Leveraging existing cohort studies of Mexican women to better understand Hispanic health and cancer risk.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hispanics have been historically underrepresented in epidemiologic cancer research. Existing cohort studies focused on recruiting Hispanic participants have been relatively small, making studying cancer outcomes challenging. Therefore, we aimed to compare the distribution of cancer risk factors among Hispanic women of Mexican heritage (HWMH) participating in existing cohorts to explore the possibility of future data pooling efforts.

Methods

We used baseline data of HWMH from three US-based studies, the Mexican American Cohort (MAC; n = 19,797; 2001-2017), the Multiethnic Cohort (MEC; n = 18,007; 1993-1996), and the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL; n = 4,022; 2008-2011), and one study from Mexico, the Mexican Teachers' Cohort (MTC; n = 11

SUBMITTER: Stern D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12707317 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature