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Bladder cancer mortality and private well use in New England: an ecological studyJoseph D Ayotte
US Geological Survey, New Hampshire-Vermont Water Science Center, Pembroke, USA
J Epidemiol Community Health 60:168-72. 2006..Analytical studies are underway to clarify the relation between suspected water contaminants, particularly arsenic, and raised bladder cancer rates in northern New England...
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and other analgesic use and bladder cancer in northern New EnglandDalsu Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH DHHS, North Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
Int J Cancer 132:162-73. 2013..We observed a previously unrecognized risk associated with use of COX-2 inhibitors, which merits further evaluation...
Cohort mortality study of Philadelphia firefightersD Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Rockville, Maryland 20892, USA
Am J Ind Med 39:463-76. 2001..Fire fighters are exposed to a wide variety of toxic chemicals. Previous studies have reported excess risk of some cancers but have been limited by small numbers or little information on employment characteristics...
Occupation, pesticide exposure and risk of multiple myelomaDalsu Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institute of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, United States
Scand J Work Environ Health 30:215-22. 2004..This population-based case-control study examined the relationship between occupation, living or working on a farm, pesticide exposure, and the risk of multiple myeloma...
A case-control study of smoking and bladder cancer risk: emergent patterns over timeDalsu Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
J Natl Cancer Inst 101:1553-61. 2009....
Acromegaly and cancer risk: a cohort study in Sweden and DenmarkD Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Cancer Causes Control 13:395-400. 2002..To further investigate this relationship we evaluated cancer risk in population-based cohorts of acromegaly patients in Sweden and Denmark...
Occupational exposure to pesticides and pancreatic cancerB T Ji
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Am J Ind Med 39:92-9. 2001..An increased risk of exposure to pesticides for pancreatic cancer has been suggested in a number of epidemiologic studies...
Socioeconomic status and multiple myeloma among US blacks and whitesD Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Am J Public Health 90:1277-81. 2000..This study examined the relation between socioeconomic status (SES) and risk of multiple myeloma among Blacks and Whites in the United States...
Excess incidence of squamous cell esophageal cancer among US Black men: role of social class and other risk factorsL M Brown
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7244, USA
Am J Epidemiol 153:114-22. 2001..Further studies on the determinants of social class may help to identify a new set of exposures for this tumor that are amenable to intervention...
Diet and nutrition as risk factors for multiple myeloma among blacks and whites in the United StatesL M Brown
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892-7244, USA
Cancer Causes Control 12:117-25. 2001..In addition, the increasing prevalence of obesity may have contributed to the upward trend in the incidence of multiple myeloma during recent decades...
Residential exposure to magnetic fields: an empirical examination of alternative measurement strategiesD Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Occup Environ Med 56:562-6. 1999....
Agricultural use of organophosphate pesticides and the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma among male farmers (United States)B L Waddell
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892, USA
Cancer Causes Control 12:509-17. 2001..Associations, however, between reported use of diazinon and NHL, particularly diffuse and small lymphocytic lymphoma, among subjects providing direct interviews are not easily discounted...
Use of hair colouring products and risk of multiple myeloma among US womenS Koutros
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH, DHHS, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8122, Bethesda, MD 20852, USA
Occup Environ Med 66:68-70. 2009..To evaluate the association between personal hair dye use and risk of multiple myeloma among women...
Blood levels of organochlorines before and after chemotherapy among non-Hodgkin's lymphoma patientsD Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 9:193-7. 2000..There was no association between the length of time between blood draws and changes in chemical levels. Our data raise the possibility that lymphoma treatment depresses serum organochlorine levels...
Dietary intake of meat, fruits, vegetables, and selective micronutrients and risk of bladder cancer in the New England region of the United StatesJ W Wu
National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, 6120 Executive Blvd, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Br J Cancer 106:1891-8. 2012..Despite many studies on diet and bladder cancer, there are areas that remain unexplored including meat mutagens, specific vegetable groups, and vitamins from diet...
Epidemiology of lymphomasD Baris
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA
Curr Opin Oncol 12:383-94. 2000..Further evaluation of the role of viruses, occupational exposures, and genetics in the etiology of HD should prove valuable...
A correlation study of organochlorine levels in serum, breast adipose tissue, and gluteal adipose tissue among breast cancer cases in IndiaJennifer A Rusiecki
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, EPS 8111, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 14:1113-24. 2005..However, such measurements are a combination of both recent exposures and past exposures, which have metabolized slowly and may still persist. Therefore, investigators should use caution when assigning a level as lifetime body burden...
Sampling private wells at past homes to estimate arsenic exposure: a methodologic study in New EnglandJoanne S Colt
Occupational Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, Maryland 20892 7240, USA
J Expo Anal Environ Epidemiol 12:329-34. 2002..Various approaches for improving the success rates for sampling water from private wells are discussed, as is the use of predictive modeling to impute exposures when sampling is not feasible...
Multiple myeloma and diesel and other occupational exposures in swedish construction workersWon Jin Lee
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Rockville, MD, USA
Int J Cancer 107:134-8. 2003..Occupational exposure to diesel exhaust in the Swedish construction industry may present a small risk of multiple myeloma, but lack of an exposure-response trend tempers our ability to draw clear conclusions...
Caspase polymorphisms and genetic susceptibility to multiple myelomaH Dean Hosgood
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Hematol Oncol 26:148-51. 2008..The protective associations observed in two key caspase genes suggest that genetic variation in CASP genes may play an important role in the aetiology of multiple myeloma...
Chemical exposures and risk of chronic lymphocytic leukaemiaAaron Blair
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD, USA
Br J Haematol 139:753-61. 2007..Pooled analyses of CLL studies within consortia offer an opportunity to investigate the possible aetiological role of chemical exposures with improved statistical power...
Diet and risk of multiple myeloma in Connecticut womenH Dean Hosgood
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Cancer Causes Control 18:1065-76. 2007....
Occupation and keratinocyte cancer risk: a population-based case-control studyJosh Marehbian
Center for the Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Dartmouth Medical School, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH, USA
Cancer Causes Control 18:895-908. 2007..The aim of our study was to identify occupations associated with increased risk of basal cell carcinoma (BCC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)...
Alcohol, smoking, and body size in relation to incident Hodgkin's and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma riskUnhee Lim
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Am J Epidemiol 166:697-708. 2007..19, 95% CI: 1.03, 1.38) were associated moderately with non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. These findings add to the evidence that lifestyle factors and relevant anthropometric characteristics play a role in lymphoma etiology...
Common variants in genes that mediate immunity and risk of multiple myelomaElizabeth E Brown
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD, USA
Int J Cancer 120:2715-22. 2007..Our findings provide preliminary evidence that common genetic variants in specific immune-mediated pathways could influence the risk of MM...
Risk of multiple myeloma following medication use and medical conditions: a case-control study in Connecticut womenOla Landgren
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Boulevard, Building EPS Room 7110, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2342-7. 2006..We conducted a population-based case-control study to investigate the role of medical history in the etiology of multiple myeloma among Connecticut women...
Occupational exposures and head and neck cancers among Swedish construction workersMark P Purdue
Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, 6120 Executive Blvd, EPS 8111, Rockville, MD 20852, USA
Scand J Work Environ Health 32:270-5. 2006..In an attempt to address this issue, the relationship between selected occupational exposures and head and neck cancer risk was investigated using data from a large cohort of Swedish construction workers...
Modeling the probability of arsenic in groundwater in New England as a tool for exposure assessmentJoseph D Ayotte
U S Geological Survey NH VT Water Science Center, 361 Commerce Way, Pembroke, New Hampshire 03275, USA
Environ Sci Technol 40:3578-85. 2006..Due to the complexity of the fractured bedrock aquifers in the region, well depth and related variables also are not significant predictors...
Risk of monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance (MGUS) and subsequent multiple myeloma among African American and white veterans in the United StatesOla Landgren
Genetic Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, NIH DHHS, Bethesda, MD 20892 7236, USA
Blood 107:904-6. 2006..In the largest study to date, we suggest that the excess risk of MM in African Americans results from an increase in risk of MGUS rather than an increased risk of progression from MGUS to MM...
Occupation and bladder cancer risk in a population-based case-control study in New HampshireJoanne S Colt
Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Department of Health and Human Services, Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch, Bethesda, MD 20892 7240, USA
Cancer Causes Control 15:759-69. 2004..To identify occupations with excess bladder cancer risk in New Hampshire, where bladder cancer mortality rates have been elevated for decades...
Antibodies to JC and BK viruses among persons with non-Hodgkin lymphomaEric A Engels
Viral Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Department of Health and Human Services, Rockville, MD 20892, USA
Int J Cancer 117:1013-9. 2005..Additional research is needed to determine whether JCV replication is decreased in individuals with NHL and whether these findings are consistent with an etiologic role for JCV in NHL...
TP53 alterations and patterns of carcinogen exposure in a U.S. population-based study of bladder cancerKarl T Kelsey
Department of Genetics and Complex Diseases, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, MA 02115, USA
Int J Cancer 117:370-5. 2005....
