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Rachel E. Factor

Professor
Department of Pathology
Huntsman Cancer Institute
United States of America

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Biography

Rachel E. Factor, MD, is an assistant professor in the Department of Pathology at the University of Utah School of Medicine and a practicing clinical pathologist with a focus in breast diseases. She is a Huntsman Cancer Institute (HCI) investigator and participates in HCI's breast treatment planning conferences and the Breast Disease Oriented Team (BDOT). Factor is certified by the American Board of Pathology. Factor's research interests include the biology and prevention of breast cancer. She also collaborates with basic scientists, clinicians, and epidemiologists to develop clinical decision-making tools for preventing recurrence and extending survival. As an anatomic and cell pathologist, Factor has experience evaluating tissue histology and the morphology of individual cells. Factor completed her medical degree at the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in Bronx, NY, followed by residency and fellowships at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, MA.

Research Intrest

Pathology Anatomic Pathology Cytopathology Cell Response & Regulation

List of Publications
Sweeney C, Bernard PS, Factor R, Shakespear K, Kwan M, Habel L, Stijleman I, Davis C, Ebbert M, Kushi LH, Caan BJ (2012). Molecular subtypes from PAM50 in a brest cancer cohort: differences by patient characteristics, reproducibility. Poster session presented at AACR, Chicago.
Schmidt RL, Factor RE, Affolter KE, Cook JB, Hall BJ, Narra KK, Witt BL, Wilson AR and Layfield LJ (2012). Variability in Methods Specification for Diagnostic Test Accuracy Studies in Fine-Needle Aspiration Cytology: A Survey of Reporting Practice [Abstract]. Am J Clin Pathol, 137(1), 132-41.
Factor RE, Chadwick BC, Witt BL, Layfield LJ (2012). FNA is a highly accurate procedure for detecting axillary lymph node metastases in breast cancer patients [Abstract]. Modern Pathology, 25(Supp 2), 357.
Layfield LJ, Factor RE, Jarboe EA (2012). Clinician compliance with laboratory regulations requiring submission of relevant clinical data: A one year retrospective analysis [Abstract]. Modern Pathology, 25(Supp 2).
Chow KH, Factor RE, Ullman KS (2012). The nuclear envelope environment and its cancer connections. [Review]. Nat Rev Cancer, 12(3), 196-209.
Schmidt RL, Factor RE (May 2012). Understanding Sources of Bias in Diagnostic Accuracy Studies. [Review]. Archives of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine.
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