cancer Among Asians

Insulin-Like Growth Factors

• Insulin-Like Growth Factor Polymorphisms Associated With Body Size

2002 and earlier