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Brain and other central nervous system cancers : Recent trends in incidence and mortality by LEGLER, J. M, RIES, L. A. G, SMITH, M. A, WARREN, J. L, HEINEMAN, E. F, KAPLAN, R. S, LINET, M. S

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Agricultural pesticide use and risk of glioma in Nebraska, United States by Lee, W J, Colt, J S, Heineman, E F, McComb, R, Weisenburger, D D, Lijinsky, W, Ward, M H

“…Background: To evaluate the risk of the adult glioma associated with farming and agricultural pesticide use, the authors conducted a population based case…”
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Malignant mesothelioma: attributable risk of asbestos exposure by Spirtas, R, Heineman, E F, Bernstein, L, Beebe, G W, Keehn, R J, Stark, A, Harlow, B L, Benichou, J

“…OBJECTIVES--To evaluate a case-control study of malignant mesothelioma through patterns of exposure to asbestos based upon information from telephone…”
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Agricultural pesticide use and adenocarcinomas of the stomach and oesophagus by Lee, W J, Lijinsky, W, Heineman, E F, Markin, R S, Weisenburger, D D, Ward, M H

“…Aims: To evaluate the risk of the stomach and oesophageal adenocarcinomas associated with farming and agricultural pesticide use. Methods: Population based…”
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Clues to Cancer Etiology from Studies of Farmers by Blair, Aaron, Zahm, Shelia Hoar, Pearce, Neil E, Heineman, Ellen F, Fraumeni, Joseph F

“…This article summarizes cancer risks among farmers to clarify the magnitude of the problem and to suggest directions for future research. Significant excesses…”
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The Upper Midwest Health Study: a case-control study of primary intracranial gliomas in farm and rural residents by Ruder, A M, Waters, M A, Carreón, T, Butler, M A, Davis-King, K E, Calvert, G M, Schulte, P A, Ward, E M, Connally, L B, Lu, J, Wall, D, Zivkovich, Z, Heineman, E F, Mandel, J S, Morton, R F, Reding, D J, Rosenman, K D

“…Since several studies indicated that farmers and agricultural workers had an excess risk of brain cancer, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and…”
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Etiology of brain tumors in adults by Inskip, P D, Linet, M S, Heineman, E F

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Occupation and the Risk of Adult Glioma in the United States by De Roos, A. J., Stewart, P. A., Linet, M. S., Heineman, E. F., Dosemeci, M., Wilcosky, T., Shapiro, W. R., Selker, R. G., Fine, H. A., Black, P. M., Inskip, P. D.

“…Objective: Previous studies have observed increased glioma incidence associated with employment in the petroleum and electrical industries, and in farming…”
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Increased risk of colorectal cancer among smokers: results of a 26-year follow-up of US veterans and a review by Heineman, E F, Zahm, S H, McLaughlin, J K, Vaught, J B

“…To clarify the relationship between tobacco use and risk of colorectal cancer, we evaluated a cohort of 248,046 American veterans followed prospectively for 26…”
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Attributable risk: advantages of a broad definition of exposure by Wacholder, S, Benichou, J, Heineman, E F, Hartge, P, Hoover, R N

“…Classification of exposure into two levels--one consisting exclusively of unexposed individuals and the other consisting of exposed and perhaps unexposed…”
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Brain Cancer and Occupational Exposure to Lead by Cocco, Pierluigi, Dosemeci, Mustafa, Heineman, Ellen F.

“…A recent report in the literature suggested a link between occupational exposure to lead and brain cancer. To explore the hypothesis, we applied a job-exposure…”
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A Novel Approach to Data Collection in a Case-Control Study of Cancer and Occupational Exposures by STEWART, PATRICIA A, STEWART, WALTER F, HEINEMAN, ELLEN F, DOSEMECI, MUSTAFA, LINET, MARTHA, INSKIP, PETER D

“…Background In community and hospital-based case-control studies, the occupational data collected in interviews are usually limited to responses to general…”
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Occupational risk factors for cancer of the central nervous system: A case-control study on death certificates from 24 U.S. states by Cocco, Pierluigi, Dosemeci, Mustafa, Heineman, Ellen F.

“…The risk of cancer of the central nervous system (CNS) by industry and occupation was investigated with a case‐control analysis of the death certificates of…”
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Mesothelioma, asbestos, and reported history of cancer in first-degree relatives by HEINEMAN, E. F, BERNSTEIN, L, STARK, A. D, SPIRTAS, R

“…Although malignant mesothelioma is known to be strongly related to asbestos exposure, its relationship to familial factors is unclear. We compared reported…”
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Silicosis and lung cancer in North Carolina dusty trades workers by Amandus, H E, Shy, C, Wing, S, Blair, A, Heineman, E F

“…Since 1940, 760 cases of silicosis have been diagnosed as part of the State of North Carolina's (NC) pneumoconiosis surveillance program for dusty trades…”
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Risk of adenocarcinoma of the stomach and esophagus with meat cooking method and doneness preference by Ward, Mary H., Sinha, Rashmi, Heineman, Ellen F., Rothman, Nathaniel, Markin, Rodney, Weisenburger, Dennis D., Correa, Pelayo, Zahm, Shelia Hoar

“…Meats cooked at high temperatures (frying, grilling) and for a long duration contain heterocyclic amines (HCAs), which are both mutagens and animal…”
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Study Design for a Case Control Investigation of Cellular Telephones and Other Risk Factors for Brain Tumors in Adults by Inskip, P.D., Hatch, E.E., Stewart, P.A., Heineman, E.F., Ziegler, R.G., Dosemeci, M., Parry, D., Rothman, N., Boice Jr, J.D., Wilcosky, T.C., Watson, D.J., Shapiro, W.R., Selker, R.G., Fine, H.A., McL. Black, P., Loeffler, J.S., Linet, M.S.

“…The aetiology of brain tumours is poorly understood. Due, in part, to public concern about a postulated relationship between the use of cellular telephones or…”
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Reevaluation of silicosis and lung cancer in North Carolina dusty trades workers by Amandus, H E, Castellan, R M, Shy, C, Heineman, E F, Blair, A

“…We previously reported on the lung cancer mortality through 1983 of 760 males who were diagnosed with silicosis during 1930-1983 by the State of North…”
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Occupational exposure to chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons and risk of astrocytic brain cancer by Heineman, E F, Cocco, P, Gómez, M R, Dosemeci, M, Stewart, P A, Hayes, R B, Zahm, S H, Thomas, T L, Blair, A

“…Chlorinated aliphatic hydrocarbons (CAHs) were evaluated as potential risk factors for astrocytic brain tumors. Job-exposure matrices for six individual CAHs…”
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Silicosis and Lung Cancer among Workers in North Carolina Dusty Trades by Amandus, HE, Shy, C, Castellan, RM, Blair, A, Heineman, EF

“…In 1940—1983, 760 cases of silicosis were identified among male North Carolina (NC) workers in dusty trades. Vital status was ascertained through 1983 for 714…”
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