Scientific Interest(s):
Dr. Beate Ritz's primary research interests are the effects of occupational and environmental toxins such as pesticides, ionizing radiation and air pollution on chronic diseases, including neurodegenerative disorders (Parkinson's disease), cancers and adverse birth outcomes.
Selected Cancer-Related Publications:
Ritz B, Rull RP. Assessment of Environmental Exposures from Agricultural Pesticides in Childhood Leukemia Studies: Challenges and Opportunities. Radiat Prot Dosimetry. 2008 Oct 16. [Epub ahead of print]
Heck JE, Ritz B, Hung R, Hashibe M, Boffetta P. The Epidemiology of Neuroblastoma: A Review. Paediatr Perinat Epidemiol. 2008 [In Press].
Krishnadasan A, Kennedy N, Zhao Y, Morgenstern H, Ritz B. Nested case-control study of occupational physical activity and prostate cancer among workers using a job exposure matrix. Cancer Causes Control. 2008 Feb;19(1):107-14. Epub 2007 Dec 7.
Krishnadasan A, Kennedy N, Zhao Y, Morgenstern H, Ritz B. Nested case-control study of occupational chemical exposures and prostate cancer in aerospace and radiation workers. Am J Ind Med. 2007; 50(5): 383-90.
Schernhammer E, Chen H, Ritz B. Circulating melatonin levels: possible link between Parkinson's disease and cancer risk? Cancer Causes Control. 2006; 17(4): 577-82.