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Analysis of the mortality experience amongst U.S. nuclear power industry workers after chronic low-dose exposure to ionizing radiationGeoffrey R Howe
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, 722 West 168th Street, Suite 1104, New York, NY 10032, USA
Radiat Res 162:517-26. 2004....- Studies of nuclear workers: the pros and consGeoffrey R Howe
Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Lancet 364:1199-200. 2004 
Protective effects of B vitamins and antioxidants on the risk of arsenic-related skin lesions in BangladeshLydia B Zablotska
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Environ Health Perspect 116:1056-62. 2008..The mitigating effects of diet on arsenic-related premalignant skin lesions are largely unknown...- Arsenic exposure from drinking water, dietary intakes of B vitamins and folate, and risk of high blood pressure in Bangladesh: a population-based, cross-sectional studyYu Chen
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Am J Epidemiol 165:541-52. 2007..Future research is needed to evaluate the effect of low-level arsenic exposure on specific cardiovascular outcomes... - Protein and amino acid intakes in a rural area of BangladeshJulia E Heck
Department of Epidemiology, Columbia University, New York, USA
Food Nutr Bull 31:206-13. 2010..Few studies have described protein and amino acid intakes in rural Bangladesh, a country with considerable undernutrition... - Dietary intake of methionine, cysteine, and protein and urinary arsenic excretion in BangladeshJulia E Heck
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York, USA
Environ Health Perspect 117:99-104. 2009..Once ingested, arsenic is metabolized via methylation and excreted in urine. Knowledge about nutritional factors affecting individual variation in methylation is limited... - Socioeconomic status and risk for arsenic-related skin lesions in BangladeshMaria Argos
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Am J Public Health 97:825-31. 2007..In this study, we explored the association between socioeconomic status and arsenic toxicity... - Energy balance and breast cancer risk: a prospective cohort studyStephanie A Navarro Silvera
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY, USA
Breast Cancer Res Treat 97:97-106. 2006.... - Consumption of folate-related nutrients and metabolism of arsenic in BangladeshJulia E Heck
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health and Institute for Social and Economic Research and Policy, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 85:1367-74. 2007..Previous studies suggest that persons with more complete methylation, characterized as greater proportions of DMA and lesser proportions of MMA and InAs in urine, have a lower risk of adverse arsenic-related health outcomes... - Nutritional influence on risk of high blood pressure in Bangladesh: a population-based cross-sectional studyYu Chen
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 84:1224-32. 2006..The nutritional determinants of hypertension in Bangladesh and other low-income countries are largely unknown... - Analysis of mortality among Canadian nuclear power industry workers after chronic low-dose exposure to ionizing radiationLydia B Zablotska
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Radiat Res 161:633-41. 2004..Further follow-up of this cohort or the combination of results from multiple worker studies will produce more stable estimates and thus complement the risk estimates from higher-dose studies... - Dietary folate consumption and risk of ovarian cancer: a prospective cohort studyStephanie A Navarro Silvera
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Columbia University, New York, New York 10461, USA
Eur J Cancer Prev 15:511-5. 2006.... - Factors associated with elevated serum concentrations of anti-TPO antibodies in subjects with and without diffuse goitre. Results from the Ukrainian-American Cohort Study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases following the Chornobyl accidentRobert J McConnell
Columbia University, New York, NY, USA
Clin Endocrinol (Oxf) 67:879-90. 2007..To examine factors associated with the prevalence of elevated anti-thyroid peroxidase antibodies (ATPO) among iodine-deficient adolescents and young adults and test whether associations vary according to the presence of diffuse goitre... - A cohort study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases after the Chornobyl accident: dose-response analysis of thyroid follicular adenomas detected during first screening in Ukraine (1998-2000)Lydia B Zablotska
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Epidemiol 167:305-12. 2008..Compared with results from other studies, this estimate is somewhat smaller, but confidence intervals overlap, suggesting compatibility... - Arsenic exposure from drinking water and risk of premalignant skin lesions in Bangladesh: baseline results from the Health Effects of Arsenic Longitudinal StudyHabibul Ahsan
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, NY 10032, USA
Am J Epidemiol 163:1138-48. 2006..53, 5.44), and 5.39 (95% CI: 3.69, 7.86), respectively. The effect seemed to be influenced by gender, age, and body mass index. These findings provide information that should be considered in future research and policy decisions... - Validity of a food-frequency questionnaire for a large prospective cohort study in BangladeshYu Chen
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, USA
Br J Nutr 92:851-9. 2004..To our knowledge, the present study is the first to document the validity of a FFQ with the use of 7 d FD in a Bangladeshi population... - Modification of risk of arsenic-induced skin lesions by sunlight exposure, smoking, and occupational exposures in BangladeshYu Chen
Department of Epidemiology, Mailman School of Public Health, Columbia University, New York, New York 10032, USA
Epidemiology 17:459-67. 2006..Because most arsenic-induced skin cancers arise from these skin lesions, treatment and remediation plans should take into consideration these etiologic cofactors... - Dietary carbohydrates and breast cancer risk: a prospective study of the roles of overall glycemic index and glycemic loadStephanie A Navarro Silvera
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, New York, NY 10461, USA
Int J Cancer 114:653-8. 2005.... - A cohort study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases after the Chornobyl accident: objectives, design and methodsValentin A Stezhko
Ministry of Health, Minsk, Belarus
Radiat Res 161:481-92. 2004..Plans are to continue to follow-up the cohort for at least three screening cycles, which will lead to more precise estimates of risk... - A cohort study of dietary carotenoids and lung cancer risk in women (Canada)Thomas E Rohan
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
Cancer Causes Control 13:231-7. 2002..To investigate the association between dietary carotenoid intake and lung cancer risk in women... - Occupational risk factors for low grade and high grade glioma: results from an international case control study of adult brain tumoursBrigitte Schlehofer
Unit of Environmental Epidemiology, German Cancer Research Centre, Heidelberg, Germany
Int J Cancer 113:116-25. 2005..Although some other point estimates were elevated, they lacked statistical significance. The results do not provide evidence of a strong association between occupational exposures and glioma development... - Glycaemic index, glycaemic load and risk of endometrial cancer: a prospective cohort studyStephanie A N Silvera
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Public Health Nutr 8:912-9. 2005..Given the paucity of epidemiological data regarding the relationship between dietary glycaemic index and glycaemic load and endometrial cancer risk, we sought to examine these associations using data from a prospective cohort study... - A cohort study of thyroid cancer and other thyroid diseases after the chornobyl accident: thyroid cancer in Ukraine detected during first screeningMykola D Tronko
Institute of Endocrinology and Metabolism, Kyiv, Ukraine
J Natl Cancer Inst 98:897-903. 2006.... - Glycemic index, glycemic load, and pancreatic cancer risk (Canada)Stephanie A N Silvera
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Room 1301, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Cancer Causes Control 16:431-6. 2005..However, given the limited literature regarding the role of diet in the etiology of pancreatic cancer, particularly with respect to glycemic index/load, further investigation is warranted... - Carotenoid, vitamin A, vitamin C, and vitamin E intake and risk of ovarian cancer: a prospective cohort studyStephanie A Navarro Silvera
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, Room 1301, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:395-7. 2006 - Dietary carotenoids and risk of breast cancerPaul Terry
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Am J Clin Nutr 76:883-8. 2002..To date, however, only one prospective cohort study has examined dietary carotenoids other than beta-carotene in relation to breast cancer risk... - Dietary carotenoid intake and colorectal cancer riskPaul Terry
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY 10461, USA
Nutr Cancer 42:167-72. 2002..However, given that this is the first prospective cohort study of carotenoids in relation to colorectal cancer, further studies are warranted... - Leukemia following the Chernobyl accidentGeoffrey R Howe
Health Phys 93:512-5. 2007..However, it is important to carry on with such studies to satisfy various public health objectives... - No association among total dietary fiber, fiber fractions, and risk of breast cancerPaul Terry
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, New York 10461, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 11:1507-8. 2002 - Intake of coffee and tea and risk of ovarian cancer: a prospective cohort studyStephanie A N Silvera
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, 1300 Morris Park Avenue, NY 10461, USA
Nutr Cancer 58:22-7. 2007..62, 95% CI = 0.95-2.75, P(trend) = 0.06). Given the pervasive use of these beverages, the associations between coffee and tea consumption and ovarian cancer risk warrant investigation in further prospective studies... - Glycemic load, carbohydrate intake, and risk of colorectal cancer in women: a prospective cohort studyPaul D Terry
Department of Epidemiology and Population Health, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 95:914-6. 2003..51; P(trend) =.66) for total carbohydrates, and 1.03 (95% CI = 0.73 to 1.44; P(trend) =.71) for total sugar. Our data do not support the hypothesis that diets high in glycemic load, carbohydrates, or sugar increase colorectal cancer risk... - Glycaemic index, glycaemic load and ovarian cancer risk: a prospective cohort studyStephanie A N Silvera
Department of Health and Nutrition Science, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, University Hall, Room 4171, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Public Health Nutr 10:1076-81. 2007..Therefore, we examined ovarian cancer risk in association with GI and GL, and intake of dietary carbohydrate and sugar... - Dietary fiber intake and ovarian cancer risk: a prospective cohort studyStephanie A N Silvera
Department of Health and Nutrition Sciences, Montclair State University, 1 Normal Avenue, University Hall, Room 4171, Montclair, NJ 07043, USA
Cancer Causes Control 18:335-41. 2007..During a mean 16.4 years of follow-up, we observed 264 incident ovarian cancer cases. Total dietary fiber and fiber fractions were not associated with ovarian cancer risk in this study population... - Dietary intake of folic acid and colorectal cancer risk in a cohort of womenPaul Terry
Department of Epidemiology and Social Medicine, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Bronx, NY, USA
Int J Cancer 97:864-7. 2002..Overall, our data lend some support to the hypothesis that high folate intake is associated with a reduced risk of colorectal cancer...