Currently in the News
Recent Publications and Videos
January 2012: (Video) An interview of me telling my story—listed under "Better Together," PBS show Growing Bolder Season 3 (January 10, 2012). Go to video.
January 2012: (Letter-to-the-Editor) Weight Loss Surgery for Adolescents?, NY Times online (January 9, 2012). Go to article.
December 2011: (Article) 12 Tips to Get Fit for 2012, Berkeleyside. Go to article.
Fall/Winter 2011: (Feature Story) Healthy Advice Magazine (Fall/Winter 2011 Edition). Go to article.
June 2011: (Video) "Beating Cancer One Lap at a Time," PBS show Growing Bolder Season 2 (June 7, 2011). Go to video.
April 2011: (Video) Interviewed at the 2011 US Masters Nationals (April 30, 2011). Go to video.
January 2011: (Article) Tips to Get Fit in 2011, Berkeleyside. Go to article.
June 2010: (Letter-to-the-Editor) Growing Obesity Increases Perils of Childbirth, NY Times online (June 6, 2010). Go to article.
Previously in the News
Television Appearances
Peter Jennings World News Tonight, ABC National (July 17, 1991)
CNN Health Report (July 17, 1991)
Good Morning America (April 22, 1992)
A Healthy Baby Girl—PBS, Point of View (May 1997)
Frontline—PBS Fooling with Nature (June 1998)
Former Journal Reviewer
Diabetes
Diabetes Care
American Journal of Epidemiology
Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise
Memberships (Current and former)
California Public Health Association
American Public Health Association
Society for Epidemiologic Research
American College of Sports Medicine
American Diabetes Association
United States Masters Swimming Association
Publications & Articles
Helmrich SP, Shema S, Anderson D, Palmer JR, Herbst AL. The DES Clear Cell Cancer cohort described. (not published)
Petersen G, Helmrich SP. DES and Carcinoid Tumor: A possible risk factor. Letter. submitted 2000. (not published)
Matthews AK, Aikens JE, Helmrich SP, Anderson D, Herbst AL, Waggoner SE. Sexual functioning and mood among long-term survivors of clear cell adenocarcinoma (CCA) of the vagina or cervix. J of Psychosocial Oncology. 1999; 17 (3/4):27-45.
Palmer JR, Anderson D, Helmrich SP, Herbst AL. Risk factors for DES-Associated Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma. Obstetrics and Gynecology. 2000; 95:814-20.
Everson SA, Goldberg DE, Helmrich, SP, Lakka TA, Lynch J, Kaplan GA, Salonen JT. Weight gain and the Risk of developing insulin resistance syndrome. Diabetes Care. 1998; 10: 1637-1643.
Wingard DL, Cohn BA, Helmrich SP, Edelstein SL. DES awareness and exposure: The 1994 California Behavioral Risk Factor Survey. Am J of Prev Med. 1996; 12:437-41.
Lynch JW, Helmrich SP, Lakka TA, et al. Moderately intense physical activity and high levels of cardiorespiratory fitness reduce the risk of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus. Arch Intern Med. 1996; 156:1307-14.
Presentations
DES Research Update 1999: Current Knowledge, Future Directions. Consumer Advocate Speaker (represented the DES Cancer Network) July, 1999, Bethesda, Maryland (1999)
American Pyschological Association Conference on Women's Health, Symposium on the National DES Education Project, The Psychosocial Effects of Having DES-Related Clear Cell Adenocarcinoma of the Vagina and/or Cervix, September, 1996, Washington, D.C. (1996)
American College of Sports Medicine Annual Meeting. Prevention of NIDDM with Physical Activity. May 1992. Dallas, Texas (1992)
NIH/National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, 30th Annual Conference on Cardiovascular Disease Epidemiology. San Diego, California. Physical Activity and Reduced Occurrence of Non-insulin Dependent Diabetes Mellitus. (1990)
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Anaheim California. Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Relation to Oral Contraceptive Use. (1984)
Society of Epidemiological Research Annual Meeting. Houston, Texas. Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism in Relation to Oral Contraceptive Use. (1984)
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Dallas, Texas. Malignant Melanoma and Oral Contraceptive Use. (1983)
Society of Epidemiological Research Annual Meeting. Winnipeg, Canada. Malignant Melanoma and Oral Contraceptive Use. (1983)
American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Montreal, Canada. Risk of Myocardial Infarction in Relation to Personality Type in Men and Women Under 50 Years of Age. (1982)
