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
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 investigationAssociationHoursA 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
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