Hot off the press in ACS Journal Cancer: Plant‐based diet associated with better quality of life in #prostatecancer survivors in HPFS HT Scott Bauer Stacey Kenfield Alicia Morgans, MD, MPH June M. Chan Erin Van Blarigan Alaina Shreves Lorelei Mucci
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#ProstateCancer has a significant hereditary component - Our @hsphcancerepi researchers study the Polygenic Risk Scores ( #PRS ) which combine genetic variants #ProstateCancer AwarenessMonth #pcsm ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/P… europeanurology.com/article/S0302-…

Harvard Cancer Epi research has found #VitaminD pathways to reduce #ProstateCancer death - so get outside and enjoy the sun (safely)!! #ProstateCancer AwarenessMonth #pcsm Harvard Epidemiology

September is #NationalProstateCancerAwarenessMonth - Check out Harvard Cancer Epi for some Prostate Cancer Facts throughout this month!

🙏eBioMedicine – The Lancet Discovery Science for featuring our work! In HPFS , we found that plasma soluble CD14 (a marker of microbial translocation & host response to bacteria) was associated with higher risk of colorectal cancer, independent of CRC risk factors & well-known inflammatory markers!

New work from Harvard Cancer Epi Konrad Stopsack and fellow HPFS researchers describes how research projects in #HPFS work, how to propose projects, and various different review processes Lorelei Mucci Check it out here: journals.lww.com/epidem/Fulltex…

Our 2023 Newsletter is now available! You can explore recent findings, updates on our #parkinsonsdisease sub-study, an interview with a wonderful HPFS participant, and more! hsph.harvard.edu/hpfs/publicati…

Today we celebrated with the lovely Liza as she spends her last official day with the HPFS team!! Liza has been an important part of the HPFS research team since 2009, and she will be missed immensely!

New study by @hsphcancerepi Konrad Stopsack in HPFS shows transcriptional landscape of #prostatecancer containing ERG and non-ERG ETS fusions: activation of fatty acid and amino acid metabolism Lorelei Mucci @RebeccaEGraff hsph.me/ERG_RNA Molecular Cancer Research Massimo Loda

Congratulations to Harvard Cancer Epi PhD student Kristen Brantley, who successfully and beautifully defended her doctoral thesis on metabolomics and #breastcancer risk: Mentoring team Rulla Tamimi heather eliassen and Bernie Rosner Harvard Epidemiology Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health

New HPFS study finds men who experienced angry feelings and expressed them aggressively more likely to die of CVD & #cancer over 20 years and beyond traditional risk factors. Dr Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald (same handle on bsky) Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33901055/

New study in European Journal of Epidemiology examines alcohol consumption in early adulthood (age 18-22) in HPFS and Nurses Health Study: >15 grams per day associated with higher risk of colorectal #cancer later in life rdcu.be/cfffF Yin Cao Jinhee Hur

New study led by Harvard Cancer Epi Mingyang Song highlights benefit of health lifestyle in addition to endoscopy to prevent colorectal #cancer HPFS Harvard Epidemiology hsph.me/2d5

New study by Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health scientists found that higher anxiety and depression symptoms associated with worse survival in adults with colorectal #cancer from Nurses Health Study & HPFS, beyond established risk factors Dr Claudia Trudel-Fitzgerald (same handle on bsky) Harvard Cancer Epi hsph.me/2c9

Longitudinal study of >20,000 men in HPFS suggests healthy dietary patterns associated with lower risk of erectile dysfunction, led by @scottryanbauer Stacey Kenfield JAMA UCSF Epidemiology & Biostatistics Harvard Cancer Epi UCSFUrology jamanetwork.com/journals/jaman…

Interested in learning about research at Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health #cancer #epidemiology ? Check out new videos on Harvard Cancer Epi Meet Us Interview Series hsph.harvard.edu/cecp/meet-us-i… Harvard Epidemiology

New study from @hpfs and Nurses' Health Study provides strong evidence that diets with high inflammatory or insulinemic potential increase risk of type 2 #diabetes Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Harvard Epidemiology American Diabetes Association
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HDL cholesterol is not just one thing! HPFS researchers found some protein-based subspecies of HDL increase heart disease risk, while others appear protective Eric Rimm Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32907368/

Participants from HPFS contribute information to Coronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology consortium: publication in tomasz baniak public health examines excess risk of #COVID19 in healthcare workers Andy Chan long nguyen David A. Drew pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/32745512/

HPFS will be joining COronovirus Pandemic Epidemiology (COPE) consortium of cohort and clinical studies, using a symptom tracker to id risk factors and predictors of #COVID19 Andy Chan Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health Mass General Cancer Center King's College London monganinstitute.org/cope-consortium