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Current Research

Cancer Sites Research

DCEG investigators are currently studying the incidence and causes of a variety of cancers, including:

Brain and Central Nervous System Cancers

Breast Cancer

  • Female
  • Male

Digestive/Gastrointestinal Tract Cancers

  • Biliary Tract
  • Colon and Rectum
  • Esophagus
  • Large Intestine
  • Liver
  • Pancreas
  • Stomach

Genitourinary Cancers

  • Bladder
  • Kidney (renal cell)
  • Prostate
  • Testicles

Gynecologic Cancers

  • Cervix
  • Endometrium
  • Ovaries
  • Uterus
  • Vulva and Vagina

Head and Neck Cancers

  • Larynx
  • Nasal Cavity and Paranasal Sinuses
  • Nasopharynx
  • Oral Cavity and Pharynx
  • Thyroid

Hematologic/Blood Cancers

  • Leukemia
  • Lymphoma (Hodgkin and non-Hodgkin)
  • Multiple Myeloma

Musculoskeletal Cancers

  • Bone
  • Soft Tissue Sarcomas

Respiratory and Thoracic Cancers

  • Lung (small cell)
  • Lung (non-small cell)

Skin Cancers

  • Non-melanoma
  • Melanoma

Note: Information on individual studies is currently being updated.