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 Feb 26)
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Collin LJ, Cushing-Haugen KL, Terry KL, Goode EL, Wu AH, Harris HR, Sasamoto N, Cramer DW, Modugno F, Elishaev E, Fu Z, Moysich KB, Fasching PA, Pearce CL, Menon U, Gentry-Maharaj A, Gayther SA, Wentzensen N, Goodman MT, George J, Talhouk A, Anglesio MS, Ramus SJ, Bowtell DD, Tworoger SS, Schildkraut JM, Webb PM, Doherty JA
(2025 Feb 20)
Clin Epigenetics 17(1): 28
Nikolaienko O, Anderson GL, Chlebowski RT, Jung SY, Harris HR, Knappskog S, Lønning PE
(2025 Feb 5)
Am J Clin Nutr
Nagle CM, Ibiebele TI, Na R, Bandera EV, Cramer D, Doherty JA, Giles GG, Goodman MT, Hanley GE, Harris HR, Jensen A, Kjaer SK, Lee A, McGuire V, Milne RL, Qin B, Richardson J, Sasamoto N, Schildkraut JM, Sieh W, Terry KL, Titus L, Trabert B, Wentzensen N, Wu AH, Berchuck A, Pike MC, Pearce CL, Webb PM, Multidisciplinary Ovarian Cancer Outcomes Group and Ovarian Cancer Association Consortium
(2025 Feb 6)
Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev
Mongiovi JM, Townsend MK, Vitonis AF, Harris HR, Doherty JA, Babic A, Hecht JL, Soong TR, Titus L, Conejo-Garcia JR, Fridley BL, Tworoger SS, Terry KL, Sasamoto N
(2025 Jan 29)
Cancer Causes Control
Harris HR, Lind K, Fest S, Thomson CA, Saquib N, Shadyab AH, Schnatz PF, Robles-Morales R, Qi L, Strickler HD, Roe DJ, Farland LV
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