Prediction of breast cancer risk among women of the Mariana Islands: the BRISK retrospective case-control study.

Objectives: To develop a breast cancer risk prediction model for Chamorro and Filipino women of the Mariana Islands and compare its performance to that of the Breast Cancer Risk Assessment Tool (BCRAT).

Design: Case-control study.

Setting: Clinics/facilities and other community-based settings on Guam and Saipan (Northern Mariana Islands).

Risk factors for breast cancer in the breast cancer risk model study of Guam and Saipan.

Background: Chamorro Pacific Islanders in the Mariana Islands have breast cancer incidence rates similar to, but mortality rates higher than, those of U.S. women.

Relative validity and reliability of a quantitative food frequency questionnaire for adults in Guam.

Background: Guam is a US territory in the western Pacific with a diverse population that includes understudied ethnic groups such as Chamorros and Filipinos. A food frequency questionnaire (FFQ) to estimate dietary intake was needed to facilitate studies of diet and health among adults living in Guam.

Objective: To develop and validate an FFQ to assess dietary intake over a 1-year period among adult Guam residents.