title: [Familial history of cancer and dietary pattern, serum cholesterol, serum protein and blood hemoglobin].
abstract: The relationships between the history of cancer in parents and the dietary pattern, serum cholesterol, serum protein and blood hemoglobin were examined to assess the possible role of lifestyle transmission in the familial aggregation of cancer. Individuals with history of cancer in parents were selected from a population of 1,221 individuals. Five age- and sex-matched controls for each case were selected from individuals, the parents of whom were alive at the age of the case parent. Intake of miso soup, pickles and milk product showed associations with the history of cancer in parents. It was also found that serum cholesterol was significantly lower in individuals with history of cancer other than stomach in the mother. Interestingly, serum protein, especially the globulin fraction, was found to be significantly lower among individuals with the history of cancer in parents. These findings suggest that lifestyle transmission might play some role in the familial aggregation of cancer.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Yamaguchi
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Yamamura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takahashi
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Nakamura
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Okubo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001798:Blood Proteins / Q000032:analysis*; D002784:Cholesterol / Q000097:blood*; D004032:Diet; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D005260:Female; D006454:Hemoglobins / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008019:Life Style; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D001798:Blood Proteins; D006454:Hemoglobins; D002784:Cholesterol