2021
Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California
Swartz SJ, Morimoto LM, Whitehead TP, DeRouen MC, Ma X, Wang R, Wiemels JL, McGlynn KA, Gunier R, Metayer C. Proximity to endocrine-disrupting pesticides and risk of testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) among adolescents: A population-based case-control study in California. International Journal Of Hygiene And Environmental Health 2021, 239: 113881. PMID: 34839102, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijheh.2021.113881.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTesticular germ cell tumorsPopulation attributable riskGerm cell tumorsCase-control studyRace/ethnicityTGCT riskCell tumorsOdds ratioRegistry-based case-control studyPopulation-based case-control studyRisk of TGCTConfidence intervalsBirth yearYears of ageNeighborhood socioeconomic statusEndocrine-disrupting pesticidesFetal exposureCritical developmental periodAttributable risk
2020
Spatial-Temporal Cluster Analysis of Childhood Cancer in California.
Francis SS, Enders C, Hyde R, Gao X, Wang R, Ma X, Wiemels JL, Selvin S, Metayer C. Spatial-Temporal Cluster Analysis of Childhood Cancer in California. Epidemiology 2020, 31: 214-223. PMID: 31596791, PMCID: PMC9005107, DOI: 10.1097/ede.0000000000001121.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsMalignant gonadal germ cell tumorsGonadal germ cell tumorsGerm cell tumorsAcute lymphoblastic leukemiaChildhood cancerCell tumorsChildhood acute lymphoblastic leukemiaYears of ageRace/ethnicity-matched controlsEthnicity-matched controlsSpace-time cluster analysisEpidemiologic featuresHodgkin's lymphomaLymphoblastic leukemiaBirth addressHealth professionalsCancerSpace-time clustersTumorsAgeSaTScanTemporal cluster analysisFurther researchEvidenceLymphoma