Using baseline questionnaire data, we plan to investigate the associations between anthropometric measures (height, weight), occupation, smoking history, family history of cancer, aspirin or ibuprofen use, prior diagnosis of medical conditions (hypertension, coronary heart disease, stroke, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, diabetes, colorectal polyp, ulcerative colitis, Crohn’s Disease, familial polyposis, arthritis, osteoporosis, Gardner’s Syndrome, hepatitis, cirrhosis, diverticulitis/diverticulosis, and gall bladder stones or inflammation), personal medical history of reproductive conditions for women (medical history of benign or fibrocystic breast disease, benign ovarian tumor or cyst, endometriosis, uterine fibroid tumors ) and men (problem with prostate, inflamed prostate/prostatitis, syphilis, gonorrhea), personal history of cancer, reproductive factors for women (age at menarche, age at menopause, type of menopause, age at first pregnancy, age at first birth, parity, number of pregnancies, results of pregnancies, number of live births, oral contraceptive use), surgical procedures for women (tubal ligation, hysterectomy, removal of ovaries, hormonal therapy use) and men (biopsy, transurethral resection of the prostate, prostatectomy, prostate surgery, vasectomy), diagnostic utilization among women (chest x-ray, mammogram, pap smear, pelvic examination, ultrasound, blood test for ovarian cancer, stool test, colonoscopy) and men(chest x-ray, digital rectal examination of the prostate, blood test for prostate cancer, stool test, colonoscopy) and glioma risk.

Cari M. Kitahara