Two to 11% of women diagnosed with breast cancer will develop contralateral breast cancer
in their lifetime. Women with a first primary are at a 2–6-fold increased risk of developing …

Herbicides are a heterogeneous class of chemicals used in agriculture, forestry, and urban
settings to kill weeds, shrubs, and broad-leaved trees. The role of herbicides in the etiology of …

In this monograph, we present historical and projected cancer incidence frequencies and
rates for Canada, excluding non-melanoma skin cancers (ie basal and squamous carcinomas)…

We examined time trends in thyroid cancer incidence in Canada by age, time period and
birth cohort between 1970 and 1996. Age-specific incidence rates by time period and birth …

Background Several epidemiological studies have found that lung cancer is inversely related
to socioeconomic status (SES) and suggest it as a possible risk factor for lung cancer. This …

A cohort mortality study of occupational radiation exposure was conducted using the records
of the National Dose Registry of Canada. The cohort consisted of 206,620 individuals …

Data on incidence of cervical cancer by histologic subtype and mortality for the Canadian
provinces of Ontario, Saskatchewan, and British Columbia were used to examine time trends …

… Semenciw was involved in coordination of the study, data management and analysis,
interpretation of the results and revising of the manuscript. Dr. Mao supervised and managed the …

We assessed the relation of serum iron, dietary iron, and the use of iron supplements to the
risk of fatal acute myocardial infarction in the Nutrition Canada Survey cohort. We found an …

Background: Medical workers can be exposed to low-dose ionizing radiation from various
sources. The potential cancer risks associated with ionizing radiation exposure have been …