Bethea TN

No ORCID on file · 4 papers in corpus
observational 2023
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology ·doi:10.1038/s41370-022-00477-y

BACKGROUND: Metals may influence reproductive health, but few studies have investigated correlates of metal body burden among reproductive-aged women outside of pregnancy. Furthermore, while there is evidence of racial disparities in exposu…

observational 2023
Obstetrics and gynecology ·doi:10.1097/aog.0000000000005191

OBJECTIVE: To evaluate associations between endometriosis and uterine leiomyomas with ovarian cancer risk by race and the effect of hysterectomy on these associations. METHODS: We used data from four case-control studies and two case-contr…

observational 2021
Journal of exposure science & environmental epidemiology ·doi:10.1038/s41370-020-00270-9

BACKGROUND: Phthalates are endocrine-disrupting chemicals that are widely present in consumer products. In the United States, Black women are more highly exposed to phthalates than other racial/ethnic groups, yet information on predictors o…

observational 2019
Cancer causes & control : CCC ·doi:10.1007/s10552-019-01199-7

PURPOSE: Although the incidence rate of epithelial ovarian cancer (EOC) is somewhat lower in African American (AA) than white women, survival is worse. The Ovarian Cancer in Women of African Ancestry (OCWAA) consortium will overcome small, …