2015
Bladder Cancer Screening in Aluminum Smelter Workers
Taiwo OA, Slade MD, Cantley LF, Tessier-Sherman B, Galusha D, Kirsche SR, Donoghue AM, Cullen MR. Bladder Cancer Screening in Aluminum Smelter Workers. Journal Of Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2015, 57: 421-427. PMID: 25525927, PMCID: PMC4374722, DOI: 10.1097/jom.0000000000000377.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsBladder cancerImmunoCyt/Predictive valueAluminum smelter workersStandardized incidence ratiosBladder cancer screeningNegative predictive valueCohort of workersPositive predictive valueIncidence ratiosCancer screeningContinued surveillanceInvasive testsSmelter workersConventional cytologyUrine analysisCancerCohortCytology
2014
Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry
Taiwo O, Galusha D, Tessier-Sherman B, Kirsche S, Cantley L, Slade MD, Cullen MR, Donoghue AM. Acoustic neuroma: potential risk factors and audiometric surveillance in the aluminium industry. Occupational And Environmental Medicine 2014, 71: 624. PMID: 25015928, PMCID: PMC4145445, DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2014-102094.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHearing conservation programAcoustic neuromaRisk factorsMultivariate analysisPossible occupational risk factorsSignificant risk factorsOccupational risk factorsAluminum production workersPotential risk factorsCase-control analysisInsurance claims dataUndiagnosed tumorsIncidental detectionPopulation of workersHearing lossAudiometric surveillanceClaims dataMedical surveillanceDetection biasBivariate analysisNoise dose
2013
Development of a job-exposure matrix for exposure to total and fine particulate matter in the aluminum industry
Noth EM, Dixon-Ernst C, Liu S, Cantley L, Tessier-Sherman B, Eisen EA, Cullen MR, Hammond SK. Development of a job-exposure matrix for exposure to total and fine particulate matter in the aluminum industry. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2013, 24: 89-99. PMID: 24022670, PMCID: PMC4067135, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.53.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsJob-exposure matrixOccupational exposureHigh occupational exposureTPM exposureCardiovascular diseaseEpidemiologic studiesExposure groupPM2.5 exposureExposure metricsPM2.5 exposure concentrationsHealth impactsPersonal monitoringTPM concentrationsExposure concentrationsExposureFine particulate matterTPM samplesAerodynamic diameterTotal PMMean PM2.5 concentrationsDiseaseIncident ischemic heart disease and recent occupational exposure to particulate matter in an aluminum cohort
Costello S, Brown DM, Noth EM, Cantley L, Slade MD, Tessier-Sherman B, Hammond SK, Eisen EA, Cullen MR. Incident ischemic heart disease and recent occupational exposure to particulate matter in an aluminum cohort. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2013, 24: 82-88. PMID: 23982120, PMCID: PMC4045503, DOI: 10.1038/jes.2013.47.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsIschemic heart diseaseIncident ischemic heart diseaseHazard ratioRecent exposureHeart diseaseHealthy worker survivor effectRecent occupational exposureImportant risk factorMedical claims dataIHD incidenceCardiovascular eventsProspective studyAluminum workersRisk factorsSurvivor effectOccupational exposureClaims dataCumulative exposureSecond quartilePM2.5 exposureCohortDiseaseExposureIncidenceFine particulate matter