Mary E Platek

Summary

Affiliation: Roswell Park Cancer Institute
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Alcohol consumption and genetic variation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase in relation to breast cancer risk
    Mary E Platek
    Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:2453-9. 2009
  2. ncbi Quantification of the effect of treatment duration on local-regional failure after definitive concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York and Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, New York University, New York, New York
    Head Neck 35:684-8. 2013
  3. ncbi Alcohol consumption and breast tumor mitochondrial DNA mutations
    Mary E Platek
    Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 121:453-60. 2010
  4. ncbi Comparison of the prevalence of malnutrition diagnosis in head and neck, gastrointestinal, and lung cancer patients by 3 classification methods
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
    Cancer Nurs 34:410-6. 2011
  5. ncbi Improved survival following surgery and radiation therapy for olfactory neuroblastoma: analysis of the SEER database
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
    Radiat Oncol 6:41. 2011
  6. ncbi Pretreatment nutritional status and locoregional failure of patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive concurrent chemoradiation therapy
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
    Head Neck 33:1561-8. 2011
  7. ncbi Effect modification by catalase genotype suggests a role for oxidative stress in the association of hormone replacement therapy with postmenopausal breast cancer risk
    Sylvia K Quick
    Department of Social, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1082-7. 2008
  8. ncbi Promoter methylation of E-cadherin, p16, and RAR-β(2) genes in breast tumors and dietary intake of nutrients important in one-carbon metabolism
    Meng Hua Tao
    Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
    Nutr Cancer 63:1143-50. 2011
  9. ncbi Changes in vitamin D supplement use and baseline plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration predict 5-y change in concentration in postmenopausal women
    Melissa A Kluczynski
    Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
    J Nutr 142:1705-12. 2012
  10. ncbi The role of dietary counseling and nutrition support in head and neck cancer patients
    Mary E Platek
    Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, New York University, New York 10012, USA
    Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 6:438-45. 2012

Detail Information

Publications10

  1. ncbi Alcohol consumption and genetic variation in methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase and 5-methyltetrahydrofolate-homocysteine methyltransferase in relation to breast cancer risk
    Mary E Platek
    Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 18:2453-9. 2009
    ..80; 95% CI, 1.03-3.28) compared with nondrinkers who were homozygote CC. Our findings indicate that among postmenopausal women, increased breast cancer risk with alcohol consumption may be as a result of effects on one-carbon metabolism...
  2. ncbi Quantification of the effect of treatment duration on local-regional failure after definitive concurrent chemotherapy and intensity-modulated radiation therapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York and Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, New York University, New York, New York
    Head Neck 35:684-8. 2013
    ..The purpose of this study was to quantify the effect of treatment duration on locoregional progression after definitive concurrent chemoradiation (CCRT) for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN)...
  3. ncbi Alcohol consumption and breast tumor mitochondrial DNA mutations
    Mary E Platek
    Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Elm and Carlton Streets, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
    Breast Cancer Res Treat 121:453-60. 2010
    ..05, CI = 0.95-4.43, P = 0.07). Consistent with previous studies, we found that mtDNA mutations are a frequent occurrence in breast tumors. An understanding of the etiology of mtDNA mutations may provide insight into breast carcinogenesis...
  4. ncbi Comparison of the prevalence of malnutrition diagnosis in head and neck, gastrointestinal, and lung cancer patients by 3 classification methods
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York 14263, USA
    Cancer Nurs 34:410-6. 2011
    ..Malnutrition is prevalent among patients within certain cancer types. There is lack of universal standard of care for nutrition screening and a lack of agreement on an operational definition and on validity of malnutrition indicators...
  5. ncbi Improved survival following surgery and radiation therapy for olfactory neuroblastoma: analysis of the SEER database
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
    Radiat Oncol 6:41. 2011
    ..Olfactory Neuroblastoma is a rare malignant tumor of the olfactory tract. Reports in the literature comparing treatment modalities for this tumor are limited...
  6. ncbi Pretreatment nutritional status and locoregional failure of patients with head and neck cancer undergoing definitive concurrent chemoradiation therapy
    Mary E Platek
    Division of Cancer Prevention and Population Sciences, Roswell Park Cancer Institute, Buffalo, New York, USA
    Head Neck 33:1561-8. 2011
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  7. ncbi Effect modification by catalase genotype suggests a role for oxidative stress in the association of hormone replacement therapy with postmenopausal breast cancer risk
    Sylvia K Quick
    Department of Social, State University of New York at Buffalo, Buffalo, NY, USA
    Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 17:1082-7. 2008
    ..50-3.59). Increased risk was limited to estrogen receptor-positive tumors. Our findings suggest that CAT genotype modifies the effect of HRT use on breast cancer risk and that HRT may affect risk by affecting oxidative stress...
  8. ncbi Promoter methylation of E-cadherin, p16, and RAR-β(2) genes in breast tumors and dietary intake of nutrients important in one-carbon metabolism
    Meng Hua Tao
    Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Buffalo, New York 14214, USA
    Nutr Cancer 63:1143-50. 2011
    ..This finding, however, does not exclude the possibility that intake of such nutrients might have the ability to modulate promoter methylation in normal or premalignant (dysplastic) breast tissue...
  9. ncbi Changes in vitamin D supplement use and baseline plasma 25-hydroxyvitamin D concentration predict 5-y change in concentration in postmenopausal women
    Melissa A Kluczynski
    Department of Social and Preventive Medicine, School of Public Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, The State University of New York, Buffalo, NY, USA
    J Nutr 142:1705-12. 2012
    ..These data also suggest that this is especially true among aging women with inadequate 25(OH)D (e.g., <50 nmol/L)...
  10. ncbi The role of dietary counseling and nutrition support in head and neck cancer patients
    Mary E Platek
    Department of Nutrition, Food Studies and Public Health, New York University, New York 10012, USA
    Curr Opin Support Palliat Care 6:438-45. 2012
    ..The aim of this review is to summarize the current evidence concerning the role of dietary counseling and nutrition support in head and neck cancer patients undergoing curative treatment...