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Anna H. Wu

Professor

Preventive Medicine (Division of Epidemiology)
Keck School of Medicine
USC / Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center

Send E-mail to:   annawu@usc.edu 
Telephone: 323-865-0484Fax: 323-865-0139
Office: NOR 4443Mail Code: 9175 HSC

Education:
AB 1976 Physiology - University of California, Berkeley
MPH 1978 Epidemiology - University of California, Los Angeles
PhD 1983 Epidemiology - University of California, Los Angeles

Postdoctoral Research Fellowship:
1984 - 1986 University of California, Los Angeles

Started at USC: 1983

Research Topics: Cancer Prevention/Epidemiology, Molecular Epidemiology

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Research Description

Dr. Wu's research focuses on the epidemiology of cancer with emphasis on understanding the increase of various (e.g., breast, ovarian, prostate, colon ) cancers among Asian migrants to the US. A second area of research interest relates to the study of tobacco-related cancers (e.g., lung, stomach/esophagus) and genes that may be important in the metabolism of tobacco constituents.



10 Selected Publications:
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Fuhrman BJ,Pfeiffer R,Xu X,Wu AH,Korde L,Gail MH,Keefer LK,Veenstra TD,Hoover RN,Ziegler RG - Soy intake is associated with increased 2-hydroxylation and decreased 16alpha-hydroxylation of estrogens in Asian-American women. - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev [2009] Oct;18(10):2751-60 PubMed

Song H,Ramus SJ,Tyrer J,Bolton KL,Gentry-Maharaj A,Wozniak E,Anton-Culver H,Chang-Claude J,Cramer DW,Dicioccio R,Dörk T,Goode EL,Goodman MT,Schildkraut JM,Sellers T,Baglietto L,Beckmann MW,Beesley J,Blaakaer J,Carney ME,Chanock S,Chen Z,Cunningham JM,Dicks E,Doherty JA,Dürst M,Ekici AB,Fenstermacher D,Fridley BL,Giles G,Gore ME,De Vivo I,Hillemanns P,Hogdall C,Hogdall E,Iversen ES,Jacobs IJ,Jakubowska A,Li D,Lissowska J,Lubiński J,Lurie G,McGuire V,McLaughlin J,Mędrek K,Moorman PG,Moysich K,Narod S,Phelan C,Pye C,Risch H,Runnebaum IB,Severi G,Southey M,Stram DO,Thiel FC,Terry KL,Tsai YY,Tworoger SS,Van Den Berg DJ,Vierkant RA,Wang-Gohrke S,Webb PM,Wilkens LR,Wu AH,Yang H,Brewster W,Ziogas A,Australian Cancer (Ovarian) Study,The Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group,The Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium,Houlston R,Tomlinson I,Whittemore AS,Rossing MA,Ponder BA,Pearce CL,Ness RB,Menon U,Kjaer SK,Gronwald J,Garcia-Closas M,Fasching PA,Easton DF,Chenevix-Trench G,Berchuck A,Pharoah PD,Gayther SA - A genome-wide association study identifies a new ovarian cancer susceptibility locus on 9p22.2. - Nat Genet [2009] Aug 2;(): PubMed

Johnatty SE,Beesley J,Chen X,Spurdle AB,Defazio A,Webb PM,Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group,Australian Cancer Study (Ovarian Cancer),Goode EL,Rider DN,Vierkant RA,Anderson S,Wu AH,Pike M,Van Den Berg D,Moysich K,Ness R,Doherty J,Rossing MA,Pearce CL,Chenevix-Trench G - Polymorphisms in the FGF2 Gene and Risk of Serous Ovarian Cancer: Results From the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium. - Twin Res Hum Genet [2009] Jun;12(3):269-75 PubMed

Duan L,Wu AH,Sullivan-Halley J,Bernstein L - Passive smoking and risk of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas. - Br J Cancer [2009] Apr 7;(): PubMed

Messina M,Wu AH - Perspectives on the soy-breast cancer relation. - Am J Clin Nutr [2009] Apr 1;(): PubMed

Korde LA,Wu AH,Fears T,Nomura AM,West DW,Kolonel LN,Pike MC,Hoover RN,Ziegler RG - Childhood Soy Intake and Breast Cancer Risk in Asian American Women. - Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev [2009] Mar 24;(): PubMed

Song H,Ramus SJ,Krüger Kjaer S,Dicioccio RA,Chenevix-Trench G,Pearce CL,Hogdall E,Whittemore AS,McGuire V,Hogdall C,Blaakaer J,Wu AH,Van Den Berg DJ,Stram DO,Menon U,Gentry-Maharaj A,Jacobs IJ,Webb PM,Beesley J,Chen X,the Australian Cancer (Ovarian) Study, The Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group,Rossing MA,Doherty JA,Chang-Claude J,Wang-Gohrke S,Goodman MT,Lurie G,Thompson PJ,Carney ME,Ness RB,Moysich K,Goode EL,Vierkant RA,Cunningham JM,Anderson S,Schildkraut JM,Berchuck A,Iversen ES,Moorman PG,Garcia-Closas M,Chanock S,Lissowska J,Brinton L,Anton-Culver H,Ziogas A,Brewster WR,Ponder BA,Easton DF,Gayther SA,Pharoah PD,on behalf of the Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium (OCAC) - Association between invasive ovarian cancer susceptibility and 11 best candidate SNPs from breast cancer genome-wide association study. - Hum Mol Genet [2009] Mar 20;(): PubMed

Schildkraut JM,Goode EL,Clyde MA,Iversen ES,Moorman PG,Berchuck A,Marks JR,Lissowska J,Brinton L,Peplonska B,Cunningham JM,Vierkant RA,Rider DN,Chenevix-Trench G,Webb PM,Beesley J,Chen X,Phelan C,Sutphen R,Sellers TA,Pearce L,Wu AH,Van Den Berg D,Conti D,Elund CK,Anderson R,Goodman MT,Lurie G,Carney ME,Thompson PJ,Gayther SA,Ramus SJ,Jacobs I,Krüger Kjaer S,Hogdall E,Blaakaer J,Hogdall C,Easton DF,Song H,Pharoah PD,Whittemore AS,McGuire V,Quaye L,Anton-Culver H,Ziogas A,Terry KL,Cramer DW,Hankinson SE,Tworoger SS,Calingaert B,Chanock S,Sherman M,Garcia-Closas M,Australian Cancer Study (Ovarian Cancer),Australian Ovarian Cancer Study Group - Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms in the TP53 Region and Susceptibility to Invasive Epithelial Ovarian Cancer. - Cancer Res [2009] Mar 10;(): PubMed

Quaye L,Song H,Ramus SJ,Gentry-Maharaj A,Høgdall E,Dicioccio RA,McGuire V,Wu AH,Van Den Berg DJ,Pike MC,Wozniak E,Doherty JA,Rossing MA,Ness RB,Moysich KB,Høgdall C,Blaakaer J,The Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium,Easton DF,Ponder BA,Jacobs IJ,Menon U,Whittemore AS,Krüger-Kjaer S,Pearce CL,Pharoah PD,Gayther SA - Tagging single-nucleotide polymorphisms in candidate oncogenes and susceptibility to ovarian cancer. - Br J Cancer [2009] Feb 24;(): PubMed

Wu AH,Yu MC,Tseng CC,Stanczyk FZ,Pike MC - Dietary patterns and breast cancer risk in Asian American women. - Am J Clin Nutr [2009] Feb 11;(): PubMed


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