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Marilie D. Gammon is affiliated with the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in the United States. Their research output spans primarily the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology, with significant contributions to Surgery, Molecular Biology, Genetics, Oncology, and Cancer Research.

The scientist has a focused interest in cancer-related research, particularly esophageal and gastric cancers, as well as cancer risks and genetic and nutritional factors associated with disease. Their main research topics include:

  • Esophageal Cancer Research and Treatment
  • Gastric Cancer Management and Outcomes
  • Cancer Risks and Factors
  • Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease
  • Helicobacter pylori-related gastroenterology studies
  • Nutritional Studies and Diet
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects

Marilie D. Gammon has published extensively in various scientific venues. The venues with multiple publications include:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Causes & Control
  • Nature Communications
  • Scientific Reports
  • Gastroenterology

Their recent academic papers highlight a range of topics from vitamin D associations with cancer susceptibility to gene expression under chemical exposure and genetic links to esophageal diseases. Notable publications include:

  • A comprehensive re-assessment of the association between vitamin D and cancer susceptibility using Mendelian randomization, 2021, Nature Communications
  • Gene expression profiles for low-dose exposure to diethyl phthalate in rodents and humans: a translational study with implications for breast carcinogenesis, 2020, Scientific Reports
  • Sex-Specific Genetic Associations for Barrett's Esophagus and Esophageal Adenocarcinoma, 2020, Gastroenterology
  • The association between diet quality and cancer incidence of the head and neck, 2020, Cancer Causes & Control
  • Telomere length, oxidative damage, antioxidants and breast cancer risk, 2020, UNC Libraries

The scientist collaborates frequently with other researchers, including Alfred I. Neugut, Susan L. Teitelbaum, Regina M. Santella, Thomas L. Vaughan, and Patrick T. Bradshaw. These collaborations are reflected in numerous coauthored publications, suggesting active engagement in multidisciplinary research teams.

Best Publications

  • Breast cancer and hormone replacement therapy: collaborative reanalysis of data from 51 epidemiological studies of 52 705 women with breast cancer and 108 411 women without breast cancer

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;R. J. Coates;J. M. Liff

  • Reproductive Factors and Breast Cancer

    Jennifer L. Kelsey;Marilie D. Gammon;Esther M. John

  • Breast cancer and hormonal contraceptives : collaborative reanalysis of individual data on 53.297 women with breast cancer and 100.239 women without breast cancer from 54 epidemiological studies

    E. E. Calle;C. W. Heath;H. L. Miracle-McMahill;R. J. Coates

  • Increased risk of noncardia gastric cancer associated with proinflammatory cytokine gene polymorphisms

    Emad M El-Omar;Charles S Rabkin;Marilie D Gammon;Thomas L Vaughan

  • Alcohol, tobacco and breast cancer - Collaborative reanalysis of individual data from 53 epidemiological studies, including 58 515 women with breast cancer and 95 067 women without the disease

    N Hamajima;K Hirose;K Tajima;T Rohan

  • Menarche, menopause, and breast cancer risk: Individual participant meta-analysis, including 118 964 women with breast cancer from 117 epidemiological studies

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Population attributable risks of esophageal and gastric cancers.

    Lawrence S. Engel;Lawrence S. Engel;Wong Ho Chow;Thomas L. Vaughan;Marilie D. Gammon

  • Tobacco, Alcohol, and Socioeconomic Status and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Gastric Cardia

    Marilie D. Gammon;Habibul Ahsan;Janet B. Schoenberg;A. Brian West

  • Body mass index and risk of adenocarcinomas of the esophagus and gastric cardia.

    Wong Ho Chow;William J. Blot;Thomas L. Vaughan;Harvey A. Risch

  • An Inverse Relation between cagA + Strains of Helicobacter pylori Infection and Risk of Esophageal and Gastric Cardia Adenocarcinoma

    Wong Ho Chow;Martin J. Blaser;Martin J. Blaser;William J. Blot;Marilie D. Gammon

  • Genome-wide association analysis of more than 120,000 individuals identifies 15 new susceptibility loci for breast cancer

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley;Sara Lindstrom;Sander Canisius

  • Nutrient Intake and Risk of Subtypes of Esophageal and Gastric Cancer

    Susan T. Mayne;Harvey A. Risch;Robert Dubrow;Wong Ho Chow

  • Type and timing of menopausal hormone therapy and breast cancer risk: individual participant meta-analysis of the worldwide epidemiological evidence

    N. Hamajima;K. Hirose;K. Tajima;T. Rohan

  • Use of aspirin and other nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and risk of esophageal and gastric cancer.

    D C Farrow;T L Vaughan;P D Hansten;J L Stanford

  • The epidemiology of breast cancer.

    J. L. Kelsey;M. D. Gammon

  • Cardiovascular Disease Mortality among Breast Cancer Survivors

    Patrick T. Bradshaw;June Stevens;Nikhil Khankari;Susan L. Teitelbaum

  • Identification of ten variants associated with risk of estrogen-receptor-negative breast cancer.

    Roger L Milne;Roger L Milne;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Jonathan Beesley

  • Cigarette Smoking and Adenocarcinomas of the Esophagus and Esophagogastric Junction: A Pooled Analysis From the International BEACON Consortium

    Michael B. Cook;Farin Kamangar;Farin Kamangar;David C. Whiteman;Neal D. Freedman

  • Association of Frequency and Duration of Aspirin Use and Hormone Receptor Status With Breast Cancer Risk

    Mary Beth Terry;Marilie D. Gammon;Fang Fang Zhang;Heba Tawfik

  • Body mass index in relation to oesophageal and oesophagogastric junction adenocarcinomas: a pooled analysis from the International BEACON Consortium

    Cathrine Hoyo;Michael B. Cook;Farin Kamangar;Farin Kamangar;Neal D. Freedman

Frequent Co-Authors

Susan L. Teitelbaum
Susan L. Teitelbaum Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai
Alfred I. Neugut
Alfred I. Neugut Columbia University
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University
Mary Beth Terry
Mary Beth Terry Columbia University
Thomas L. Vaughan
Thomas L. Vaughan University of Washington
Harvey A. Risch
Harvey A. Risch Yale University
Janet B. Schoenberg
Janet B. Schoenberg New Jersey Department of Health
Louise A. Brinton
Louise A. Brinton National Institutes of Health
Janet L. Stanford
Janet L. Stanford Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Douglas A. Corley
Douglas A. Corley Kaiser Permanente

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