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01-04-2012

The Alaska Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) Study: Cancer Risk Factors

Authors: Anne P. Lanier, Diana G. Redwood, Janet J. Kelly

Published in: Journal of Cancer Education | Special Issue 1/2012

Abstract

The Alaska Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) Study assessed cancer risk among 3,821 Alaska Native people (AN). We present the prevalence of selected cancer risk factors and comparison with Healthy People 2010 goals. Participants completed extensive computer-assisted self-administered questionnaires on diet, physical activity, tobacco and alcohol use, cancer screening, family history of cancer, and environmental exposures. Measurement data were collected on blood pressure, height, weight, waist/hip circumference, fasting serum lipids, and glucose. Cancer risk factors are high for the Alaska EARTH study population. For all risk factors studied except for vegetable consumption, Alaska EARTH Study participants did not meet Healthy People 2010 goals. This study is unique in providing questionnaire and measurement data of cancer risk factors on a larger study sample than any previous study among AN living in Alaska. Data show that the prevalence of most cancer risk factors exceeded national recommendations. Given the disease disparities that exist for the AN population, these data provide important baseline data that can be used to target health interventions and reduce health disparities.

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Title: The Alaska Education and Research Towards Health (EARTH) Study: Cancer Risk Factors
Authors: Anne P. Lanier
Diana G. Redwood
Janet J. Kelly
Publication date: 01-04-2012
Publisher: Springer-Verlag
Published in: Journal of Cancer Education / Issue Special Issue 1/2012
Print ISSN: 0885-8195
Electronic ISSN: 1543-0154
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s13187-012-0333-4

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