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People with a form of muscular dystrophy may have elevated cancer risk. NIH study shows increased risk for two types of myotonic muscular dystrophy. Find out more in the NCI press release and the Cancer Bulletin
NIH study finds broad spectrum of cancer risk for organ transplant recipients in US. Find out more in the NCI press release and the Cancer Bulletin
Women exposed to DES in the womb face increased cancer risk; NIH study followed daughters of women given diethylstilbestrol during pregnancy and found increased fertility problems and cancer risks
NIH study finds two doses of HPV vaccine may be as protective as full course
Cigarette smoking implicated in half of bladder cancers in women; NIH study confirms bladder cancer risk from smoking is higher than previously estimated
Breast cancer risk calculator updated for Asian-Americans
Dr. Fraumeni elected to American Academy of Arts and Sciences
New study finds a decrease in AIDS-defining cancers, offset by an increase in other cancers
DCEG investigators were among authors of the Most Cited 2009 Papers published in AACR journals
Higher cancer risk continues after Chernobyl; NIH study finds that thyroid cancer risk for those who were children and adolescents when exposed to fallout has not yet begun to decline
NCI Again Among The Scientist "15 Best Places to Work for PostDocs"
2011 Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course
Research Strategies in Radiation and Cancer: Symposium Honoring Elaine Ron, Ph.D., 1943-2010
DCEG Mourns the Loss of Arthur Schatzkin
NIH study identifies ideal body mass index; Overweight and obesity associated with increased risk of death
Occupational Exposures and Cancer Risk: Women are not just small men
The Impact of HPV Vaccines and Screening Tests on Cervical Cancer Prevention: NCI Science Writers’ Seminar (skip to speaker presentations by clicking blue arrow at bottom left)
Kilfoy Wins 2010 Outstanding Abstract by a New Investigator Award from the International Society for Environmental Epidemiology
Persson Wins a first place poster award at the 2010 ACE meeting in San Francisco
Radiation Dosimetry and Cancer Risk Estimates for the Population of the Marshall Islands
Vitamin D Status Is Not Associated With Risk for Less Common Cancers
A Conversation with Drs. Deborah Winn and Shelia Zahm about Environmental Cancer Risks
NCI Cancer Bulletin Investigator Profile: Sholom Wacholder
Trends Suggest Increase in Cancers of the Lower Stomach for Younger Whites in U.S.
Chatterjee selected winner of 2010 Mortimer Spiegelman Award by the American Public Health Association
Adding Common Genetic Variants to Breast Cancer Risk Models Offers Only Small Benefit
Freeman Selected 2010 Outstanding Young Alumnus by the University of Iowa College of Public Health
Castle Receives 2010 Distinguished Scientific Achievement Award from the American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology
Schiffman Receives 2009 AACR-Prevent Cancer Foundation Award
Gene Duplication Identified in an Uncommon Form of Bone Cancer
Risk of Pancreatic Cancer Linked to Variation in Gene that Determines Blood Type
Racial Disparities in Breast Cancer Mortality Are Not Driven by Estrogen Receptor Status Alone
DCEG Investigator Featured in "Cancer Journeys of Minority Investigators"
Second Gene Linked to Familial Testicular Cancer
News Note: Pesticide Use Linked to Higher Risk of Pre-Cancerous Multiple Myeloma
Formaldehyde Exposure among Industrial Workers Is Associated with Increased Risk of Cancers of the Blood and Lymphatic System
Researchers Identify Genetic Variations That May Increase Risk Of Breast Cancer
Researchers Find Abnormal Cells in the Blood Years before Leukemia is Diagnosed
New Tool Developed to Predict Colorectal Cancer Risk
2011 Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry Course
Monograph: New Malignancies Among Cancer Survivors: SEER Cancer Registries, 1973-2000
Genes and the Environment in Cancer Causation (VideoCast), Joseph F. Fraumeni, Jr., M.D.
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