Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Discovering the causes of cancer and the means of prevention

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Benign Thyroid Conditions Associated with Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer Later in Life

Dr. Cari Kitahara and colleagues report an association between diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid gland), two benign thyroid conditions, and increased risk of differentiated thyroid cancer. This work provides important new evidence on risk factors for thyroid cancer.

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Get 150 Minutes/Week of Moderate Physical Activity: It Doesn't Matter How

Dr. Pedro Saint-Maurice and collaborators have shown that people who engage in more minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity enjoy health benefits, but it does not matter how those minutes are accumulated. Doing more activity in short increments of time had similar benefits to exercising in increments of 10 minutes at a time or more.

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DCEG Scientists to Present Research at AACR Annual Meeting

Several DCEG scientists will present their research at the AACR Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois, April 14-18, 2018.

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Benign Thyroid Conditions and Thyroid Cancer
Get 150 Minutes/Week of Moderate Physical Activity
DCEG Research at AACR Annual Meeting

The Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG) is a research program of the National Cancer Institute (NCI), one of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The Division is the world’s most comprehensive cancer epidemiology research group. Its renowned epidemiologists, geneticists, and biostatisticians conduct population and multidisciplinary research to discover the genetic and environmental determinants of cancer and new approaches to cancer prevention. The Division’s research impacts public health policy in the United States and around the world.