Pamela Horn-Ross
Academic Appointments
- Member, Stanford Cancer Institute
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Administrative Appointments
- Senior Research Scientist, Cancer Prevention Institute of California (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
Current 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
- Age at last birth in relation to risk of endometrial cancer: pooled analysis in the epidemiology of endometrial cancer consortium. Am J Epidemiol. 2012; (4): 269-78
- Alcohol consumption and breast cancer risk among postmenopausal women following the cessation of hormone therapy use: the California Teachers Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012; (11): 2006-13
- Body size and the risk of postmenopausal breast cancer subtypes in the California Teachers Study cohort. Cancer Causes Control. 2012
- Carotenoid intakes and risk of breast cancer defined by estrogen receptor and progesterone receptor status: a pooled analysis of 18 prospective cohort studies. Am J Clin Nutr. 2012; (3): 713-25
- Coffee, tea, and sugar-sweetened carbonated soft drink intake and pancreatic cancer risk: a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2012; (2): 305-18
- Intake of fruits and vegetables and risk of pancreatic cancer in a pooled analysis of 14 cohort studies. Am J Epidemiol. 2012; (5): 373-86

