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
2018
A case-control study of exposure to organophosphate flame retardants and risk of thyroid cancer in women
Deziel NC, Yi H, Stapleton HM, Huang H, Zhao N, Zhang Y. A case-control study of exposure to organophosphate flame retardants and risk of thyroid cancer in women. BMC Cancer 2018, 18: 637. PMID: 29871608, PMCID: PMC5989427, DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4553-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCase-control studyThyroid cancer riskPFR exposureThyroid cancerPFR metabolitesOdds ratioCancer riskPapillary thyroid cancer casesUrinary biomarker measurementsTime of diagnosisLarger tumor sizeCancer case-control studySpot urine samplesThyroid cancer casesPapillary thyroid cancer riskTumor sizePotential confoundersThyroid hormone regulationUrinary concentrationsCancer casesMultiple linear regression analysisFemale controlsLinear regression analysisBackgroundGrowing evidenceBiomarker measurements