1997
Occupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups
Russi M, Dubrow R, Flannery J, Cullen M, Mayne S. Occupational exposure to machining fluids and laryngeal cancer risk: Contrasting results using two separate control groups. American Journal Of Industrial Medicine 1997, 31: 166-171. PMID: 9028432, DOI: 10.1002/(sici)1097-0274(199702)31:2<166::aid-ajim5>3.0.co;2-y.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOral cancer controlLaryngeal cancer riskCancer controlLaryngeal cancerCancer riskFluid exposureDeath certificate-based case-control studyPopulation controlsConnecticut Tumor RegistryCase-control studyLaryngeal cancer casesGeneral population controlsSeparate control groupLevel of exposureTumor RegistryCancer casesOccupational exposureDeath certificatesControl groupUsual occupationDeath dataHigh exposureP-valueCancerExposure
1995
The accuracy of prostate cancer staging in a population-based tumor registry and its impact on the Black-White stage difference (Connecticut, United States)
Liu W, Kasl S, Flannery J, Lindo A, Dubrow R. The accuracy of prostate cancer staging in a population-based tumor registry and its impact on the Black-White stage difference (Connecticut, United States). Cancer Causes & Control 1995, 6: 425-430. PMID: 8547540, DOI: 10.1007/bf00052182.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConnecticut Tumor RegistryProstate cancerTumor RegistryMedical recordsPopulation-based tumor registryIncomplete medical recordsDistant stage diseaseProstate cancer stageDifferent cancer sitesPercent of blacksStage diseaseAccurate stagingPercent of whitesCancer stageCancer sitesRoutine codingStudy membersCancerWhite menRegistryStage differencesDiseaseManagement errorsDiagnosisMajor determinant
1994
Malignant melanoma incidence in Connecticut (United States): time trends and age-period-cohort modeling by anatomic site
Chen Y, Zheng T, Holford T, Berwick M, Dubrow R. Malignant melanoma incidence in Connecticut (United States): time trends and age-period-cohort modeling by anatomic site. Cancer Causes & Control 1994, 5: 341-350. PMID: 8080946, DOI: 10.1007/bf01804985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsCutaneous malignant melanomaAnatomic sitesUpper limbPopulation-based Connecticut Tumor RegistryCohort patternsConnecticut Tumor RegistryMale-female ratioMalignant melanoma incidenceTime trendsCMM incidenceNeck melanomaTumor RegistryIncident casesMalignant melanomaMelanoma incidenceEtiologic distinctionsCarcinogenic exposuresLower limbsLargest absolute increaseMelanomaCohort modelingAbsolute increaseIncidenceLimbLargest relative increase
1992
Association between childhood rhabdomyosarcoma and maternal history of stillbirths
Ghali M, Yoo K, Flannery J, Dubrow R. Association between childhood rhabdomyosarcoma and maternal history of stillbirths. International Journal Of Cancer 1992, 50: 365-368. PMID: 1735603, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.2910500306.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsBirth WeightCase-Control StudiesChildConnecticutFemaleFetal DeathHumansRegistriesRhabdomyosarcomaConceptsPrior stillbirthBirth certificatesChildhood rhabdomyosarcomaRisk of rhabdomyosarcomaTumor registry filesMothers of casesCommon etiologic factorConditional logistic regressionMothers of controlsCase/control studyLength of pregnancyYear of birthUtero exposureBirth weightEtiologic factorsMaternal historyMother's ageStillbirthControl studyBirth recordsRhabdomyosarcomaLogistic regressionAge 19Registry filesEndogenous agents