Janet Daling Explained

Janet R. Daling
Education:University of Washington
Awards:Wade Hampton Frost Lecturer

Janet R. Daling is an American epidemiologist. She is a member emeritus of the Public Health Sciences Division of the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, as well as an emeritus professor of epidemiology at the University of Washington.[1] [2]

Education

Daling received her MS in biostatistics from the University of Washington in 1974 and her PhD, from the same institution, in Epidemiology in 1977.[2]

Research work

In November 1994, Daling published a case-control study in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute which found that induced, but not spontaneous, abortion was associated with a 50% increased risk of breast cancer. The study also found that the highest increase in risk was among women who had an abortion in the last month of the first trimester.[3] [4] However, Daling cautioned against drawing a firm conclusion at the time,[5] and told the Seattle Post-Intelligencer that "I'm concerned that this will be used to alarm people."[6] Two years later she co-authored another study on the same topic that found a smaller increase in risk (relative risk 1.2) and no evidence of a higher increase in risk among any subgroups.[5]

In 2009, Daling published a study which found an association between marijuana use and incidence of testicular germ cell tumors.[7] [8] [9]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Janet Daling, PhD . Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center . 31 July 2015.
  2. Web site: Janet R. Daling, PhD . University of Washington . 31 July 2015.
  3. Daling. J. R.. Malone. K. E.. Voigt. L. F.. White. E.. Weiss. N. S.. Risk of Breast Cancer Among Young Women: Relationship to Induced Abortion. JNCI Journal of the National Cancer Institute. 2 November 1994. 86. 21. 1584–1592. 10.1093/jnci/86.21.1584. 7932822.
  4. Web site: Abortion's Risk . Mother Jones . March–April 1995 . 31 July 2015 . Castleman, Michael.
  5. Jasen. Patricia. Breast Cancer and the Politics of Abortion in the United States. Medical History. 26 July 2012. 49. 4. 423–444. 10.1017/S0025727300009145. 16562329. 1251638.
  6. Web site: 'Informed Consent' Requires 'Inconclusive' Abortion-breast Cancer Findings . Orlando Sun-Sentinel . 22 November 1994 . 31 July 2015 . Seebach, Linda.
  7. Daling. JR. Doody. DR. Sun. X. Trabert. BL. Weiss. NS. Chen. C. Biggs. ML. Starr. JR. Dey. SK. Schwartz. SM. Association of marijuana use and the incidence of testicular germ cell tumors.. Cancer. 15 March 2009. 115. 6. 1215–23. 10.1002/cncr.24159. 19204904. 2759698.
  8. Web site: Testicular Cancer Risk Increased in Marijuana Users . Medscape . 11 February 2009 . 31 July 2015 . Chustecka, Zosia.
  9. Web site: Just Say No ... or Else You Get Cancer? . ABC News . 9 February 2009 . 31 July 2015 . Chitale, Radha.

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