01928nas a2200349   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653002100055653001300076653003400089653000900123653002600132653001100158653001100169653001100180653001000191653001200201653001900213653000900232653001400241653002600255653001200281653001700293100001500310700001400325700001300339245007500352300001000427490000700437520112000444022001401564       1977                            d  c1977 Dec10aAlcohol Drinking10aAsbestos10aContinental Population Groups10aDiet10aEpidemiologic Methods10aFemale10aHawaii10aHumans10aJapan10aleprosy10aLung Neoplasms10aMale10aNeoplasms10aOccupational Diseases10aSmoking10aTime Factors1 aHirohata T1 aKolonel L1 aNomura A00aEpidemiologic cancer research programs of the Cancer Center of Hawaii.  a67-700 v473 a<p>Ongoing epidemiologic cancer research programs are described. These programs were developed by the Epidemiology and Demography Unit, Cancer Center of Hawaii, established in July 1974. During the 15-month period prior to the Pacific Basin Conference, many epidemiologic projects were initiated. Major descriptive, epidemiologic studies were undertaken: a) cancer mortality among the Japanese in Hawaii, adjusted by prefecture-of-origin; b) time trend of mortality rates for 80 causes between 1910--70; c) evaluation of race classification in Hawaii; d) survival analysis; and e) increased lung cancer rates among Japanese migrants in relation to smoking. Major analytic, epidemiologic studies were as follows: a) an international case-control study on breast cancer in relation to diet and exogenous estrogens; b) association between height and weight and various types of cancer; c) a follow-up study of about 9,000 shipyard workers exposed to asbestos; d) an epidemiologic survey on a 2- to 3-% sample population of Hawaii; and e) a follow-up study on leprosy patients in relation to their risks for cancer.</p>  a0083-1921