Recent studies suggest that Asian and Pacific Islander women in the United States may underuse cancer screening tests. We examined the breast and cervical cancer screening practices of 6048 Asian and Pacific Islander women in 49 states from 1994 through 1997 using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System. About 71.7% [95% confidence interval (CI), 66.3-77.0%] of women in this sa...

BACKGROUND Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer among women worldwide. Failure to prevent cervical cancer is partly due to non-participation in regular screening. It is important to plan and develop screening programs directed towards underscreened women. In order to identify the factors associated with underscreening for cervical cancer among women, this study examined Pap test par...

As the worldwide prevalence of type 2 diabetes continues to rise at an alarming rate, the search for susceptible populations likely to benefit from preventative measures becomes more important. One such population is women with a previous history of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM). In this prospective study of 101 women who had GDM in Australia, ethnicity was a major risk factor for the dev...

BACKGROUND Mammographic density is an established risk factor for breast cancer and has a strong heritable component. Genome-wide association studies (GWAS) for mammographic density conducted in women of European descent have identified several genetic associations, but none of the studies have been tested in Asians. We sought to investigate whether these genetic loci, and loci associated with ...

This paper develops an account of intersectional feminist theory by critically examining the notion identity implicitly assumed in major critiques intersectionality. Critics take intersectionality to fragment women along lines categories such as race, class, and sexuality. Underlying this interpretation, I argue, is metaphysical assumption that a fixed entity. misunderstanding neglects how actu...

Soy foods, rich in plant estrogens, have been embraced by American women seeking relief from menopause without the breast cancer risk associated with synthetic hormones. Because Asian women consume soy-based diets but have a low incidence of breast cancer, it has been suggested that soy prevents cancer, perhaps by reducing estrogen levels. Asian women living in Asia have serum estrogen levels a...

Soy foods, rich in plant estrogens, have been embraced by American women seeking relief from menopause without the breast cancer risk associated with synthetic hormones. Because Asian women consume soy-based diets but have a low incidence of breast cancer, it has been suggested that soy prevents cancer, perhaps by reducing estrogen levels. Asian women living in Asia have serum estrogen levels a...

BACKGROUND Conclusions drawn from meta-analyses on the association between soy isoflavone intake and breast cancer risk for pre- and post-menopausal women are not fully consistent. These meta-analyses did not explore the influence of different study designs on the pooled results on the basis of distinguishing between pre- and post-menopausal women. METHODOLOGY AND PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We perfor...

Androgenetic alopecia (AGA), or pattern hair loss, is a common disorder in Asian men and women, with a reported incidence of up to 73% among general population. There are several descriptions regarding the characteristics of AGA in patients of European descent. Asian patients with AGA have different types of hair loss and family histories from Europeans, which may affect treatment response. The...

BACKGROUND The accuracy of screening mammography among Asian women in the United States has received little attention. We determined whether the accuracy of screening mammography for Chinese and Filipino women differs from that of white women. METHODS We examined a cohort of white, Chinese, and Filipino women 40 years and older who underwent 200,402, 72,604, and 19,087 screening examinations,...