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 fluidOilAir toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study
Symanski E, Tee Lewis PG, Chen TY, Chan W, Lai D, Ma X. Air toxics and early childhood acute lymphocytic leukemia in Texas, a population based case control study. Environmental Health 2016, 15: 70. PMID: 27301866, PMCID: PMC4908700, DOI: 10.1186/s12940-016-0154-8.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAir PollutantsBenzeneButadienesCase-Control StudiesChild, PreschoolEnvironmental MonitoringFemaleHumansInfantInfant, NewbornMaleMaternal ExposureOdds RatioPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsPrecursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-LymphomaPregnancyPrenatal Exposure Delayed EffectsTexasYoung AdultConceptsAcute lymphocytic leukemiaCo-pollutant modelsCase-control studySingle-pollutant modelsChildhood leukemiaLymphocytic leukemiaChildhood acute lymphocytic leukemiaBirth certificatesCancer registry casesPopulation-based controlsEarly life exposureMixed effects logistic regression modelsEarly childhood risksLogistic regression modelsPotential confoundersEtiologic roleLowest quartileRegistry casesInfant characteristicsLife exposurePediatric cancerMaternal addressControl studyBirth recordsLeukemia
2008
Meat and Meat Mutagens and Risk of Prostate Cancer in the Agricultural Health Study
Koutros S, Cross AJ, Sandler DP, Hoppin JA, Ma X, Zheng T, Alavanja MC, Sinha R. Meat and Meat Mutagens and Risk of Prostate Cancer in the Agricultural Health Study. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2008, 17: 80-87. PMID: 18199713, PMCID: PMC2935655, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-07-0392.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesCookingDietHumansMaleMeatMiddle AgedMutagensPolycyclic Aromatic HydrocarbonsProspective StudiesProstatic NeoplasmsQuinoxalinesConceptsAgricultural Health StudyProstate cancerHealth StudyMeat mutagensIncident prostate cancer casesCox proportional hazards regressionComplete dietary dataUnderlying time metricIncident prostate cancerProportional hazards regressionMeat cooking methodsProstate cancer riskProstate cancer casesCarcinogenic heterocyclic aminesAdvanced diseaseHighest tertileSmoking statusHazards regressionBorderline significanceHighest quintileIncident diseaseRelative riskCancer casesFamily historyState of residence