Carcinogenic industrial air pollution and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health AARP Diet and Health Study
Madrigal J, Pruitt C, Fisher J, Liao L, Graubard B, Gierach G, Silverman D, Ward M, Jones R. Carcinogenic industrial air pollution and postmenopausal breast cancer risk in the National Institutes of Health AARP Diet and Health Study. Environment International 2024, 191: 108985. DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108985.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchBreast cancer riskPostmenopausal breast cancer riskCancer riskHealth StudyNational Institutes of Health-AARP DietBreast cancer overallNIH-AARP DietDiverse sociodemographic characteristicsEvidence of heterogeneityEnrollment addressNIH-AARPCancer overallSociodemographic characteristicsU.S. cohortEvaluate associationsRisk patternsEpidemiological studiesIncreased riskIndustrial air pollutionOverall riskSubgroup analysisBreast cancerNational InstituteBenzene emissionsEstrogen receptorResidential proximity to dioxin-emitting facilities and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study
Fisher J, Medgyesi D, Deziel N, Nuckols J, Ward M, Jones R. Residential proximity to dioxin-emitting facilities and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in the NIH-AARP Diet and Health Study. Environment International 2024, 188: 108767. PMID: 38795658, PMCID: PMC11218044, DOI: 10.1016/j.envint.2024.108767.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIndustrial sourcesPolychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxinsRisk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaDibenzo-p-dioxinsPersistent organic pollutantsNIH-AARP DietCoal-fired power plantsPCDD/F sourcesAverage emission indexDioxin emissionsResidential proximityOrganic pollutantsNIH-AARPNon-Hodgkin's lymphomaPeriod prior to enrollmentHigher emissionsElevated risk of non-Hodgkin lymphomaIncident cases of non-Hodgkin's lymphomaEvaluate associationsWind directionAssociated with higher emissionsAssociated with riskNon-Hodgkin lymphoma riskEnrollment addressHealth StudyFine Particulate Matter, Noise Pollution, and Greenspace and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial Cohort.
Thomas A, Rhee J, Fisher J, Horner M, Jones R. Fine Particulate Matter, Noise Pollution, and Greenspace and Prostate Cancer Risk in the Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovarian Cancer Screening Trial Cohort. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention 2024, 33: 857-860. PMID: 38497801, PMCID: PMC11147690, DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-23-1413.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProstate cancer riskAssociated with prostate cancer riskCancer riskNoise exposureMale participantsArea Deprivation IndexFamily history of prostate cancerFine particulate matterTrial cohortEnrollment addressHistory of prostate cancerDeprivation indexPotential risk factorsGreenspace exposureEstimate associationsMultipollutant modelsCox regression modelsFamily historyProstate cancerSingle-pollutantCases of prostate cancerProspective ProstateRisk factorsU.S. studiesIncident prostate cancer riskConstruction of residential histories to estimate long-term environmental exposures in the California Teachers Study cohort
Medgyesi D, Spielfogel E, Ward M, Jones R, Savage K, Benbow J, Lacey J, Sanchez T. Construction of residential histories to estimate long-term environmental exposures in the California Teachers Study cohort. Journal Of Exposure Science & Environmental Epidemiology 2024, 1-7. PMID: 38448681, DOI: 10.1038/s41370-023-00631-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEnvironmental epidemiology studiesResidential historyEpidemiological studiesCalifornia Teachers Study participantsLow socioeconomic status areasCalifornia Teachers Study cohortSocioeconomic status areasCalifornia Teachers StudyCalifornia Cancer RegistryChronic health outcomesLong-term environmental exposureEnvironmental exposuresFollow-up questionnaireSelf-reported informationFollow-upYears of follow-upYears post-enrollmentYoung womenEnrollment addressCancer RegistryHealth outcomesParticipating residentsHispanic/Latino womenEvaluating long-term exposurePost-enrollment