Archives For: 2013
Burden of Occupational Cancer: Project Update
A two-day working meeting of the burden investigators was held in Toronto on July 29-30, 2013. This was the first project meeting with investigators from each of the four project components in attendance. Our study involves researchers from across Canada (Calgary, Montreal, Toronto, Vancouver) and from the UK, with expertise in epidemiology, exposure assessment, health …
Article: Increased risk of breast cancer associated with long-term shift work in Canada
Grundy A, Richardson H, Burstyn I, Lohrisch C, SenGupta SK, Lai AS, Lee D, Spinelli JJ, Aronson KJ. Occup Environ Med 2013;70:831-838.
Multiple pesticide exposures and the risk of multiple myeloma in Canadian men
Kachuri L, Demers PA, Blair A, Spinelli JJ, Pahwa M, McLaughlin JR, Pahwa P, Dosman JA, Harris SA. International Journal of Cancer 2013;133(8):1846-58.
25th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
The 25th Conference of the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology (ISEE 2013) will be held August 19-23, 2013 in Basel, Switzerland. The theme of this year’s conference is “Environment and Health – Bridging South, North, East and West.” The conference is held jointly with the International Society of Exposure Science and the International Society of …
Second Report on Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Chemicals in Canada
Results of the Canadian Health Measures Survey Cycle 2 (2009-2011)
Michael Sherar, President and CEO of Cancer Care Ontario, discusses the OCRC
On May 6, 2013, Michael Sherar, the President and CEO of Cancer Care Ontario, highlighted the research being done at the OCRC in his weekly blog: Occupational Cancer Research Centre Michael Sherar, President & CEO, Cancer Care Ontario May 6, 2013 We spend much of our adult waking time at work, yet the impact on …
Epidemiologic Studies of Pentachlorophenol Users
Presented by Dr. Paul Demers on April 11, 2013.
Dr. Paul Demers awarded the Jeffrey S. Lee Lectureship
The Foundation for Occupational Health & Safety (FOHS) awarded the Jeffrey S. Lee Lectureship for 2013 to Dr. Paul Demers. The lecture series was established in 1999 as a tribute to Dr. Jeffrey S. Lee for his contributions to occupational health and safety. Dr. Demers presented his lecture on “Occupational Cancer: Current Knowledge and Research …
Prevalence of exposure to solar radiation (UVR) on the job in Canada
Peters CE, Nicol AM, Demers PA. Canadian Journal of Public Health 2012;103(3):223-226.
Did you have an impact? A theory-based method for planning and evaluating knowledge-transfer and exchange activities in occupational health & safety
Kramer DM, Wells RP, Carlan N, Aversa T, Bigelow P, Dixon S, McMillan K. International Journal of Occupational Safety and Ergonomics 2013;19(1)41-62.
