2006
Residential Proximity to Naturally Occurring Asbestos: Health Risk or Ecologic Fallacy?
Brodkin CA, Balmes JR, Redlich CA, Cullen MR. Residential Proximity to Naturally Occurring Asbestos: Health Risk or Ecologic Fallacy? American Journal Of Respiratory And Critical Care Medicine 2006, 173: 573-573. PMID: 16493164, DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.173.5.573.Commentaries, Editorials and Letters
2005
Evidence for Excess Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asbestos-exposed Men in the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial
Aliyu OA, Cullen MR, Barnett MJ, Balmes JR, Cartmel B, Redlich CA, Brodkin CA, Barnhart S, Rosenstock L, Israel L, Goodman GE, Thornquist MD, Omenn GS. Evidence for Excess Colorectal Cancer Incidence among Asbestos-exposed Men in the Beta-Carotene and Retinol Efficacy Trial. American Journal Of Epidemiology 2005, 162: 868-878. PMID: 16177148, DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwi285.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRetinol Efficacy TrialColorectal cancer riskHeavy smokersColorectal cancerAsbestos exposureRelative riskEfficacy trialsCancer riskBeta caroteneAsbestos-exposed menColorectal cancer incidenceMale heavy smokersProportional hazards modelDose-response trendIntervention armPleural plaquesLung cancerRadiographic changesCancer incidencePulmonary asbestosisHazards modelCancerUS studiesSmokersRisk
1995
Significance of individual sensitivity to chemicals: elucidation of host susceptibility by use of biomarkers in environmental health research.
Cullen M, Redlich C. Significance of individual sensitivity to chemicals: elucidation of host susceptibility by use of biomarkers in environmental health research. Clinical Chemistry 1995, 41: 1809-1813. PMID: 7497637, DOI: 10.1093/clinchem/41.12.1809.Peer-Reviewed Reviews, Practice Guidelines, Standards, and Consensus StatementsConceptsHost susceptibilityBiomarker researchMultiple chemical sensitivityUse of biomarkersRisk modifiersCarcinogen metabolismNutritional statusPractical biomarkersEnvironmental health researchImmunological variabilityEnvironmental chemicalsInadequate knowledgeHealth researchIndividual sensitivityBiomarkersCarcinogenic riskBiomarker methodsMarkersChemical sensitivityResponse relationHost variability