2023
Structural Racism, Lifestyle Behaviors, and Obesity-related Cancers among Black and Hispanic/Latino Adults in the United States: A Narrative Review.
Pichardo M, Ferrucci L, Molina Y, Esserman D, Irwin M. Structural Racism, Lifestyle Behaviors, and Obesity-related Cancers among Black and Hispanic/Latino Adults in the United States: A Narrative Review. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2023, 32: 1498-1507. PMID: 37650844, PMCID: PMC10872641, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-22-1147.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic/Latino adultsObesity-related cancersLifestyle behaviorsLatino adultsLifestyle guidelinesCancer preventionPoor lifestyle behaviorsU.S. Hispanic/Latino adultsHealthful lifestyle behaviorsCause of deathHealthy lifestyle choicesChronic diseasesCardiovascular diseaseCommon causeCancer riskNarrative reviewBlack adultsDisproportionate burdenObesityCancerAdultsLifestyle choicesDiseasePreventionDeath
2022
Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk and mortality in Black and Latina Women's Health Initiative participants
Pichardo MS, Esserman D, Ferrucci LM, Molina Y, Chlebowski RT, Pan K, Garcia DO, Lane DS, Shadyab AH, Lopez‐Pentecost M, Luo J, Kato I, Springfield S, Rosal MC, Bea JW, Feliciano E, Qi L, Nassir R, Snetselaar L, Manson J, Bird C, Irwin ML. Adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk and mortality in Black and Latina Women's Health Initiative participants. Cancer 2022, 128: 3630-3640. PMID: 35996861, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34428.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAmerican Cancer Society guidelinesObesity-related cancersWomen's Health InitiativeGuideline adherenceSociety guidelinesHealth initiativesPhysical activityLower riskEffect modificationCancer preventionObesity-related cancer incidenceObesity-related cancer riskWomen's Health Initiative participantsLatina womenPotential effect modificationPublic health interventionsNeighborhood socioeconomic statusCause deathCause mortalityLifestyle guidelinesPostmenopausal womenCancer incidenceLower incidenceACS guidelinesHigh adherenceA competing risk analysis of adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk in Hispanic/Latino adults in the NIH‐AARP Diet and Health Study
Pichardo MS, Irwin ML, Esserman D, Molina Y, Ferrucci LM. A competing risk analysis of adherence to the American Cancer Society Guidelines on Nutrition and Physical Activity for Cancer Prevention and obesity‐related cancer risk in Hispanic/Latino adults in the NIH‐AARP Diet and Health Study. International Journal Of Cancer 2022, 151: 1902-1912. PMID: 35802472, PMCID: PMC9588580, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34200.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHispanic/Latino adultsObesity-related cancersUS Hispanic/Latino adultsAmerican Cancer Society guidelinesNIH-AARP DietHealthy lifestyle behaviorsGuideline adherenceLatino adultsSociety guidelinesLifestyle behaviorsCancer preventionPhysical activityCancer riskHealth StudyObesity-related cancer riskPublic health effortsHypothesized inverse associationMagnitude of riskAdherence categoriesInverse associationCancer incidenceACS guidelinesHigh adherenceCumulative riskHealth efforts
2021
Dietary Supplement Use and Interactions with Tamoxifen and Aromatase Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Survivors Enrolled in Lifestyle Interventions
Harrigan M, McGowan C, Hood A, Ferrucci LM, Nguyen T, Cartmel B, Li FY, Irwin ML, Sanft T. Dietary Supplement Use and Interactions with Tamoxifen and Aromatase Inhibitors in Breast Cancer Survivors Enrolled in Lifestyle Interventions. Nutrients 2021, 13: 3730. PMID: 34835986, PMCID: PMC8621720, DOI: 10.3390/nu13113730.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBreast cancer survivorsDietary supplement useCancer survivorsAromatase inhibitorsSupplement useDietary supplementsEndocrine therapyLifestyle interventionWorld Cancer Research Fund/American InstituteSelf-reported dietary supplement useNatural Medicines databaseAdjuvant endocrine therapyBreast cancer treatmentAdverse interactionsPotential adverse interactionsPharmacodynamic interactionsClinical efficacyCancer preventionHigh prevalenceGeneral populationPotential interactionsMedicine DatabaseTamoxifenCancer treatmentSurvivors
2016
Effects of Physical Activity on DNA Methylation and Associations with Breast Cancer
Yu H, Irwin M. Effects of Physical Activity on DNA Methylation and Associations with Breast Cancer. Energy Balance And Cancer 2016, 11: 251-264. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-41610-6_11.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDNA methylationTumor suppressor genePhysical activityEpigenetic regulationSuppressor geneCancer riskGenome-wide methylationBetter patient survivalBreast cancer patientsPro-inflammatory cytokinesBreast cancer riskSex steroid hormonesLower cancer riskMitogenic growth factorsEntire genomeMolecular mechanismsInsulin resistancePatient survivalCancer patientsMethylationMore profound impactsCancer preventionBreast cancerDisease outcomeHealthy individuals