Table of Contents

Peer-reviewed original articles (1 Jan 2005 – 30 June 2009)

2005


1. Chang-Claude J, Hermann S, Eilber U, Steindorf K. Life-style determinants and mortality in German vegetarians and health-conscious persons: Results of 21 years follow-up. Cancer Epidem Biomar. 2005;14:963-68.

2. Schlehofer B, Hettinger I, Ryan P, Blettner M, Preston-Martin S, Little J, Arslan A, Ahlbom A, Giles GG, Howe GR, Menegoz F, Rodvall Y, Choi WN, Wahrendorf J. Occupational risk factors for low grade and high grade glioma, Results from an international case control study of adult brain tumours. Int J Cancer. 2005;113:116-25.

3. Schlehofer B, Hettinger I, Ryan P, Blettner M, Preston-Martin S, Little J, Arslan A, Ahlbom A, Giles GG, Howe GR, Menegoz F, Rodvall Y, Choi W.N, Wahrendorf J. Occupational risk factors for low grade and high grade glioma: Results from an international case control study of adult brain tumours. Int J Cancer 2005: 116:164.; author reply 165.

4. Steindorf K, Jedrychowski W, Schmidt M, Popiela T, Penar A, Galas A, Wahrendorf J. Case-control study of lifetime occupational and recreational physical activity and risks of colon and rectal cancer. Eur J Cancer Prev. 2005;14:363-71.


2006


1. Berg G, Spallek J, Schüz J, Schlehofer B, Böhler E, Schlaefer K, Hettinger I, Kunna-Grass K, Wahrendorf J, Blettner M. Occupational exposure to radio frequency/microwave radiation and the risk of brain tumors: Interphone Study Group, Germany. Am J Epidemiol. 2006;164:538-48.

2. Friedenreich C, Norat T, Steindorf K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Pischon T, Mazuir M, Clavel-Chapelon F, Linseisen J, Boeing H, Bergman M, Johnsen NF, Tjonneland A, Overvad K, Mendez M, Quiros J.R, Martinez C, Dorronsoro M, Navarro C, Gurrea A.B, Bingham S, Khaw K.T, Allen N, Key T, Trichopoulou A, Trichopoulos D, Orfanou N, Krogh V, Palli D, Tumino R, Panico S, Vineis P, Bueno-de-Mesquita H.B, Peeters P.H, Monninkhof E, Berglund G, Manjer J, Ferrari P, Slimani N, Kaaks R, Riboli E. Physical activity and risk of colon and rectal cancers: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2006;15:2398-407.

3. Jedrychowski W, Galas A, Pac A, Schmidt M, Popiela T, Wahrendorf J, Steindorf K. Physical activity over lifetime and the occurrence of stomach cancer: case-control study in Poland. Polski Przeglad chirurgiczny. 2006;78:424-37.

4. Poltermann S, Schlehofer B, Steindorf K, Schnitzler P, Geletneky K, Schlehofer J.R. Lack of association of herpesviruses with brain tumors. J Neurovirol. 2006;12:90-99.

5. Puente D, Hartge P, Greiser E, Cantor KP, King WD, Gonzalez CA, Cordier S, Vineis P, Lynge E, Chang-Claude J, Porru S, Tzonou A, Jockel KH, Serra C, Hours M, Lynch CF, Ranft U, Wahrendorf J, Silverman D, Fernandez F, Boffetta P, Kogevinas M: A pooled analysis of bladder cancer case-control studies evaluating smoking in men and women. Cancer Causes Control. 2006;17:71-79.

6. Schmidt M, Slanger T, Chang-Claude J, Wahrendorf J, Steindorf K. Evaluation of a short retrospective questionnaire for physical activity in women. Eur J Epidemiol. 2006;21:575-85.

7. Schmidt M, Steindorf K. Statistical methods for the validation of questionnaires--discrepancy between theory and practice. Methods Inf Med. 2006;45:409-13.

8. Schüz J, Böhler E, Berg G, Schlehofer B, Hettinger I, Schlaefer K, Wahrendorf J, Kunna-Grass K, Blettner M. Cellular Phones, Cordless Phones, and the Risks of Glioma and Meningioma (Interphone Study Group, Germany). Am J Epidemiol. 2006;163:512-20.

9. Schüz J, Böhler E, Berg G, Schlehofer B, Berg G, Schlaefer K, Hettinger I, Kunna-Grass K, Wahrendorf J, Blettner M. Radiofrequency Electromagnetic Fields Emitted from Base Stations of DECT Cordless Phones and the Risk of Glioma and Meningioma (Interphone Study Group, Germany). Radiat Res.
2006;166:116-19.

10. Steindorf K, Friedenreich C, Linseisen J, Rohrmann S, Rundle A, Veglia F, Vineis P, Johnsen NF, Tjonneland A, Overvad K, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Clavel-Chapelon F, Boutron-Ruault MC, Schulz M, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Kalapothaki V, Koliva M, Krogh V, Palli D, Tumino R, Panico S, Monninkhof E, Peeters P.H, Boshuizen H.C, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Chirlaque MD, Agudo A, Larranaga N, Quiros J.R, Martinez C, Barricarte A, Janzon L, Berglund G, Bingham S, Khaw K.T, Key T.J, Norat T, Jenab M, Cust A, Riboli E. Physical activity and lung cancer risk in the European Investigation into Cancer and Nutrition (EPIC) cohort. Int J Cancer. 2006;119:2389-397.


2007


1. Blettner M, Schlehofer B, Samkange-Zeeb F, Berg G, Schlaefer K, Schüz J. Medical exposure to ionising radiation and the risk of brain tumours: Interphone study group, Germany. Eur J Cancer. 2007;43:1990-998.

2. Cardis E, Richardson L, Deltour I, Armstrong B, Feychting M, Johansen C, Kilkenny M, McKinney P, Modan B, Sadetzki S, Schüz J, Swerdlow A, Vrijheid M, Auvinen A, Berg G, Blettner M, Bowman J, Brown J, Chetrit A, Christensen H.C, Cook A, Hepworth S, Giles G, Hours M, Iavarone I, Jarus-Hakak A, Klaeboe L, Krewski D, Lagorio S, Lonn S, Mann S, McBride M, Muir K, Nadon L, Parent ME, Pearce N, Salminen T, Schoemaker M, Schlehofer B, Siemiatycki J, Taki M, Takebayashi T, Tynes T, van TM, Vecchia P, Wiart J, Woodward A, Yamaguchi N. The INTERPHONE study: design, epidemiological methods, and description of the study population. Eur J Epidemiol. 2007;22:647-64.

3. Friedenreich C, Cust A, Lahmann P.H, Steindorf K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Mesrine S, Linseisen J, Rohrmann S, Pischon T, Schulz M, Tjonneland A, Johnsen NF, Overvad K, Mendez M, Arguelles MV, Garcia C.M, Larranaga N, Chirlaque M.D, Ardanaz E, Bingham S, Khaw K.T, Allen N, Key T, Trichopoulou A, Dilis V, Trichopoulos D, Pala V, Palli D, Tumino R, Panico S, Vineis P, Bueno-de-Mesquita H.B, Peeters P.H, Monninkhof E, Berglund G, Manjer J, Slimani N, Ferrari P, Kaaks R, and Riboli E. Physical activity and risk of endometrial cancer: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Int J Cancer. 2007;121:347-55.

4. Friedenreich C, Cust A, Lahmann PH, Steindorf K, Boutron-Ruault MC, Clavel-Chapelon F, Mesrine S, Linseisen J, Rohrmann S, Boeing H, Pischon T, Tjonneland A, Halkjaer J, Overvad K, Mendez M, Redondo M.L, Garcia C.M, Larranaga N, Tormo M.J, Gurrea AB, Bingham S, Khaw KT, Allen N, Key T, Trichopoulou A, Vasilopoulou E, Trichopoulos D, Pala V, Palli D, Tumino R, Mattiello A, Vineis P, Bueno-de-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Berglund G, Manjer J, Lundin E, Lukanova A, Slimani N, Jenab M, Kaaks R, Riboli E. Anthropometric factors and risk of endometrial cancer: the European prospective investigation into cancer and nutrition. Cancer Cause Control. 2007;18:399-413.

5. Schlehofer B, Schlaefer K, Blettner M, Berg G, Bohler E, Hettinger I, Kunna-Grass K, Wahrendorf J, Schüz J. Environmental risk factors for sporadic acoustic neuroma (Interphone Study Group, Germany). Eur J Cancer. 2007;43:1741-747.

6. Steindorf K. Körperliche Aktivität und Krebsprävention. The Medical Journal, Schweizer Zeitschrift für Innere Medizin. 2007;15:35-37.

7. Veglia F, Vineis P, Overvad K, Boeing H, Bergmann M, Trichopoulou A, Trichopoulos D, Palli D, Krogh V, Tumino R, Linseisen J, Steindorf K, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Tjonneland A, Gonzalez CA, Martinez C, Dorronsoro M, Barricarte A, Cirera L, Quiros J.R, Day N.E, Saracci R, Riboli E. Occupational exposures, environmental tobacco smoke, and lung cancer. Epidemiology. 2007;18:769-75.


2008


1. Agorastos T, Chrisafi S, Lambropoulos A.F, Mikos T, Constandinides T.C, Schlehofer J.R, Schlehofer B, Kotsis A, Bontis J.N. Adeno-associated virus infection and cervical neoplasia: is there a protective role against human papillomavirus-related carcinogenesis? Eur J Cancer Prev. 2008;17:364-68.

2. Bondy ML, Scheurer ME, Malmer B, Barnholtz Sloan JS, Davis FG, Il'yasova D, Kruchko C, McCarthy BJ, Rajaraman P, Schwartzbaum JA, Sadetzki S, Schlehofer B, Tihan T, Wiemels J.L, Wrensch M, Buffler PA.; Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium Brain tumor epidemiology: consensus from the Brain Tumor Epidemiology Consortium. Cancer. 2008;1:1953-968.

3. Schmidt M, Steindorf K, Mutschelknauss E, Slanger T, Kropp S, Obi N, Flesch-Janys D, Chang-Claude J. Physical activity and postmenopausal breast cancer: effect modification by breast cancer subtypes and effective periods in life. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2008;17:3402-410.

4. Wenig C, Schlehofer B, Beisler G.K, Schnitzler P, Schlehofer JR. Influence of Early In Utero Infection with Human Cytomegalovirus on the Course of Pregnancy. The Open Reproductive Science Journal 2008; 1: 28-34.


2009


1. Berg-Beckhoff G, Blettner M, Kowall B, Breckenkamp J, Schlehofer B, Schmiedel S, Bornkessel C, Reis U, Potthoff P, Schüz J. Mobile phone base stations and adverse health effects: phase 2 of a cross-sectional study with measured radio frequency electromagnetic fields. Occup Environ Med. 2009;66:124-30.

2. Berg-Beckhoff G, Schüz J, Blettner M, Munster E, Schlaefer K, Wahrendorf J, Schlehofer B. History of allergic disease and epilepsy and risk of gliomas and meningiomas. Eur J Epidemiol. 2009;24:433-40.

3. Blettner M, Schlehofer B, Breckenkamp J, Kowall B, Schmiedel S, Reis U, Potthoff P, Schüz J, Berg-Beckhoff G. Mobile phone base stations and adverse health effects: phase 1 of a population-based, cross-sectional study in Germany. Occup Environ Med. 2009;66:118-23.

4. Breckenkamp J, Berg-Beckhoff G, Munster E, Schüz J, Schlehofer B, Wahrendorf J, Blettner M. Feasibility of a cohort study on health risks caused by occupational exposure to radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. Environ Health. 2009;29:8-23.

5. Obi N, Chang-Claude J, Berger J, Braendle W, Slanger T, Mutschelknauss E, Schmidt M, Steindorf K, Ahrens W, Flesch-Janys D. The use of herbal preparations to alleviate climacteric disorders and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in a case-control-study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009;18:2207-213.

6. Rashid MU, Torres D, Rasheed F, Sultan F, Shakoori AR, Amin A, Schlaefer K, Hamann U. No association of miscarriage and BRCA carrier status in Pakistani breast/ovarian cancer patients with a history of parental consanguinity. Breast Cancer Res Treat 2009; 116:211-3

7. Schlaefer K, Schlehofer B, Schüz J. Validity of self-reported occupational noise exposure. Eur J Epidemiol. 2009;24:469-75.

8. Terry MB, Howe G, Pogoda JM, Zhang FF, Ahlbom A, Choi W, Giles G.G, Little J, Lubin F, Menegoz F, Ryan P, Schlehofer B, Preston-Martin S. An international case-control study of adult diet and brain tumor risk: a histology-specific analysis by food group. Ann Epidemiol. 2009;19:161-71.

9. Vrijheid M, Richardson L, Armstrong BK, Auvinen A, Berg G, Carroll M, Chetrit A, Deltour I, Feychting M, Giles GG, Hours M, Iavarone I, Lagorio S, Lonn S, McBride M, Parent ME, Sadetzki S, Salminen T, Sanchez M, Schlehofer B, Schüz J, Siemiatycki J, Tynes T, Woodward A, Yamaguchi N, Cardis E. Quantifying the impact of selection bias caused by nonparticipation in a case-control study of mobile phone use. Ann Epidemiol. 2009;19:33-41.

10. Barnes BE, Chang-Claude J, Flesch-Janys D, Kinscherf R, Schmidt M, Slanger T, Bonaterra G, Steindorf K. Cancer risk factors associated with insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding protein-3 levels in healthy women: effect modification by menopausal status. Cancer Causes Control. 2009 Jul 12. [Epub ahead of print].

11. Schmidt M, Chang-Claude J, Slanger T, Obi N, Flesch-Janys D, Steindorf K. Physical activity and postmenopausal breast cancer: effect modification by other breast cancer risk factors. Methods Inf Med. 2009 Aug 20; 48(5). [Epub ahead of print].

12. Rundle A, Richie J, Steindorf K, Peluso M, Overvad K, Raaschou-Nielsen O, Clavel-Chapelon F, Linseisen JP, Boeing H, Trichopoulou A, Palli D, Krogh V, Tumino R, Panico S, Bueno-De-Mesquita HB, Peeters PH, Lund E, Gonzalez CA, Martinez C, Dorronsoro M, Barricarte A, Tormo MJ, Quiros JR, Berglund G, Jarvholm B, Day NE, Key TJ, Saracci R, Kaaks R, Riboli E, Vineis O. Physical activity and lung cancer risk among non-smokers: a pilot molecular epidemiologic study within EPIC. Biomarkers; accepted.

Reviews and book chapters (1 Jan 2005 – 30 June 2009)

2005

Jedrychowski W, Steindorf K, Schmidt M, Wahrendorf J, Penar A. Protective effect of physical activity on the occurrence of colorectal cancer. In: Martinez, J.D. (eds.) Focus on colorectal cancer research. Nova Science Publisher, pp. 25-40 (Chapter 2). (2005).

2007

Jedrychowski W, Steindorf K, Schmidt M, Wahrendorf J, Pac A. Protective effect of physical activity on colorectal cancer occurence. In: Jeffries, L.P. (ed.) New developments in cancer research. Nova Science Publisher, pp. 119-134 (Chapter VI). (2007).