About Me
More info forI am a member of the Comprehensive Cancer Center's Cancer Control Program and an Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Oncology at The Ohio State University College of Medicine. My research has resulted in over 100 peer-reviewed publications in high-impact journals, including the Journal of Clinical Oncology, Journal of the National Cancer Institute, International Journal of Cancer, American Journal of Epidemiology, and New England Journal of Medicine. Additionally, I serve as an editor for Cancer Causes & Control (Springer Nature) and Contemporary Clinical Trials (Elsevier).
I have several research interests. Some of my research focuses on the intersection of inflammation, cancer risk, and disease progression. Specifically, I investigate the role of inflammation-modulating medications, nutrients, and dietary supplements in cancer development and outcomes, with a particular emphasis on women's health. Separately, I also explore patterns of cannabis use among cancer patients to assess its effectiveness in symptom management and palliative care. Lastly, I am interested in tobacco control and the use of novel tobacco products (such as e-cigarettes and oral nicotine pouches), especially among cancer patients.
Research Interests
More info for- Survivorship
- Epidemiology
- Survival Analysis
- Preventative Medicine
- Women's Health
- Tobacco Use Cessation
- Chemoprevention
- Prostatic Neoplasms
- Inflammation
- Lung Neoplasms
- Endometrial Neoplasms
- Breast Neoplasms
- Quality of Life
- Observational Study
Education & Training
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- University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
USA
Master's Degree - MS
- University of Massachusetts-Amherst
Amherst, MA
USA
Post Doctorate Train - PhD
- University at Buffalo
Buffalo, NY
USA
Post Doctorate Train
- Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Seattle, WA
USA
- University at Buffalo
Academic Office & Contact Information
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Tzagournis Medical Research Fa 0514B
420 W 12th Ave
Columbus, Ohio 43210-2208Phone:
614-293-3772Email:
brasky.1@osu.eduPublications
More info forJuly 16, 2024Association of Diet Quality with Risk of Incident Rheumatoid Arthritis in the Women's Health Initiative.
Malani K, Pradhan S, Madani MM, Roberts MB, Shadyab A, Allison M, Brasky TM, Schnatz PF, Snetselaar L, Eaton CB
J Acad Nutr Diet
June 20, 2024Use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and pancreatic cancer risk in the Women's Health Initiative.
Brasky TM, Jager LR, Newton AM, Li X, Loomans-Kropp HA, Hays JL, Margolis KL, Luo J
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
February 1, 2024Which came first, the cannabis or the depression?
Brasky TM, Newton AM, Krok-Schoen JL
Prev Med Rep
January 18, 2024Current cannabis use and pain management among US cancer patients.
Krok-Schoen JL, Plascak JJ, Newton AM, Strassels SA, Adib A, Adley NC, Hays JL, Wagener TL, Stevens EE, Brasky TM
Support Care Cancer
January 1, 2024Testing the feasibility of mobile ecological momentary assessment for symptom burden and management among metastatic cancer patients.
Brasky TM, Newton AM, Stephens JA, Strassels SA, Benzo RM, Hays JL, Stevens E, Wagener TL, Hedeker D, Krok-Schoen JL
Digit Health
December 29, 2023Associations of Cancer Patients' Demographic and Clinical Characteristics With Cannabis-Related Interest and Behaviors.
Adley NC, Brasky TM, Conroy SR, Newton AM, Plascak JJ, Strassels SA, Hays JL, Krok-Schoen JL
J Palliat Med
October 11, 2023Accelerated epigenetic age, inflammation, and gene expression in lung: comparisons of smokers and vapers with non-smokers.
Song MA, Mori KM, McElroy JP, Freudenheim JL, Weng DY, Reisinger SA, Brasky TM, Wewers MD, Shields PG
Clin Epigenetics
September 22, 2023Marijuana and Cannabidiol Use Prevalence and Symptom Management Among Patients with Cancer.
Brasky TM, Newton AM, Conroy S, Adib A, Adley NC, Strassels SA, Hays JL, Cooper ZD, Wagener TL, Stevens E, Plascak JJ, Krok-Schoen JL
Cancer Res Commun
May 26, 2023A Pilot Cross-Sectional Study of Immunological and Microbiome Profiling Reveals Distinct Inflammatory Profiles for Smokers, Electronic Cigarette Users, and Never-Smokers.
Shields PG, Ying KL, Brasky TM, Freudenheim JL, Li Z, McElroy JP, Reisinger SA, Song MA, Weng DY, Wewers MD, Whiteman NB, Yang Y, Mathé EA
Microorganisms
March 9, 2023Supplemental B-Vitamins and Risk of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancers in the Women's Health Initiative.
Brasky TM, Ray RM, Newton AM, Navarro SL, Schenk JM, Loomans-Kropp HA, Arthur RS, Snetselaar LG, Hays J, Neuhouser ML
Nutr Cancer
February 1, 2023Dietary omega-3 fatty acids and endometrial cancer risk in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium: An individual-participant meta-analysis.
Brasky TM, Hade EM, Cohn DE, Newton AM, Petruzella S, O'Connell K, Bertrand KA, Cook LS, De Vivo I, Du M, Freudenheim JL, Friedenreich CM, Goodman MT, Gorzelitz J, Ibiebele TI, Krogh V, Liao LM, Lipworth L, Lu L, McCann S, O'Mara TA, Palmer JR, Ponte J, Prizment A, Risch H, Sandin S, Schouten LJ, Setiawan VW, Shu XO, Trabert B, van den Brandt PA, Webb PM, Wentzensen N, Wilkens LR, Wolk A, Yu H, Neuhouser ML
Gynecol Oncol
October 7, 2022Lung mitochondrial DNA copy number, inflammatory biomarkers, gene transcription and gene methylation in vapers and smokers.
Mori KM, McElroy JP, Weng DY, Chung S, Fadda P, Reisinger SA, Ying KL, Brasky TM, Wewers MD, Freudenheim JL, Shields PG, Song MA
EBioMedicine
June 6, 2022Saliva and Lung Microbiome Associations with Electronic Cigarette Use and Smoking.
Ying KL, Brasky TM, Freudenheim JL, McElroy JP, Nickerson QA, Song MA, Weng DY, Wewers MD, Whiteman NB, Mathe EA, Shields PG
Cancer Prev Res (Phila)
February 23, 2022The siren's song of anonymous web-based sampling.
Brasky TM, Krok-Schoen JL, Conroy S, Newton AM, Strassels SA, Hays JL, Wagener TL
Cancer
February 3, 2022The Associations between Dietary Supplement Use, Diet Quality, and Health-Related Quality of Life among Older Female Cancer Survivors.
Grieco LP, Brasky TM, Spees CK, Krok-Schoen JL
Nutr Cancer
January 20, 2022Adiposity and breast, endometrial, and colorectal cancer risk in postmenopausal women: Quantification of the mediating effects of leptin, C-reactive protein, fasting insulin, and estradiol.
Dashti SG, Simpson JA, Viallon V, Karahalios A, Moreno-Betancur M, Brasky T, Pan K, Rohan TE, Shadyab AH, Thomson CA, Wild RA, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Ho GYF, Strickler HD, English DR, Gunter MJ
Cancer Med
November 24, 2021Vitamin B12 Supplementation and Vitamin B12 Blood Serum Levels: Evaluation of Effect Modification by Gender and Smoking Status.
Fuchs HE, O'Connell K, Du M, Navarro SL, Brasky TM, Kantor ED
Nutr Cancer
September 14, 2021Smoking methylation marks for prediction of urothelial cancer risk.
Yu C, Jordahl KM, Bassett JK, Joo JE, Wong EM, Brinkman MT, Schmidt DF, Bolton DM, Makalic E, Brasky TM, Shadyab AH, Tinker LF, Longano A, Hopper JL, English DR, Milne RL, Bhatti P, Southey MC, Giles GG, Dugué PA
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
April 7, 2021Dietary Patterns of Insulinemia, Inflammation and Glycemia and Pancreatic Cancer Risk: Findings from the Women's Health Initiative.
Jin Q, Hart PA, Shi N, Joseph JJ, Donneyong M, Conwell DL, Clinton SK, Cruz-Monserrate Z, Brasky TM, Tinker LF, Liu S, Shadyab AH, Thomson CA, Qi L, Rohan TE, Tabung FK
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
February 24, 2021Associations of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitor or angiotensin receptor blocker use with colorectal cancer risk in the Women's Health Initiative.
Brasky TM, Flores KF, Larson JC, Newton AM, Shadyab AH, Watanabe JH, Lane DS, Thomson CA, LaCroix AZ
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
January 6, 2021A Prospective Ultrasound Study of Plasma Polychlorinated Biphenyl Concentrations and Incidence of Uterine Leiomyomata
Wesselink AK, Claus Henn B, Fruh V, Orta OR, Weuve J, Hauser R, Williams PL, McClean MD, Sjodin A, Bethea TN, Brasky TM, Baird DD, Wise LA
Epidemiology
January 1, 2021Intake of Lycopene and other Carotenoids and Incidence of Uterine Leiomyomata: A Prospective Ultrasound Study.
Wise LA, Wesselink AK, Bethea TN, Brasky TM, Wegienka G, Harmon Q, Block T, Baird DD
J Acad Nutr Diet
September 9, 2020Lipid laden macrophages and electronic cigarettes in healthy adults.
Shields PG, Song MA, Freudenheim JL, Brasky TM, McElroy JP, Reisinger SA, Weng DY, Ren R, Eissenberg T, Wewers MD, Shilo K
EBioMedicine
September 6, 2020Risk factors for uterine fibroids: time to build on what we have learned.
Harmon QE, Brasky TM
Fertil Steril
June 17, 2020Dietary Fat Intake and Risk of Uterine Leiomyomata: A Prospective Ultrasound Study.
Brasky TM, Bethea TN, Wesselink AK, Wegienka GR, Baird DD, Wise LA
Am J Epidemiol
April 6, 2020Cardiovascular Outcomes in Relation to Antihypertensive Medication Use in Women with and Without Cancer: Results from the Women's Health Initiative.
Reding KW, Aragaki AK, Cheng RK, Barac A, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Chubak J, Limacher MC, Hundley WG, D'Agostino R, Vitolins MZ, Brasky TM, Habel LA, Chow EJ, Jackson RD, Chen C, Morgenroth A, Barrington WE, Banegas M, Barnhart M, Chlebowski RT
Oncologist