Scientific Articles about Health Disparities in Cancer

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This page contains a list of citations for selected publications authored by CDC's Division of Cancer Prevention and Control (DCPC) staff members. Fiscal years begin October 1 and end September 30; for example, fiscal year 2006 began October 1, 2005 and ended September 30, 2006.

Fiscal Year 2009

Kapp JM, Ryerson AB, Coughlin SS, Thompson TD. Racial and ethnic differences in mammography use among U.S. women younger than age 40. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2009;113(2):327–337.

Soisson AP, Reed E, Brown P, Ducatman B, Armistead J, Kennedy S, Wang W, Kramer P, Rose S. Self-test device for cytology and HPV testing in rural Appalachian women: an evaluation. Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2008;53(6):441–448.

Fiscal Year 2008

Ahmed F, Perz JF, Kwong S, Jamison PM, Friedman C, Bell BP. National trends and disparities in the incidence of hepatocellular carcinoma, 1998–2003. Preventing Chronic Disease 2008;5(3):A74.

Bates JH, Parikh-Patel A, Hofer BM. Cervical cancer incidence, mortality, and survival among Asian subgroups in California, 1990–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S10):2955–2963.

Becker TM, Espey DK, Lawson HW, Saraiya M, Jim MA, Waxman AG. Regional differences in cervical cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1234–1243.

Benard VB, Johnson CJ, Thompson TD, Roland KB, Lai SM, Cokkinides V, Tangka F, Hawkins NA, Lawson H, and Weir HK. Examining the association between socioeconomic status and potential human papillomavirus-associated cancers. Cancer 2008;113(S10):2910–2918.

Bliss A, Cobb N, Solomon T, Cravatt K, Jim MA, Marshall L, Campbell J. Lung cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1168–1178.

Byers TE, Wolf HJ, Bauer KR, Bolick-Aldrich S, Chen VW, Finch JL, Fulton JP, Schymura MJ, Shen T, Van Heest S, Yin X; for the Patterns of Care Study Group. The impact of socioeconomic status on survival after cancer in the United States: findings from the National Program of Cancer Registries Patterns of Care Study. Cancer 2008;113(3):582–591.

Cobb N, Wingo PA, Edwards BK. Introduction to the supplement on cancer in the American Indian and Alaska Native populations in the United States. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1113–1116.

Coughlin SS, Leadbetter S, Richards T, Sabatino SA. Contextual analysis of breast and cervical cancer screening and factors associated with health care access among United States women, 2002. Social Science and Medicine 2008;66(2):260–275.

Crawford ND, Jones CP, Richardson LC. Understanding the role of reactions to race-based treatment in breast and cervical cancer screening. Journal of the National Medical Association 2008;100(2):188–196.

Espey DK, Wiggins CL, Jim MA, Miller BA, Johnson CJ, Becker TM. Methods for improving cancer surveillance data in American Indian and Alaska Native populations. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1120–1130.

Espey DK, Wu XC, Swan J, Wiggins C, Jim MA, Ward E, Wingo PA, Howe HL, Ries LA, Miller BA, Jemal A, Ahmed F, Cobb N, Kaur JS, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2004, featuring cancer in American Indians and Alaska Natives. Cancer 2007;110(10):2119–2152.

Gao R, Price DK, Sissung T, Reed E, Figg WD. Ethnic disparities in Americans of European descent versus Americans of African descent related to polymorphic ERCC1, ERCC2, XRCC1, and PARP1. Molecular Cancer Therapeutics 2008;7(5):1246–1250.

Henderson JA, Espey DK, Jim MA, German RR, Shaw KM, Hoffman RM. Prostate cancer incidence among American Indian and Alaska Native men, US, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1203–1212.

Hopenhayn C, King JB, Christian A, Huang B, Christian WJ. Variability of cervical cancer rates across 5 Appalachian states, 1998–2003. Cancer 2008;113(S10):2974–2980.

Jim MA, Perdue DG, Richardson LC, Espey DK, Redd JT, Martin HJ, Kwong SL, Kelly JJ, Henderson JA, Ahmed F. Primary liver cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, US, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1244–1255.

Kagawa-Singer M, Pourat N, Breen N, Coughlin S, McLean TA, McNeel TS, Ponce NA. Breast and cervical cancer screening rates of subgroups of Asian American women in California. Medical Care Research and Review 2007;64(6):706–730.

Lemrow SM, Perdue DG, Stewart SL, Richardson LC, Jim MA, French HT, Swan J, Edwards BK, Wiggins C, Dickie L, Espey DK. Gallbladder cancer incidence among American Indians and Alaska Natives, US, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1266–1273.

Li J, Thompson TD, Miller JW, Pollack LA, Stewart SL. Cancer incidence among children and adolescents in the United States, 2001–2003. Pediatrics 2008;121(6):e1470–1477.

Mkanta WN, Chumbler NR, Richardson LC, Kobb RF. Age-related differences in quality of life in cancer patients: a pilot study of a cancer care coordination/home-telehealth program. Cancer Nursing 2007;30(6):434–440.

Negoita S, Harrison JN, Qiao B, Ekwueme DU, Flowers LC, Kahn AR. Distribution of treatment for human papillomavirus-associated gynecologic carcinomas before prophylactic vaccine. Cancer 2008;113(S10):2926–2935.

Perdue DG, Perkins C, Jackson-Thompson J, Coughlin SS, Ahmed F, Haverkamp DS, Jim MA. Regional differences in colorectal cancer incidence, stage, and subsite among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1179–1190.

Reichman ME, Kelly JJ, Kosary CL, Coughlin SS, Jim MA, Lanier AP. Incidence of cancers of the oral cavity and pharynx among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1256–1265.

Richert-Boe KE, Weinmann S, Shapiro JA, Rybicki BA, Enger SM, Van Den Eeden SK, Weiss NS. Racial differences in treatment of early-stage prostate cancer. Urology 2008;71(6):1172–1176.

Sabatino SA, Coates RJ, Uhler RJ, Breen N, Tangka F, Shaw KM. Disparities in mammography use among US women aged 40–64 years, by race, ethnicity, income, and health insurance status, 1993 and 2005. Medical Care 2008;46(7):692–700.

Steele CB, Cardinez CJ, Richardson LC, Tom-Orme L, Shaw KM. Surveillance for health behaviors of American Indians and Alaska Natives—findings from the Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System, 2000–2006. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1131–1141.

Trivers KF, Shaw KM, Sabatino SA, Shapiro JA, Coates RJ. Trends in colorectal cancer screening disparities in people aged 50–64 years, 2000–2005. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2008;35(3):185–193.

Weir HK, Jim MA, Marrett LD, Fairley T. Cancer in American Indian and Alaska Native young adults (ages 20–44 years): US, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1153–1167.

Wiggins CL, Espey DK, Wingo PA, Kaur JS, Wilson RT, Swan J, Miller BA, Jim MA, Kelly JJ, Lanier AP. Cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1142–1152.

Wiggins CL, Perdue DG, Henderson JA, Bruce MG, Lanier AP, Kelley JJ, Seals BF, Espey DK. Gastric cancer among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1225–1233.

Wilson RT, Richardson LC, Kelly JJ, Kaur J, Jim MA, Lanier AP. Cancers of the urinary tract among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1213–1224.

Wingo PA, King J, Swan J, Coughlin SS, Kaur JS, Erb-Alvarez JA, Jackson-Thompson J, Arambula Solomon TG. Breast cancer incidence among American Indian and Alaska Native women: US, 1999–2004. Cancer 2008;113(S5):1191–1202.

Wu X, Richardson LC, Khan A, Fulton JP, Cress RD, Shen T, Wolf HJ, Bolick-Aldrich S, Chen VW. Survival differences between non-Hispanic black and non-Hispanic white women with localized breast cancer: The impact of guideline-concordant therapy. Journal of the National Medical Association 2008;100(5):490–498.

Fiscal Year 2007

Clutter GG, Cardinez CJ, Fairley TL. Collecting information on race and ethnicity: A resource for hospital and state central cancer registrars. Journal of Registry Management 2006;33(4):111–118.

Coughlin SS, King J, Richards TB, Ekwueme DU. Cervical cancer screening among women in metropolitan areas of the United States by individual-level and area-based measures of socioeconomic status, 2000 to 2002. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2006;15(11):2154–2159.

Goff BA, Matthews BJ, Wynn M, Muntz HG, Lishner DM, Baldwin LM. Ovarian cancer: patterns of surgical care across the United States. Gynecologic Oncology 2006;103(2):383–390.

Howe HL, Wu X, Ries LA, Cokkinides V, Ahmed F, Jemal A, Miller B, Williams M, Ward E, Wingo PA, Ramirez A, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2003, featuring cancer among U.S. Hispanic/Latino populations. Cancer 2006;107(8):1711–1742.

Stroud L, Ross LE, Rose SW. Formative evaluation of the prostate cancer screening practices of African-American physicians. Journal of the National Medical Association 2006;98(10):1637–1643.

Fiscal Year 2006

Bobo JK, Shapiro JA, Brustrom J. Efforts to locate low-income women for a study on mammography rescreening: implications for public health practice. Journal of Community Health 2006;31(3):249–261.

Cooper CP, Gelb CA, Jameson H, Macario E, Jorgensen CM, Seeff L. Developing English and Spanish television public service announcements to promote colorectal cancer screening. Health Promotion Practice 2005;6(4):385–393.

Cooper CP, Saraiya M, McLean TA, Hannan J, Liesmann JM, Rose SW, Lawson HW. Report from the CDC. Pap test intervals used by physicians serving low-income women through the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program. Journal of Women's Health 2005;14(8):670–678.

Coughlin SS, King J, Richards TB, Ekwueme DU. Breast cancer screening and socioeconomic status—35 metropolitan areas, 2000 and 2002. MMWR 2005;54(39):981–985.

Coughlin SS, Richards TB, Thompson T, Miller BA, VanEenwyk J, Goodman MT, Sherman RL. Rural/nonrural differences in colorectal cancer incidence in the United States, 1998–2001. Cancer 2006;107(5 Suppl):1181–1188.

Coughlin SS, Thompson T. Physician recommendation for colorectal cancer screening by race, ethnicity, and health insurance status among men and women in the United States, 2000. Health Promotion Practice 2005;6(4):369–378.

Eheman CR, Benard VB, Blackman D, Lawson HW, Anderson C, Helsel W, Lee NC. Breast cancer screening among low-income or uninsured women: results from the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, July 1995 to March 2002 (United States). Cancer Causes and Control 2006;17(1):29–38.

Hayes N, Rollins R, Weinberg A, Brawley O, Baquet C, Kaur JS, Palafox NA. Cancer-related disparities: weathering the perfect storm through comprehensive cancer control approaches. Cancer Causes and Control 2005;16(Suppl 1):41–50.

Howe HL, Wu X, Ries LA, Cokkinides V, Ahmed F, Jemal A, Miller B, Williams M, Ward E, Wingo PA, Ramirez A, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2003, featuring cancer among U.S. Hispanic/Latino populations. Cancer 2006;107(8):1711–1742.

Lai SM, Zhang KB, Uhler RJ, Harrison JN, Clutter GG, Williams MA. Geographic variation in the incidence of colorectal cancer in the United States, 1998–2001. Cancer 2006;107(5 Suppl):1172–1180.

Lee JW. Forward: Cancer prevention and control in diverse populations. Health Promotion Practice 2005;6(4):358–359.

Lees KA, Wortley PM, Coughlin SS. Comparison of racial/ethnic disparities in adult immunization and cancer screening. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 2005;29(5):404–411.

Malone KE, Daling JR, Doody DR, Hsu L, Bernstein L, Coates RJ, Marchbanks PA, Simon MS, McDonald JA, Norman SA, Strom BL, Burkman RT, Ursin G, Deapen D, Weiss LK, Folger S, Madeoy JJ, Friedrichsen DM, Suter NM, Humphrey MC, Spirtas R, Ostrander EA. Prevalence and predictors of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations in a population-based study of breast cancer in white and black American women ages 35 to 64 years. Cancer Research 2006;66(16):8297–8308.

Matanoski G, Tao XG, Almon L, Adade AA, Davies-Cole JO. Demographics and tumor characteristics of colorectal cancers in the United States, 1998–2001. Cancer 2006;107(5 Suppl):1112–1120.

Pollack LA, Blackman DK, Wilson KM, Seeff LC, Nadel MR. Colorectal cancer test use among Hispanic and non-Hispanic U.S. populations. Preventing Chronic Disease 2006;3(2):A50.

Pollack LA, Gotway CA, Bates JH, Parikh-Patel A, Richards TB, Seeff LC, Hodges H, Kassim S. Use of the spatial scan statistic to identify geographic variations in late stage colorectal cancer in California (United States). Cancer Causes and Control 2006;17(4):449–457.

Richardson LC, Tian L, Voti L, Hartzema AG, Reis I, Fleming LE, Mackinnon J. The roles of teaching hospitals, insurance status, and race/ethnicity in receipt of adjuvant therapy for regional-stage breast cancer in Florida. American Journal of Public Health 2006;96(1):160–166.

Ross LE, Stroud LA, Rose SW, Jorgensen CM. Using telephone focus groups methodology to examine the prostate cancer screening practices of African-American primary care physicians. Journal of the National Medical Association 2006;98(8):1296–1299.

Ross LE, Uhler RJ. Age, race, and repeated prostate-specific antigen (PSA) test use in the National Health Interview Survey. Ethnicity & Disease 2006;16(1):244–247.

Sabatino SA, Coates RJ, Uhler RJ, Alley LG, Pollack LA. Health insurance coverage and cost barriers to needed medical care among U.S. adult cancer survivors age <65 years. Cancer 2006;106(11):2466–2475.

Stewart SL, Wike JM, Kato I, Lewis DR, Michaud F. A population-based study of colorectal cancer histology in the United States, 1998–2001. Cancer 2006;107(5 Suppl):1128–1141.

Tannor BB, Ross L. Physician-patient discussions about prostate-specific antigen test use among African-American men. Journal of the National Medical Association 2006;98(4):532–538.

Voti L, Richardson LC, Reis I, Fleming LE, Mackinnon J, Coebergh JW. The effect of race/ethnicity and insurance in the administration of standard therapy for local breast cancer in Florida. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2006;95(1):89–95.

Wilson KM, Orians CE. Considerations in recruiting underscreened women to focus groups on screening for cervical cancer. Health Promotion Practice 2005;6(4):379–384.

Wu X, Cokkinides V, Chen VW, Nadel M, Ren Y, Martin J, Ellison GL. Associations of subsite-specific colorectal cancer incidence rates and stage of disease at diagnosis with county-level poverty, by race and sex. Cancer 2006;107(5 Suppl):1121–1127.

Fiscal Year 2005

Armstrong LR, Thompson TD, Hall HI, Coughlin SS, Steele B, Rogers JD. Colorectal carcinoma mortality among Appalachian men and women, 1969–1999. Cancer 2004;101(2):2851–2858.

Benard VB, Lawson HW, Eheman CR, Anderson C, Helsel W. Adherence to guidelines for follow-up of low-grade cytologic abnormalities among medically underserved women. Obstetrics and Gynecology 2005;105(6):1323–1328.

Comstock RD, Mallonee S, Kruger E, Rayno K, Vance A, Jordan F. Epidemiology of homicide-suicide events: Oklahoma, 1994–2001. American Journal of Forensic Medicine and Pathology 2005;26(3):229–235.

Edwards BK, Brown ML, Wingo PA, Howe HL, Ward E, Ries LA, Schrag D, Jamison PM, Jemal A, Wu XC, Friedman C, Harlan L, Warren J, Anderson RN, Pickle LW. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2002, featuring population-based trends in cancer treatment. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2005;97(19):1407–1427.

Espey D, Paisano R, Cobb N. Regional patterns and trends in cancer mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives, 1990–2001. Cancer 2005;103(5):1045–1053.

Hall IJ, Moorman PG, Millikan RC, Newman B. Comparative analysis of breast cancer risk factors among African-American women and white women. American Journal of Epidemiology 2005;161(1):40–51.

Joslyn SA, Foote ML, Nasseri K, Coughlin SS, Howe HL. Racial and ethnic disparities in breast cancer rates by age: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries Breast Cancer Project. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2005;92(2):97–105.

Klabunde CN, Vernon SW, Nadel MR, Breen N, Seeff LC, Brown ML. Barriers to colorectal cancer screening: A comparison of reports from primary care physicians and average-risk adults. Medical Care 2005;43(9):939–944.

Leman R, Espey D, Cobb N. Invasive cervical cancer among American Indian women in the northern plains, 1994–1998: Incidence, mortality, and missed opportunities. Public Health Report 2005;120(3):283–287.

Ross LE, Uhler RJ, Williams KN. Awareness and use of the prostate-specific antigen test among African-American men. Journal of the National Medical Association 2005;97(7):963–971.

Shenson D, Bolen J, Adams M, Seeff L, Blackman D. Are older adults up-to-date with cancer screening and vaccinations? Preventing Chronic Disease 2005;2(3):A04.

Varghese RK, Friedman C, Ahmed F, Franks AL, Manning M, Seeff LC. Does health insurance coverage of office visits influence colorectal cancer testing?* Cancer, Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2005;14(3):744–747.

Fiscal Year 2004

Brown JK, Byres T, Doyle C, Courneya KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Kushi LH, McTiernan, Rock CL, Aziz N, Bloch AS, Elridge, Hamilton K, Katzin C, Koonce A, Main J, Mobley C, Morra ME, Peirce MS, Sawyer KA. Nutrition and physical activity during and after cancer treatment: An American Cancer Society guide for informed choices.* CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2003;53(5):268–286.

Cooper CP, Jorgensen CM, Merritt TL. Telephone focus groups: An emerging method in public health research. Journal of Women's Health 2003;12(10):945–951.

Coughlin SS, Calle EE, Teras LR, Petrelli J, Thun MJ. Diabetes mellitus as a predictor of cancer mortality in a large cohort of U.S. adults. American Journal of Epidemiology 2004;159(12):1160–1167.

Coughlin SS, Thompson TD. Colorectal cancer screening practices among men and women in rural and nonrural areas of the United States, 1999. The Journal of Rural Health 2004;20(2):118–124.

Glasgow RE, Marcus AC, Bull SS, Wilson KM. Disseminating effective cancer screening interventions. Cancer 2004;101(5 Suppl):1239–1250.

Grant DJ, Hall IJ, Eastmond DA, Jones IM, Bell DA. Bilirubin UDP-glucuronosyltransferase 1A1 (UGT1A1) gene promoter polymorphisms and HPRT, glycophorin A, and micronuclei mutant frequencies in human blood. Mutation Research/Genetic Toxicology and Environmental Mutagenesis 2004;560(1):1–10.

Gwyn K, Bondy ML, Cohen DS, Lund MJ, Liff JM, Flagg EW, Brinton LA, Eley JW, Coates RJ. Racial differences in diagnosis, treatment, and clinical delays in a population-based study of patients with newly diagnosed breast carcinoma. Cancer 2004;100(8):1595–1604.

Hall HI, Jamison PM, Coughlin SS. Breast and cervical cancer mortality in the Mississippi Delta, 1979–1998. Southern Medical Journal 2004;97(3):264–272.

Hall HI, Jamison PM, Coughlin SS, Uhler RJ. Breast and cervical cancer screening among Mississippi Delta women. Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved 2004;15(3):375–389.

Jemal A, Clegg LX, Ries LAG, Wu X, Jamison PM, Wingo PA, Howe HL, Anderson RN, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975–2001, with a special feature regarding survival. Cancer 2004;101(1):3–27.

Meissner HI, Smith RA, Rimer BK, Wilson KM, Rakowski W, Vernon SW, Briss PA. Promoting cancer screening: Learning from experience. Cancer 2004;101(5 Suppl):1107–1117.

Meissner HI, Vernon SW, Rimer BK, Wilson KM, Rakowski W, Briss PA, Smith RA. The future of research that promotes cancer screening. Cancer 2004;101(5 Suppl):1251–1259.

Porter PL, Lund MJ, Lin MG, Yuan X, Liff JM, Flagg EW, Coates RJ, Eley JW. Racial differences in the expression of cell cycle-regulatory proteins in breast carcinoma: Study of young African-American and white women in Atlanta, Georgia. Cancer 2004;100(12):2533–2542.

Fiscal Year 2003

Abroms L, Jorgensen CM, Southwell B, Emmons K, Geller A. Gender differences in young adults' beliefs about sunscreen use. Health Behavior and Education 2003;30(1):29–43.

Brown JK, Byers T, Doyle C, Courneya KS, Demark-Wahnefried W, Kushi LH, McTiernan A, Rock CL, Aziz N, Bloch AS, Eldridge B, Hamilton K, Katzin C, Koonce A, Main J, Mobley C, Morra ME, Pierce MS, Sawyer KA. Nutrition and physical activity during and after cancer treatment: An American Cancer Society guide for informed choices.* CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2003;53(5):268–291.

Coughlin SS. Systematic reviews in health care: A practical guide by P. Glasziou, L. Irwig, C. Bain, and G. Colditz (book review). Epidemiology 2002;13:599–600.

Coughlin SS, Thompson TD, Seeff L, Richards T, Stallings F. Breast, cervical, and colorectal carcinoma screening in a demographically defined region of the southern United States. Cancer 2002;95(10):2211–2222.

Coughlin SS, Uhler RJ, Richards T, Wilson K. Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Hispanic and non-Hispanic women residing near the United States-Mexico border, 1999–2000. Family and Community Medicine 2003;26(2):130–139.

Espey DK, Cobb N, Paisano R. Cancer mortality among American Indians and Alaska Natives in the United States: regional differences in Indian health, 1994–1998. MMWR 2003;52(30);704–707.

Fleming ST, Pearce KA, McDavid K, Pavlov D. The development and validation of a comorbidity index for prostate cancer among black men. American Journal of Clinical Epidemiology 2003;56(11):1064–1075.

Hall HI, Armstrong LR, Wingo PA, Kassim S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Invasive cervical cancer among Hispanic and non-Hispanic women—United States, 1992–1999. MMWR 2002;51(47):1067–1070.

Hall HI, Tung KH, Hotes J, Logan P. Regional variations in ovarian cancer incidence in the United States, 1992–1997. Cancer 2003;97(Suppl 10):2701–2706.

Howe HL, Tung KH, Coughlin S, Jean-Baptiste R, Hotes J. Race/ethnic variations in ovarian cancer mortality. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries. Cancer 2003;97(Suppl 10):2686–2693.

Marchbanks PA, McDonald JA, Wilson HG, Folger SG, Mandel MG, Daling JR, Bernstein L, Malone KE, Ursin G, Strom BL, Norman SA, Wingo PA, Burkman RT, Berlin JA, Simon MS, Spirtas R, Weiss LK. Oral contraceptives and breast cancer risk in white and black women. New England Journal of Medicine 2002;346(26):2025–2032.

Porter PL, Lund MJ, Eley JW, Coates RJ, Flagg EW, Liff JM, Lin M-G, Yuan X, Schmidt J, Stafford S. Abnormal expression of G1 cell cycle proteins in breast tumors of African Americans. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2002;76:S84.

Seeff LC, McKenna MT. Cervical cancer mortality among foreign-born women living in the United States, 1985 to 1996. Cancer Detection and Prevention 2003;27(3):203–208.

Seymour JD, Calle EE, Flagg EW, Coates RJ, Ford ES, Thun MJ. Diet Quality Index as a predictor of short-term mortality in the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Cohort. American Journal of Epidemiology 2003;157(11):980–988.

Swan J, Breen N, Coates RJ, Rimer BK, Lee NC. Progress in cancer screening practices in the United States: Results from the National Health Interview Survey. Cancer 2003;97(6):1528–1540.

Fiscal Year 2002

Beeker C, Kraft J, Goldman R, Jorgensen CM. Strategies for increasing colorectal cancer screening in African Americans and perceptions of colorectal cancer. Journal of Psychosocial Oncology 2001;19(3–4):113–132.

Burke W, Coughlin SS, Lee NC, Weed DL, Khoury MJ. Application of population screening principles to genetic screening for adult-onset conditions. Genetic Testing 2001;5(3):201–211.

Byers T, Nestle M, McTiernan A, Doyl C, Currie-Williams A, Gansley T, Thun M, Aninsworth B, Bal DB, Coates RJ, Demark-Wahnefried W, Elmer PJ, Forser SB, Gann P, Givannucci EL, Hawrylewicz EJ, Heimendinger J, Konlonel KL, Kushi L, Liebman B, Martinez ME, Myers EF, Schatzkin A, Slattery M. American Cancer Society guidelines for nutrition and physical activity for cancer prevention: Reducing the risk of cancer with health food choices and physical activity. CA: A Cancer Journal for Clinicians 2002;52(2):92–119.

Coughlin SS. Future challenges for research on diagnostic tests: Genetic tests and disease prevention (invited commentary). Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health 2002;56(5):335–336.

Coughlin SS, Thompson TD, Hall HI, Logan P, Uhler RJ. Breast and cervical cancer carcinoma screening among women in rural and non-rural areas of the United States, 1998–1999. Cancer 2002;94(11):2801–2812.

Coughlin SS, Uhler RJ. Breast and cervical cancer screening among Hispanic women in the United States and Puerto Rico, 1998–1999. Preventive Medicine 2002;34(2):242–251.

Coughlin SS, Wilson KM. Breast and cervical cancer screening among migrant and seasonal farm workers: A review. Cancer Detection and Prevention 2002;26(3):203–209.

Edwards BK, Howe HL, Ries LAG, Thun MJ, Rosenberg HM, Yancik R, Wingo PA, Jemal A, Feigal EG. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1973–1999, featuring implications of age and aging on U.S. cancer burden. Cancer 2002;94(10):2766–2792.

Gargiullo P, Wingo PA, Coates RJ, Thompson TD. Recent trends in mortality rates for four major cancers, by sex and race/ethnicity — United States, 1990–1998. MMWR 2002;51(3):49–53.

Hall HI, Caplan LS, Coughlin SS, Levine RS, Zhu K. An empirical study of the use of living versus deceased controls: Associations with liver cancer in the selected cancers study. Annals of Epidemiology 2002;12(1):15–20.

Hall HI, Uhler RJ, Coughlin SS, Miller DS. Breast and cervical cancer screening among Appalachian women.* Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2002;11(1):137–142.

Hall IJ, Burke W, Coughlin SS, Lee NC. Population-based estimates of the prevalence of family history of cancer among women. Community Genetics 2001;4(3):134–142.

Mansley EC, Dunet DO, May DS, Chattopadhyay SK, McKenna MT. Variation in average costs among federally sponsored state-organized cancer detection programs: Economies of scale? Medical Decision Making 2002;22(5 Suppl):S67–S79.

Marchbanks PA, McDonald JA, Wilson HG, Burnett NM, Daling JR, Berstein L, Malone KE, Strom BL, Norman SA, Weiss LK, Life JM, Wingo PA, Burkman RT, Folger SG, Berlin JA, Depen DM, Ursin G, Coates RJ, Simon MS, Press MF, Spirtas R. The NICHD women's contraceptive and reproductive experiences study: Methods and operational results. Annals of Epidemiology 2002;12(4):213–221.

McCaffery K, Wardle J, Nadel M, Atkin W. Socioeconomic variation in participation in colorectal cancer screening. Journal of Medical Screening 2002;9(3):104–108.

Moorman PG, Jones BA, Millikan RC, Hall IJ, Newman B. Race, anthropometric factors, and stage at diagnosis of breast cancer. American Journal of Epidemiology 2001(3);153:284–291.

Saraiya M, Coughlin SS, Burke W, Elon L, Frank E. The role of family history in personal and clinical cancer prevention practices among U.S. women physicians. Community Genetics 2001;4:102–108.

Wu XC, Chen VW, Steele B, Ruiz B, Fulton J, Liu L, Carozza SE, Greenlee R. Subsite-specific incidence rates and stage of disease in colorectal cancer by race, gender, and age group in the United States, 1992–1997. Cancer 2001;92(10):2547–2554.

Fiscal Year 2001

Benard VB, Lee NC, Piper M, Richardson L. Race-specific results of Papanicolaou testing and the rate of cervical neoplasia in the National Breast and Cervical Cancer Early Detection Program, 1991–1998 (United States). Cancer Causes and Control 2001;12(1):61–68.

Britton JA, Gammon MD, Kelsey JL, Brogan DJ, Coates RJ, Schoenberg JB, Potischman N, Swanson CA, Stanford JL, Brinton LA. Characteristics associated with recent recreational exercise among women 20 to 44 years of age. Women & Health 2000;31(2–3):81–96.

Brogan DJ, Denniston MM, Liff JM, Flagg EW, Coates RJ, Brinton LA. Comparison of telephone sampling and area sampling: Response rates and within-household coverage. American Journal of Epidemiology 2001(11);153:1119–1127.

Coughlin SS, Burke W. Public health assessment of genetic predisposition to cancer. In: Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease. Khoury MJ, Burke W, Thomson E, eds. New York: Oxford University Press 2000;151–171.

Coughlin SS, Calle EE, Patel AV, Thun MJ. Predictors of pancreatic cancer mortality among a large cohort of United States adults. Cancer Causes and Control 2000;11(10):915–923.

Coughlin SS, Snider DE, Jr. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study. In: Oxford Illustrated Companion to Medicine, 4th ed. Lock S, Last JM, Dunea G, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2001.

Eheman CR, Tolbert PE, Coates RJ, Devine O, Eley JW. Case-control assessment of the association between non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and occupational radiation with doses assessed using a job exposure matrix. American Journal of Industrial Medicine 2000;38(1):19–27.

Flagg EW, Coates RJ, Calle EE, Potischman N, Thun MJ. Validation of the American Cancer Society Cancer Prevention Study II Nutrition Survey Cohort Food Frequency Questionnaire. Epidemiology 2000;11(4):462–468.

Hall IJ, Burke W, Coughlin S, Lee NC. Population-based estimates of the prevalence of family history of cancer among women. Community Genetics 2001;4(3):134-42.

Howe HL, Wingo PA, Thun MJ, Ries LAG, Rosenberg HM, Feigal EG, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer (1973 through 1998), featuring cancers with recent increasing trends. Journal of the National Cancer Institute 2001;93(11):824–842.

Koprowski C, Coates RJ, Bernstein L. Ability of young women to recall past body size and age at menarche.* Obesity Research 2001;9(8):478–485.

Lee NC. The unequal cancer burden: Efforts of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to bridge the gap through public health. Cancer 2001;91(1 Suppl):199–204.

Mansley EC, McKenna MT. Importance of perspective in economic analyses of cancer screening decisions. Lancet 2001;358:1169–1173.

Moore G (Ed.). Healthy Business: A CDC Update for Employers, Special edition, October 2000. [Electronic publication - E-mail and Internet] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. October 2000.

Moore G (Ed.). Healthy Business: A CDC Update for Employers, March 2001. [Electronic publication - E-mail and Internet] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. March 2001.

Moore G (Ed.). Healthy Business: A CDC Update for Employers, September 2001. [Electronic publication - E-mail and Internet] Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. September 2001.

Moorman PG, Jones BA, Millikan RC, Hall IJ, Newman B. Race, anthropometric factors, and stage at diagnosis of breast cancer.* American Journal of Epidemiology 2001;153(3):284–291.

Richardson LC, Schulman J, Sever LS, Coates RJ, Lee NC. Early-stage breast cancer treatment among medically underserved women diagnosed in a national screening program, 1992–1995. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 2001;69(2):133–142.

Saraiya M, Coughlin SS, Burke W, Elon LK, Frank E. The role of family history in personnel prevention practices among U.S. women physicians. Community Genetics 2001;4:102–108.

Wynia MK, Coughlin SS, Alpert S, Cummins D, Emanuel LL. Shared expectations for the protection of identifiable health care information: Report of a national consensus process. Journal of General Internal Medicine 2001;16(2):100–111.

Fiscal Year 2000

Coughlin SS, Burke W. Public health assessment of genetic predisposition to cancer. In: Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease. Khoury MJ, Burke W, Thomson E, eds. New York: Oxford University Press, 2000.

Coughlin SS, Uhler RJ. Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among Asian and Pacific Islander women in the United States, 1994–1997.* Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 2000;9(6):597–603.

Coughlin SS, Uhler RJ, Blackman DK. Breast and cervical cancer screening practices among American Indian and Alaska Native women in the United States, 1992–1997. [published erratum appears in Preventive Medicine 2000;30(4):348]. Preventive Medicine 1999;29(4):287–295.

Diekman S, Floyd RL, Decoufle P, Shulkin J, Ebrahim SH. A survey of obstetrician-gynecologists on their patients' alcohol use during pregnancy.* Obstetrics and Gynecology 2000;95(5):756–763.

Ebrahim SH, Andrews WW, Goldenberg RL, Zaidi AA, MaCkay HT. Surveillance of behavioral risk factors and infections using prenatal clinic data: A comparison with other data sources, Jefferson County, Al, 1985–1994. Prenatal and Neonatal Medicine 2000;5:1–7.

Hall HI, Rogers JD, Weir HK, Miller DS, Uhler RH. Breast and cervical carcinoma mortality among women in the Appalachian region of the U.S., 1976–1996. Cancer 2000;89(7):1593–1602.

Hall HI, Newman B, Millikan RC, Moorman PG. Body size and breast cancer risk among black and white women: the Carolina Breast Cancer Study. American Journal of Epidemiology 2000;151(8):754–764.

Lawson HW, Henson RM, Bobo JK, Kaeser MK. Implementing recommendations for the early detection of breast and cervical cancer among low-income women. MMWR 2000;49(RR–02):35–55.

May DS, Lee NC, Richardson LC, Giustozzi AG, Bobo JK. Mammography and breast cancer detection by race and Hispanic ethnicity: Results from a national program. Cancer Causes and Control 2000;11(8):697–705.

Ries LA, Wingo PA, Miller DS, Howe HL, Weir HK, Rosenberg HM, Vernon SW, Cronin K, Edwards BK. The annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1973–1997, with a special section on colorectal cancer. Cancer 2000;88(10):2398–2424.

Steele CB, Miller DS, Maylahn C, Uhler RJ, Baker CT. Knowledge, attitudes, and screening practices among older men regarding prostate cancer. American Journal of Public Health 2000;90(10):1595–1600.

Zhuo J, Tao G, Ebrahim SH, Wang S, Luo Z, Wang H. The relationship of hepatitis B virus infection between adults and their children in Guangxi Province, China. Journal of Hepatology 2000;33(4):628–631.

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