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  • Wednesday, January 10, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture:  Course introduction (Robert A. Hiatt)

    Lecture: Brief history of cancer epidemiology (Robert A. Hiatt)

    Lecture: Tobacco (Robert A. Hiatt)

    Faculty:  Robert A. Hiatt

    Location:      Mission Hall 2106

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  • Wednesday, January 17, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Genetic susceptibility and cancer (John Witte)

    Lecture: Epigenetic mechanism and cancer risk (Joe Wiemels)

    Faculty:  John Witte/Joseph Wiemels

    Location:      Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • 2016 Cancer Epi J. Witte File
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    • Epigenetics lecture Cancer Epi 2016 File
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    • Admixture mapping YihsuanWu File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Winkler, CA., Nelson, GW., Smith, MW., Admixture Mapping Comes of Age. Annu Rev Genomics Hum Genet. 2010;11:65-89. File
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    • Hutter, CM., Mechanic, LE., Chatterjee, N., Kraft, P., Gillanders, EM., NCI Gene-Environment Think Tank., Gene-Environment Interactions in Cancer Epidemiology: A National Cancer Institute Think Tank Report. Genet Epidemiol. 2013 Nov;37(7):643-57. File
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    • Witte, JS., Genome-wide Association Studies and Beyond. Annu Rev Public Health. 2010;31:9-20. File
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    • Osborne-Majnik, A., Fu, Q., Lane, RH., Epigenetic Mechanisms in Fetal Origins of Health and Disease. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 2013 Sep;56(3):622-32. File
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    • Richmond, RC., Simpkin, AJ., et al., Prenatal exposure to maternal smoking and offspring DNA methylation across the lifecourse: findings from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC). Hum Mol Genet. 2015 Apr 15;24(8):2201-17. File
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    • Ladd-Acosta, C., Epigenetic Signatures as Biomarkers of Exposure. Curr Environ Health Rep. 2015 Jun;2(2):117-25. File
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    • Van Veldhoven, K., Rahman, S., Vineis, P., Epigenetics and Epidemiology: Models of Study and Examples. Cancer Treat Res. 2014;159:241-55. File
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    • Brennan, P., Commentary: Mendelian randomization andgene–environment interaction. Int J Epidemiol. 2004; 33:17–21 File
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  • Wednesday, January 24, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Cancers in children and adolescents (Catherine Metayer)

    Faculty:  Catherine Metayer


    Location:      Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • Metayer ChidhoodCancer PH258(2016)v2 File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Bonaventure, A., Simpson, J., Ansell, P., Roman, E., Lightfoot, T., Prescription drug use during pregnancy and risk of childhood cancer – Is there an association? Cancer Epidemiol. 2015 Feb;39(1):73-8. File
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    • Filippini, T., Heck JE., Malagoli C., Del Giovane, C., Vinceti, M., A Review and Meta-Analysis of Outdoor Air Pollution and Risk of Childhood Leukemia. J Environ Sci Health C Environ Carcinog Ecotoxicol Rev. 2015;33(1):36-66. File
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    • Optional Reading:

  • Wednesday, January 31, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Tobacco and lung cancer: a historical perspective and determining causality in cancer epidemiology (Bob Hiatt)

    Faculty:  Robert Hiatt

    Location:      Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • EPI252 Tobacco 01-27-16 File

    • Required Reading:

    • Hill, AB., The Environment and Disease: Association or Causation? Proc R Soc Med. 1965 May; 58(5): 295–300. File
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    • Glantz, SA., Johnson, KC., The surgeon general report on smoking and health 50 years later: breast cancer and the cost of increasing caution. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2014 Jan;23(1):37-46. File
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    • Kalkhoran, S., Glantz, SA., E-cigarettes and smoking cessation in real-world and clinical settings: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Lancet Respir Med. 2016 Jan 13. pii: S2213-2600(15)00521-4. File
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    • Optional Reading:

    • USDHHS, The Health Consequences of Smoking - 50 years of Progress: A Report of the Surgeon General, U.S.D.o.H.a.H. Services, Editor 2014 File
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    • Tan, CE., Glantz, SA., Association between smoke-free legislation and hospitalizations for cardiac, cerebrovascular, and respiratory diseases: a meta-analysis. Circulation. 2012 Oct 30;126(18):2177-83. File
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    • Johnson, KC., Miller, AB., Collishaw, NE.,et al., Active smoking and secondhand smoke increase breast cancer risk: the report of the Canadian Expert Panel on Tobacco Smoke and Breast Cancer Risk (2009). Tob Control. 2011 Jan;20(1):e2. File
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  • Wednesday, February 7, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Molecular and cellular basis of cancer (Thea Tlsty)

    Faculty:  Thea Tlsty

    Location:  Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • Thea Tlsty Lecture EPI 252 2016 File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Hanahan, D. Weinberg, RA., Hallmarks of Cancer: The next Generation. Cell. 2011 Mar 4;144(5):646-74. File
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    • Weaver, VM., et al., Reversion of the Malignant Phenotype of Human Breast Cells in Three-Dimensional Culture and In Vivo by Integrin Blocking Antibodies. J Cell Biol. 1997 Apr 7;137(1):231-45. File
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    • Sonnenschein, C, Soto, AM, The aging of the 2000 and 2011 Hallmarks of Cancer reviews: A critique. J. Biosci. 38(3), September 2013, 651-663. File
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  • Wednesday, February 14, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Ionizing radiation and cancer (Lydia Zablotska)

    Faculty:  Lydia Zablotska

    Location:  Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • Radiation and health UCBerkeley March 10, 2016 File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Zablotska, LB., Lane, RS., Thompson, PA., A reanalysis of cancer mortality in Canadian nuclear workers (1956–1994) based on revised exposure and cohort data. Br J Cancer, 2014. Jan 7;110(1):214-23. File
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    • Cardis, E., Vrijheid, M., Blettner, M., et al., Risk of cancer after low doses of ionising radiation: retrospective cohort study in 15 countries. BMJ. 2005. Jul 9;331(7508):77. Epub 2005 Jun 29. File
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    • Miglioretti DL., Johnson E., Williams, A., et al., The Use of Computed Tomography in Pediatrics and the Associated Radiation Exposure and Estimated Cancer Risk. JAMA Pediatr. 2013 Aug 1;167(8):700-7. File
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    • Brambilla, M., De Mauri, A., Leva, L., Carriero, A., Picano, E., Cumulative radiation dose from medical imaging in chronic adult patients. Am J Med. 2013 Jun;126(6):480-6. File
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  • Wednesday, February 21, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Methodological considerations in nutrition and cancer / Nutrition and cancer (Erin Van Blarigan)

    Faculty:  Erin Van Blarigan

    Location:  Mission Hall 2106

    • Nutrition and Cancer File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Hanyuda, A., Kim, SA., et al., Survival benefit of exercise differs by tumor IRS1 expression status in colorectal cancer. Ann Surg Oncol. 2015 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print] File
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    • Gaziano, JM., Sesso, HD., et al., Multivitamins in the prevention of cancer in men: the Physicians' Health Study II randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2012 Nov 14;308(18):1871-80. File
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    • Chen, WY., Rosner, B., et al. Moderate alcohol consumption during adult life, drinking patterns, and breast cancer risk. JAMA. 2011 Nov 2;306(17):1884-90. File
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    • Klein, EA., Thompson Jr, IM., et al. Vitamin E and the risk of prostate cancer: the Selenium and Vitamin E Cancer Prevention Trial (SELECT). JAMA. 2011 Oct 12;306(14):1549-56. File
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    • Torfadottir, JE.,Steingrimsdottir, L., et al. Milk intake in early life and risk of advanced prostate cancer. Am J Epidemiol. 2012 Jan 15;175(2):144-53. File
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  • Wednesday, March 7, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Brain Tumors (Kyle Walsh)

    Faculty:  Kyle Walsh

    Location:      Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • BerkeleyCancerEpi BrainTumors 2016 File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Walsh, KM., Anderson, E., Hansen, HM., et al., Analysis of 60 reported glioma risk SNPs replicates published GWAS findings but fails to replicate associations from published candidate-gene studies. Genet Epidemiol. 2013 Feb;37(2):222-8. File
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    • Walsh, KM., Codd, V., Smirnov, IV., et al., Variants near TERT and TERC influencing telomere length are associated with high-grade glioma risk. Nat Genet. 2014 Jul;46(7):731-5. File
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    • Optional Reading:

    • Molinaro, AM., Wrensch, MR., Jenkins, RB., Eckel-Passow, JE., Statistical considerations on prognostic models for glioma. Neuro Oncol. 2015 Dec 8. pii: nov255. [Epub ahead of print] File
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  • Wednesday, March 14, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Cancer attributable to infectious agents and the role of the microbiome in cancer (Lee Riley)

    Faculty:  Lee Riley

    Location:  Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • Infectious causes of cancer 2016 File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Alibek, K., Mussabekova, A., Kakpenova, A., Duisembekova, A., Baiken, Y., Aituov, B., Karatayeva, N., Zhussupbekova, S., Childhood cancers: what is a possible role of infectious agents? Infect Agent Cancer. 2013 Dec 10;8(1):48. File
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    • Schwabe, RF., Jobin, C., The microbiome and cancer. Nat Rev Cancer. 2013 November ; 13(11): 800–812. File
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    • de Martel, C., Ferlay, J., Franceschi, S., Vignat, J., Bray, F., Forman, D., Plummer, M., Global burden of cancers attributable to infections in 2008: a review and synthetic analysis. Lancet Oncol. 2012 Jun;13(6):607-15. File
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    • De Flora, S., La Maestra, S., Epidemiology of cancers of infectious origin and prevention strategies. J Prev Med Hyg. 2015 Jun 10;56(1):E15-20. File
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  • Wednesday, March 21, 2018; 9:30 AM - 12:30 PM

    Lecture: Breast cancer screening controversies (Karla Kerlikowski)

    Lecture: The guideline decision process of the USPSTF (Kristen Bibbins-Domingo)

    Faculty:  Karla Kerlikowski and Kristen Bibbins-Domingo

    Location: Mission Hall 2106

    • Session Slides:

    • K. Bibbins Domingo PPT File
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    • Required Reading:

    • Oeffinger, KC., et al., Breast Cancer Screening for Women at Average Risk 2015 Guideline Update From the American Cancer Society. JAMA. 2015;314(15):1599-1614. File
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    • Nelson, HD., et al., Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis to Update the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation. Ann Intern Med. 151.10 (2009): 727–W242. PMC. Web. 2 Feb. 2016. File
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    • Mandelblatt, JS., et al., Collaborative Modeling of the Benefits and Harms Associated With Different U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies. Ann Intern Med. Published online 12 January 2016 doi:10.7326/M15-1536. File
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    • Schousboe, JT., Kerlikowske, K., Loh, A., Cummings, S., Personalizing Mammography by Breast Density and Other Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: Analysis of Health Benefits and Cost-Effectiveness. Ann Intern Med. 2011 Jul 5;155(1):10-20. File
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    • Siu, AL., Bibbins-Domingo, K., Grossman, DC., LeFevre, ML.; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Convergence and Divergence Around Breast Cancer Screening. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16;164(4):301-2. File
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    • Nelson, HD., Fu, R., Cantor, A., Pappas, M., et al., Effectiveness of Breast Cancer Screening: Systematic Review and Meta-analysis to Update the 2009 U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16;164(4):244-55. File
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    • Siu, AL.; U.S. Preventive Services Task Force., Screening for Breast Cancer: U.S. Preventive Services Task Force Recommendation Statement. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16;164(4):279-96. File
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    • Mandelblatt, JS., Stout, NK., Schechter, CB., et al., Collaborative Modeling of the Benefits and Harms Associated With Different U.S. Breast Cancer Screening Strategies. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Feb 16;164(4):215-25. File
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