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Susan L. Stewart

Researcher at University of California, Davis

Publications -  202
Citations -  9254

Susan L. Stewart is an academic researcher from University of California, Davis. The author has contributed to research in topics: Population & Vietnamese. The author has an hindex of 47, co-authored 193 publications receiving 8395 citations. Previous affiliations of Susan L. Stewart include University of San Francisco & University of California.

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Social class, race/ethnicity, and incidence of breast, cervix, colon, lung, and prostate cancer among Asian, Black, Hispanic, and White residents of the San Francisco Bay Area, 1988-92 (United States).

TL;DR: Analysis of cancer incidence among four mutually exclusive US racial/ethnic groups for five major cancer sites illustrates why US cancer data should be stratified by socioeconomic position, along with race/ethnicity and gender, so as to improve cancer surveillance, research, and control.
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Recent diet and breast cancer risk: the California Teachers Study (USA)

TL;DR: No evidence is provided that recent macro- or micronutrient composition of adult diet is likely to have a direct effect on breast cancer risk, and some reduction of alcohol consumption among those consuming more than one drink per day may be beneficial.
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Phytoestrogen Intake and Endometrial Cancer Risk

TL;DR: Some phytoestrogenic compounds, at the levels consumed in the typical American-style diet, are associated with reduced risk of endometrial cancer.
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Health care access and preventive care among Vietnamese immigrants: do traditional beliefs and practices pose barriers?

TL;DR: The data do not support the hypothesis that traditional health beliefs and practices act as barriers to access to Western medical care or to utilization of preventive services, and the cultural attributes of individuals did not explain either lack of health care access or underutilization of preventive health care services.