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Dr Ann Maree Hughes BEd, PGDipAppSc (Nursing), MPH, PhD, USyd Research Fellow Contact Details: (Building 62, ANU map) National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health ANU College of Medicine and Health Sciences The Australian National University Canberra, ACT, 0200 Australia T: +61 2 6125 2852 F: +61 2 6125 0740 Email

Research Interests

• Role of allergies/infections in the development of leukaemias, lymphomas and autoimmune diseases

• Epidemiology of cancers and autoimmune diseases

• Effects of ultraviolet radiation on health and immune function
  

Selected Recent Publications

Hughes AM, Crouch S, Lightfoot T, Ansell P, Simpson J, Roman E. Eczema, birth order and infection. Am J Epidemiol 2008; 167 (10) 1182-1187.

Hughes AM, Lightfoot T, Simpson J, Ansell P, McKinney PA, Kinsey S, Mitchell CD, Eden TOB, Greaves M, Roman E. Allergy and risk of childhood leukaemia: results from the UKCCS. Int J Cancer 2007; 121(4):819-824.

Kricker A, Armstrong B, Hughes AM, Goumas C, Smedby KE, Kheng T, Spinelli JJ, de Sanjose S, Hartge P, Melbye M, Willett EV, Becker N, Chiu B, Cerhan JR, Maynadie M, Staines A, Cocco P, Bofetta P for the InterLymph Consortium. Personal sun exposure and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a pooled analysis from the InterLymph Consortium. Int J Cancer 2008; 122(1): 144-154.

Karipidis K, Benke G, Sim M, Kauppinen T, Armstrong B, Hughes AM, Grulich A, Vajdic CM, Kaldor J, Kricker A, Fritschi L. Occupational exposure to ionizing and non-ionizing radiation and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Int Arch Occup Environ Health 2007; 80(8):663-670.

Vajdic CM, Fritschi L, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Benke G, Kricker A, Hughes AM, Turner JJ, Milliken S, Armstrong BK. Arropy, exposure to pesticides and rick of non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Int J Cancer 2007; 120:2271-2274.

Vajdic CM, Grulich AE, Kaldor JM, Fritschi L, Benke G, Hughes AM, Kricker A, Turner JJ, Milliken S, Armstrong BK. Specific infections, infection-related behaviour, and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma in adults. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2006 Jun;15(6):1102-1108.

Grulich A, Vajdic C, Kaldor J, Hughes AM, Kricker A, Fritschi L, Turner J, Milliken S, Benke G, Armstrong BK. Birth order, atopy, and risk of non-Hodgkin lympona. J Natl Cancer I 2005; 97(8):587-594.

Morton LM, Hartge P, Holford TT, Holly EA, Chiu BCH, Vineis P, Stagnaro W, Willett E, Franceschi S, La Vecchia C, Hughes AM, Cozen W, David S, Severson RK, Bernstein L, Mayne ST, Dee FR, Cerhan JR, Jheng T. Cigarette smoking and risk of non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a pooled analysis from the InterLymph consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2005; 14(4):925-933.

Hughes AM, Armstrong BK, Vajdic C, Turner J, Grulich A, Fritschi L, Millikin S, Kaldor J, Benke G, Kricker A. Sun exposure may protect against non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case control study. Int J Cancer 2004; 112(5):865-871.

Hughes AM, Armstrong BK, Vajdic C, Turner J, Grulich A, Fritschi L, Millikin S, Kaldor J, Benke G, Kricker A. Pigmentary characteristics, sun-sensitivity and non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Int J Cancer 2004; 110(3): 429-434.