Search Results - "Nelson, David O."
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A breast cancer case-control study of polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) serum levels among California women
Published in Environment international (01-06-2019)“…Polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) are among the most persistent and pervasive global environmental contaminants. Their toxic and endocrine-disrupting…”
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Breast cancer risk and serum levels of per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances: a case-control study nested in the California Teachers Study
Published in Environmental health (27-11-2018)“…Per- and poly- fluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are a large family of synthetic chemicals, some of which are mammary toxicants and endocrine disruptors. Their…”
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Passive Smoking and Risk of Breast Cancer in the California Teachers Study
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-12-2009)“…Background: Although recent reviews have suggested active smoking to be a risk factor for breast cancer, the association with passive smoke exposure remains…”
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Residential Exposure to Estrogen Disrupting Hazardous Air Pollutants and Breast Cancer Risk: The California Teachers Study
Published in Epidemiology (Cambridge, Mass.) (01-05-2015)“…BACKGROUND:Some studies show increased breast cancer risk from exposure to xenoestrogens, but few have explored exposures via ambient air, which could impact…”
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Temporal Global Changes in Gene Expression during Temperature Transition in Yersinia pestis
Published in Journal of Bacteriology (01-09-2004)“…Article Usage Stats Services JB Citing Articles Google Scholar PubMed Related Content Social Bookmarking CiteULike Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley…”
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Time Trends in Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in California Women: Declining Serum Levels, 2011–2015
Published in Environmental science & technology (02-01-2018)“…After several decades of widespread use, some per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) were phased-out of use due to concerns raised by their persistent,…”
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Use of and Mortality After Bilateral Mastectomy Compared With Other Surgical Treatments for Breast Cancer in California, 1998-2011
Published in JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association (03-09-2014)“…IMPORTANCE: Bilateral mastectomy is increasingly used to treat unilateral breast cancer. Because it may have medical and psychosocial complications, a better…”
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Temporal Evaluation of Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether (PBDE) Serum Levels in Middle-Aged and Older California Women, 2011–2015
Published in Environmental science & technology (18-04-2017)“…In response to health concerns and widespread human exposures, two widely used commercial formulations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) were banned in…”
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Hazardous air pollutants and breast cancer risk in California teachers: a cohort study
Published in Environmental health (30-01-2015)“…Studies suggest that higher breast cancer rates in urban areas persist after accounting for the prevalence of known risk factors, leading to speculation that…”
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Tracing a Path to the Past: Exploring the Use of Commercial Credit Reporting Data to Construct Residential Histories for Epidemiologic Studies of Environmental Exposures
Published in American journal of epidemiology (01-02-2017)“…Large-scale environmental epidemiologic studies often rely on exposure estimates based on linkage to residential addresses. This approach, however, is limited…”
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Continued Rapid Increase in Thyroid Cancer Incidence in California: Trends by Patient, Tumor, and Neighborhood Characteristics
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-06-2014)“…Thyroid cancer incidence is increasing worldwide. Incorporating 22 years of incidence data through 2009, we extend examination of these trends among a wide…”
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Neighborhood archetypes and breast cancer survival in California
Published in Annals of epidemiology (01-05-2021)“…•Latent class analysis was used to classify California neighborhoods according to nine archetypes that distinguish neighborhoods according to demographics and…”
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Impact of individual and neighborhood factors on disparities in prostate cancer survival
Published in Cancer epidemiology (01-04-2018)“…•We tested associations between multi-level SES and survival after prostate cancer.•Influence of social and built environment factors on SES disparities were…”
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Impact of Neighborhood and Individual Socioeconomic Status on Survival after Breast Cancer Varies by Race/ Ethnicity: The Neighborhood and Breast Cancer Study
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-05-2014)“…Research is limited on the independent and joint effects of individual- and neighborhood-level socioeconomic status (SES) on breast cancer survival across…”
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Impact of individual and neighborhood factors on socioeconomic disparities in localized and advanced prostate cancer risk
Published in Cancer causes & control (01-10-2018)“…Purpose The reasons behind socio-economic disparities in prostate cancer incidence remain unclear. We tested the hypothesis that individual-level factors act…”
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Association between Serum Polybrominated Diphenyl Ether Levels and Residential Proximity to Solid-Waste Facilities
Published in Environmental science & technology (05-04-2016)“…As consumer products treated with polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) reach the end of their life cycle, they often are discarded into solid-waste…”
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Adipose levels of polybrominated diphenyl ethers and risk of breast cancer
Published in Breast cancer research and treatment (01-09-2011)“…We conducted a case–control study to evaluate the risk of breast cancer associated with adipose concentrations of polybrominated diphenyl ethers (PBDEs) among…”
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Racial/Ethnic Differences in the Impact of Neighborhood Social and Built Environment on Breast Cancer Risk: The Neighborhoods and Breast Cancer Study
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-04-2017)“…Neighborhood socioeconomic status (nSES) has been found to be associated with breast cancer risk. It remains unclear whether this association applies across…”
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Disaggregating data on Asian American and Pacific Islander women to provide new insights on potential exposures to hazardous air pollutants in California
Published in Cancer epidemiology, biomarkers & prevention (01-11-2014)“…The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population is heterogeneous and rapidly growing in the United States, with a high proportion concentrated in…”
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Lifetime body size and estrogen-receptor-positive breast cancer risk in the California Teachers Study cohort
Published in Breast cancer research : BCR (21-12-2016)“…Obesity is a public health epidemic and an important breast cancer risk factor. The relationship between interrelated body measurements is complex and most…”
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