Faculty

Holly R Harris

Affiliate Associate Professor, Epidemiology

206-667-2712

Education

ScD Harvard T.H. Chan,
MPH University of Southern California, 2005
BA Macalester College, 2000

Contact

206-667-2712

Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center
Box M4-B859
Program in Epidemiology, Division of Public Health Sciences
1100 Fairview Avenue North
Seattle, WA 98109

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)

Large-scale genome-wide association study of 398,238 women unveils seven novel loci associated with high-grade serous epithelial ovarian cancer risk.
(2024 Mar 4)
medRxiv
Barnes DR, Tyrer JP, Dennis J, Leslie G, Bolla MK, Lush M, Aeilts AM, Aittomäki K, Andrieu N, Andrulis IL, Anton-Culver H, Arason A, Arun BK, Balmaña J, Bandera EV, Barkardottir RB, Berger LPV, de Gonzalez AB, Berthet P, Białkowska K, Bjørge L, Blanco AM, Blok MJ, Bobolis KA, Bogdanova NV, Brenton JD, Butz H, Buys SS, Caligo MA, Campbell I, Castillo C, Claes KBM, GEMO Study Collaborators, EMBRACE Collaborators, Colonna SV, Cook LS, Daly MB, Dansonka-Mieszkowska A, de la Hoya M, deFazio A, DePersia A, Ding YC, Domchek SM, Dörk T, Einbeigi Z, Engel C, Evans DG, Foretova L, Fortner RT, Fostira F, Foti MC, Friedman E, Frone MN, Ganz PA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Glendon G, Godwin AK, González-Neira A, Greene MH, Gronwald J, Guerrieri-Gonzaga A, Hamann U, Hansen TVO, Harris HR, Hauke J, Heitz F, Hogervorst FBL, Hooning MJ, Hopper JL, Huff CD, Huntsman DG, Imyanitov EN, kConFab Investigators, Izatt L, Jakubowska A, James PA, Janavicius R, John EM, Kar S, Karlan BY, Kennedy CJ, Kiemeney LALM, Konstantopoulou I, Kupryjanczyk J, Laitman Y, Lavie O, Lawrenson K, Lester J, Lesueur F, Lopez-Pleguezuelos C, Mai PL, Manoukian S, May T, McNeish IA, Menon U, Milne RL, Modugno F, Mongiovi JM, Montagna M, Moysich KB, Neuhausen SL, Nielsen FC, Noguès C, Oláh E, Olopade OI, Osorio A, Papi L, Pathak H, Pearce CL, Pedersen IS, Peixoto A, Pejovic T, Peng PC, Peshkin BN, Peterlongo P, Powell CB, Prokofyeva D, Pujana MA, Radice P, Rashid MU, Rennert G, Richenberg G, Sandler DP, Sasamoto N, Setiawan VW, Sharma P, Sieh W, Singer CF, Snape K, Sokolenko AP, Soucy P, Southey MC, Stoppa-Lyonnet D, Sutphen R, Sutter C, Teixeira MR, Terry KL, Thomsen LCV, Tischkowitz M, Toland AE, Van Gorp T, Vega A, Velez Edwards DR, Webb PM, Weitzel JN, Wentzensen N, Whittemore AS, Winham SJ, Wu AH, Yadav S, Yu Y, Ziogas A, Berchuck A, Couch FJ, Goode EL, Goodman MT, Monteiro AN, Offit K, Ramus SJ, Risch HA, Schildkraut JM, Thomassen M, Simard J, Easton DF, Jones MR, Chenevix-Trench G, Gayther SA, Antoniou AC, Pharoah PDP

Laparoscopically confirmed endometriosis and anti-Müllerian hormone levels: Findings from the Nurses' Health Study II.
(2024 Mar 14)
Maturitas 183(): 107969
Farland LV, Valenti M, Degnan WJ 3rd, Bertone-Johnson ER, Harris HR, DiVasta AD, Rexrode KM, Eliassen AH, Missmer SA

Infertility and risk of postmenopausal breast cancer in the women's health initiative.
(2024 Mar 9)
Breast Cancer Res Treat
Farland LV, Lind KE, Thomson CA, Saquib N, Shadyab AH, Schnatz PF, Robles-Morales R, Qi L, Strickler H, Lane DS, Murugappan G, Roe DJ, Harris HR

Visualized peritoneal fluid variation in adolescents and young adults with endometriosis: is there more to it?
(2023)
Front Reprod Health 5(): 1297907
Yousif A, DePari M, Vitonis AF, Harris HR, Shafrir AL, Terry KL, Missmer SA, Sasamoto N

Concurrent RB1 loss and BRCA-deficiency predicts enhanced immunological response and long-term survival in tubo-ovarian high-grade serous carcinoma.
(2023 Nov 10)
medRxiv
Saner FAM, Takahashi K, Budden T, Pandey A, Ariyaratne D, Zwimpfer TA, Meagher NS, Fereday S, Twomey L, Pishas KI, Hoang T, Bolithon A, Traficante N, Alsop K, Christie EL, Kang EY, Nelson GS, Ghatage P, Lee CH, Riggan MJ, Alsop J, Beckmann MW, Boros J, Brand AH, Brooks-Wilson A, Carney ME, Coulson P, Courtney-Brooks M, Cushing-Haugen KL, Cybulski C, El-Bahrawy MA, Elishaev E, Erber R, Gayther SA, Gentry-Maharaj A, Blake Gilks C, Harnett PR, Harris HR, Hartmann A, Hein A, Hendley J, AOCS Group, Hernandez BY, Jakubowska A, Jimenez-Linan M, Jones ME, Kaufmann SH, Kennedy CJ, Kluz T, Koziak JM, Kristjansdottir B, Le ND, Lener M, Lester J, Lubiński J, Mateoiu C, Orsulic S, Ruebner M, Schoemaker MJ, Shah M, Sharma R, Sherman ME, Shvetsov YB, Singh N, Rinda Soong T, Steed H, Sukumvanich P, Talhouk A, Taylor SE, Vierkant RA, Wang C, Widschwendter M, Wilkens LR, Winham SJ, Anglesio MS, Berchuck A, Brenton JD, Campbell I, Cook LS, Doherty JA, Fasching PA, Fortner RT, Goodman MT, Gronwald J, Huntsman DG, Karlan BY, Kelemen LE, Menon U, Modugno F, Pharoah PDP, Schildkraut JM, Sundfeldt K, Swerdlow AJ, Goode EL, DeFazio A, Köbel M, Ramus SJ, Bowtell DDL, Garsed DW

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