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Mary Beth Terry is affiliated with Columbia University in the United States and has conducted extensive research primarily in the fields of Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Their research spans various subfields including Oncology, Genetics, Health, Toxicology and Mutagenesis, Molecular Biology, and Cancer Research.

Their research focuses on several main topics, notably Cancer Risks and Factors, BRCA gene mutations in cancer, Global Cancer Incidence and Screening, Nutrition, Genetics, and Disease, Health, Environment, Cognitive Aging, Nutritional Studies and Diet, and Digital Radiography and Breast Imaging.

Mary Beth Terry has contributed to a substantial number of publications in multiple scientific venues. The most frequent publication venues include:

  • Cancer
  • UNC Libraries
  • Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention
  • Breast Cancer Research
  • Cancer Causes & Control

Among the recent papers authored or co-authored by Mary Beth Terry are:

  • Global breast cancer incidence and mortality trends by region, age-groups, and fertility patterns, 2021, EClinicalMedicine
  • Incidence Trends of Breast Cancer Molecular Subtypes by Age and Race/Ethnicity in the US From 2010 to 2016, 2020, JAMA Network Open
  • Environmental exposures and breast cancer risk in the context of underlying susceptibility: A systematic review of the epidemiological literature, 2020, Environmental Research
  • Risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy, natural menopause, and breast cancer risk: an international prospective cohort of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers, 2020, Breast Cancer Research
  • Generalizability of Polygenic Risk Scores for Breast Cancer Among Women With European, African, and Latinx Ancestry, 2021, JAMA Network Open

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Mary Beth Terry include:

  • Esther M. John
  • Rebecca D. Kehm
  • Regina M. Santella
  • Chunxue Bai
  • Joseph Bauer

The scope of Mary Beth Terry's work incorporates examining breast cancer incidence and mortality trends globally, the influence of environmental exposures in the presence of genetic susceptibility, and the evaluation of risk-reduction strategies among high-risk populations. Their research integrates epidemiological approaches to explore genetic, environmental, and demographic factors impacting cancer risk.

Best Publications

  • Risks of Breast, Ovarian, and Contralateral Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers

    Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B. Kuchenbaecker;John L. Hopper;Daniel R. Barnes;Kelly-Anne Phillips

  • Association analysis identifies 65 new breast cancer risk loci

    Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Sara Lindström;Sara Lindström;Joe Dennis;Jonathan Beesley

  • Polygenic Risk Scores for Prediction of Breast Cancer and Breast Cancer Subtypes

    Nasim Mavaddat;Kyriaki Michailidou;Kyriaki Michailidou;Joe Dennis;Michael Lush

  • Pathology of Breast and Ovarian Cancers among BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Results from the Consortium of Investigators of Modifiers of BRCA1/2 (CIMBA).

    Nasim Mavaddat;Daniel Barrowdale;Irene L. Andrulis;Susan M. Domchek

  • Association of type and location of BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutations with risk of breast and ovarian cancer.

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Nandita Mitra;Fei Wan;Olga M. Sinilnikova

  • A locus on 19p13 modifies risk of breast cancer in BRCA1 mutation carriers and is associated with hormone receptor-negative breast cancer in the general population

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Xianshu Wang;Zachary S. Fredericksen;Lesley McGuffog

  • 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

  • Genome-wide association study identifies 32 novel breast cancer susceptibility loci from overall and subtype-specific analyses

    Haoyu Zhang;Haoyu Zhang;Thomas U. Ahearn;Julie Lecarpentier;Daniel Barnes

  • Genome-wide association study in BRCA1 mutation carriers identifies novel loci associated with breast and ovarian cancer risk

    Fergus J. Couch;Xianshu Wang;Lesley McGuffog;Andrew Lee

  • DNA methylation in white blood cells: Association with risk factors in epidemiologic studies

    Mary Beth Terry;Lissette Delgado-Cruzata;Neomi Vin-Raviv;Hui Chen Wu

  • 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

  • Evaluation of polygenic risk scores for breast and ovarian cancer risk prediction in BRCA1 and BRCA2 mutation carriers

    Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Karoline B Kuchenbaecker;Lesley McGuffog;Daniel Barrowdale;Andrew Lee

  • Frequent Promoter Methylation of CDH1, DAPK, RARB, and HIC1 Genes in Carcinoma of Cervix Uteri: Its Relationship to Clinical Outcome

    Gopeshwar Narayan;Hugo Arias-Pulido;Sanjay Koul;Hernan Vargas

  • Environmental toxins and breast cancer on Long Island. II. Organochlorine compound levels in blood.

    Marilie D. Gammon;Mary S. Wolff;Alfred I. Neugut;Sybil M. Eng

  • Mutational spectrum in a worldwide study of 29,700 families with BRCA1 or BRCA2 mutations

    Timothy R. Rebbeck;Tara M. Friebel;Eitan Friedman;Ute Hamann

  • Environmental toxins and breast cancer on Long Island. I. Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon DNA adducts

    Marilie D. Gammon;Regina M. Santella;Alfred I. Neugut;Sybil M. Eng

  • The Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project: description of a multi-institutional collaboration to identify environmental risk factors for breast cancer.

    Marilie D. Gammon;Alfred I. Neugut;Regina M. Santella;Susan L. Teitelbaum

  • Postoperative immune function varies inversely with the degree of surgical trauma in a murine model.

    J. D. F. Allendorf;M. Bessler;R. L. Whelan;M. Trokel

  • The epidemiology of gastric cancer.

    Mary Beth Terry;Mia M. Gaudet;Mia M. Gaudet;Marilie D. Gammon;Marilie D. Gammon

  • Common Breast Cancer Susceptibility Alleles and the Risk of Breast Cancer for BRCA1 and BRCA2 Mutation Carriers: Implications for Risk Prediction

    Antonis C. Antoniou;Jonathan Beesley;Lesley McGuffog;Olga M. Sinilnikova

Frequent Co-Authors

Irene L. Andrulis
Irene L. Andrulis University of Toronto
Esther M. John
Esther M. John Stanford University
Regina M. Santella
Regina M. Santella Columbia University
Roger L. Milne
Roger L. Milne Cancer Council Victoria
Melissa C. Southey
Melissa C. Southey Monash University
Mary B. Daly
Mary B. Daly Fox Chase Cancer Center
Graham G. Giles
Graham G. Giles University of Melbourne
Saundra S. Buys
Saundra S. Buys Huntsman Cancer Institute
Alfred I. Neugut
Alfred I. Neugut Columbia University
John L. Hopper
John L. Hopper University of Melbourne

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