Who's Who
Neela Guha
Scientist
Section of IARC Monographs
Specialty:
Environmental Cancer EpidemiologyAcademic Degrees
| Year | Degree | Major | Institution | Town | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | PhD | Epidemiology | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | USA |
| 2004 | MPH | Epidemiology/Biostatistics | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | USA |
| 2000 | BA | Molecular and Cell Biology (Genetics) | University of California, Berkeley | Berkeley | USA |
Current Research Projects
- Carcinogenicity of trichloroethylene and some other chlorinated compounds. Volume 106. (Responsible officer)
IARC Monographs - Carcinogenicity of bitumens and bitumen emissions, and some heterocyclic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons. Volume 103.
IARC Monographs - Carcinogenicity of radiofrequency electromagnetic fields. Volume 102.
IARC Monographs - Environmental epidemiology of childhood cancer
-Characterization of residential pesticide use through self-report and chemical formulation in the Northern California Childhood Leukemia Study
-Systematic review of “Electromagnetic Fields” in Textbook of Children’s Environmental Health.
- N Guha, MH Ward, R Gunier, JS Colt, CS Lea, PA Buffler, C Metayer - N Guha, R Baan, K Straif. Edited by Philip J. Landrigan and Ruth A. Etzel. Oxford University Press. - Occupational exposures and risk of lung cancer in the SYNERGY pooling project (focus on painting, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons)
N Guha, A Olsson, H Kromhout, R Vermeulen, K Straif et al, on behalf of the SYNERGY study group
Selected Publications
Cogliano VJ, Baan R, Straif K, Grosse Y, Lauby-Secretan B, El Ghissassi F,Bouvard V, Benbrahim-Tallaa L, Guha N, Freeman C, Galichet L, Wild CP (2011) Preventable Exposures Associated With Human Cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst. Dec 21;103(24). PMID: 22158127 : 1827-39Chang JS, Straif K, Guha N (2011) The role of alcohol dehydrogenase genes in cancers of the head and neck: a systematic review and meta-analysis of ADH1B and ADH1C. Mutagenesis. Oct 31. PMID:22042713 : E-pub ahead of print
Guha N, Steenland NK, Merletti F, Altieri A, Cogliano V, Straif K (2010) Bladder cancer risk in painters: a meta-analysis. Occup Environ Med. 2010. : Aug;67(8). PMID: 20647380 : 568-73
Guha N, Kwan ML, Quesenberry CP Jr, Weltzien EK, Castillo AL, Caan BJ (2009) Soy isoflavones and risk of cancer recurrence in a cohort of breast cancer survivors: the Life After Cancer Epidemiology study. Breast Cancer Res Treat. Nov;118(2). PMID: 19221874 : 395-405
Guha N, Boffetta P, Wünsch Filho V, Eluf Neto J, Shangina O, Zaridze D, Curado MP, Koifman S, Matos E, Menezes A, Szeszenia-Dabrowska N, Fernandez L, Mates D, Daudt AW, Lissowska J, Dikshit R, Brennan P (2007) Oral health and risk of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck and esophagus: results of two multicentric case-control studies. Am J Epidemiol. Nov 15;166(10). PMID: 17761691 : 1159-73
Scientific Societies Membership
European Association of Cancer ResearchSociety for Epidemiological Research
Prizes, Honours
Kaiser Permanente – UCB Center for Health Research FellowshipSusan Kersch DeYoung Memorial Scholarship
Kaiser Permanente Merit Scholarship
Russell M. Grossman Endowment
UC Berkeley Grant