title: Family history and mortality in the Japan Collaborative Cohort Study for Evaluation of Cancer (JACC).
abstract: To determine the influence of family medical history on mortality from cancer and other chronic diseases, participants in the JACC study were questioned about tuberculosis, apoplexy, hypertension, heart disease, diabetes mellitus and malignant diseases and followed up. Consistent across the sexes, a family history of tuberculosis was apparently linked to reduced risk of lung cancer, and also lowered ischemic heart disease. No consistent findings were obtained for hypertension, diabetes mellitus or cancer.
authors.affiliation: Dept of Public Health, Aichi Medical University School of Medicine, 21 Karimata, Yazako, Nagakute-cho, Aichi-gun, Aichi 480-1195, Japan. kikuchis@aichi-med-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Shogo
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Kikuchi
mesh_terms: D015331:Cohort Studies; D005192:Family Health; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006306:Health Surveys; D006801:Humans; D015994:Incidence; D007564:Japan / Q000453:epidemiology; D008297:Male; D008487:Medical History Taking; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality*; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012307:Risk Factors; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D015996:Survival Rate