Susan Steck, PhD, MPH, RD
Research Assistant Professor; Epidemiology and Biostatistics

USC Cancer Prevention & Control Program
2221 Devine St, Room 231
Columbia, SC 29208 (29205 for express delivery)
Tel:  803.734.4431
Fax:  803.734.5505
E-mail: ssteck@sc.edu

Bibliographic Profile

1999 Ph.D. in Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1997 M.P.H. in Nutrition, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
1992 B.S. in Mathematics/Honors Program, University of Notre Dame

Research Interests

• Nutrition and cancer epidemiology
• Gene-diet interactions and cancer risk and survival
• Health disparities in cancer outcomes
• Carotenoids and cancer
• Biomarkers of dietary exposure

Research

• Gene-Nutrient Interactions and Breast Cancer, PI: S. Steck, 09/01/2003 – 08/31/2008, NCI: 1K07CA102640-01
• Cooked Meat, DNA Repair Genes, and Breast Cancer Risk, Recurrence and Survival, PI: S. Steck, 01/30/2004-12/30/2006, American Institute for Cancer Research
• Racial Differences in Lifestyle Modification in Men with Newly Diagnosed Prostate Cancer, PI: J. Satia, Consultant: S. Steck, 07/01/2004-06/30/2007, DoD: PC030770
• Flavonoid intake and breast cancer incidence and survival, PI: MD Gammon, Consultant: S. Steck, Lance Armstrong Foundation
• Relationship between serum and breast tissue vitamin D metabolites and genetic polymorphisms by race, PI: S. Steck, 03/01/2006-02/28/07, South Carolina Cancer Center: Seed Grant

Courses Taught

UNC-CH
2005 Nutritional Epidemiology (Nutr 259/Epid 259)
2003 Readings in Nutrition (Nutr 170)

Selected Publications

Book Chapter

1. Arab, L. and Steck, S. Cancer and Diet. In: Gibney, M.J., Margetts, B.M., Kearney, J.M. and Arab, L. (ed). Public Health Nutrition. Blackwell Publishing, 2004.

Refereed Papers:

1. Fink, B.N., Steck, S.E., Wolff, M.S., Kabat, G.C., Gammon, M.D. Construction of a flavonoid database for assessing intake in a population-based sample of women on Long Island, NY. Nutrition and Cancer. In press.
2. Fink, B.N., Steck, S.E., Wolff, M.S., Britton, J.A., Teitelbaum, S.L., Kabat, G.C., Schroeder, J.C., Neugut, A. I., Gammon, M.D. Dietary flavonoid intake and breast cancer risk among women on Long Island. American Journal of Epidemiology. In press.
3. Adams, S.A., Hebert, J.R., Bollick-Aldrich, S., Daguise, V.G., Mosley, C.M., Modayill, M.V., Berger, S.H., Teas, J., Mitas, M., Cunningham, J.E., Steck, S.E., Burch, J., Butler, W.M., Horner, M.D., Brandt, H.M. Breast cancer disparities in South Carolina: Early detection, special programs, and descriptive epidemiology. The Journal of the South Carolina Medical Association 102(7):231-39. 2006.
4. Steck-Scott, S., Lanza, E., Forman, M.R., Sowell, A., Borkowf, C.B., Albert, P.S., Slattery, M., Brewer, B., Caan, B., Paskett, E., Iber, F., Kikendall, W., Marshall, J., Shike, M., Weissfeld, J., Snyder, K., Schatzkin, A., and The Polyp Prevention Trial Study Group. Carotenoids, Vitamin A and Risk of Adenomatous Polyp Recurrence in the Polyp Prevention Trial. International Journal of Cancer 112:295-305, 2004.
5. Gaudet, M.M., Britton, J.A., Kabat, G.C., Steck-Scott, S., Eng, S.M., Teitelbaum, S.L., Terry, M.B., Neugut, A.I., and Gammon, M.D. Fruits, vegetables and micronutrients in relation to breast cancer modified by menopause and hormone receptor status. Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers and Prevention,13(9):1485-94, 2004.
6. Steck-Scott, S., Arab, L., Craft, N., and Samet, J. Plasma and Lung Macrophage Responsiveness to Carotenoid Supplementation and Ozone Exposure in Humans. European Journal of Clinical Nutrition, 58:1571-79, 2004.
7. Arab, L., Carriquiry, A., Steck-Scott, S., and Gaudet, M. Ethnic Differences in the Nutrient Intake Adequacy of Premenopausal American Women: Results from the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey III. Journal of the American Dietetic Association 103(8: 1008-1014, 2003.
8. Arab, L. Steck-Scott, S., and Fleischauer, A. Lycopene and the Lung. Experimental Biology and Medicine 227:894-899, 2002.
9. Samet, J.M., Hatch, G.E., Horstman, D., Steck-Scott, S., Arab, L., Bromberg, P.A., Levine, M., McDonnell, W.F., and Devlin R.B. Effect of Antioxidant Supplementation on Ozone-Induced Lung Injury in Human Subjects. American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine 164(5):819-25, 2001.
10. Arab, L., Steck-Scott, S., and Bowen, P. The Participation of Lycopene and Beta-Carotene in Carcinogenesis: Defenders, Aggressors or Passive Bystanders? Epidemiologic Reviews 23(2): 211-230, 2001.
11. Kohlmeier, L. and Steck, S. Lycopene and Cardiovascular Disease. American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 71: 1691S-1695S, 2000.
12. Kohlmeier, L., Weterings, K.G.C., Steck, S. and Kok, F.J. Tea and Cancer Prevention: An Evaluation of the Epidemiologic Literature. Nutrition and Cancer 27(1): 1-13, 1997.
13. Kohlmeier, L., Kark, J.D., Gomez-Gracia, E., Martin, B.C., Steck, S.E., Kardinaal, A.F.M., Ringstad, J., Thamm, M., Masaev, V., Riemersma, R., Martin-Moreno, J.M., Huttunen, J.K. and Kok, F.J. Lycopene and Myocardial Infarction Risk in the EURAMIC Study. American Journal of Epidemiology 146(8): 618-626, 1997.