Research

Faculty Bibliography

Faculty Bibliography 2007
Faculty Bibliography 2006
Faculty Bibliography 2005
Faculty Bibliography 2004
Faculty Bibliography 2003

Bank AJ, Kelly AS, Thelen AM, Kaiser DR, Gonzalez-Campoy JM:  The effects of carvedilol versus metoprolol on endothelial function and oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.  Am J Hypertens 20:777-83, 2007.

Boivin MJ, Bangirana P, Byarugaba J, Opoka RO, Idro R, Jurek AM, John CC: Cognitive impairment following cerebral malaria in children: a prospective study. Pediatrics 119:e360-6, 2007.

Bunin GR, Spector LG, Olshan AF, Robison LL, Roesler M, Grufferman S, Shu XO, Ross JA:  Secular trends in response rates for controls selected by random digit dialing in childhood cancer studies: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group.  Am J Epidemiol 166:109-16, 2007.

Cooney MA, Daniels JL, Ross JA, Breslow NE, Pollock BH, Olshan AF:  Household pesticides and the risk of Wilms tumor.  Environ Health Perspect 115:134-7, 2007.

Dengel DR, Kelly AS,Steinberger J, Sinaiko AR:  Effect of oral glucose loading on endothelial function in normal weight and overweight children.  Clin Sci 112:493-8, 2007.

Johnson KJ, Spector LG, Klebanoff MA, Ross JA:  Childhood cancer and birthmarks in the collaborative perinatal project.  Pediatrics 119:e1088-93, 2007.

Jurek AM, Maldonado G, Greenland S, Church TR:  Uncertainty analysis: an example of its application to estimating a survey proportion.  J Epidemiol Community Health 61:650-4, 2007.

Kaufman CL, Kaiser DR, Steinberger J, Kelly AS, Dengel DR:  Relationships of cardiac autonomic function with metabolic abnormalities in childhood obesity.  Obesity 15:1164-71, 2007.

Kaufman CL, Kelly AS, Kaiser DR, Steinberger J, Dengel DR:  Aerobic exercise training improves ventilatory efficiency in overweight children.  Pediatr Exercise Sci 19:82-92, 2007.

Kelly AS, Steinberger J, Olson TP, Dengel DR:  In the absence of weight loss, exercise training does not improve adipokines or oxidative stress in overweight children.  Metabolism 56:1005-9, 2007.

Kelly AS, Bank AJ:  The cardiovascular effects of the thiazolidinediones: a review of the clinical data.  J Diabetes Complications 21:326-34, 2007. (Review)

Kelly AS, Bank AJ:  Effects of antihypertensives on endothelial dysfunction and insulin resistance in patients with metabolic syndrome.  Rev Endocrinol Nov/Dec:27-31, 2007. (Review)

Kelly AS, Thelen AM, Kaiser DR, Gonzalez-Campoy JM, Bank AJ:  Rosiglitazone improves endothelial function and inflammation but not asymmetric dimethylarginine or oxidative stress in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.  Vasc Med 12:311-8, 2007.

Prizment AE, Folsom AR, Cerhan JR, Flood A, Ross JA, Anderson KE:  History of allergy and reduced incidence of colorectal cancer, Iowa Women’s Health Study.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:2357-62, 2007.

Puumula S, Ross JA, Olshan AF, Robison LL, Smith FO, Spector LG:  Reproductive history, infertility treatment, and the risk of acute leukemia in children with Down syndrome: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group.  Cancer 220:2067-74, 2007.

Ross JA:  Genetic susceptibility and body mass in childhood cancer survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer 48:731-5, 2007.

Ross JA:  Looking farther afield.  Synonymous single nucleotide polymorphisms: now look who’s talking.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:857-8, 2007.

Ross JA:  Looking for leukemia clues in of all places….meconium!  Pediatric Blood Cancer 49:607-8, 2007.

Spector LG, Davies SM, Robison LL, Hilden JM, Roesler M, Ross JA: Birth characteristics, maternal reproductive history, and the risk of infant leukemia: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:128-34, 2007. 

Spector LG, Hecht SS, Ognjanovic S, Carmella SG, Ross JA:  Detection of cotinine in newborn dried blood spots.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 16:1902-5, 2007.

Spector LG, Ross JA, Puumula SE, Roesler M, Olshan AF, Bunin GR: Feasibility of nationwide birth registry control selection in the United States. Am J Epidemiol 166:852-6, 2007.

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2006

Alderton L, Spector LG, Blair CK, Roesler M, Olshan AF, Robison LL, Ross JA.  Child and maternal household chemical exposure and risk of acute leukemia in children with Down syndrome.  Am J Epidemiol 164:212-21, 2006.

Aplenc R, Alonzo TA, Gerbing RB, Smith FO, Meshinchi S, Ross JA, Perentesis J, Woods WG, Lange BJ, Davies SM.  Ethnicity and survival in childhood acute myeloid leukemia: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group.  Blood 108:74-80, 2006. 

Genkinger JM, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Anderson KE, Beeson WL, Buring JE, Colditz GA, Fraser GE, Freudenheim JL, Goldbohm RA, Hankinson SE, Koenig KL, Larsson SC, Leitzmann M, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Rodriguez C, Rohan TE, Ross JA, Schatzkin A, Schouten LJ, Smit E, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zeleniuch-Jacquotte A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA.  A pooled analysis of 12 cohort studies of dietary fat, cholesterol, and egg intake and ovarian cancer.  Cancer Causes Control 17:273-85, 2006.

Koushik A, Hunter DJ, Spiegelman D, Anderson KE, Buring JE, Freudenheim JL, Goldbohm A, Hankinson SE, Larsson SC, Leitzmann M, Marshall JR, McCullough ML, Miller AB, Rodriguez C, Rohan TE, Ross JA, Schatzkin A, Schouten LJ, Willett WC, Wolk A, Zhang SM, Smith-Warner SA.  Intake of the major carotenoids and the risk of epithelial ovarian cancer in a pooled analysis of 10 cohort studies.  Int J Cancer 119:2148-54, 2006.

Linabery AM, Olshan AF, Gamis AS, Smith FO, Heerema NA, Blair CK, Ross JA. Exposure to medical test irradiation and acute leukemia among children with Down syndrome: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Pediatrics 2006; 118:e1499-e1508. 

Malogolowkin M, Spector LG, Fong Y.  Liver cancer.  In: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Monograph: Cancer Incidence and Survival Among Young Adults and Older Adolescents, 1975-2000.  A Bleyer, M O’Leary, R Barr, LAG Ries (eds.) National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 06-5767. Bethesda, MD, 2006.

Mascarenhas L, Malogolowkin M, Arndt C, Spector LG, Femino D.  Malignant bone tumors.  In: Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Monograph: Cancer Incidence and Survival Among Young Adults and Older Adolescents, 1975-2000.  A Bleyer, M O’Leary, R Barr, LAG Ries (eds.) National Cancer Institute, NIH Pub. No. 06-5767. Bethesda, MD, 2006.

Mehta PA, Alonzo TA, Gerbing RB, Elliott JS, Wilke TA, Kennedy RJ, Ross JA, Perentesis JP, Lange BJ, Davies SM.  XPD Lys751GIn polymorphism in the etiology and outcome of childhood acute myeloid leukemia: a Children’s Oncology Group report.  Blood 107:39-45, 2006.

Ognjanovic S, Yamamoto J, Maskarinec G, Le Marchand L.  NAT2, meat consumption and colorectal cancer incidence: a study among 27 countries. Cancer Causes Control 17:1175-82, 2006.

Peters AM, Blair CK, Verneris MR, Neglia JP, Robison LL, Spector LG, Reaman GH, Felix CA, Ross JA.  Maternal hemoglobin concentration during pregnancy and risk of infant leukemia: a Children’s Oncology Group study.  Br J Cancer 95:1274-6, 2006.

Ross JA.  High birth weight and cancer: evidence and implications.  Editorial, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:1-2, 2006.

Ross JA.  Looking farther afield.  This little piggy went to (fish) market.  Editorial commentary, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:1057-8, 2006.

Ross JA. Looking farther afield. Transmittable tumors: NOT the devil’s (nor the dog’s) advocate. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2047-8, 2006.

Ross JA, Spector LG.  Cancers in children.  In: Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, 3^rd edition.  D Schottenfeld and J Fraumeni (eds.) Oxford University Press: New York, chapter 65, 2006.

Saddlemire S, Olshan AF, Daniels JL, Breslow NE, Bunin GR, Ross JA.  Breast-feeding and Wilms tumor: a report from the Children’s Oncology Group.  Cancer Causes Control 17:687-93, 2006. 

Spector LG, Ross JA. Infant leukemia: finding the needle in the haystack.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:2331, 2006.

Spector LG, Ross JA, Nagarajan R.  Epidemiology of bone and soft tissue sarcomas. In: Pediatric Bone and Soft Tissue Sarcomas, (A Pappo, ed.), Heidelberg: Springer-Verlag, pp. 1-11, 2006.

Spector LG, Ross JA, Robison LL, Bhatia S.  Epidemiology and etiology.  In: Childhood Leukemia, 2^nd edition. CH Pui (ed.) Cambridge University Press, New York, pp. 48-68, 2006.

Steele JR, Wellemeyer AS, Hansen MA, Reaman GH, Ross JA. The Childhood Cancer Research Network: a North American pediatric cancer registry.  Editorial, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 15:1241-2, 2006.

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2005

Blair CK, Cerhan JR, Folsom AR, Ross JA: Anthropometric Characteristics and Risk of Multiple Myeloma. Epidemiology 2005; 16:691-4.

Ross JA, Blair CK, Olshan AF, Robison LL, Smith FO, Heerema NA, Roesler M: Periconceptual Vitamin Use and Leukemia Risk in Children With Down Syndrome: A Children's Oncology Group study. Cancer 2005; 104:405-10.

Ross JA, Sinner PJ, Blair CK, Cerhan JR, Folsom AR: Hormone Replacement Therapy is not Associated with an Increased Risk of Leukemia (United States). Cancer Causes Control 2005; 16:483-8.

Ross JA, Spector LG, Robison LL, Olshan AF: Epidemiology of Leukemia in Children With Down Syndrome.  Pediatr Blood Cancer 2005; 44:8-12.

Ross JA: Looking Farther Afield. Breast Cancer and Body Mass: When is it OK to be Too Big, Too Little, or Just Right? Editorial commentary, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:560-1.

Ross JA: Looking Farther Afield. BERing the Burden of Risk. Editorial commentary, Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:2064-5.

Sinner PJ, Cerhan JR, Folsom AR, Ross JA: Positive Association of Farm or Rural Residence with Acute Myeloid Leukemia in a Cohort of Older Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:2446-8.

Spector LG, Xie Y, Robison LL, Heerema NA, Hilden JM, Lange B, Felix CA, Davies SM, Slavin J, Potter JD, Blair CK, Reaman GH, Ross JA:  Maternal Diet and Infant Leukemia: The DNA Topoisomerase II Inhibitor Hypothesis: A Report from the Children’s Oncology Group. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14:651-5.

Spector LG, Klebanoff MA, Feusner J, Georgieff MK, Ross JA: Childhood Cancer Following Neonatal Oxygen Supplementation.  J Pediatr 2005; 147:29-33.

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2004

Anderson J, Ross JA, Folsom AR:  Anthropometric Variables, Physical Activity, and Incidence of Ovarian Cancer: The Iowa Women’s Health Study.  Cancer 2004; 100:1515-21.

Canfield KN, Spector LG, Robison LL, Roesler M, Olshan AF, Smith FO, Heerema N, Barnard D, Blair CK, Ross JA:  Childhood and Maternal Infections and Risk of Acute Leukemia in Children with Down Syndrome: A Report from the Children’s Oncology Group.  Br J Cancer 2004; 91:1866-72.

Folsom AR, Anderson JP, Ross JA:  Hormone Replacement Therapy and Ovarian Cancer: The Iowa Women’s Health Study.  Epidemiology 2004; 15:100-4.

Kiffmeyer WR, Kastel E, Davies SM, Envall J, Robison LL, Ross JA:  Genetic Polymorphisms in the Hmong Population: Implications for Cancer Etiology and Survival. Cancer 2004; 100:411-7.

Ross JA:  Inherited Cancer in Children: Practical/Ethical Problems and Challenges. Invited Commentary.  Eur J Cancer 2004; 40:2471-2.

Ross JA, Davies SM:  Looking Farther Afield. New Editorial Commentary.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004; 13:2-3.

Ross JA:  Looking Farther Afield.  Editorial Commentary. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004; 13:1551.

Ross JA:  Looking Farther Afield. Editorial Commentary.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004; 13:906-7.

Ross JA, Blair C, Parker E, Cerhan JR, Folsom AF:  Body Mass Index and Risk of Leukemia in Older Women. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004; 13:1810-3.

Ross JA, Davies SM:  Recent Reports in the Etiology of Childhood Cancer- ‘Greatest Hits’.  Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004; 42:3-7.

Ross JA, Olshan AF:  Pediatric Cancer in the United States: The Children’s Oncology Group Epidemiology Research Program.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004; 13:1552-4.

Ross JA, Oeffinger KC, Davies SM, Mertens AC, Langer EK, Kiffmeyer WR, Sklar CA, Stovall M, Yasui Y, Robison LL:  Genetic Variation in the Leptin Receptor Gene and Obesity in Survivors of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia: A Report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study.  J Clin Oncol 2004; 22:3558-62.

Ross JA, Spector LG, Olshan AF, Bunin GR:  Birth Certificates: A Best Control Scenario? (Editorial) Am J Epidemiol 2004; 159:922-4.

Shu XO, Perentesis JP, Wen WQ, Buckley JD, Boyle E, Ross JA, Robison LL:  Parental Exposure to Medications and Hydrocarbons and Ras Mutations in Children With ALL. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2004; 13:1230-5.

Spector LG, Feusner J, Ross JA:  Rising Incidence of Hepatoblastoma and Low Birth Weight. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2004; 43:706.

Spector LG, Groves F, DeStefano F, Liff J, Klein M, Mullooly J, Black S, Shinefeld H, Ward J, Marcy M for the Vaccine Safety Datalink Project:  Medically Recorded Allergies and the Risk of Childhood Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia.  Eur J Cancer 2004; 40:579-84.

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2003

Davies SM, Ross JA:  Childhood Cancer Etiology: Recent Reports.  Med Pediatric Oncol 2003; 40:35-8.

Kasum C, Blair C, Folsom AR, Ross JA: Non-Steroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drug (NSAID) Use and Risk of Adult Leukemia.  Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2003; 12:534-7.

Ross JA, Xie Y, Kiffmeyer WR, Bushhouse S, Robison LL:  Cancer in the Minnesota Hmong Population.  Cancer 2003; 97:3076-9.

Ross JA:  Etiology of infant leukemia: Observations and Future Directions.  American Society of Clinical Oncology Educational Session Book,  2003; pp. 243-9.

Ross JA, Xie Y, Davies SM, Shu X-O, Pendergrass T, Robison LL:  Prescription Medication Use During Pregnancy and Risk of Infant Leukemia.  Cancer Causes Control 2003; 14:447-51.

Schüz J, Spector LG, Ross JA:  Bias in Studies of Parental Self-Reported Occupational Exposures and Childhood Cancer.  Am J Epidemiol 2003; 158:710-6.

Spector LG, Ross JA:  Smoking and Hepatoblastoma: Confounding by Birth Weight?  Br J Cancer 2003; 89:602.

XieY, Davies SM, Xiang Y, Robison LL, Ross JA:  Trends in Leukemia Incidence and Survival in the United States (1973-1998).  Cancer 2003; 97:2229-35.

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