Incidence of cancer among patients with knee implants in Sweden, 1980-1994Jon P Fryzek
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Cancer 94:3057-62. 2002
..We investigated cancer occurrence in a nationwide population-based cohort of 30,011 patients who underwent knee replacement surgery in Sweden from 1980 to 1994...
- Brain cancer and cosmetic breast implants: a review of the epidemiologic evidence
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
Ann Plast Surg 52:115-7. 2004
..45 reported in the 1 positive mortality study. Overall, the epidemiologic evidence does not support an association between breast implants and brain cancer incidence...
Cancer mortality among aircraft manufacturing workers: an extended follow-upLoren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Occup Environ Med 53:992-1007. 2011
..Extended cancer follow-up among 77,943 aircraft workers...
- Breast implants and lymphoma risk: a review of the epidemiologic evidence through 2008
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 123:790-3. 2009
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- Excess suicide risk and other external causes of death among women with cosmetic breast implants: a neglected research priority
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Boulevard, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Curr Psychiatry Rep 12:234-8. 2010
..Research into the psychiatric profiles and history of the women who have committed suicide in the investigated cohorts appears warranted...
- Occupational exposure to rock wool and glass wool and risk of cancers of the lung and the head and neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Occup Environ Med 51:1075-87. 2009
..To conduct a review and meta-analysis of risks of cancers of the lung and head and neck (HN) from exposure to rock wool (RW) and glass wool (GW)...
- Dietary vitamin D and cancers of the oral cavity and esophagus
L Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Ann Oncol 20:1576-81. 2009
..Data on the association between vitamin D and upper digestive tract neoplasms are limited...
Renal cancer paradox: higher incidence but not higher mortality among African-AmericansLoren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Eur J Cancer Prev 20:331-3. 2011
..Further research into the enigmatic descriptive epidemiology and the biology and natural history of renal cell cancer may shed light on the etiology of this malignancy and its more frequent occurrence among black Americans...
- Cancer among Scandinavian women with cosmetic breast implants: a pooled long-term follow-up study
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Int J Cancer 124:490-3. 2009
..The results provide no evidence of an association between breast implants and any type of cancer...
- Long-term cancer risk among Swedish women with cosmetic breast implants: an update of a nationwide study
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:557-60. 2006
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- A nationwide epidemiologic study of breast cancer incidence following breast reduction surgery in a large cohort of Swedish women
Jon P Fryzek
Department of Medicine, International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 97:131-4. 2006
..As the evidence from large-scale cohort studies accumulates, direct testing of this reduction in risk through clinical trials should be considered...
- The safety of silicone gel-filled breast implants: a review of the epidemiologic evidence
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Ann Plast Surg 59:569-80. 2007
..Future studies are needed to determine whether the consistently observed excess of suicide among women with implants reflects underlying psychiatric illness prior to breast augmentation surgery or other factors...
- Outcome of upper gastro-intestinal bleeding and use of ibuprofen versus paracetamol
William J Blot
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Pharm World Sci 26:319-23. 2004
..The differences appear in part due to differing characteristics among those prescribed ibuprofen compared with those prescribed paracetamol, but also raise the possibility of drug-related effects...
- A population-based cohort study of mortality among adults prescribed paracetamol in Denmark
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Clin Epidemiol 56:796-801. 2003
..We examined overall and cause-specific mortality in a population-based cohort of individuals prescribed paracetamol. We evaluated rates of death due to liver and renal disease, cancer, and other major causes of death...
- Increased risk of suicide among patients with breast implants: do the epidemiologic data support psychiatric consultation?
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Vanderbilty University Medical Center, Nashville, TN, USA
Psychosomatics 45:277-80. 2004
..Until such studies are completed, psychiatric consultation should be considered before breast augmentation, especially for patients perceived to be at high risk by the plastic surgeon...
- Diabetes mellitus, other medical conditions and pancreatic cancer: a case-control study
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
Diabetes Metab Res Rev 27:255-61. 2011
..Diabetes and other medical conditions have been related to pancreatic cancer, but time risk quantification is unsettled...
- A population-based cohort study of mortality among users of ibuprofen in Denmark
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
Am J Ther 11:156-63. 2004
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- A nationwide followup study of autoimmune and connective tissue disease among hip and knee implant patients
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 12:255-62. 2002
..After long-term followup, the associations we observed with polyarteritis nodosa and fibrositis could be the basis for future investigations...
- The epidemiology of renal cell carcinoma
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Urol 176:2353-8. 2006
..Special attention should be focused on black Americans since their incidence rate recently increased to significantly surpass that in white Americans...
- Dietary vitamin D intake and cancers of the colon and rectum: a case-control study in Italy
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
Nutr Cancer 61:70-5. 2009
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- Psychological characteristics of Danish women with cosmetic breast implants
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, MD 20850, USA
Ann Plast Surg 63:11-4. 2009
..Future studies using standardized, validated psychiatric assessment tools are needed to determine whether this can explain the higher risk for suicide among a subset of women seeking cosmetic breast implants...
- Excess mortality from suicide and other external causes of death among women with cosmetic breast implants
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Ann Plast Surg 59:119-23; discussion 124-5. 2007
..Thus, screening for pre-implant psychiatric morbidity and post-implant monitoring among women seeking cosmetic breast implants may be warranted...
- A nationwide study of connective tissue disease and other rheumatic conditions among Danish women with long-term cosmetic breast implantation
Jon P Fryzek
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Ann Epidemiol 17:374-9. 2007
..Numerous epidemiologic studies have demonstrated that breast implants are not associated with connective tissue diseases (CTDs). However, many CTDs are rare, and continued follow-up of women with breast implants is warranted...
- Breast implants and fibromyalgia: a review of the epidemiologic evidence
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Boulevard, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Ann Plast Surg 52:284-7. 2004
..Thus, the weight of the epidemiologic evidence is remarkably consistent and reassuring in failing to support an association between breast implants and subsequent fibromyalgia...
- Renal cell cancer among African Americans: an epidemiologic review
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Boulevard, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
BMC Cancer 11:133. 2011
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- A cohort study of Parkinson's disease and other neurodegenerative disorders in Danish welders
Jon P Fryzek
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA
J Occup Environ Med 47:466-72. 2005
..We sought to evaluate rates of hospitalizations for neurodegenerative disorders in a cohort of Danish metal manufacturing employees...
- Cancer mortality among workers at a satellite manufacturing facility
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Occup Environ Med 53:427-33. 2011
..To assess risk of cancer overall and renal cancer in particular among workers at the Valley Forge satellite manufacturing complex...
- Review of epidemiologic studies of dietary acrylamide intake and the risk of cancer
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Eur J Cancer Prev 21:375-86. 2012
..Therefore, continued epidemiologic investigation of acrylamide and cancer risk appears to be a misguided research priority...
- Suicide among women with cosmetic breast implants: a review of the epidemiologic evidence
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Boulevard, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 13:445-50. 2003
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- Silicone breast implants and connective tissue disease: no association
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, 1455 Research Blvd, Suite 550, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Semin Immunopathol 33:287-94. 2011
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- Silicone breast implants and connective tissue disease: an updated review of the epidemiologic evidence
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Ann Plast Surg 52:598-601. 2004
..Thus, the conclusions reached in earlier independent reviews have not changed based on data published during the subsequent years...
- Cancer risk among pacemaker recipients in Denmark, 1982-1996
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 12:263-70. 2002
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- Cancer incidence among workers at a satellite manufacturing facility
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Occup Environ Med 54:1500-5. 2012
..To evaluate cancer incidence overall and renal cancer in particular among workers at the Valley Forge satellite manufacturing complex in Pennsylvania. A previous mortality study observed a slightly elevated risk estimate for brain cancer...
- Confounding by indication: implications for implant research
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20850, USA
J Long Term Eff Med Implants 13:63-8. 2003
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- The reliability of dietary data for self- and next-of-kin respondents
Jon P Fryzek
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Ann Epidemiol 12:278-83. 2002
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- The epidemiology of environmental perchlorate exposure and thyroid function: a comprehensive review
Robert E Tarone
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
J Occup Environ Med 52:653-60. 2010
..To review the epidemiological literature relevant to evaluating the risk of adverse effects on thyroid function associated with environmental perchlorate exposure...
- Epidemiologic aspects of renal cell carcinoma
Joseph K McLaughlin
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Semin Oncol 33:527-33. 2006
..Epidemiologic studies are needed to identify reasons for the increasing incidence of renal cell cancer, with particular focus on why the incidence rate for black Americans has risen to significantly surpass that of white Americans...
- Confounding by indication in epidemiologic studies of commonly used analgesics
Lisa B Signorello
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, Maryland, USA Department of Medicine, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Vanderbilt Ingram Cancer Center, Nashville, Tennessee, USA
Am J Ther 9:199-205. 2002
..In this article we review examples from the published literature to demonstrate how confounding by indication can affect the findings of pharmacoepidemiologic studies relating analgesic use to various health outcomes...
- Epidemiologic characteristics and risk factors for renal cell cancer
Loren Lipworth
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD, USA
Clin Epidemiol 1:33-43. 2009
..Novel epidemiologic approaches, including evaluation of gene-environment interactions and epigenetic mechanisms of inherited and acquired increased risk, are needed to explain the increasing incidence of renal cell cancer...
- Breast reduction surgery and breast cancer risk: does reduction mammaplasty have a role in primary prevention strategies for women at high risk of breast cancer?
Robert E Tarone
International Epidemiology Institute, Rockville, MD 20850, USA
Plast Reconstr Surg 113:2104-10; discussion 2111-2. 2004
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