List of Louisiana Tumor Registry Publications

Chen VW, Correa P and Zavala DE. Lung cancer: Leading cause of cancer deaths in Louisiana white females. JNCI 72:1-2, 1984.

Correa P, Fontham E, Pickle LW, Chen VW, Lin Y and Haenszel W. Dietary determinants of gastric cancer in south Louisiana. JNCI 75:645-653, 1985.

Chen VW, Correa P, Zavala DE. Lung cancer: Leading cause of cancer deaths in Louisiana white females. 1985 Yearbook of Cancer, 1986.

Ooi WL, Elston RC, Chen VW, Bailey-Wilson J, Rothschild H. Increased familial risk for lung cancer. JNCI 76:217-222, 1986.

Sellers TA, Ooi WL, Elston RD, Chen VW, Bailey-Wilson JE, Rothschild H. Increased familial risk for non-lung cancer among relatives of lung cancer patients. Am J Epidemiol 126:237-246, 1987.

Chen VW, Correa P, Craig JF, Fontham ETH. Is cancer survival poorer in Louisiana? J La State Med Soc 140:20-28, 1988.

Fontham ETH, Correa P, Chen VW, Craig JC, Pickle LW, Falk R. Tobacco and cancer in Louisiana. J La State Med Soc 140:29-42, 1988.

Correa P, Fontham ETH, Chen VW, Craig JF, Falk R, Pickle LW. Diet, nutrition and cancer in Louisiana. J La State Med Soc 140:43-50, 1988.

Craig JK, Chen VW, Correa P, Fontham ETH. Louisiana Tumor Registry. J La State Med Soc 140:51-54, 1988.

Fontham ETH, Chen VW, Correa P. Epidemiologic studies of cancer in Louisiana. Cancer Quarterly 2(4):3-4, Winter 1988-89.

Chen VW, Hunter C, Correa P, Fontham ET. Breast cancer in young women. Breast Cancer Research and Treatment 14:182(A), 1989.

Chen VW, Craig JF, Fontham ET, Correa P. Excessive cancer rates among blacks in Louisiana: an opportunity for physician intervention. J La State Med Soc 142:18-26, 1990.

Craig JF, Chen VW, Fontham ET, Correa P. Cancer mortality in the 1930's foretells cancer in the 1980's. J La State Med Soc 142:43-48, 1990.

Groves FD, Craig JF, Chen VW, Fontham ET, Zavala D, Correa P. Pediatric cancer in New Orleans. J La State Med Soc 142:27-30, 1990.

Falk RT, Pickle LW, Fontham ET, Correa P, Morse A, Chen V, Fraumeni JF. Occupation and pancreatic cancer risk in Louisiana. Am J Industrial Med 18(5):565-76, 1990.

Craig JF, Chen VW, Fontham ET. Cancer control in Louisiana: Assessment of needs and development of a plan. J La State Med Soc 143:41-46, 1991.

Chen VW. Dietary risk factors for stomach and colon cancers. In: Diet, Nutrition and Cancer, Enwonwu CO (ed). Fourth Annual Nutrition Workshop, October 24-26, 1990. Meharry Medical College, Fall 1991, pp. 113-122.

Fontham ETH, Correa P, Wu-Williams A, Reynolds P, Greenberg RS, Buffler PA, Chen VW, Boyd P, Alterman T, Austin DF, Liff J, Greenberg SD. Lung cancer in non-smoking women: a multicenter case-control study. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 1:35-43, 1991.

Chen VW, Fontham ETH, Craig JF, Groves FD, Culley P, Rainey JM, Ranier AS, Correa P. Cancer in Louisiana. Part I: Tobacco-related cancers. J La State Med Soc 144:149-155, 1992.

Chen VW, Correa P, Kurman RJ, Austin D, Eley JW, Hunter C, Redmond C, Muss H, Herman A, Wu XC, Sodhan M, Gan XG and the Black/White Cancer Survival Study Group, Black/white differences in tumor characteristics among breast cancer patients, Breast Cancer Res and Treat 23:156A, 1992.

Howard J, Hankey BF, Greenberg RS, Austin DF, Correa P, Chen VW, Durako S. A collaborative study of differences in the survival rates of black patients and white patients with cancer. Cancer 69(9):2349-2360, 1992.

Fontham ETH, Correa P, Wu-Williams A, Reynolds P, Greenberg RS, Buffler PA, Chen VW, Boyd P, Alterman T, Austin DF, Liff J, Greenberg SD. Reply to letter to editor by Nathan Mantel re: ETH Fontham et al, Lung cancer in nonsmoking women: a multicenter case-control study. Cancer Epidemiol, Biomarkers & Prev 1:331-334, 1992.

Coates RJ, Bransfield DD, Wesley M, Hankey B, Eley JW, Greenberg RS, Glanders D, Hunter CP, Edwards BK, Forman M, Chen VW, Reynolds P, Boyd P, Austin D, Muss H, Blacklow RS and Black/White Cancer Survival Study Group. Differences between black and white women with breast cancer in time from symptom recognition to medical consultation. J Natl Cancer Inst 84: 938-950, 1992.

Muss HB, Hunter CP, Wesley M, Correa P, Chen VW, Greenberg RS, Eley JW, Austin DF, Kurman R, Edwards BK. Treatment plans in black and white women with stage II, node positive breast cancer. Cancer 70: 2460-2467, 1992.

Harlan LC, Coates R, Block G, Greenberg RS, Ershow A, Forman M, Austin DF, Chen VW, Heymsfield SB. Estrogen receptor status and dietary intakes in breast cancer patients. Epidemiology 4:25-31, 1993.

Chen VW. Smoking and health gap in minorities. Ann Epidemiol 3:159-164, 1993.

Fontham E, Correa P, Chen V. Passive smoking and lung cancer. J La State Med Soc 145: 132-136, 1993.

Hunter CP, Redmond CK, Chen VW, Austin DF, Greenberg RS, Correa P, Muss HB, Forman MR, Wesley MN, Blacklow RS, Kurman RJ, Dignam JJ, Edwards BK, Shapiro S and the Black/WhiteCancer Survival Study Group. Breast cancer: stage at diagnosis and associated factors in black and white patients. J Natl Cancer Inst. 85:1129-1137, 1993.

Chen VW, Shiao YH, Wu XC, Scheer WD, Lehmann HP, Ruiz BA, Difference in prevalence of p53 accumulation in breast cancer between black and white patients, Breast Cancer Res and Treat 2:177, 1993.

Chen VW, Correa P, Kurman RJ, Wu XC, Eley JW, Austin D, Muss H, Hunter C, Redmond C, Sobhan M, Coates R, Reynolds P, Herman AA, Edward BK. Histologic characteristics of breast carcinoma in blacks and whites. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 3:1-9, 1994.

Parkin DM, Chen VW, Ferlay J, Galceran J, Storm HH, Whelan SL. Comparability and Quality Control in Cancer Registration, IARC Technical Report No. 19, Lyon, IARC, 1994.

Chen VW, Wu XC, Andrews PA, Fontham ETH, Correa P. Advanced stage at diagnosis: an explanation for higher than expected cancer death rates in Louisiana? J La State Med Soc 146:137-145, 1994.

Reynold P, Boyd PT, Blacklow BS, Jackson JS, Greenberg RS, Austin DF, Chen VW, Edward BK and the NCI Black/White Cancer Survival Study Group. The relationship between social ties and survival among black and white breast cancer patients. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prevention 3: 253-259, 1994.

Fontham E, Correa P, Buffler PA, Reynolds P, Wu-Williams A, Greenberg RS, Chen VW, Alterman T, Boyd P, Austin FDF, Liff J. Environmental tobacco smoke and lung cancer in nonsmoking women: A multicenter study. JAMA 271; 1752-1759, 1994.

Correa P, Chen VW. Gastric Cancer. In: Trends in Cancer Incidence and Mortality. Cancer Surveys, Volume 19/20, pp. 55-76, 1994.

Eley JW, Hill HA, Chen VW, Austin DF, Welsey MN, Greenberg RS, Coates RJ,Herman AA, Muss HB, Redmond CK, Edward BK, Kurman R. Racial differencesin survival from breast cancer : Results of the National Cancer Institute Black/White Cancer Survival study. JAMA 272:947-954, 1994.

Correa P, Chen VW. Endocrine Gland Cancer. In: Histology of Cancer, Incidence and Prognosis: SEER Population-based Data, 1973-1987. Cancer Supplement 75: 338-352, 1995.

Shiao Y-H, Chen VW, Scheer WD, Wu XC, Correa P. Racial disparity in the association of p53 gene alteration with breast cancer survival. Cancer Research 55: 1485-1490, 1995.

Hill HA, Coates RJ, Austin H, Correa P, Robboy SJ, Chen VW, Click LA, Barrett RJII, Boyce JG, Kotz HL, Harlan LC. Racial differences in tumor grade among women with endometrial cancer. Gynecologic Oncology 56,154-163, 1995.

Harlan LC, Coates RJ, Block G, Greenberg RS, Ershow A, Forman M, Austin DF, Chen VW. Reply to letter to editor by Strohsnitter re: Harlan et al, Estrogen receptor status and dietary intakes. Epidemiology 6: 201-202, 1995.

Chen VW. Should we or shouldn’t we compare cancer rates among registries? In: Cancer Incidence in North American 1988-1991. Publication of the North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, 1995.

Mayberry RM, Coates RJ, Hill HA, Click LA, Chen VW, Austin DF, Redmond CK, Fenoglio-Preiser CM, Hunter CP, Haynes MA, Muss HB, Wesley MN, Greenberg RS, Edwards BK. Determinants of black/white differences in colon cancer survival. J Natl Cancer Inst 87: 1686-93, 1995.

Barrett RJ II, Harlan LC, Wesley MN, Hill HA, Chen VW, Clayton LA, Kotz HL, Eley JW, Edwards BK. Endometrial Cancer: Stage at Diagnosis and Associated Factors in Black and White Cases. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 173: 414-423, 1995.

Shiao YH, Chen VW, Scheer WD, Wu XC, Correa P. Racial disparity in the association of p53 gene alteration with breast cancer survival. In: Breast Diseases: A Year Book Quarterly, December 1995, Mosby-Year Book, Inc.

Whiting R, Porter GH, Chen VW. The Louisiana Cancer and Lung Trust Fund Board. J La State Med Soc 148: 151-154, 1996.

Groves FD, Andrews PA, Chen VW, Fontham ETH, Correa P. Is there a "cancer corridor” in Louisiana? J La State Med Soc 148: 155-164, 1996.

Chen VW, Rainey JM. Louisiana Tumor Registry: New developments and services provided. J La State Med Soc 148: 186-188, 1996.

Chen VW, Wu XC, Andrews PA, Howe HL, Fulton JP, Correa CN, Roffers SD. Comparative analysis of lung cancer incidence rates in the United States. In: Howe HL, Lehnherr M, Derrick L (eds.) Cancer Incidence in North America, 1988-1992. North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, April 1996.

Fulton JP, Wingo P, Jamison M, Roffers SD, Howe HL, Chen VW. Exploring the effects of death certificate follow-back on cancer registration. In: Howe HL, Lehnherr M, Derrick L (eds.) Cancer Incidence in North America, 1988-1992. Sacramento, CA: North American Association of Central Cancer Registries, April 1996.

Coates RJ, Click LA, Harlan LC, Robboy S, Barrett RJ II, Eley W, Reynold P, Chen VW, Darity WA, Blacklow RS, Edwards BK. Differences between black and white patients with cancer of the uterine corpus in time from symptom recognition to initial medical consultation. Cancer Cause and Control 7: 328-336, 1996.

Shiao YH, Chen VW, Wu XC, Scheer WD, Lehmann HP, Malcom GT, Boudreau DA, Ruiz B, Correa P. Racial comparison of p53 alterations in breast cancer: difference in prognostic value. in vivo 10: 169-174, 1996.

Hill HA, Eley JW, Harlan LC, Greenberg RS, Barrett RJ II, Chen VW. Racial differencies in endometrial cancer survival: the black/white cancer survival study. Obstel Gynecol 88: 919-926, 1996.

Chen VW, Wu XC, Andrews PA, Correa CN, Lucas HF. Highlights of cancer incidence in Louisiana, 1988-92. J La State Med Soc. 149: 119-124, 1997.

Shiao YH, Chen VW, Lehmann HP, Wu XC and Correa P. Patterns of DNA ploidy and S-phase fraction associated with breast cancer survival in blacks and whites. Clinical Cancer Research 3: 587-592, 1997.

Chen VW. The right to know vs. the right to privacy. J Registry Mgmt 24: 125-127, 1997.

Chen VW, Fenoglio-Preiser CM, Wu XC, Coates RJ, Reynolds P, Wickerham DL, Adrews P, Hunter C, Stemmerman G, Jackson JS, Edwards BK, and the BWCSS Group. Aggressiveness of colon carcinoma in blacks and whites. Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention 6: 1087-1083, 1997.

Chen VW, Andrews PA, Wu XC, Correa CN, Fontham ETH. Cancer incidence in the industrial corridor: an update. J La Med Soc 150: 158-167, 1998.

Chen VW, Wu XC, Ahmed MN, Correa CN, Andrews PA. Cancer of the colon and rectum in Louisiana. J La State Med Soc 151: 189-197, 1999.

Chen VW, Correa, CN; Andrews, PA; Wu, XC; Lucas, HF; Ahmed, MH; Schmidt, BA; Rainey, J. Louisiana Tumor Registry: New developments and activities. J La State Med Soc 151: 214-217, 1999.

Ahmed MN, Andrews PA, Chen VW, Wu XC, Correa CN, Schmidt BA, Fontham ETH. Incidence, trends, and mortality rate of prostate cancer in Louisiana. J La Med Soc 152: 195-203, 2000.

Wu XC, Correa CN, Andrews PA, Schmidt BA, Ahmed MN, Chen VW, Fontham ETH. Stage of disease at diagnosis and survival estimates for cancers of the colon and rectum in Louisiana. J La Med Soc 152: 171-180, 2000.

Huebner WW, Chen VW, Friedlander BR, Wu XC, Jorgensen G, Bhojani F, Friedman C, Schmidt C, Sales EA, Joy JA, Correa C. Incidence of lymphohematopoietic malignancies in a petrochemical industry cohort: 1983-94 Follow-Up. J. Occup Environ Med 57: 605-614, 2000.

Prout GR, Wesley MN, Greenberg RS, Chen VW, Brown CC, Miller AW, Weinstein RS, Robboy SJ, Haynes MA, Blacklow RS, Edwards BK. Bladder cancer: Race differences in extent of disease at diagnosis. Cancer 89 (6): 1349-1358, 2000.

Ahmed MN, Andrews PA, Wu XC, Schmidt BA, Correa CN, Chen VW. Occupation and industry information in death certificates and state-wide cancer registry database. J Registry Management 27 (4): 132-135, 2000.

Reynolds P, Hurley S, Torres M, Jackson J, Boyd P, Chen VW, and the Black/White Cancer Survival Study Group. Use of coping strategies and breast cancer survival: Results from the Black/White Cancer Survival Study. Am J of Epidemiology 152 (10): 940-949, 2000.

Wu XC, Andrews PA, Correa CN, Schmidt BA, Ahmed MN, Chen VW, Fontham ETH. Breast cancer: Incidence, mortality and early detection in Louisiana, 1988-1997. J La Med Soc 153: 373-384, 2001.

Wingo PA, Luke E, O’Brien K, Brogan DJ, Chen VW, Wu XC, Tucker T, Howe H, Ross F, Vann S, Stewart A, Chmiel J, Sylvester J, Bumpus R, Shen T. Population-based patterns of care studies: Collaboration among state cancer registries, the American College of Surgeons, and the American Cancer Society. J Registry Management: 28(1):5-16, 2001.

Wu XC, Chen VC, Steele B, Ruiz B, Fulton F, Liu L, Carozza SE, Greenlee R. Subsite-specific incidence rates and stage of disease in colorectal carcinoma by race, gender and age group in the United States, 1992-1997. Cancer 92: 2547-54, 2001.

Chen WV, Schmidt BA, Wu XC, Correa CN, Andrews PA, Hsieh MC, Ahmed MN. Childhood cancer in Louisiana, 1988-1996. J La Med Soc. 154: 91-99, 2002.

MacLennan PA, Delzell E, Sathiakumar N, Myer SL, Cheng H, Grizzle W, Chen VW, Wu XC. Cancer incidence among triazine herbicide manufacturing workers. J Occup Environ Med 44:1048-58, 2002.

Chen VW, Ruiz B, Killeen JL, Coté TR, Wu XC, Correa CN. Pathology and classification of ovarian tumors. Cancer 97 (Suppl):2631-2642, 2003.

Goodman MT, Howe HL, Tung KH, Hotes J, Miller BA, Coughlin SS, Chen VW. Incidence of ovarian cancer by race and ethnicity in the United States, 1992-1997. Cancer 97 (Suppl): 2676-2685, 2003.

Wu XC, Chen VW, Steel B, Roffers S, Klotz J, Correa CN. Cancer incidence in adolescents and young adults in the United States, 1992-1997. J Adolescent Health 32: 405-415, 2003.

Wu XC, Chen VW, Ruiz B, Andrews PA, Hsieh MC, Schmidt BA, Correa CN, Fontham ETH. Patterns of treatment for ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast in Louisiana, 1988-1999. J LA Med Soc. 155:206-213, 2003.

Goodman MT, Correa CN, Tung KH, Roffers SD, Wu XC, Young JL, Wilkens LR, Carney ME, Howe HL. Stage disease of ovarian cancer in the United States, 1992-1997. Cancer 2003;97:2648-2659.

Roffers SD, Wu XC, Johson CH, Correa CN. Incidence of extraovarian primary cancers in the United States, 1992-1997. Cancer 2003;97(10):2643-2647.

Young JL, Wu XC, Roffers SD, Howe HL, Correa CN, Weinstein R. Ovarian cancer in children and young adults in the United States, 1992-1997. Cancer 2003;97:2694-2700.

Prout GR, Wesley MN, McCarron P, Chen VW, Greenberg RS, Mayberry RM, Edwards BK. Survival experience of black patients and white patients with bladder carcinoma. Cancer 100:621-30, 2004.

Wu XC, Chen VW, Martin J, Roffers S, Groves FD, Correa CN, Hamilton-Byrd E, Jemal A. Subsite-specific colorectal cancer incidence rates and stage distribution in Asia/Pacific Islanders in the United States, 1995-1999. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers & Prev 13:1215-22, Jul 2004.

Tsai SP, Chen VW, Fox EE, Wendt JK, Wu XC, Foster DE, Frazer AE. Cancer incidence among refinery and petrochemical employees in Louisiana. Ann Epidemiol 14:722-730, Oct 2004.

Wu XC, Chen VW, Andrews PA, Hsieh MC. Treatment patterns for Stage III colon cancer and factors related to receipt of postoperative chemotherapy in Louisiana. J La Med Soc 156:35-39, Sept/Oct 2004.

Jemal A, Clegg LX, Ward E, Ries LAG, Wu XC, Jamison PM, Wingo PA, Howe PA, Anderson RN, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2001, with a special feature on survival. Cancer 2004;101(1):1-25.

Jemal A, Clegg LX, Ward E, Ries LAG, Wu XC, Jamison PM, Wingo PA, Howe PA, Anderson RN, Edwards BK. Annual report to the nation on the status of cancer, 1975-2001, with a special feature on survival. Cancer 2004;101:3-27.

McLaughlin CC, Wu XC, Jemal A, Martin HJ, Roche LM, Chen VW. Incidence of Noncutaneous Melanoma in the U.S. Cancer 103:1000-7, Jan 2005.

Wu XC, Groves FD, McLaughlin CC, Jemal A, Martin HJ, Chen VW. Cancer incidence patterns among adolescents and young adults in the United States. Cancer, Causes Control 16:309-320, Apr/May 2005.

Adelman AS, McLaughlin CC, Wu XC, Chen VW, Groves FD. Urbanization and incidence of acute lymphocytic leukemia among United States children ages 0-4. Brit J Cancer, 92:2084-2088, May 2005.

Howe HL, Jamison M, Havener L, Chen VW, Reis L and members of the NAACCR Collaborative Research Work Group. Site-specific Comparison of Summary Stage 1977 and Summary Stage 2000 Coding. NAACCR 2005. http://www.naaccr.org/filesystem/pdf/EOD_SS_All.

Wu XC, Chen VW, Andrews P, Chen LC, Hsieh MC, Ahmed MN, Fontham ETH. Initial treatment patterns for clinically localized prostate cancer and factors associated with the therapy in Louisiana. J La Med Soc, 2005 157;188-194.

Edward BK, Brown ML, Wingo PA, Howe HL, Ward E, Ries LAG, Schrag D, Jamison PM, Jenal A, Wu XC, Frieman 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. J Natl Cancer Inst 2005;5;97:1407-27.

Wu XC, Chen VW, Ruiz B, Andrews PA, Su JL, Correa P. Incidence of esophageal and gastric cancers among American Asians/Pacific Islanders, Whites, and Blacks, Subsites and Histology Difference. Cancer 2006;106:683-92. Feb 1.

Mather F, Chen VW, Morgan LH, Correa CN, Shaffer JG, Srivastav SK, Rice JC, Blount G, Swalm CM, Wu XC, Scribner RA. Hierarchical modeling and other spatial analysis in prostate cancer incidence data. Am J Prev Med 30 (2S):S88-S100, February, 2006.

Wu XC, Cokkinides V, Chen VW, Nadel M, Ren Y, Martin J, Ellison GL. Association of subsite-specific colorectal cancer incidence rates and stage at diagnosis with county-level poverty, by race and sex. Cancer 107(5 suppl):1121-7. September 2006.

Ahmed F, Goodman MT, Kosary C, Ruiz B, Wu XC, Chen VW, Correa CN. Excess risk of subsequent primary cancers among colorectal carcinoma survivors, 1975-2001. Cancer 107 (5 suppl): 1162-71. September, 2006

Howe HL, Wu X, Ries LAG, 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. 107(8): 1711-42. October 2006.

Clegg LX, Reichman ME, Hankey BF, Miller BA, Lin YD, Johnson NJ, Schwartz SM, Berstein L, Chen VW, Goodman MT, Gomez SL, Graff JJ, Lynch CF, Lin CC, Edwards BK. Quality of race, Hispanic ethnicity, and immigrant status in population-based cancer registry data: implications for health disparity studies. Cancer Causes and Control 18(2):177-87, Mar 2007.

Wu X, Chen VW, Andrews PA, Ruiz B, Correa P. Incidence of esophageal and gastric cancers among Hispanics, non-Hispanic whites and non-Hispanic blacks in the United States: subsite and histology differences. Cancer Causes Control, 18(6):585-593. August 2007.