Publications

Leukemia Incidence by Occupation and Industry: A Cohort Study of 2.3 Million Workers from Ontario, Canada. Samsel K, Navaneelan T, DeBono N, Everest L, Demers PA, and Sritharan J. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2024. 

Comparison of internal and external reference populations for occupational cancer surveillance in a cohort drawn from a diverse workforce. Everest L, Tan S, Navaneelan T, Demers PA, DeBono N, Berriault C, Sritharan J. American Journal of Industrial Medicine. 2024. 

Occupational patterns of opioid‑related harms comparing a cohort of formerly injured workers to the general population in Ontario, Canada.
Carnide N, Feng G, Song C, Demers PA, MacLeod JS, Sritharan J. Canadian Journal of Public Health. 2024.

Risk of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in a large cohort of Ontario, Canada workers. Sritharan J, Arrandale VH, Kirkham TL, Dakouo M, MacLeod JS, Demers PA. Scientific Reports. 2024.

Cancer Risks Among Emergency Medical Services Workers in Ontario, Canada. Sritharan J, Demers PA, Eros FR, Berriault C, Dakouo M, Kirkham TL. Prehopsital Emergency Care. 2023.

Exploring sex difference in lung cancer risk among workers in Ontario, Canada’s Occupational Disease Surveillance System. Sritharan J, Christopher G, Eros FR, Demers PA. Front Environ Health. 2023.

Cancer risk among firefighters and police in the Ontario workforce. Sritharan J, Kirkham TL, MacLeod J, Marjerrison N, Lau A, Dakouo M, Logar-Henderson C, Norzin T, DeBono NL, Demers PA. Occup Environ Med. 2022; 0:1-7.

Incidence of mesothelioma and asbestosis by occupation in a diverse workforce. DeBono NL, Warden H, Logar-Henderson C, Shakik S, Dakouo M, MacLeod J, Demers PA. Am J Ind Med. 2021; 64(6): 476-487.

Incidence of acute myocardial infarction in the workforce: Findings from the Occupational Disease Surveillance System. Troke N, Logar-Henderson C, DeBono, N, Dakouo M, Hussain S, MacLeod JS & Demers PA. Am J Ind Med. 2021; 64(5): 338-357.

Neurodegenerative diseases among miners in Ontario, Canada, using a linked cohort. Zeng X, DeBono NL, Harris AM, Arrandale VH, Demers PA. Occup Environ Med. 2020.

Cancer surveillance among workers in plastics and rubber manufacturing in Ontario, Canada. DeBono NL, Logar-Henderson C, Warden H, Shakik S, Dakouo M, MacLeod J, Demers PA. Occup Environ Med. 2020;77(12):847-856.

Dermatitis among workers in Ontario: results from the Occupational Disease Surveillance System. Shakik S, Arrandale V, Holness DL, MacLeod JS, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Occup Environ Med. 2019;76(9):625-631.

Prostate cancer risk by occupation in the Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS) in Ontario, Canada. Sritharan J, MacLeod JS, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Health Promot Chronic Dis Prev Can. 2019;39(5):178-186.

Adult asthma among workers in Ontario: Results from the Occupational Disease Surveillance System. Logar-Henderson C, MacLeod JS, Arrandale VH, Holness DL, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Ann Am Thorac Soc. 2019;16(5):563-571.

Breast cancer risk by occupation and industry in women and men: Results from the Occupational Disease Surveillance System (ODSS). Sritharan J, MacLeod JS, Dakouo M, Qadri M, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Am J Ind Med. 2019;62(3):205-211.

Examining lung cancer risks across different industries and occupations in Ontario, Canada: the establishment of the Occupational Disease Surveillance System. Jung JKH, Feinstein SG, Palma Lazgare L, Macleod J, Arrandale VH, McLeod CB, Peter A, Demers PA. Occup Environ Med. 2018;75:545-552.

Reports

Firefighter Cancer Research Priorities Workshop Report. Occupational Cancer Research Centre, 2024. 

Advancing Workplace Exposure Surveillance in Canada (AWESC): Reporting highlights from the AWESC Workshop. Occupational Cancer Research Centre, 2023.

Occupational Disease Surveillance Program: Reporting on progress up to 2022. Occupational Cancer Research Centre, 2022.

Chronic respiratory disease report: highlights from the occupational disease surveillance system. Occupational Cancer Research Centre, 2022.

Mesothelioma Surveillance and Prognosis in Ontario: Research Brief. Occupational Cancer Research Centre 2020.

National Occupational Disease and Exposure Surveillance workshop summary and observations. Sharara Shakik, Chloë Logar-Henderson, Jill MacLeod, Paul A. Demers. Occupational Cancer Research Centre, Ontario Health (Cancer Care Ontario). 2020.

Burden of occupational cancer in Canada: Major workplace carcinogens and prevention of exposure. Occupational Cancer Research Centre 2019.

Options for tracking occupational disease and exposure in Ontario. Paul A. Demers, Nathan L. DeBono, Victoria H. Arrandale, Anya R. Keefe. Occupational Cancer Research Centre 2019.

Exploring applications of the Ontario Toxic Reductions Act for exposure surveillance. Catherine E. Slavik, Sheila Kalenge, Paul A. Demers. Occupational Cancer Research Centre 2018.

Burden of occupational cancer in Ontario: Major workplace carcinogens and prevention of exposure. Cancer Care Ontario, Occupational Cancer Research Centre. Toronto: Queen’s Printer for Ontario; 2017.