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Ahmed MI, Mujib M, Desai RV, Feller MA, Daniel C, Aban I, Love TE, Deedwania P, Pitt B, Aronow WS, Ahmed A. (2012). Outcomes in younger and older adults with chronic advanced systolic heart failure: a propensity-matched study. International Journal of Cardiology, 154(2), 128-133. PMID:20947188.

Azrad M, Gower BA, Hunter GR, Nagy TN. (2012). Intra-abdominal adipose tissue is independently associated with sex-hormone binding globulin in premenopausal women. Obesity (Silver Spring). 2012 May; 20(5):1012-1015. doi: 10.1038/oby.2011.375. Epub 2012 Jan 5. PMID: 22222925. [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].

Bovell L, Shanmugam C, Katkoori VR, Zhang B, Vogtmann E, Grizzle WE, Manne U. (2012). miRNAs are stable in colorectal cancer archival tissue blocks. Front Biosci (Elite Ed). 2012 Jan 1;4:1937-1940. PubMed PMID: 22202009; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3681606.

Casazza K, Affuso O, Hanks LJ, Hidalgo B, Hu HH. (2012). Short-term physical activity intervention decreases bone marrow adipose tissue in young children: A pilot study.Bone. Jan; 50(1):23-27. Epub 2011 Sep 13.

Demark-Wahnefried W, Platz EA, Ligibel J, Blair CK, Courneya KS, Meyerhardt JA, Ganz PA, Rock CL, Schmitz K, Wadden T, Philip EJ, Wolfe B, Gapstur SM, Ballard-Barbash R, McTiernan A, Minasian L, Nebeling L, Goodwin PJ. (2012). The role of obesity in cancer survival and recurrence. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention, 2012; 21(8): 1244-1259. PMCID: PMC3415558.

Feldacker C, Johnson D, Hosseinipour M, Phiri S, Tweya H. (2012). Who starts? Factors associated with starting antiretroviral therapy among eligible patients in two, public HIV clinics in Lilongwe, Malawi. PLoS One. 2012;7(11).

Gong TT, Wu QJ, Vogtmann E, Lin B, Wang YL. (2012). Age at menarche and risk of ovarian cancer: a meta-analysis of epidemiological studies. International Journal of Cancer. [Epub ahead of print].

Hardy C, Wynn-Wallace T, Williams M, Marron J, Partridge E. (2012). Community Health Advisors as Research Partners: Utilizing Community-Based Participatory Research to Address Cancer Prevention and Control in African American Communities in the Deep South. Journal of Healthcare, Science, and the Humanities II (2), 95-107.

Ifere GO, Abebe F, Ananaba GA. (2012). Emergent trends in the reported incidence of prostate cancer in Nigeria. Clin Epidemiol 3:1-14.

Ifere GO, Abebe F, Ananaba GA. (2012). Emergent trends in the reported incidence of prostate cancer in Nigeria. Clin Epidemiol 4:19-32. PMCID PMC 3266866.

Ifere GO. (2012). Ambiguity of plasma cholesterol level as biomarker of prostate cancer. J. Mol. Biomark. Diagn. 3. E112. doi104172/2155-9929.1000e112.

Jacobson JJ, Epstein JB, Eichmiller FC, Gibson TB, Carls GS, Vogtmann E, Wang S, Murphy B. (2012). The cost burden of oral, oral pharyngeal, and salivary gland cancers in three groups: commercial insurance, Medicare, and Medicaid. Head Neck Oncol. 2012;4:15. doi: 10.1186/1758-3284-4-15. Epub 2012 Apr 26. PubMed PMID: 22537712; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3503554.

Johnson DC, Chasela C, Maliwichi M, Mwafongo A, Akinkuotu A, Moses A, Jamieson DJ, Kourtis AP, King CC, van der Horst C, Hosseinipour MC. (2012). Tenofovir use and renal insufficiency among pregnant and general adult population of HIV-infected, ART-naïve individuals in Lilongwe, Malawi. PLoS ONE (2012). July 7(7):e41011. Published online 2012 July 27. doi:  10.1371/journal.pone.0041011. PMCID: PMC3407169.

Johnson KJ, Blair CK, Fink JM, Cerhan JR, Roesler MA, Hirsch BA, Nguyen PL, Ross JA. (2012). Medical conditions and risk of adult myeloid leukemia in Minnesota. Cancer Causes and Control, 2012; 23(7): 1083-1089. PMCID: PMC3571859.

Kravchenko J, Akushevich I, Sudenga SL, Wilson CM, Levitan EB, Shrestha S. (2012). Transitional probability-based model for HPV clearance in HIV-1-positive adolescent females. PLoS One. 2012;7(1):e30736. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0030736. Epub 2012 Jan 24. PubMed PMID: 22292027; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3265500.

Martin MY, Kratt P, Kim Y, Schoenberger Y, Pisu M. (2012). Too Much Trouble for What I Get Out of It: Acceptability of Cancer Screening Tests among Low Income Rural Men and Women in the Deep South. Public Health. Jan; 126(1):64-66. Epub 2011 Nov 26.. PMID: 22123455.

McCollum ED, Johnson DC, Chasela CS, Siwande LD, Kazembe PN, Olson D, Hoffman I, van der Horst C, Hosseinipour M. (2012). Superior Uptake and Outcomes of Early Infant Diagnosis of HIV Services at an Immunization Clinic Versus an "Under-Five" General Pediatric Clinic in Malawi. JAIDS. Aug 1;60(4).

Royse KE, Kempf MC, McGwin G Jr, Wilson CM, Tang J, Shrestha S. (2012). Toll-like receptor gene variants associated with bacterial vaginosis among HIV-1 infected adolescents. J Reprod Immunol. 2012 Dec;96(1-2):84-89. doi: 10.1016/j.jri.2012.08.002. Epub 2012 Sep 28. PubMed PMID: 23021866; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3518650.

Sudenga SL, Kempf MC, McGwin G Jr, Wilson CM, Hook EW 3rd, Shrestha S. (2012). Incidence, Prevalence and Epidemiology of Herpes Simplex Virus-2 in HIV-1-positive and HIV-1-negative Adolescents. Sexually Transmitted Disease. Apr; 39(4): 300-305. (Reviewed in HIV Treatment Alerts (High rates of HSV-2 infection in HIV-positive teens in United States. The Center for AIDS Information and Advocacy. August 2012 http://www.centerforaids.org/hivtreatmentalerts.html)). doi: 10.1097/OLQ.0b013e318244a90f. PubMed PMID: 22421698; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3306602.

Williams MS, Amoateng P. (2012). Knowledge and Attitudes About Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Men in Kumasi, Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal. Sep; 46(3), 147-151. [PMCID - in process].

Williams MS. (2012). Development of the Nutrition4Kids Website. Studies in Health Technologies and Informatics. 172. 174-179. [PMCID- in progress].

Wolfe KR, Madan-Swain A, Kana RK. (2012). Executive Dysfunction in Pediatric Posterior Fossa Tumor Survivors: A Systematic Literature Review of Neurocognitive Deficits and Interventions. Dev Neuropsychol  2012;37(2):153-175. doi: 10.1080/87565641.2011.632462. PMID: 22339228. [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE].

Wu QJ, Vogtmann E, Zhang W, Xie L, Yang WS, Tan YT, Gao J, Xiang YB. (2012). Cancer incidence among adolescents and young adults in urban Shanghai, 1973-2005. PLoS One. 2012;7(8):e42607. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042607. Epub 2012 Aug 3. PubMed PMID: 22880052; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3411830.

Wu QJ, Yang Y, Vogtmann E, Wang J, Han LH, Li HL, Xiang YB. (2012). Cruciferous vegetables intake and the risk of colorectal cancer: a meta-analysis of observational studies. Annals of Oncology. [Epub ahead of print].

Yang WS, Wong MY, Vogtmann E, Tang RQ, Xie L, Yang YS, Wu QJ, Zhang W, Xiang YB. (2012). Meat consumption and risk of lung cancer: evidence from observational studies. Ann Oncol. 2012 Dec;23(12):3163-3170. doi: 10.1093/annonc/mds207. Epub 2012 Jul 31. PubMed PMID: 22855553; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3501234.

 

Abstracts/Presentations:

Blair CK, Azrad M, Powell L, Anderson-Krontiras H, Demark-Wahnefried W. (2012). Predictors of early engagement in a weight-loss study among breast cancer survivors. University of Alabama at Birmingham Comprehensive Cancer Center Retreat. Birmingham, AL. October. Poster presentation.

Blair CK, Madan-Swain A, Locher J, De Los Santos J, Affuso O, Glover T, Sharma A, Anderson-Krontiras H, Busby JE, Carley J, Lipsitz M, Demark-Wahnefried W. (2012). Harvest for Health: A Vegetable Gardening Intervention for Cancer Survivors. American Society of Preventive Oncology, Washington, DC. March. Poster presentation.

Blair CK, Sloane R, Peterson B, Morey M, Lipkus I, Cohen H, Paxton R, Demark-Wahnefried W. (2012). Influence of race on response, enrollment, attrition, and adherence rates in lifestyle interventions among cancer survivors. University of Alabama at Birmingham Health Disparities Research Symposium, Birmingham. April. Poster presentation.

Hensler M, Berkow R, Barrett J, Byrd P, Wiener L, Katz E, Cortopassi A, Madan-Swain A. (2012). Posttraumatic Growth and Benefit Finding in Fathers of Childhood Cancer Survivors. Comprehensive Cancer Center Research Retreat, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL. August. Poster presentation.

Hensler M, Berkow R, Barrett J, Byrd P, Wiener L, Katz E, Cortopassi A, Madan-Swain A. (2012). Posttraumatic Growth and Benefit Finding in Fathers of Childhood Cancer Survivors. 120th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL. August. Poster presentation.

Hensler M, Berkow R, Byrd P, Barrett J, Madan-Swain A. (2012). Paternal Coping with Childhood Cancer. 9th Annual Meeting of the American Psychosocial Oncology Society, Miami, FL. February. Poster presentation.

Ifere GO, Demark-Wahnefried W, Nagy TR. (2012). Evaluation of apolipoprotein E genotypes as cholesterol-driven prostate tumor modulators. 7th Annual Health Disparities Research Symposium. UAB, Birmingham, AL. April 10. (Abstract).

Katkoori VR, Bovell L, Choudhary S, Butler AR, Shanmugam C, Samuel T, Athar M, Manne U. (2012). Interaction between the Rabphillin-3A-Like Gene and Phosphorylation of Mammalian Target of Rapamycin (mTOR) in Colon Cancer. The American Association for Cancer Research – 103rd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. March 31-April 4. (Abstract #4156).

Katkoori VR, Shanmugam C, Sthanam M, Bovell L, Callens T, Messiaen LM, Bumpers HL, Birdsong G, Samuel T, Manne U. (2012). Clinical Value of Elevated Microsatellite Alterations at Selected Tetranucleotide Repeats (EMAST) in African American and non-Hispanic Caucasian Colorectal Cancer Patients. The American Association for Cancer Research – 103rd Annual Meeting, Chicago, IL. March 31-April 4. (Abstract #1152).

Primus JM, Tarver WL, Ifill S, Thomas-Purcell KB. (2012). Service providers’ perceptions on the quality and availability of services for cervical cancer patients in Grenada, West Indies: An exploratory investigation. African-Caribbean Cancer Consortium 4th International Conference. Philadelphia, PA. July 21st-22nd. Oral Presentation.

Reynolds N, Hensler M, Mrug S. (2012). Predictors of Distress among Mothers and Fathers of Youth with Chronic Illness. 120th Annual Meeting of the American Psychological Association, Orlando, FL. August. Poster presentation.

Shrestha S, Johnson D, Porter DC, Reid E, Palchinsky J, Napravnik S, Mathews WC, Eron J, Saag MS. (2012). HIV prevalence among cancer patients in three urban oncology clinics. Conference on Retroviruses and Opportunistic Infections (CROI), March 5, Seattle, WA. Presentation.

Sudenga SL, Kravchenko J, Akushevich I, Vaughan LK, Wilson CM, Tang J, Shrestha S. (2012). Immune-related Genes Influence Clearance of HPV16 and Genetically Related Types in HIV Co-infected Adolescents. International Papilloma virus Conference 2012. San Juan, Puerto Rico. November 30th-Dec 6th. Oral presentation.

Sudenga SL, Rositch AF, Otieno WA, Smith JS. (2012). Factors influencing cervical cancer risk perception among women of reproductive age in Kenya. International Papilloma virus Conference 2012. San Juan, Puerto Rico. November 30th-Dec6th. Poster presentation.

Sudenga SL, Shrestha S, Macaluso M, Partridge EE, Piyathilake CJ. (2012). Functional variants in xeno biotic metabolism genes are associated with clearance of cervical HPV infection. International Papillomavirus Conference 2012. San Juan, Puerto Rico. November 30th-Dec6th. Poster presentation.

Sudenga SL, Wiener HW, King CC, Cu-Uvin S, Klein RS, Shah KV, Sobel JD, Jamieson DJ, Shrestha S. (2012). Immunogenetics of HPV clearance among HIV-positive women in the HIV Epidemiology Research Study(HERS). International Papilloma virus Conference 2012. San Juan, Puerto Rico. November 30th-Dec6th. Oral presentation.


Tarver WL, Malcolm SD. (2012). Community consultation in cancer health disparities research: A systematic review. Poster presented at the First Bioethics Conference on Cancer Health Disparities Research: Celebrating Scholars Ethically Working toward Reducing Cancer Health Disparities.

Vogtmann E, Li HL, Shu XO, Chow WH, Ji BT, Cai H, Gao J, Zhang W, Gao YT, Zheng W, Xiang YB. (2012). Dietary glycemic load, glycemic index and risk of primary liver cancer: Results from the Shanghai Women’s and Men’s Health Studies. AACR 103rd Annual Meeting, March 31-April 4, Chicago, IL. Poster presentation.

Vogtmann E, Li HL, Waterbor JW, Wu QJ, Xie L, Yang G, Zheng W, Xiang YB, Shu XO. (2012). Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of colorectal cancer: Results from the Shanghai Men’s Health Study. 2012 UAB Annual Center for Aging Symposium, October 19, Birmingham, AL. Poster presentation.

Vogtmann E, Li HL, Waterbor JW, Wu QJ, Xie L, Yang G, Zheng W, Xiang YB, Shu XO. (2012). Fruit and vegetable intake and risk of colorectal cancer: Results from the Shanghai Men’s Health Study. 2012 American College of Epidemiology Annual Meeting. Chicago, IL. September 8-11. Poster presentation.

Vogtmann E. (2012). From Mexico to China: One student’s international cancer research experiences. 2012 International Cancer Education Conference. Ypsilanti, MI. September 19-22. Oral presentation.

Wilkinson L, Kerr J, Williams M, Flournoy M, Williams E, Glover S. (2012). Stress, Coping, and Oppression - Prevention and Education (SCOPE) Project: Psychosocial health indicators among students at a predominantly white institution and a historically black college. 2012 APHA Annual Meeting. October.

Williams M, Amoateng P. (2012). Knowledge and Attitudes About Cervical Cancer and Cervical Cancer Screening Among Men in Kumasi, Ghana. Ghana Medical Journal. September.

Williams M, Hardy C, Allen K, Marron J, Baskin M. (2012). Training Community Health Advisors in Alabama and Mississippi to Conduct the Rural Active Living Assessment: Lessons Learned. UAB Health Disparities Research Symposium, Birmingham, AL. April 10. Presentation.

Williams M, Kuffuor G, Ekuadzi E, Tuffuor Ampen P, Korang-Yeboa M, El-Duah M. (2012). An Assessment of Psychological Barriers to Cervical Cancer Screening Among Women in Kumasi, Ghana. Journal of African Health Studies. November. (Abstract).

Williams M. (2012). A Call to Modify the Approach to Increasing Cervical Cancer Awareness in Sub-Saharan Africa. The Journal of Global Health. November.

Williams M. (2012). Development of the Nutrition4Kids Website. Studies in Health Technology and Informatics.

Williams M. (2012). Minimization of risk for cervical cancer among women in Kumasi, Ghana. 2012 American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA. October 30.

Williams M. (2012). The health communication preferences of Ghanaian women and men: Implications for health promotion. International Cancer Education Conference. Ann Arbor, MI. September.