Katherine W. Reeves, PhD, MPH
Research Focus - Environmental Determinants of Women’s Health
- Identify modifiable factors that mediate breast cancer risk through hormonal pathways, including depression and/or antidepressant use, endocrine-disrupting chemicals such as bisphenol-A (BPA) or phthalates, and obesity and metabolic disease
- Understand how these factors impact breast cancer risk and mammographic density, a strong marker for breast cancer susceptibility
Representative Publication
Reeves KW, Díaz-Santana M, Manson JE, et al. Urinary phthalate biomarker concentrations and postmenopausal breast cancer risk. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2019;111(10): 1059-1067.