DIET, NUTRITION AND CANCER WORKSHOP

饮食、营养和癌症研讨会

• 批准号: 3434196
• 负责人: CYRIL O ENWONWU
• 金额: $ 0.75万
• 依托单位: MEHARRY MEDICAL COLLEGE
• 依托单位国家: 美国
• 财政年份: 1991
• 资助国家: 美国
• 起止时间: 1991-07-29 至 1992-07-28
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://reporter.nih.gov/project-details/3434196
• 关键词: cancer risk; diet; neoplasm /cancer epidemiology; nutrition education; nutrition related neoplasm /cancer; nutrition related tag; workshop

Cancer is the second major leading cause of death in the U.S. Compared with non-Hispanic Caucasians, African-Americans have aboyt 10% higher incidence rates of most cancer sites, experience no less than 20% higher cancer mortality rates, and have the least favorable survival rates. Hispanic Americans have approximately the same survival rates from cancers as Whites, but with 25 per cent lower incidence rates. In marked contrast, Native Americans have only 50 - and 33 - percent respectively of the incidence and survival rates of all cancers, compared with Whites. Dietary practices and nutritional status feature prominently among the many important interacting factors that influence the health of minority populations in this country. Current estimates implicate diet and nutrition in the causation of at least 30 - 35% of human cancers. It is therefore possible that the striking differences in cancer prevalence among the various racial/ethnic groups in the U.S. may derive mainly from these factors. Rigorous analysis of these differences in relation to food habits is the major objective of this workshop. In 1986, Meharry Medical College, a historically black, private health institution established a Center for Nutrition with a conceptual focus addressing mainly, but not exclusively, the major nutrition-related health problems in Blacks and other underserved minorities in the U.S. The first annual nutrition workshop in 1987 examined the "Impact of Nutrition on Health and Disease in Blacks and Other Minorities." The workshops in subsequent years deliberated on the themes "Nutrition and Hypertension" and "Functional Significance of Iron Deficiency," with special emphasis on the racial minorities. The proposed fourth annual workshop will not only discuss the correlations between food habits and some highly prevalent cancer sites, but more importantly, will critically explore dietary modifications potentially capable of decreasing the risk for cancers. The positive interactions among recognized scientists from various relevant disciplines and with the Meharry Medical College community, will provide new stimuli and insights for further investigations into the complex relationship between human life-style and cancer.

癌症是美国第二个主要的死亡原因 对于非西班牙高加索人，非洲裔美国人高10％ 大多数癌症部位的发病率，经历不少于20％ 癌症死亡率率，生存率最低。 西班牙裔美国人的生存率大致相同 癌症是白人，但发病率降低了25％。 在 明显的对比，美洲原住民只有50-和33％ 所有癌症的发病率和存活率分别 与白人相比。 饮食实践和营养状况在其中突出 许多影响少数族裔健康的重要互动因素 这个国家的人口。 当前的估计暗示饮食和 至少30-35％的人类癌症的营养。 这是 因此，癌症患病率的明显差异可能 在美国的各种种族/族裔中，可能主要是 从这些因素。 对这些关系差异的严格分析 饮食习惯是该研讨会的主要目标。 1986年，梅哈里医学院（Meharry Medical College）是一所历史悠久的黑人私人健康 机构建立了一个概念重点的营养中心 主要（但不完全解决）主要营养有关 美国黑人和其他服务不足的少数民族的健康问题 1987年的第一个年度营养研讨会检查了“ 黑人和其他少数民族的健康和疾病营养。” 随后几年的讲习班审议了主题“营养和 高血压”和“铁缺乏的功能意义”， 特别强调种族少数群体。 拟议的第四届年度 研讨会不仅会讨论粮食习惯与 一些非常普遍的癌症网站，但更重要的是， 批判性地探索可能能够 降低癌症的风险。 之间的积极互动 来自各个相关学科的科学家以及 Meharry医学院社区将提供新的刺激和见解 进一步研究人之间的复杂关系 生活方式和癌症。