2016
Unconventional oil and gas development and risk of childhood leukemia: Assessing the evidence
Elliott EG, Trinh P, Ma X, Leaderer BP, Ward MH, Deziel NC. Unconventional oil and gas development and risk of childhood leukemia: Assessing the evidence. The Science Of The Total Environment 2016, 576: 138-147. PMID: 27783932, PMCID: PMC6457992, DOI: 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2016.10.072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAir PollutantsChildEnvironmental MonitoringHumansLeukemiaOil and Gas FieldsPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsUnited StatesConceptsWater contaminantsPotential water contaminantsMajority of compoundsWater pollutantsPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbonsHydraulic fracturing fluidsPollutantsAromatic hydrocarbonsAir pollutantsU.S. Environmental Protection AgencyCompoundsEnvironmental Protection AgencyPotential air pollutantsPossible human carcinogenContaminantsChemicalsCarcinogenicity of compoundsLeukemia/lymphomaProtection AgencyChildhood leukemiaWaterButadieneBenzeneFracturing fluidOil
2015
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: determinants of residential carpet dust levels and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma
DellaValle CT, Deziel NC, Jones RR, Colt JS, De Roos AJ, Cerhan JR, Cozen W, Severson RK, Flory AR, Morton LM, Ward MH. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons: determinants of residential carpet dust levels and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Cancer Causes & Control 2015, 27: 1-13. PMID: 26573845, PMCID: PMC5358542, DOI: 10.1007/s10552-015-0660-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsCase-Control StudiesDustEducational StatusFloors and FloorcoveringsHousingHumansLymphoma, Non-HodgkinPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsRiskRisk AssessmentConceptsNon-Hodgkin lymphomaT-cell lymphomaOdds ratioCell lymphomaRisk of NHLNational Cancer Institute's Surveillance EpidemiologyMulticenter case-control studyB-cell lymphoma subtypesUnconditional logistic regressionCase-control studyConfidence intervalsHighest tertileLowest tertileHistologic typeSurveillance EpidemiologyNHL overallLymphoma subtypesWhite raceElevated riskSecondary aimConclusionOur resultsLymphomaOlder ageTertileLogistic regression
2014
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in residential dust and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
Deziel NC, Rull RP, Colt JS, Reynolds P, Whitehead TP, Gunier RB, Month SR, Taggart DR, Buffler P, Ward MH, Metayer C. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in residential dust and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia. Environmental Research 2014, 133: 388-395. PMID: 24948546, PMCID: PMC4119528, DOI: 10.1016/j.envres.2014.04.033.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCaliforniaCase-Control StudiesChildChild, PreschoolDustFemaleHousingHumansInfantMalePolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaConceptsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaLymphoblastic leukemiaOdds ratioPopulation-based case-control studyDiagnosis/reference datePAH exposureRisk of childhoodConfidence intervalsCase-control studyResidential dustVacuum dustLog-transformed concentrationsLogistic regressionProbable human carcinogenHigh volume small surface samplerDemographic characteristics