SamuelMatthewLeskoMDMPH

PubMed

• 8 citations
  A Group Randomized Trial to Reduce Obesity among Appalachian Church Members: The Walk by Faith Study
  Electra D. Paskett, Ryan D. Baltic, Gregory S. Young, Mira L. Katz, Samuel M. Lesko, Kelly H. Webber, Karen A. Roberto, Eugene J. Lengerich, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Steph...> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2018 Nov 1
• 24 citations
  Dietary Iron and Colorectal Cancer Risk: A Review of Human Population Studies
  Joseph H. Ashmore, Connie J. Rogers, Shannon L. Kelleher, Samuel M. Lesko, Terryl J. Hartman> ;Critical Reviews in Food Science and Nutrition. 2016 Apr 25
• 16 citations
  Evaluating the impacts of screening and smoking cessation programmes on lung cancer in a high-burden region of the USA: a simulation modelling study.
  Angela C. Tramontano, Deirdre F. Sheehan, Pamela M. McMahon, Emily C. Dowling, Theodore R. Holford, Karen Ryczak, Samuel M. Lesko, David T. Levy, Chung Yin Kong> ;BMJ Open. 2016 Feb 1
• 14 citations
  No Association Between Vitamin D Intake, VDR Polymorphisms, and Colorectal Cancer in a Population-Based Case–Control Study
  Joseph H. Ashmore, Carla J. Gallagher, Samuel M. Lesko, Joshua E. Muscat, Terryl J. Hartman, Philip Lazarus> ;Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers & Prevention. 2015 Jul 29
• 10 citations
  Study design, intervention, and baseline characteristics of a group randomized trial involving a faith-based healthy eating and physical activity intervention (Walk by...
  Ryan D. Baltic, Rory C. Weier, Mira L. Katz, Stephenie Kennedy, Eugene J. Lengerich, Samuel M. Lesko, David Reese, Karen A. Roberto, Nancy E. Schoenberg, Gregory S. Yo...> ;Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2015 Sep 1
• 12 citations
  Predictors of acute kidney injury in geriatric patients undergoing total knee replacement surgery.
  Vishal Sehgal, Sukhminder Jit Singh Bajwa, Rinku Sehgal, Jeremiah Eagan, Praveen Reddy, Samuel M. Lesko> ;International Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism. 2014 Jul 1
• 16 citations
  The effect of UGT1A and UGT2B polymorphisms on colorectal cancer risk: Haplotype associations and gene–environment interactions
  Andrea Y. Angstadt, Terryl J. Hartman, Samuel M. Lesko, Joshua E. Muscat, Junjia Zhu, Carla J. Gallagher, Philip Lazarus> ;Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer. 2014 Jun 1
• 13 citations
  Association of dietary and supplemental iron and colorectal cancer in a population-based study.
  Joseph H. Ashmore, Samuel M. Lesko, Paige E. Miller, Amanda J. Cross, Joshua E. Muscat, Junjia Zhu, Jason Liao, Gregory Harper, Philip Lazarus, Terryl J. Hartman> ;European Journal of Cancer Prevention. 2013 Nov 1
• 11 citations
  Association of dietary and supplemental folate intake and polymorphisms in three FOCM pathway genes with colorectal cancer in a population-based case-control study.
  Joseph H. Ashmore, Samuel M. Lesko, Joshua E. Muscat, Carla J. Gallagher, Arthur Berg, Paige E. Miller, Terryl J. Hartman, Philip Lazarus> ;Genes, Chromosomes & Cancer. 2013 Oct 1
• 36 citations
  The effect of copy number variation in the phase II detoxification genes UGT2B17 and UGT2B28 on colorectal cancer risk.
  Andrea Y. Angstadt, Arthur Berg, Junjia Zhu, Paige E. Miller, Terryl J. Hartman, Samuel M. Lesko, Joshua E. Muscat, Philip Lazarus, Carla J. Gallagher> ;Cancer. 2013 Jul 1
• 47 citations
  Meat-Related Compounds and Colorectal Cancer Risk by Anatomical Subsite
  Paige E. Miller, Philip Lazarus, Samuel M. Lesko, Amanda J. Cross, Rashmi Sinha, Jason Laio, Jay Zhu, Gregory Harper, Joshua E. Muscat, Terryl J. Hartman> ;Nutrition and Cancer. 2013 Feb 26
• 69 citations
  Diet Index-Based and Empirically Derived Dietary Patterns Are Associated with Colorectal Cancer Risk
  Paige E. Miller, Philip Lazarus, Samuel M. Lesko, Joshua E. Muscat, Gregory Harper, Amanda J. Cross, Rashmi Sinha, Karen Ryczak, Gladys Escobar, David T. Mauger, Terry...> ;The Journal of Nutrition. 2010 Jul 1
• 65 citations
  Dietary Patterns and Colorectal Adenoma and Cancer Risk: A Review of the Epidemiological Evidence
  Paige E. Miller, Samuel M. Lesko, Joshua E. Muscat, Philip Lazarus, Terryl J. Hartman> ;Nutrition and Cancer. 2010 Apr 27
• 7 citations
  Identifying cluster subtypes for intentions to have colorectal cancer screening among non-compliant intermediate-risk siblings of individuals with colorectal cancer
  Sharon L. Manne, Elliot J. Coups, Gary Winkel, Arnold J. Markowitz, Neal J. Meropol, Samuel M. Lesko, Paul B. Jacobsen, Daniel G. Haller, Lina Jandorf, Susan K. Peterson> ;Health Education Research. 2009 Oct 1
• 137 citations
  An oncogenic isoform of HER2 associated with locally disseminated breast cancer and trastuzumab resistance
  Doyel Mitra, Michael J. Brumlik, Stella U. Okamgba, Yun Zhu, Tamika Duplessis, Jenny G. Parvani, Samuel M. Lesko, Edi Brogi, Frank E. Jones> ;Molecular Cancer Therapeutics. 2009 Aug 1
• 65 citations
  A randomized trial of generic versus tailored interventions to increase colorectal cancer screening among intermediate risk siblings.
  Sharon L. Manne, Elliot J. Coups, Arnold J. Markowitz, Neal J. Meropol, Daniel G. Haller, Paul B. Jacobsen, Lina Jandorf, Susan K. Peterson, Samuel M. Lesko, Steven Pi...> ;Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2009 May 6
• 21 citations
  Characteristics of persistent diarrhea in a community-based cohort of young US children.
  Louis Vernacchio, Richard M. Vezina, Allen A. Mitchell, Samuel M. Lesko, Andrew G. Plaut, David W. K. Acheson> ;Journal of Pediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. 2006 Jul 1
• 92 citations
  Diarrhea in American infants and young children in the community setting: incidence, clinical presentation and microbiology.
  Louis Vernacchio, Richard M. Vezina, Allen A. Mitchell, Samuel M. Lesko, Andrew G. Plaut, David W. K. Acheson> ;The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal. 2006 Jan 1
• 174 citations
  Sleep-disordered breathing symptoms are associated with poorer cognitive function in 5-year-old children.
  Daniel J. Gottlieb, Cynthia Chase, Richard M. Vezina, Timothy Heeren, Michael J. Corwin, Sanford Auerbach, Debra E. Weese-Mayer, Samuel M. Lesko> ;The Journal of Pediatrics. 2004 Oct 1
• 42 citations
  Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of otitis media in infancy.
  Louis Vernacchio, Samuel M. Lesko, Richard M. Vezina, Michael J. Corwin, Carl E. Hunt, Howard J. Hoffman, Allen A. Mitchell> ;International Journal of Pediatric Otorhinolaryngology. 2004 Jun 1
• 60 citations
  Frequency of bed sharing and its relationship to breastfeeding.
  Rosha C. McCoy, Carl E. Hunt, Samuel M. Lesko, Richard M. Vezina, Michael J. Corwin, Marian Willinger, Howard J. Hoffman, Allen A. Mitchell> ;Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics. 2004 Jun 1
• 174 citations
  Symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in 5-year-old children are associated with sleepiness and problem behaviors.
  Daniel J. Gottlieb, Richard M. Vezina, Cynthia Chase, Samuel M. Lesko, Timothy Heeren, Debra E. Weese-Mayer, Sanford Auerbach, Michael J. Corwin> ;Pediatrics. 2003 Oct 1
• 101 citations
  The safety of ibuprofen suspension in children.
  Samuel M. Lesko> ;International Journal of Clinical Practice. Supplement. 2003 Apr 1
• 23 citations
  Infant sleep position and associated health outcomes.
  Carl E. Hunt, Samuel M. Lesko, Richard M. Vezina, Rosha C. McCoy, Michael J. Corwin, Frederick Mandell, Marian Willinger, Howard J. Hoffman, Allen A. Mitchell> ;Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. 2003 May 1
• 45 citations
  Sleep Position of Low Birth Weight Infants
  Louis Vernacchio, Michael J. Corwin, Samuel M. Lesko, Richard M. Vezina, Carl E. Hunt, Howard J. Hoffman, Marian Willinger, Allen A. Mitchell> ;Pediatrics. 2003 Mar 1
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Journal Articles

• Serum vitamin D levels among patients in a clinical oncology practice compared to a primary care practice in the same community: a case control study.  
  Churilla, T.M.; Lesko, S.L.; Brereton, H.D.; Klem, M; Donnelly, P.E.; Peters, C.A, BMJ Open, 1/1/2011
• Diet index-based and empirically derived dietary patterns are associated with colorectal cancer risk.  
  Miller PE, Lazarus P, Lesko SM, Muscat JE, Harper G, Cross AJ, Sinha R, Ryczak K, Escobar G, Mauger DT, Hartman TJ, J Nutr, 7/1/2010
• The Northern Appalachia Cancer Network: Changing Cancer Research, Changing People's Lives.  
  Lengerich EJ, Kluhsman BC, Bencivenga MM, Lesko SM, Garcia-Dominic O, Aumiller BB, Anderson A, J Higher Ed Outreach and Engagement, 1/1/2010
• Identifying cluster subtypes for intentions to have colorectal cancer screening among non-compliant intermediate-risk siblings of individuals with colorectal cancer.  
  Manne SL, Coups EJ, Winkel G, Markowitz A, Meropol NJ, Lesko SM, Jacobsen PB, Haller D, Jandorf L, Peterson SK, Health Educ Res, 10/1/2009
• An oncogenic isoform of HER2 associated with locally disseminated breast cancer and trastuzumab resistance.  
  Mitra D, Brumlik MJ, Okamgba SU, Zhu Y, Duplessis TT, Parvani JG, Lesko SM, Brogi E, Jones FE, Mol Cancer Ther, 8/1/2009
• A Randomized Trial of Generic Versus Tailored Interventions to Increase Colorectal Cancer Screening Among Intermediate Risk Siblings  
  Manne S, Coups EJ, Markowitz A, Meropol NJ, Haller D, Jacobsen PB, Jandorf L, Peterson SK, Lesko S, Pilipshen S, Winkel G, Ann Behav Med, 4/1/2009
• Colorectal Cancer Incidence and Mortality in Northeastern Pennsylvania.  
  Alpert Hillel A, Prokup I, Lesko SM, Journal of Registry Management, 1/1/2007
• Characteristics of persistent diarrhea in a community-based cohort of young US children.  
  Vernacchio L, Vezina RM, Mitchell AA, Lesko SM, Plaut AG, Acheson DWK, J Pediatr Gastroenterol Nutr, 7/1/2006
• Diarrhea in American infants and young children in the community setting.  
  Vernacchio L, Vezina RM, Mitchell AA, Lesko SM, Plaut AG, Acheson DWK, Pediatr Infect Dis J, 1/1/2006
• Sleep-disordered breathing symptoms are associated with poorer cognitive function in 5-year-old children.  
  Gottlieb DJ, Chase C, Vezina RM, Heeren TC, Corwin MJ, Auerbach SH, Weese-Mayer DE, Lesko SM, J Pediatr, 10/1/2004
• Frequency of bed sharing and its relationship to breastfeeding.  
  McCoy RC; Hunt CE; Lesko SM; Vezina R; Corwin MJ; Willinger M; Hoffman HJ; Mitchell AA, J Dev Behav Pediatr, 6/1/2004
• Racial/ethnic disparities in the diagnosis of otitis media in infancy.  
  Vernacchio L, Lesko SM, Vezina RM, et al, Int J Pediatr Otorhinolaryngol, 1/1/2004
• Response to South letter pain relievers and asthma (Letter)  
  Lesko SM, Vezina RM, Louik C, Mitchell AA, Pediatrics, 12/1/2003
• The safety of ibuprofen suspension in children.  
  Lesko, SM, Int J Clin Pract Suppl, 4/1/2003
• Sleep position of low birth weight infants.  
  Vernacchio L, Corwin MJ, Lesko SM, Vezina RM, Hunt CE, Hoffman HJ, Willinger M, Mitchell AA, Pediatrics, 3/1/2003
• Infant sleep position and associated health outcomes.  
  Hunt CE, Lesko SM, Vezina RM, McCoy R, Corwin MJ, Mandell F, Willinger M, Hoffman HJ, Mitchell AA, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 1/1/2003
• Secular changes in Sleep Position During Infancy: 1995-98.  
  Corwin, MJ, Lesko, SM, Heeren, T, Vezina RM, Hunt CE, Mandell, F, McClain, M, Mitchell AA, Pediatrics, 1/1/2003
• Symptoms of sleep-disordered breathing in 5-year-old children are associated with sleepiness and problem behaviors.  
  Gottlieb DJ, Vezina RM, Chase C, Lesko SM, Heeren TC, Weese-Mayer DE, Auerbach SH, Corwin MJ, Pediatrics, 1/1/2003
• Asthma morbidity following the short-term use of ibuprofen in children.  
  Lesko SM, Louik C, Vezina RM, Mitchell AA, Pediatrics, 1/1/2002
• Invasive group A streptococcal infection and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug use among children with primary varicella.  
  Lesko SM, O'Brien KL, Schwartz B, Vezina R, Mitchell AA, Pediatrics, 1/1/2001
• Adolescent occupational toxic exposures: a national study.  
  Woolf A, Alpert HR, Garg A, Lesko S, Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, 1/1/2001
• Early onset baldness and prostate cancer risk.  
  Demark-Wahnefried W, Schildkraut JM, Thompson D, Lesko SM, McIntyre L, Schiwingl P, Paulson DF, Robertson CN, Anderson EE, Walther PJ, Cancer Epidemiology, Biomarkers and Prev, 3/1/2000
• A case-control study of necrotizing fasciitis during primary varicella. (Letter to the Editor).  
  O'Brien K, Schwartz B, Lesko SM, Vezina RM, Mitchell AA, Pediatrics, 1/1/2000
• Vasectomy and prostate cancer.  
  Lesko SM, Louik C, Vezina R, Rosenberg L, Shapiro S, J Urol, 1/1/1999
• Effect of metoclopramide dose on preventing emesis after administration of n-acetylcysteine for acetaminophen overdose.  
  Wright R, Anderson A, Lesko S, Woolf A, Linakis J, Lewander W, J Toxicol Clin Toxicol, 1/1/1999
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Books/Book Chapters

• Textbook of Pharmacoepidemiology 
  Chapter: The use of randomized controlled trials for pharmacoepidemiology studies. 
  Page 311 - 320Lesko SM, Mitchell AAEditors: Strom BL, Kimmel SE.John Wiley and Sons2006
• Pharmacoepidemiology 
  Chapter: The use of randomized controlled trials for pharmacoepidemiology studies. 
  Page 539 - 552Lesko SM, Mitchell AAEditors: Strom BL.John Wiley and Sons, Chichester, UKEdition 3rd ,2000
• Cancer Manual 
  Chapter: Cancer of the Prostate 
  Page 446 - 461Jacobson JD, Brodsky G, DuBeau C, Lesko S, Long JC, Schwartz JH, Zietman ALAmerican Cancer Society, Massachusetts Division, Boston, MAEdition 9th ,1996
• Smoking and Reproductive Health 
  Chapter: Cigarette smoking and endometrial cancer. 
  Rosenberg L, Lesko SMEditors: Rosenberg MJ.PSG Publishing Company, Massachusetts1987
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Abstracts/Posters

• Stage at diagnosis of colorectal cancer in northeast Pennsylvania in relation to characteristics of their primary care physicians.
  Lesko S. Ryczak K. Alpert H, Appalachia Community Cancer Network, Charleston, WV, 6/1/2009
• Changing incidence of thyroid cancer in Northeast Pennsylvania.
  Lesko S, Morris G, Peters C, Prokup I, Brereton H, (Northeast Regional Cancer Institute, Scranton, PA 18510), American Journal of Epidemiology, 1/1/2009
• Detection of prevalent skin cancers among the uninsured by primary care internal medicine residents.
  Thomas L. Bansal P. Kasim K. Balavinayagam I. Hopkins T. Digwood G. Pradhan R. Lesko S, Pennsylvania Medical Society annual meeting, Hershey, PA, 10/1/2008
• Obesity in Northeast Pennsylvania, 2002-2006.
  Shah N. Lesko S, 41st Annual SER meeting, Chicago, 6/1/2008
• Obesity in Northeast Pennsylvania, 2002-2006.
  Shah N. Lesko S, Health Science Research 2008, Scranton, PA, 3/1/2008
• Stage at diagnosis of colorectal cancer in northeast Pennsylvania in relation to characteristics of their primary care physicians.
  Lesko S. Ryczak K. Alpert H, Health Science Research 2008, Scranton, PA, 3/1/2008
• Obesity in Northeast Pennsylvania 2002-2006.
  Shah N, Lesko S, American Journal of Epidemiology, 1/1/2008
• TCCAP: a targeted awareness program to address colorectal cancer disparities in northeast Pennsylvania
  Lesko SM, Schmid-Allen R, Toole L, PSCI retreat, Hershey, PA, 11/1/2007
• Screening among advanced stage colorectal cases in Pennsylvania, 2000-2001.
  Lesko SM, Coleman T, Health Science Research 2007, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2007
• Screening among advanced stage cervical cancer cases in Pennsylvania, 2000-2001
  Coleman T, Lesko SM, Health Science Research 2007, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2007
• Predictors of adjuvant chemotherapy in stage III colorectal cancer.
  Lesko SM, Coleman T, Health Science Research 2007, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2007
• Factors associated with the intention to continue cigarette smoking in Northeast Pennsylvania.
  Coleman T, Lesko SM, Health Science Research 2007, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2007
• Screening among advanced stage cervical cancer cases in Pennsylvania, 2000-2001: screening failure or failure to screen.
  Lesko SM and Coleman T, PAC3 Research Summit, Harrisburg, 11/1/2006
• The Effect of Age on the Treatment of Stage III Colorectal Cancer.
  Lesko SM and Coleman T, 2006 Congress of Epidemiology, Seattle, 6/1/2006
• Adjuvant chemotherapy in stage III colorectal cancer: barriers and predictors of use.
  Lesko SM, Coleman T, Health Science Research 2006, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2006
• Factors associated with cigarette smoking in Northeast Pennsylvania.
  Coleman T, Lesko SM, Health Science Research 2006, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2006
• Religion, spiritual practices and colorectal screening.
  Prokup I, Lesko SM, Health Science Research 2006, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2006
• Breast health screening practices in Northeast Pennsylvania.
  Zalon ML, Farrell M, Lesko SM, Prokup I, Health Science Research 2006, Scranton, PA, 4/1/2006
• The effect of age on the treatment of stage III colorectal cancer.
  Lesko SM, Coleman T, American Journal of Epidemiology, 1/1/2006
• Use of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage III Colorectal Cancer in Northeast Pennsylvania.
  Lesko SM, Coleman T, PAC3 Research Summit, Harrisburg, 11/1/2005
• Factors associated with cigarette smoking in Northeast Pennsylvania.
  Coleman T, Lesko SM, PAC3 Research Summit, Harrisburg, 11/1/2005
• A population-based study of predictors of colorectal cancer screening in a high-risk population.
  Prokup I, Lesko SM, PAC3 Research Summit, Harrisburg, 11/1/2005
• Barriers to the Use of Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Stage III Colorectal Cancer.
  Lesko SM, Coleman T, International Conference in Pharmacoepidemiology, Nashville, TN, 8/1/2005
• Do Spiritual Practices Influence Colorectal Cancer Screening?
  Prokup I and Lesko SM, Annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Toronto, Canada, 6/1/2005
• Factors Associated with Cigarette Smoking in Northeast Pennsylvania.
  Coleman T and Lesko SM, Annual meeting of the Society for Epidemiologic Research, Toronto, Canada, 6/1/2005
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Lectures

• TCCAP: a targeted awareness program to address colorectal cancer disparities in northeast Pennsylvania 
  New Orleans - 4/1/2007
• Prevalence of cigarette smoking in Northeast Pennsylvania in 2002. 
  Washington, DC - 11/1/2004
• The safety of ibuprofen suspension in children. 
  Sydney, Australia - 6/1/2003
• Colorectal cancer incidence and mortality in Northeastern Pennsylvania: 1985-98. 
  Toronto - 1/1/2001
• Sleep position during the first six months of life. 
  11/1/1998
• Calcium channel blockers and cancer: barriers to the dissemination of data. 
  Berlin - 8/1/1998
• Race-specific stage at prostate cancer diagnosis in Massachusetts: 1984-1996. 
  Chicago - 6/1/1998
• An assessment of the safety of ibuprofen use among ambulatory children: the Boston University fever study. 
  Rockville, MD - 9/1/1997
• Rationale and methods for the Boston University Fever Study: one recent example of a large simple trial. 
  Montreal - 6/1/1997
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Other

• Can practiced-based experience define the safety of pediatric ibuprofen? (Invited paper) 
  Mitchell AA, Lesko S, California Pediatrician
  1/1/1992