7 results on '"Petrelli JM"'
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2. Body-mass index and mortality in a prospective cohort of U.S. adults.
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Calle EE, Thun MJ, Petrelli JM, Rodriguez C, and Heath CW Jr.
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- 1999
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3. Knowledge of and adherence to fruit and vegetable recommendations and intakes: results of the 2003 health information national trends survey.
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Thompson OM, Yaroch AL, Moser RP, Finney Rutten LJ, Petrelli JM, Smith-Warner SA, Mâsse LC, and Nebeling L
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- Adult, Consumer Health Information statistics & numerical data, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Male, Mass Media, Qualitative Research, United States, Diet statistics & numerical data, Fruit, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Nutrition Policy, Vegetables
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Attention to cancer-relevant communication (e.g., fruit/vegetable intake recommendations) through various media has been shown to be a pivotal step in reduction of the cancer burden, thus underscoring the importance of examining associations between exposure to health media and knowledge of and adherence to fruit/vegetable intake recommendations. The purpose of the present study was to assess factors associated with fruit/vegetable intake knowledge and behavior. The authors analyzed data collected from the 2003 Health Information National Trends Survey to evaluate the effect of fruit/vegetable intake knowledge on behavior, and the relationship of this effect with biobehavioral, sociodemographic, and communication characteristics. Participants who were knowledgeable of fruit/vegetable intake recommendations and consumed at least 5 fruit/vegetable servings per day were classified as informed compliers. Associations were observed for being an informed complier and paying "a lot" of attention to health media on the radio, in the newspaper, and in magazines and "a little" or "some" attention to health media in magazines or on the Internet. The recent explosion of available cancer-related information through various media underscores the importance of examining associations between exposure to health media and knowledge of and adherence to fruit/vegetable intake recommendations. more...
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- 2011
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4. International case management in Japan: one case manager's story.
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Petrelli JM
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- Case Management standards, Communication, Culture, Humans, Japan, Case Management organization & administration, International Cooperation
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This article reviews one case manager's experience with international case management. It is a practical and useful view by an American case manager based in another country who developed and implemented a case management service for U.S. employees in Japan. The importance of cross-cultural relationships between hospitals, providers, and case managers is highlighted. Examples of cross-cultural cooperation and international referrals are cited. more...
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- 2003
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5. Body mass index, height, and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality in a prospective cohort of US women.
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Petrelli JM, Calle EE, Rodriguez C, and Thun MJ
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- Adult, Aged, Cohort Studies, Female, Humans, Middle Aged, Postmenopause, Risk Factors, United States epidemiology, Body Height, Body Mass Index, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Obesity complications
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Objective: Epidemiologic evidence suggests a positive association between body mass, adult height, and postmenopausal breast cancer. However, most studies have not been large enough to examine the association across a very wide range of body mass or height, and few studies have assessed the relationship between body mass or height and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality., Methods: The relation between body mass index (BMI) and height and postmenopausal breast cancer mortality was examined in the American Cancer Society's Cancer Prevention Study II (CPS-II), a large prospective mortality study of US adults enrolled in 1982. After 14 years of follow-up, 2852 breast cancer deaths were observed among 424,168 postmenopausal women who were cancer-free at interview. Cox proportional hazards modeling was used to estimate relative risks and to control for potential confounding., Results: Breast cancer mortality rates increased continually and substantially with increasing BMI (rate ratio (RR) = 3.08, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 2.09-4.51 for BMI > 40.0 compared to BMI 18.5-20.49). If causal, the multivariate-adjusted RR estimates in this study correspond to approximately 30-50% of breast cancer deaths among postmenopausal women in the US population being attributable to overweight. Breast cancer mortality also increased with increasing height up to 66 inches with RR= 1.64, (95% CI = 1.23-2.18) in women 66 inches tall compared to those <60 inches., Conclusions: Postmenopausal obesity is an important and potentially avoidable predictor of fatal breast cancer in this study. These results underscore the importance of maintaining moderate weight throughout adult life. more...
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- 2002
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6. Vitamin supplement use and fatal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among US men and women.
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Zhang SM, Calle EE, Petrelli JM, Jacobs EJ, and Thun MJ
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- Age Distribution, Female, Health Surveys, Humans, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin epidemiology, Male, Middle Aged, Prospective Studies, Sex Distribution, United States epidemiology, Antioxidants adverse effects, Ascorbic Acid adverse effects, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin chemically induced, Lymphoma, Non-Hodgkin mortality, Vitamin A adverse effects, Vitamin E adverse effects
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The authors evaluated the association between use of individual supplements of vitamins A, C, and E only and multivitamins and fatal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma in a large prospective mortality study of US men and women. During 14 years of follow-up (1982-1996), 1,571 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma deaths among 508,351 men and 1,398 non-Hodgkin's lymphoma deaths among 676,306 women were documented. Long-term regular use of individual supplements of vitamins A, C, and E only and multivitamins was unrelated to fatal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among either men or women. The multivariate relative risks for men who used supplements for 10 or more years were 1.03 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.54, 2.00) for vitamin A supplements, 1.04 (95% CI: 0.78, 1.39) for vitamin C supplements, 1.06 (95% CI: 0.74, 1.51) for vitamin E supplements, and 1.14 (95% CI: 0.92, 1.40) for multivitamins. The multivariate relative risks for women who used supplements for 10 or more years were 1.40 (95% CI: 0.77, 2.54) for vitamin A supplements, 1.19 (95% CI: 0.89, 1.60) for vitamin C supplements, 1.27 (95% CI: 0.87, 1.84) for vitamin E supplements, and 1.21 (95% CI: 0.98, 1.50) for multivitamins. All associations became weaker when vitamin supplements were mutually adjusted. These findings do not support an important relation between long-term regular use of individual supplements of vitamins A, C, and E only and multivitamins and fatal non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. more...
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- 2001
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7. Tubal sterilization and risk of breast cancer mortality in US women.
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Calle EE, Rodriguez C, Walker KA, Wingo PA, Petrelli JM, and Thun MJ
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- Adult, Age Distribution, Aged, Breast Neoplasms etiology, Cohort Studies, Confidence Intervals, Female, Humans, Incidence, Middle Aged, Proportional Hazards Models, Prospective Studies, Risk Assessment, Risk Factors, Sterilization, Tubal adverse effects, United States epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms mortality, Cause of Death, Sterilization, Tubal statistics & numerical data
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Objective: To investigate the hypothesis that tubal sterilization is associated with a reduced risk of breast cancer., Methods: We examined this hypothesis in a large prospective study of US adults. After 14 years of mortality follow-up, 3837 deaths from breast cancer were observed in a cohort of 619,199 women who were cancer-free at study entry in 1982., Results: Cox proportional hazards models (adjusted for multiple breast cancer risk factors) showed a significant inverse association between tubal sterilization and breast cancer mortality (adjusted rate ratio (RR) = 0.82, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.70-0.96). Women who were sterilized before age 35 had a lower risk (adjusted RR = 0.69, 95% CI 0.53-0.88) than women who were sterilized at 35 years of age or older (adjusted RR = 0.92, 95% CI 0.75-1.13). Also, sterilizations performed before 1975 resulted in a lower risk (RR = 0.75, 95% CI 0.62-0.91) than those performed during or after 1975 (RR = 0.98, 95% CI 0.74-1.29), possibly reflecting the likelihood of greater tissue damage with earlier procedures., Conclusions: These results suggest that tubal sterilization may lower subsequent risk of breast cancer, especially among women who are sterilized at a relatively young age. Additional studies are needed to confirm or refute these findings. more...
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- 2001
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