Mark Parascandola

Summary

Affiliation: National Institutes of Health
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi A turning point for conflicts of interest: the controversy over the National Academy of Sciences' first conflicts of interest disclosure policy
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    J Clin Oncol 25:3774-9. 2007
  2. ncbi Causation in epidemiology
    M Parascandola
    Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7105, USA
    J Epidemiol Community Health 55:905-12. 2001
  3. ncbi Tobacco harm reduction and the evolution of nicotine dependence
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
    Am J Public Health 101:632-41. 2011
  4. ncbi Characteristics of current and recent former smokers associated with the use of new potential reduced-exposure tobacco products
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:1431-8. 2009
  5. ncbi Consumer awareness and attitudes related to new potential reduced-exposure tobacco product brands
    Mark Parascandola
    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Room 4039, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:886-95. 2009
  6. ncbi Consumer awareness and attitudes related to new potential reduced-exposure tobacco products
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd, Room 4039, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
    Am J Health Behav 32:431-7. 2008
  7. ncbi Lessons from the history of tobacco harm reduction: The National Cancer Institute's Smoking and Health Program and the "less hazardous cigarette"
    Mark Parascandola
    National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 7:779-89. 2005
  8. ncbi Science, industry, and tobacco harm reduction: a case study of tobacco industry scientists' involvement in the National Cancer Institute's Smoking and Health Program, 1964-1980
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Public Health Rep 120:338-49. 2005
  9. ncbi Skepticism, statistical methods, and the cigarette: a historical analysis of a methodological debate
    Mark Parascandola
    National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3109, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Perspect Biol Med 47:244-61. 2004
  10. ncbi Causes, risks, and probabilities: probabilistic concepts of causation in chronic disease epidemiology
    Mark Parascandola
    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Prev Med 53:232-4. 2011

Detail Information

Publications15

  1. ncbi A turning point for conflicts of interest: the controversy over the National Academy of Sciences' first conflicts of interest disclosure policy
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    J Clin Oncol 25:3774-9. 2007
    ..In the absence of a definitive standard, this historical case study can substantially inform ongoing discussion on conflicts of interest in clinical research...
  2. ncbi Causation in epidemiology
    M Parascandola
    Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, Office of Preventive Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7105, USA
    J Epidemiol Community Health 55:905-12. 2001
    ....
  3. ncbi Tobacco harm reduction and the evolution of nicotine dependence
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, Behavioral Research Program, Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
    Am J Public Health 101:632-41. 2011
    ..This history has important lessons for current discussions about tobacco harm reduction and regulation of nicotine delivery...
  4. ncbi Characteristics of current and recent former smokers associated with the use of new potential reduced-exposure tobacco products
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:1431-8. 2009
    ....
  5. ncbi Consumer awareness and attitudes related to new potential reduced-exposure tobacco product brands
    Mark Parascandola
    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Room 4039, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 11:886-95. 2009
    ..Although these products have not been widely used among smokers, there are few data available on consumers' awareness and attitudes toward these products...
  6. ncbi Consumer awareness and attitudes related to new potential reduced-exposure tobacco products
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Blvd, Room 4039, Bethesda, MD 20892 7337, USA
    Am J Health Behav 32:431-7. 2008
    ..To assess US consumers' awareness of potential reduced-exposure tobacco products (PREPs) and correlates of interest in these products...
  7. ncbi Lessons from the history of tobacco harm reduction: The National Cancer Institute's Smoking and Health Program and the "less hazardous cigarette"
    Mark Parascandola
    National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 7:779-89. 2005
    ....
  8. ncbi Science, industry, and tobacco harm reduction: a case study of tobacco industry scientists' involvement in the National Cancer Institute's Smoking and Health Program, 1964-1980
    Mark Parascandola
    Tobacco Control Research Branch, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Public Health Rep 120:338-49. 2005
  9. ncbi Skepticism, statistical methods, and the cigarette: a historical analysis of a methodological debate
    Mark Parascandola
    National Cancer Institute, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3109, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
    Perspect Biol Med 47:244-61. 2004
    ..These diverging views reflect an underlying tension within the discipline of epidemiology between the search for "objective" methods of scientific inference and the practical needs of public health research that persists today...
  10. ncbi Causes, risks, and probabilities: probabilistic concepts of causation in chronic disease epidemiology
    Mark Parascandola
    Division of Cancer Control and Population Sciences, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Prev Med 53:232-4. 2011
    ..The tension between probabilistic risk factors and deterministic causal mechanisms continues to haunt epidemiology today...
  11. ncbi The Strategic Dialogue on Tobacco Harm Reduction: a vision and blueprint for action in the US
    Mitchell Zeller
    Pinney Associates, 3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 1400, Bethesda, MD 20814, USA
    Tob Control 18:324-32. 2009
    ..Short-term and long-term objectives are described...
  12. ncbi Uncertain science and a failure of trust. The NIH radioepidemiologic tables and compensation for radiation-induced cancer
    Mark Parascandola
    National Cancer Institute, Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program, 6130 Executive Boulevard, Suite 3109, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
    Isis 93:559-84. 2002
    ..Additionally, the goal of fairness and objectivity could not be convincingly met because of persistent controversy and mistrust surrounding the government's role in the study of health effects of low-level radiation...
  13. ncbi Patient autonomy and the challenge of clinical uncertainty
    Mark Parascandola
    National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
    Kennedy Inst Ethics J 12:245-64. 2002
    ..In situations where there is substantial uncertainty, extra vigilance is required to ensure that patients are given the tools and information they need to participate in cooperative decision making about their care...
  14. ncbi Two approaches to etiology: the debate over smoking and lung cancer in the 1950s
    Mark Parascandola
    Endeavour 28:81-6. 2004
    ..This debate has relevance for current epidemiological practice, as tension between these two views still remains...
  15. ncbi Tobacco industry research and protection of human subjects: a case study of R. J. Reynolds
    Jenny White
    Department of Clinical Pharmacy, University of California, San Francisco, CA, USA
    Nicotine Tob Res 9:1213-25. 2007
    ..Policymakers should consider expanding the scope of federal human subjects research regulations to cover research undertaken by private firms such as tobacco companies...