- Ethics in Clinical Research
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Public Health Policies and Education
- Advanced Causal Inference Techniques
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Health Systems, Economic Evaluations, Quality of Life
- Ethics in medical practice
- Healthcare cost, quality, practices
- Global Cancer Incidence and Screening
- Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
- Global Public Health Policies and Epidemiology
- Health and Conflict Studies
- Food Security and Health in Diverse Populations
- Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection
- Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging
- Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
- Consumer Attitudes and Food Labeling
- Risk Perception and Management
- Cancer Risks and Factors
- Health and Medical Research Impacts
- Statistical Methods in Clinical Trials
- Health Sciences Research and Education
- Vaccine Coverage and Hesitancy
- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Carcinogens and Genotoxicity Assessment
University of Utah
2018-2024
National Cancer Institute
2000-2022
National Institutes of Health
1995-2022
University of New Mexico
2016
S&B Christ Consulting (United States)
2015
National Cancer Institute
1998-2015
National Cattlemen's Beef Association
2014
National Pork Board
2014
Coca Cola (United States)
2014
Pepsi (United States)
2014
This paper is based on a workshop held in Oslo, Norway November 2013, which experts discussed how to reach consensus the healthiness of red and processed meat. Recent nutritional recommendations include reducing intake meat reduce cancer risk, particular colorectal (CRC). Epidemiological mechanistic data associations between CRC are inconsistent underlying mechanisms unclear. There need for further studies differences white meat, whole different types meats, as potential health risks may not...
Abstract In the ten years since first edition of this book was published, there have been many important ethical developments in epidemiology and related fields public health medicine. These include implementation HIPAA privacy rules, completion American College Epidemiology (ACE) ethics guidelines ACE policy statements on sharing data from epidemiologic studies, drafting a code ethics. This revised text includes selected chapters edition, which updated revised, along with several new issues...
We conducted a systematic review of the epidemiologic literature for glyphosate focusing on non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) and multiple myeloma (MM) - two cancers that were focus recent by an International Agency Research Cancer Working Group. Our approach was consistent with Preferred Reporting Items Systematic Reviews Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines reviews. evaluated each relevant study according to priori criteria quality: adequacy size, likelihood confounding, potential other biases...
Interpreting observational epidemiological evidence can involve both the quantitative method of meta-analysis and qualitative criteria-based causal inference. The relationships between these two methods are examined in terms capacity to contribute claims, with special emphasis on most commonly used criteria: consistency, strength association, dose-response, plausibility. Although alone is not sufficient for making it provide a reproducible weighted average estimate effect that seems better...
Beyond black box epidemiology. D L WeedCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.1.12 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Two factors help explain increases in the lifetime risk of developing cancer: (a) decreasing overall mortality rates such that people are now living to older ages when cancer rise rapidly; and (b) increasing numbers cases discovered by new medical procedures, screening tests, changes population factors. Prostate estimates particularly influenced improved increased detection asymptomatic disease. In this study, we report trends prostate white black men United States, from 1975 1993, focus on...
Preventing scientific misconduct. D L WeedCopyRight https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.88.1.125 Published Online: October 07, 2011
Recent advances in molecular genetics have highlighted the potential use of genetic testing to screen for adult-onset chronic diseases. Several issues must be addressed, however, before such tests can recommended population-based prevention programs. These include adequacy scientific evidence, balance risks and benefits, need counseling informed consent, costs resources required. Ongoing assessment screening program quality assurance laboratory are also needed. This paper considers...
Reading a good review paper is one of the most efficient ways becoming familiar with state-of-the-art research and practice on any topic in cancer biology, epidemiology, prevention, or treatment.Yet, what constitutes review?It must be clearly organized, recently written by knowledgeable (expert) scientist, describe appropriate to general readership Journal National Cancer Institute.A 10-year methodologic discussion, however, suggests that there more quality reviews than judgments about...