Nathan DeBono, University of Toronto

Research

Breast And Prostate Cancer Incidence Cancer Prevention Cancer Risk Factors Cohort Analysis Environmental And Occupational Health Epidemiology Observational Study Phthalates

Latest papers

Surveillance of asbestos related disease among workers enrolled in an exposure registry.
American journal of industrial medicine · 2024
Incidence of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of mine workers exposed to ultrafine aluminum powder in Ontario, Canada.
American journal of industrial medicine · 2024
Comparison of internal and external reference populations for occupational cancer surveillance in a cohort drawn from a diverse workforce.
American journal of industrial medicine · 2024

All 7 publications

Latest funding

Exposure to PFAS and Cancer Prevalence by Occupation and Industry in a National Cohort of Adults in Canada
CIHR · 2024 · Nominated PI
$99,940
Urinary Phthalate Biomarker Concentrations and Breast and Prostate Cancer Risk in a National Cohort of Adults in Canada
CIHR · 2023 · Nominated PI
$100,000

All 2 grants and awards

7 publications.

01

Surveillance of asbestos related disease among workers enrolled in an exposure registry.

Arrandale VH, Berriault C, Song C, DeBono N, Demers PA

American journal of industrial medicine2024

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23668 PMID: 39400365

02

Incidence of cardiovascular disease in a cohort of mine workers exposed to ultrafine aluminum powder in Ontario, Canada.

Zarnke A, Rhodes S, DeBono N, Berriault C, Dorman SC

American journal of industrial medicine2024

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23646 PMID: 39180259

03

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 medicine2024

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23637 PMID: 38980251

04

Critical reviews of exposure assessment in carcinogenic hazard identification: the IARC Monographs experience.

Middleton DRS, Wedekind R, Hall AL, Suonio E, DeBono N, Vermeulen R, Fritschi L, Stewart PA, Schubauer-Berigan MK

Occupational and environmental medicine2024

DOI: 10.1136/oemed-2023-109277 PMID: 39033030

05

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, Sritharan J

International journal of environmental research and public health2024

DOI: 10.3390/ijerph21080981 PMID: 39200592

06

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

American journal of industrial medicine2021

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23241 PMID: 33682182

07

Cancer and noncancer mortality among aluminum smelting workers in Badin, North Carolina.

McClure ES, Vasudevan P, DeBono N, Robinson WR, Marshall SW, Richardson D

American journal of industrial medicine2020

DOI: 10.1002/ajim.23150 PMID: 32649003

Exposure to PFAS and Cancer Prevalence by Occupation and Industry in a National Cohort of Adults in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2024Op Grant: CCS Workplace Cancer Research Grants: Preventing occupational cancers

Principal investigators: DeBono, Nathan L

Keywords: Cancer

$99,940

Urinary Phthalate Biomarker Concentrations and Breast and Prostate Cancer Risk in a National Cohort of Adults in Canada

Nominated PICIHR2023Project Grant - Priority Announcement: Early Detection/Cancer Prevention

Principal investigators: DeBono, Nathan L

Keywords: Breast And Prostate Cancer Incidence; Cancer Prevention; Cancer Risk Factors; Cohort Analysis; Environmental And Occupational Health; Epidemiology; Observational Study; Phthalates; Urinary Biomarkers

$100,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

Frequent collaborators

Jeavana Sritharan

Occupational & Environmental Health Division

2 shared papers, latest 2024

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Subject: Prospective PhD student: Breast And Prostate Cancer Incidence Dear Professor DeBono, My name is [your name], and I am a [your current degree or role] at [your institution]. I am applying for a PhD position starting in [term and year]. I read your paper "Surveillance of asbestos related disease among workers enrolled in an exposure registry." (2024), and it connects closely to my own work on [your research topic]. [One or two sentences on what you did and what you learned.] I also saw your CIHR-funded project "Exposure to PFAS and Cancer Prevalence by Occupation and Industry in a National Cohort of Adults in Canada" (2024), and I would be glad to contribute to work in that direction. Are you accepting new PhD students for [term and year]? I have attached my CV and transcripts, and I would be glad to talk at a time that suits you. Thank you for your time. Kind regards, [your name]