2022
International patterns and trends of childhood and adolescent cancer, 1978-2012
Zhao Y, Sun P, Xiao J, Jin L, Ma N, Li Z, Feng G, Huang H, Deziel N, Ma X, Ni X, Zhang Y. International patterns and trends of childhood and adolescent cancer, 1978-2012. Journal Of The National Cancer Center 2022, 2: 78-89. PMID: 39034956, PMCID: PMC11256536, DOI: 10.1016/j.jncc.2022.02.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCancer incidence ratesIncidence rateCancer incidenceMalignant central nervous system tumorsCentral nervous system tumorsOverall childhood cancerIncidence of lymphomaNervous system tumorsLeukemia incidence ratesSystem tumorsTesticular cancerChildhood cancerThyroid cancerAdolescent cancerKidney cancerJoinpoint regressionCancer incidentsAge groupsCancerCancer typesIncidenceTemporal trendsMethods DataAdolescentsChildren
2020
Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides and thyroid cancer in connecticut women
Deziel NC, Warren JL, Huang H, Zhou H, Sjodin A, Zhang Y. Exposure to polychlorinated biphenyls and organochlorine pesticides and thyroid cancer in connecticut women. Environmental Research 2020, 192: 110333. PMID: 33068584, PMCID: PMC7736223, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.110333.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerThyroid cancerPCBs/OCPsOdds ratioSubsequent thyroid cancer riskMulti-pollutant modelingSerum Polychlorinated BiphenylsBody mass indexConfidence intervalsThyroid cancer riskThyroid cancer incidenceEarly life exposureEnvironmental risk factorsSingle-pollutant modelsLogistic regression modelsIsotope dilution high-resolution mass spectrometryMass indexTumor sizeCancer incidenceRisk factorsConnecticut womenFamily historyMulti-pollutant analysisCancer riskThyroid hormone disruptorsAssessing Endogenous and Exogenous Hormone Exposures and Breast Development in a Migrant Study of Bangladeshi and British Girls
Howland RE, Deziel NC, Bentley GR, Booth M, Choudhury OA, Hofmann JN, Hoover RN, Katki HA, Trabert B, Fox SD, Troisi R, Houghton LC. Assessing Endogenous and Exogenous Hormone Exposures and Breast Development in a Migrant Study of Bangladeshi and British Girls. International Journal Of Environmental Research And Public Health 2020, 17: 1185. PMID: 32069802, PMCID: PMC7068451, DOI: 10.3390/ijerph17041185.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEstrogen metabolitesBPA-glucuronideBreast developmentMigrant studiesBreast cancer incidenceEndogenous estrogen levelsBisphenol A (BPA) exposureExogenous hormone exposureCross-sectional studyBangladeshi girlsTime of interviewUrine spot samplesHazard ratioEstrogen levelsA ExposureCancer incidenceEarlier thelarcheTanner stageUbiquitous exposureHormone exposureThelarcheLiquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometryConfidence intervalsWhite BritishAdolescent girlsUnconventional oil and gas development and health outcomes: A scoping review of the epidemiological research
Deziel NC, Brokovich E, Grotto I, Clark CJ, Barnett-Itzhaki Z, Broday D, Agay-Shay K. Unconventional oil and gas development and health outcomes: A scoping review of the epidemiological research. Environmental Research 2020, 182: 109124. PMID: 32069745, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2020.109124.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHealth outcomesLow birth weightAdverse birth outcomesAdverse health outcomesFull-text evaluationOutcomes of interestHuman health outcomesAsthma exacerbationsPreterm deliveryPregnancy outcomesBirth outcomesPotential confoundersBirth weightBody of evidenceCancer incidenceEligible studiesExposure assessment methodologyPotential environmental health hazardInclusion criteriaStudy populationEpidemiological studiesExposure assessment approachHealth problemsEnvironmental health hazardsSignificant association
2019
Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and a Polybrominated Biphenyl and Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Women: Single and Multi-Pollutant Approaches
Deziel NC, Alfonso-Garrido J, Warren JL, Huang H, Sjodin A, Zhang Y. Exposure to Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and a Polybrominated Biphenyl and Risk of Thyroid Cancer in Women: Single and Multi-Pollutant Approaches. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2019, 28: 1755-1764. PMID: 31387967, PMCID: PMC6774868, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-19-0526.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPapillary thyroid cancerThyroid cancerPTC riskLipid-adjusted serum concentrationsPapillary thyroid cancer casesMulti-pollutant approachSerum samplesMulti-pollutant modelingThyroid cancer incidenceInterquartile range increaseThyroid cancer casesMulti-pollutant modelsSingle-pollutant modelsLogistic regression modelsPBB exposureDecreased riskProspective studySerum concentrationsCancer incidenceCancer casesAlcohol consumptionFemale controlsLow categoryConfidence intervalsPBB mixture