Education
ScD Harvard T.H. Chan,
MPH University of Southern California, 2005
BA Macalester College, 2000
Contact
206-667-2712
hharris@fredhutch.org
Box M4-B859
Program in Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences
1100 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109
Research Areas
Research Interests
I am broadly interested in the impact of lifestyle, nutrition, and genetic factors on women’s health. Specifically, I have focused on ovarian and breast cancer, as well as on hormonally related conditions that have shared reproductive risk factors with these diseases, including endometriosis and uterine fibroids. Much of my research to date has focused on understanding the role of the potentially modifiable risk factors of diet and lifestyle on the risk of these conditions. A more recent facet of my research is to explore the interrelatedness of these conditions and their shared risk factors. As ovarian cancer is rare, I am particularly interested in identifying women, such as those with endometriosis, who may be at higher risk because these women may benefit from screening modalities for ovarian cancer which are currently not appropriate for population-based use. Identification of women at high risk for ovarian cancer and breast cancer is also important as it allows for targeted prevention strategies and can guide clinical decisions regarding frequency of screening and chemoprevention strategies for both of these cancers. Finally, understanding the influence of genetic factors, both alone or as a part of gene-environment interactions may facilitate prevention and help identify women most at risk for ovarian and breast cancer.
Recent Publications (PubMed)
(2025 Jul 14)
Maturitas 200(): 108663
Farland LV, Degnan WJ 3rd, Harris HR, Sasamoto N, Rexrode KM, Missmer SA
(2025 Jul 8)
EBioMedicine 118(): 105830
Ramachandran D, Wang X, Laisk T, Zheng Y, Ingold N, Canson DM, Kho PF, Naumann BJ, Chapman CJ, Bousset K, Krause AV, Schürmann P, Wieland B, Hanel P, Hülse F, Häfner N, Runnebaum I, Dubrowinskaja N, Turmanov N, Yugay T, Yessimsiitova ZB, Amant F, Annibali D, Beckmann MW, Bodelon C, Buchanan DD, Chen C, Clarke MA, Cook LS, De Vivo I, De Wispelaere W, Du M, Easton DF, Emons J, Fasching PA, Friedenreich CM, Gallagher G, Giles GG, Goode EL, Harris HR, Hunter DJ, Kolin DL, Kraft P, Lacey JV, Lambrechts D, Lu L, Mutter GL, Naduparambil J, O'Connell K, Patel AV, Pharoah PDP, Rebbeck TR, Ricceri F, Risch HA, Ruebner M, Sacerdote C, Scott RJ, Setiawan VW, Shu XO, Southey MC, Tham E, Tomlinson I, Turman C, Wentzensen N, Xu W, Yu H, Zheng W, Spurdle AB, Yarden Y, Estonian Biobank Research Team, Mägi R, Hillemanns P, Glubb DM, Dörk T, O'Mara TA
(2025 Jul 8)
Ann Intern Med
Aragaki AK, Manson JE, LeBlanc ES, Chlebowski RT, Tinker LF, Allison MA, Haring B, Odegaard AO, Wassertheil-Smoller S, Saquib N, Masaki K, Harris HR, Jager LR, Bea JW, Wactawski-Wende J, Anderson GL
(2025 May 20)
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Hery CM, Zhang X, McLaughlin E, Von Ah D, Anderson GL, Harris HR, VoPham T, Garcia L, Shadyab AH, Follis S, Paskett ED
(2025 Jul)
Breast Cancer Res Treat 212(1): 187
Fest SN, Farland LV, Doody DR, Eliassen AH, Rosner BA, Fung TT, Hankinson SE, Kensler TW, Willett WC, Harris HR
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