Polly A. Newcomb

44.8k total citations · 3 hit papers
371 papers, 17.8k citations indexed

About

Polly A. Newcomb is a scholar working on Oncology, Pathology and Forensic Medicine and Genetics. According to data from OpenAlex, Polly A. Newcomb has authored 371 papers receiving a total of 17.8k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 229 papers in Oncology, 136 papers in Pathology and Forensic Medicine and 72 papers in Genetics. Recurrent topics in Polly A. Newcomb's work include Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (110 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (99 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (81 papers). Polly A. Newcomb is often cited by papers focused on Genetic factors in colorectal cancer (110 papers), Colorectal Cancer Screening and Detection (99 papers) and Cancer Risks and Factors (81 papers). Polly A. Newcomb collaborates with scholars based in United States, Australia and Canada. Polly A. Newcomb's co-authors include Amy Trentham‐Dietz, John M. Hampton, John D. Potter, John A. Baron, Walter C. Willett, Linda Titus‐Ernstoff, Paul P. Carbone, Meir J. Stampfer, Scott V. Adams and Barry E. Storer and has published in prestigious journals such as Nature, New England Journal of Medicine and JAMA.

In The Last Decade

Polly A. Newcomb

363 papers receiving 17.1k citations

Hit Papers

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Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Effects of Tamoxifen on Bone Mineral Density in Postmenopausal Women with Breast Cancer

1992 856 citations Polly A. Newcomb et al. profile →
Financial Insolvency as a Risk Factor for Early Mortality Among Patients With Cancer

2016 665 citations Polly A. Newcomb et al. Journal of Clinical Oncology profile →
Washington State Cancer Patients Found To Be At Greater Risk For Bankruptcy Than People Without A Cancer Diagnosis

2013 511 citations Polly A. Newcomb et al. profile →

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#	Work	Indexed citations
1	Highly Sensitive DNA Testing of Fusobacterium nucleatum in Colorectal Tumors 2025 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Meredith A.J. Hullar, Orsalem J. Kahsai, (unknown), Lisa Levy, (unknown), Keith R. Curtis, (unknown), Arthur Sillah, (unknown), Johanna W. Lampe, Shuji Ogino, John D. Potter, Polly A. Newcomb, Amanda I. Phipps	1
2	Genome‐wide study of genetic polymorphisms predictive for outcome from first‐line oxaliplatin‐based chemotherapy in colorectal cancer patients 2023 ·International Journal of Cancer ·(unknown), Dominic Edelmann, Federico Canzian, Petra Seibold, Tabitha A. Harrison, Xinwei Hua, Qian Shi, (unknown), Axel Benner, (unknown), Martin Schneider, Richard M. Goldberg, Steven R. Alberts, Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner, Andrew T. Chan, Ulrike Peters, Polly A. Newcomb, Jenny Chang‐Claude	1
3	A New Comprehensive Colorectal Cancer Risk Prediction Model Incorporating Family History, Personal Characteristics, and Environmental Factors 2020 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Yingye Zheng, Xinwei Hua, Aung Ko Win, Robert J. MacInnis, Steven Gallinger, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Noralane M. Lindor, John A. Baron, John L. Hopper, James G. Dowty, Antonis C. Antoniou, Jiayin Zheng, Mark A. Jenkins, Polly A. Newcomb	25
4	Implications of Epigenetic Drift in Colorectal Neoplasia 2018 ·Cancer Research ·E. Georg Luebeck, William D. Hazelton, Kit Curtius, Sean K. Maden, Ming Yu, Kelly Carter, Wynn Burke, Paul D. Lampe, Christopher I. Li, Cornelia M. Ulrich, Polly A. Newcomb, Maria Westerhoff, Andrew M. Kaz, Yanxin Luo, John M. Inadomi, William M. Grady	24
5	Influence of Smoking, Body Mass Index, and Other Factors on the Preventive Effect of Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs on Colorectal Cancer Risk 2018 ·Cancer Research ·Xiaoliang Wang, Andrew T. Chan, Martha L. Slattery, Jenny Chang‐Claude, John D. Potter, Steven Gallinger, Bette J. Caan, Johanna W. Lampe, Polly A. Newcomb, Niha Zubair, Li Hsu, Robert E. Schoen, Michael Hoffmeister, Hermann Brenner, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Ulrike Peters, Emily White	26
6	Association of gut microbial communities with plasma lipopolysaccharide-binding protein (LBP) in premenopausal women 2018 ·The ISME Journal ·(unknown), Keith R. Curtis, Emily White, Polly A. Newcomb, Katherine M. Newton, Charlotte Atkinson, Xiaoling Song, Johanna W. Lampe, Meredith A.J. Hullar	39
7	Partnership Status and Socioeconomic Factors in Relation to Health Behavior Changes after a Diagnosis of Ductal Carcinoma In Situ 2015 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Sherrie Khadanga, Susan G. Lakoski, (unknown), Brian L. Sprague, Yi Ba, John M. Hampton, Stephen T. Higgins, Philip A. Ades, Polly A. Newcomb, Amy Trentham‐Dietz	5
8	Analyses of 7,635 Patients with Colorectal Cancer Using Independent Training and Validation Cohorts Show That rs9929218 in CDH1 Is a Prognostic Marker of Survival 2015 ·Clinical Cancer Research ·Christopher G. Smith, David J. Fisher, Rebecca Harris, Tim Maughan, Amanda I. Phipps, Susan D. Richman, Michel Seymour, Ian Tomlinson, Dan Rosmarin, David Kerr, Andrew T. Chan, Ulrike Peters, Polly A. Newcomb, Shelley Idziaszczyk, Hannah D. West, Angela Meade, Richard Kaplan, Jeremy P. Cheadle	16
9	Prediagnostic Physical Activity and Colorectal Cancer Survival: Overall and Stratified by Tumor Characteristics 2015 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Sheetal Hardikar, Polly A. Newcomb, Peter T. Campbell, Aung Ko Win, Noralane M. Lindor, Daniel D. Buchanan, Karen W. Makar, Mark A. Jenkins, John D. Potter, Amanda I. Phipps	30
10	A Randomized Trial to Increase Colonoscopy Screening in Members of High-Risk Families in the Colorectal Cancer Family Registry and Cancer Genetics Network 2014 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Jan T. Lowery, Nora Horick, Anita Y. Kinney, Dianne M. Finkelstein, Kathleen Garrett, Robert W. Haile, Noralane M. Lindor, Polly A. Newcomb, Robert S. Sandler, Carol A. Burke, Deirdre A. Hill, Dennis J. Ahnen	43
11	Alcohol Consumption Before and After Breast Cancer Diagnosis: Associations With Survival From Breast Cancer, Cardiovascular Disease, and Other Causes 2013 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Polly A. Newcomb, Ellen Kampman, Amy Trentham‐Dietz, Kathleen M. Egan, Linda Titus, John A. Baron, John M. Hampton, Michael N. Passarelli, Walter C. Willett	48
12	Genomic Aberrations Occurring in Subsets of Serrated Colorectal Lesions but not Conventional Adenomas 2013 ·Cancer Research ·Andrea N. Burnett‐Hartman, Polly A. Newcomb, John D. Potter, Michael N. Passarelli, Amanda I. Phipps, Michelle A. Wurscher, William M. Grady, (unknown), Melissa P. Upton, Karen W. Makar	74
13	Associations Between Cigarette Smoking Status and Colon Cancer Prognosis Among Participants in North Central Cancer Treatment Group Phase III Trial N0147 2013 ·Journal of Clinical Oncology ·Amanda I. Phipps, Qian Shi, Polly A. Newcomb, Garth D. Nelson, Daniel J. Sargent, Steven R. Alberts, Paul J. Limburg	44
14	A Multistage Genetic Association Study Identifies Breast Cancer Risk Loci at 10q25 and 16q24 2012 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·(unknown), Joan P. Breyer, Kate M. McReynolds, Kevin M. Bradley, Peggy A. Schuyler, W. Dale Plummer, (unknown), Amy Trentham‐Dietz, Polly A. Newcomb, Fritz F. Parl, Melinda E. Sanders, David L. Page, Kathleen M. Egan, William D. Dupont, Jeffrey R. Smith	10
15	BRAF Mutation Status and Survival after Colorectal Cancer Diagnosis According to Patient and Tumor Characteristics 2012 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Amanda I. Phipps, Daniel D. Buchanan, Karen W. Makar, Andrea N. Burnett‐Hartman, Anna E. Coghill, Michael N. Passarelli, John A. Baron, Dennis J. Ahnen, Aung Ko Win, John D. Potter, Polly A. Newcomb	97
16	A Multistage Association Study Identifies a Breast Cancer Genetic Locus at NCOA7 2011 ·Cancer Research ·(unknown), Joan P. Breyer, Kevin M. Bradley, Peggy A. Schuyler, W. Dale Plummer, (unknown), Amy Trentham‐Dietz, Polly A. Newcomb, Melinda E. Sanders, David L. Page, Fritz F. Parl, Kathleen M. Egan, William D. Dupont, Jeffrey R. Smith	14
17	Genetic Variation in the Vitamin D Receptor ( VDR ) and the Vitamin D–Binding Protein ( GC ) and Risk for Colorectal Cancer: Results from the Colon Cancer Family Registry 2010 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·Jenny N. Poynter, Elizabeth T. Jacobs, Jane C. Figueiredo, (unknown), David V. Conti, Peter T. Campbell, (unknown), Paul J. Limburg, Loı̈c Le Marchand, Michelle Cotterchio, Polly A. Newcomb, John D. Potter, Mark A. Jenkins, John L. Hopper, David Duggan, John A. Baron, Robert W. Haile	51
18	A Candidate Gene Study of Folate-Associated One Carbon Metabolism Genes and Colorectal Cancer Risk 2010 ·Cancer Epidemiology Biomarkers & Prevention ·(unknown), Jane C. Figueiredo, Won Lee, David V. Conti, Kathleen A. Kennedy, David Duggan, Jenny N. Poynter, Peter T. Campbell, Polly A. Newcomb, Maria Elena Martinez, John L. Hopper, Loı̈c Le Marchand, John A. Baron, Paul J. Limburg, Cornelia M. Ulrich, Robert W. Haile	32
19	Colorectal Cancer Cases and Relatives of Cases Indicate Similar Willingness to Receive and Disclose Genetic Information 2008 ·Genetic Testing ·Rachel M. Ceballos, Polly A. Newcomb, Jeannette M. Beasley, (unknown), Allyson Templeton, Julie Hunt	12
20	Methods used to quit smoking in the United States. Do cessation programs help? 1990 ·PubMed ·Michael C. Fiore, Thomas E. Novotny, John P. Pierce, Gary A. Giovino, Evridiki J. Hatziandreu, Polly A. Newcomb, (unknown), (unknown)	137

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