Mary B. Daly, MD, PhD

Dr. Mary B. Daly, MD, PhD

Fox Chase Cancer Center

Mary B. Daly, MD, PhD is the Senior Vice President for Population Science, Timothy R. Talbot Jr., Chair for Cancer Research and Director of the Cancer Prevention and Control Program at the Fox Chase Cancer Center. She has a joint appointment in the Division of Medical Oncology in the Medical Science Division. Dr. Daly’s focus is women’s health, and she is the Founding Director of the Margaret Dyson Family Risk Assessment Program evaluating preventive approaches to breast and ovarian cancer. Her primary areas of research include the epidemiologic and genetic aspects of breast and ovarian cancer, and the translation of this information into effective cancer control approaches. As Director of the Ovarian Cancer Consortium for Research and Surveillance (OCCRS), a core facility of the Ovarian Cancer SPORE grant, Dr. Daly has initiated studies of ovarian cancer screening modalities, quality of life after prophylactic surgery and serum biomarkers of breast cancer risk. As Principal Investigator of the Cooperative Family Registry for Breast Cancer Studies, she is collaborating with institutions worldwide to study the patterns of familial breast and ovarian cancer, gene-environment interactions, and the development of novel, genetic-based therapeutic and preventive strategies. She serves as the Principal Investigator of the NSABP STAR Trial. She is the Past President of the American Society of Preventive Oncology.