2024
Accuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment
Clark C, Casey J, Bell M, Plata D, Saiers J, Deziel N. Accuracy of self-reported distance to nearest unconventional oil and gas well in Pennsylvania, Ohio, and West Virginia residents and implications for exposure assessment. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 34: 512-517. PMID: 38448680, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00637-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchSelf-reported distanceWest Virginia residentsAssociated with adverse health outcomesVirginia residentsAdverse health outcomesExposure to environmental hazardsCohen's weighted kappaYears of educationSelf-reported dataHealth outcomesWest VirginiansSelf-report measuresIndicators of awarenessWeighted kappaSelf-reportDemographic characteristicsEducational attainmentAdverse health effectsSelf-reported metricsEnvironmental exposuresDistance categoriesHealth effectsResidentsExposure assessmentRisk
2020
Challenging the concept of de novo acute myeloid leukemia: Environmental and occupational leukemogens hiding in our midst
Shallis RM, Weiss JJ, Deziel NC, Gore SD. Challenging the concept of de novo acute myeloid leukemia: Environmental and occupational leukemogens hiding in our midst. Blood Reviews 2020, 47: 100760. PMID: 32988660, DOI: 10.1016/j.blre.2020.100760.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAcute myeloid leukemiaDe novo acute myeloid leukemiaNovo acute myeloid leukemiaMyeloid leukemiaRisk of AMLTherapy-related acute myeloid leukemiaParticular chemotherapeutic agentsOccupational exposureIndividual patientsMyeloid neoplasmsGermline predispositionAccidental exposureLeukemogenChemotherapeutic agentsMarrow microenvironmentLeukemiaEnvironmental agentsAcceptable exposure limitsCell acquisitionPatientsExposure limitsExposureInescapable exposureAmbient exposureRisk
2018
Cell phone use and risk of thyroid cancer: a population-based case–control study in Connecticut
Luo J, Deziel NC, Huang H, Chen Y, Ni X, Ma S, Udelsman R, Zhang Y. Cell phone use and risk of thyroid cancer: a population-based case–control study in Connecticut. Annals Of Epidemiology 2018, 29: 39-45. PMID: 30446214, PMCID: PMC6344271, DOI: 10.1016/j.annepidem.2018.10.004.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPopulation-based case-control studyCase-control studyThyroid cancerThyroid microcarcinomaOdds ratioUnconditional logistic regressionPopulation-based controlsThyroid cancer casesWarrants further investigationCancer casesSuggestive increaseElevated riskCell phone useSignificant associationCancerLogistic regressionMicrocarcinomaMore frequent usersConfidence intervalsRiskFrequent usersPhone useFurther investigationAssociationHours
2017
Occupational exposure to pesticides and other biocides and risk of thyroid cancer
Zeng F, Lerro C, Lavoué J, Huang H, Siemiatycki J, Zhao N, Ma S, Deziel NC, Friesen MC, Udelsman R, Zhang Y. Occupational exposure to pesticides and other biocides and risk of thyroid cancer. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2017, 74: 502. PMID: 28202579, PMCID: PMC5572578, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2016-103931.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThyroid cancerOccupational exposurePopulation-based case-control studyIncident thyroid cancer casesUnconditional logistic regression modelsCase-control studyPapillary thyroid cancerThyroid cancer casesJob-exposure matrixLogistic regression modelsHigher cumulative probabilityPotential confoundersThyroid microcarcinomaCancer casesHigh riskSignificant associationCancerObserved associationsCumulative probabilityStrong associationRiskAssociationExposureFurther investigationRegression models
2014
Residential Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California
Ward MH, Colt JS, Deziel NC, Whitehead TP, Reynolds P, Gunier RB, Nishioka M, Dahl GV, Rappaport SM, Buffler PA, Metayer C. Residential Levels of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ethers and Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia in California. Environmental Health Perspectives 2014, 122: 1110-1116. PMID: 24911217, PMCID: PMC4181922, DOI: 10.1289/ehp.1307602.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOdds ratioChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaBirth certificate controlsNorthern California Childhood Leukemia StudyAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaCalifornia Childhood Leukemia StudyYears of ageChildhood Leukemia StudyRace/ethnicityDate of birthLymphoblastic leukemiaLogistic regressionLeukemia StudyAdditional studiesHigh volume small surface samplerBDE-203House dustCommon PBDEsPositive associationBDE-207AssociationBiological measuresRiskBDE-99BDE-196