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The Health Professionals Follow-Up Study (HPFS) is a cancer epidemiology cohort of 50,000 US male health professionals to evaluate hypotheses about men’s health
Boston, MA
Joined April 2018
Hot off the press in @JournalCancer: Plant‐based diet associated with better quality of life in #prostatecancer survivors in @hpfscohort HT @ScottBauerMD @staceykenfield @CaPsurvivorship @JuneChanScD @ErinVanBlarigan @AlainaShreves @loreleimucci
https://t.co/pCxE6naftO
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#ProstateCancer has a significant hereditary component - Our @hsphcancerepi researchers study the Polygenic Risk Scores (#PRS) which combine genetic variants #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth #pcsm
https://t.co/RvByqnmVu0
europeanurology.com
Men at a high genetic risk adhering to a healthy lifestyle had a reduced risk of lethal prostate cancer compared with men at a high genetic risk not adhering to a healthy lifestyle. The genetic risk...
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@HSPHCancerEpi research has found #VitaminD pathways to reduce #ProstateCancer death - so get outside and enjoy the sun (safely)!! #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth #pcsm @HarvardEpi
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September is #NationalProstateCancerAwarenessMonth - Check out @HSPHCancerEpi for some Prostate Cancer Facts throughout this month!
Over 3.6 million #prostatecancer survivors live in the US! Our @HSPHCancerEpi group investigates factors impacting the #survivorship of this growing population! @HarvardEpi @hpfscohort #pcsm #ProstateCancerAwarenessMonth
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New work from @HSPHCancerEpi Konrad Stopsack and fellow @hpfscohort researchers describes how research projects in #HPFS work, how to propose projects, and various different review processes @loreleimucci Check it out here:
journals.lww.com
des-long experience with a comprehensive approach based in an academic research community around prospective cohort studies that is aimed at promoting a culture of integrity in observational resear...
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Our 2023 Newsletter is now available! You can explore recent findings, updates on our #parkinsonsdisease sub-study, an interview with a wonderful @hpfscohort participant, and more!
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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!
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New study by @hsphcancerepi Konrad Stopsack in @hpfscohort shows transcriptional landscape of #prostatecancer containing ERG and non-ERG ETS fusions: activation of fatty acid and amino acid metabolism @loreleimucci @RebeccaEGraff
https://t.co/mi1gKcUGte
@MCR_AACR @MassimoLodaMD
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Congratulations to @HSPHCancerEpi PhD student Kristen Brantley, who successfully and beautifully defended her doctoral thesis on metabolomics and #breastcancer risk: Mentoring team @rtamimi heather eliassen and Bernie Rosner @HarvardEpi @HarvardChanSPH
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New @hpfscohort 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. @claudiatfitz @HarvardChanSPH
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
In this cohort of men, experiencing angry feelings and expressing them aggressively were related to an increased risk of dying from cardiovascular disease and cancer but not from other specific...
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New study in European Journal of Epidemiology examines alcohol consumption in early adulthood (age 18-22) in @hpfscohort and Nurses Health Study: >15 grams per day associated with higher risk of colorectal #cancer later in life https://t.co/XYSJSk5265
@yincaoScD @JinheeHur
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New study led by @HSPHCancerEpi Mingyang Song highlights benefit of health lifestyle in addition to endoscopy to prevent colorectal #cancer @hpfscohort @HarvardEpi
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New study by @HarvardChanSPH scientists found that higher anxiety and depression symptoms associated with worse survival in adults with colorectal #cancer from Nurses Health Study & @hpfscohort, beyond established risk factors @claudiatfitz @HSPHCancerEpi
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Longitudinal study of >20,000 men in @hpfscohort suggests healthy dietary patterns associated with lower risk of erectile dysfunction, led by @scottryanbauer @staceykenfield @JAMA_current @UCSF_Epibiostat @HSPHCancerEpi @UCSFUrology
jamanetwork.com
This cohort study examines the association of adherence to Mediterranean or Alternative Healthy Eating Index 2010 diets with incidence of erectile dysfunction in men.
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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 @HarvardChanSPH @HarvardEpi @AmDiabetesAssn
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HDL cholesterol is not just one thing! @hpfscohort researchers found some protein-based subspecies of HDL increase heart disease risk, while others appear protective @EricRimm @HarvardChanSPH
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Several subspecies of HDL defined by single proteins that are involved in thrombosis, inflammation, immunity, and lipid metabolism are found in small fractions of total HDL and are associated with...
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Participants from @hpfscohort contribute information to Coronavirus Pandemic Epidemiology consortium: publication in @lancet public health examines excess risk of #COVID19 in healthcare workers @AndyChanMD @LongNguyen07 @DADrewPhD
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Zoe Global, Wellcome Trust, Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council, National Institutes of Health Research, UK Research and Innovation, Alzheimer's Society, National Institutes of Health,...
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#EditorsPick: Isoflavone intake and the risk of coronary heart disease in US men and women: results from three prospective cohort studies https://t.co/kjZPLAHbBl
#AHAJournals @hpfscohort @HarvardChanSPH
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Listen to Dr. Valentí Fuster podcast of our publication "Olive Oil Consumption and Cardiovascular Risk in U.S. Adults" https://t.co/qb0SzeYRe9 published in @JACCJournals @HSPHNutrition @hpfscohort
jacc.org
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