Thomas B Richards

Summary

Affiliation: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Choropleth map design for cancer incidence, part 1
    Thomas B Richards
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A23. 2010
  2. ncbi Association between cutaneous melanoma incidence rates among white US residents and county-level estimates of solar ultraviolet exposure
    Thomas B Richards
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S50-7. 2011
  3. ncbi Choropleth map design for cancer incidence, part 2
    Thomas B Richards
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A24. 2010
  4. ncbi Using population-based cancer registry data to assess the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United States: overview of methods
    Meg Watson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2841-54. 2008
  5. ncbi Cervical cancer incidence in the United States in the US-Mexico border region, 1998-2003
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer 113:2964-73. 2008
  6. ncbi Prostate cancer screening practices of African-American and non-African-American US primary care physicians: a cross-sectional survey
    Thomas B Richards
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Int J Gen Med 5:775-80. 2012
  7. ncbi Surveillance of demographic characteristics and health behaviors among adult cancer survivors--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2009
    J Michael Underwood
    CDC, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    MMWR Surveill Summ 61:1-23. 2012
  8. ncbi How many endoscopies are performed for colorectal cancer screening? Results from CDC's survey of endoscopic capacity
    Laura C Seeff
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
    Gastroenterology 127:1670-7. 2004
  9. ncbi Use of the spatial scan statistic to identify geographic variations in late stage colorectal cancer in California (United States)
    Lori A Pollack
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop K55, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 17:449-57. 2006
  10. ncbi Cancer in Appalachia, 2001-2003
    Phyllis A Wingo
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer 112:181-92. 2008

Detail Information

Publications16

  1. ncbi Choropleth map design for cancer incidence, part 1
    Thomas B Richards
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A23. 2010
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  2. ncbi Association between cutaneous melanoma incidence rates among white US residents and county-level estimates of solar ultraviolet exposure
    Thomas B Richards
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
    J Am Acad Dermatol 65:S50-7. 2011
    ..Recent US studies have raised questions as to whether geographic differences in cutaneous melanoma incidence rates are associated with differences in solar ultraviolet (UV) exposure...
  3. ncbi Choropleth map design for cancer incidence, part 2
    Thomas B Richards
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
    Prev Chronic Dis 7:A24. 2010
    ..We recommend that future initiatives consider more advanced mapping, spatial analysis, and spatial statistics techniques and include usability testing with representatives of state and local programs and other cancer prevention partners...
  4. ncbi Using population-based cancer registry data to assess the burden of human papillomavirus-associated cancers in the United States: overview of methods
    Meg Watson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 113:2841-54. 2008
    ....
  5. ncbi Cervical cancer incidence in the United States in the US-Mexico border region, 1998-2003
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer 113:2964-73. 2008
    ..This study was undertaken to help compare the patterns of cervical cancer incidence among women in the US-Mexico border region and other parts of the United States...
  6. ncbi Prostate cancer screening practices of African-American and non-African-American US primary care physicians: a cross-sectional survey
    Thomas B Richards
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA
    Int J Gen Med 5:775-80. 2012
    ....
  7. ncbi Surveillance of demographic characteristics and health behaviors among adult cancer survivors--Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, United States, 2009
    J Michael Underwood
    CDC, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    MMWR Surveill Summ 61:1-23. 2012
    ..Using data from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS), this report provides a descriptive state-level assessment of demographic characteristics and health behaviors among cancer survivors aged ≥18 years...
  8. ncbi How many endoscopies are performed for colorectal cancer screening? Results from CDC's survey of endoscopic capacity
    Laura C Seeff
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341 3717, USA
    Gastroenterology 127:1670-7. 2004
    ..Estimates of the current number of endoscopic colorectal cancer screening and follow-up examinations being performed are limited. A national study was therefore conducted among US physician practices...
  9. ncbi Use of the spatial scan statistic to identify geographic variations in late stage colorectal cancer in California (United States)
    Lori A Pollack
    Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Hwy NE, Mailstop K55, Atlanta, GA 30341 3717, USA
    Cancer Causes Control 17:449-57. 2006
    ..To identify geographic variations in colorectal cancer by stage at diagnosis in California using a descriptive analysis coupled with a spatial analysis and to discuss methodological considerations concerning the spatial statistical method...
  10. ncbi Cancer in Appalachia, 2001-2003
    Phyllis A Wingo
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia, USA
    Cancer 112:181-92. 2008
    ..This study is the first to report cancer incidence rates for a large proportion of the Appalachian population and describe the differences in incidence rates between Northern, Central, and Southern Appalachia...
  11. ncbi Characteristics of US counties with no mammography capacity
    Lucy A Peipins
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Prevention and Control, Atlanta, GA, USA
    J Community Health 37:1239-48. 2012
    ..3; 95 % CI 2.5-4.3) when compared with counties having at least one mammography machine. Mammography capacity has been and remains a concern for a portion of the US population--a population that is mostly but not entirely rural...
  12. ncbi Discussions about prostate cancer screening between U.S. primary care physicians and their patients
    Ingrid J Hall
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Gen Intern Med 26:1098-104. 2011
    ..This study examined the likelihood that U.S. primary care physicians (PCPs) discuss and recommend prostate cancer screening with their patients and physician-related and practice-related factors associated with this behavior...
  13. ncbi A qualitative analysis of lung cancer screening practices by primary care physicians
    Susan Henderson
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, CDC, 4770 Buford Hwy, NE, MS K 57, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    J Community Health 36:949-56. 2011
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  14. ncbi Rural/nonrural differences in colorectal cancer incidence in the United States, 1998-2001
    Steven S Coughlin
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, Georgia 30341, USA
    Cancer 107:1181-8. 2006
    ..Few studies of colorectal cancer incidence by rural, suburban, and metropolitan residence have been published...
  15. ncbi Cervical cancer screening among women in metropolitan areas of the United States by individual-level and area-based measures of socioeconomic status, 2000 to 2002
    Steven S Coughlin
    Epidemiology and Applied Research Branch, Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention, and Health Promotion, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2154-9. 2006
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  16. ncbi Cervical cancer incidence in a prevaccine era in the United States, 1998-2002
    Mona Saraiya
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Control, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 4770 Buford Highway, Atlanta, GA 30341, USA
    Obstet Gynecol 109:360-70. 2007
    ..To report the incidence of cervical cancer by geography, race or ethnicity, and histology...