Causation
McIntyre Powder Study
Complete. This study examined the risk of neurological disease among Ontario miners who were exposed to McIntyre Powder.
Investigating the Occupational Etiology of Prostate Cancer in Canadian Workers
Completed. This project is to investigate the relationship between occupation, industry, and prostate cancer risk in Canadian workers.
Lung cancer and chronic respiratory disease in the Ontario mining industry
Complete. This study examined the chronic respiratory disease and cancer experience of an Ontario hard rock mining cohort in relation to occupational factors.
North American Pooled Project: pesticides, agricultural exposures, and cancer
The objective of the North American Pooled Project is to assess the effects of exposure to specific pesticides and other agricultural factors in association with different cancer types.
The Toronto lung cancer case-control study and SYNERGY project
Completed. The goal of this project was to examine associations between multiple occupational exposures and smoking within a Toronto-based lung cancer case-control study, and to contribute data to an international pooled case-control study.
Exposures to emerging environmental contaminants and risk of breast cancer in young women: A case-control study using biomarkers of exposure
Complete. This study evaluated the associations between polybrominated diphenyl ether (PBDE) exposure and the risk of breast cancer in young women.
Cross-Canada study of pesticides and select cancers: New analyses
Completed. The goal of this study is to evaluate the effect of exposure to multiple pesticides on cancer risk using a Canadian population-based case-control dataset.
Occupational exposure to diesel and gasoline engine emissions and the incidence of colorectal and bladder cancer in Canadian men
Completed. This study examined whether workplace exposures to diesel and gasoline emissions increase the risk of developing colorectal and bladder cancer.
