Polly A. Newcomb

Research Professor Emeritus, Epidemiology

1100 Fairview Avenue N., M4-B402
Box 358080 (M4-B402)

Seattle, WA 98109-1024

206-667-3476
pnewcomb@fhcrc.org

Research Interests

My interests are the identification of modifiable risk factors for common cancers--colorectal, breast, and endometrium. Increasingly, my work has focused on better characterizing individuals at risk because of the joint presentation of environmental and genetic factors. Over the past 20 years, I have conducted several large population based case-control studies of cancer etiology. Cases enrolled in these studies now form the basis for cohorts to examine factors associated with survivorship. I am also interested in the observational evaluations of screening efficacy.

Education

PhD Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1986

MPH Epidemiology, University of Washington, 1982

In the News

Female Hormonal Factors and the Risk of Endometrial Cancer in Lynch Syndrome
JAMA, 07/24/2015

Alcohol Increases Risk of Breast Cancer but Helps Survivors Live Longer
The Seattle Times, 04/08/2013

Wine Color Won't Change Breast Cancer Risk
US News & World Report, 03/10/2009