Pamela Horn-Ross
Academic Appointments
- Member, Cancer Center
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Academic Offices
Administrative Contact Orawan Takaki Administrative Assistant Email Tel Work 510-608-5012
Professional Snapshot
Administrative Appointments
- Senior Research Scientist, Northern California Cancer Center (2002 - present)
- Consulting Professor, Stanford, Dept. Health Policy & Research (2007 - present)
Professional Education
| Ph.D.: | Yale University, Epidemiology (1986) |
| BA: | Johns Hopkins University, Psychology (1981) |
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Scientific Focus
Research Interests
My research interests focus on nutrition and the etiology of hormonally-dependent cancers in women (most particularly breast, endometrial, and thyroid cancers). Of particular interest are the effects of phytochemicals that may reduce cancer risk, such as the isoflavones in soy foods, the lignans in whole grains, the isothiocyanates in broccoli and other cruciferous vegetables, and resveratrol in red wine and peanuts. Nutrient-gene interactions are also of interest.
Publications
- Two estrogen-related variants in CYP19A1 and endometrial cancer risk: a pooled analysis in the Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2009; (1): 242-7
- Maximizing resources to study an uncommon cancer: E2C2--Epidemiology of Endometrial Cancer Consortium. Cancer Causes Control. 2009; (4): 491-6
- Incomplete pregnancy is not associated with breast cancer risk: the California Teachers Study. Contraception. 2008; (6): 391-6
- Risk of second primary breast cancers among women with ductal carcinoma in situ of the breast. Breast Cancer Res Treat. 2008; (3): 531-40
- Dietary assessment in the California Teachers Study: reproducibility and validity. Cancer Causes Control. 2008; (6): 595-603
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