Discovering the causes of cancer and informing the means for prevention

Senior investigator Cari Kitahara and former postdoctoral fellow Elisa Pasqual are sitting down and smiling at each other in the NCI Shady Grove building.

Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics (DCEG), NCI, NIH

A bar graph shows the incidence rate of cervical carcinoma per 100,00 Asian American and Native Hawaiian and other Pacific Islander women disaggregated by ethnicity.

Disaggregating AANHPI Data by Ethnicity Reveals Disparities in HPV-Associated Cancers

Study highlights the importance of separating data on Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander people by ethnicity.
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DCEG Scientists Present at ISoRED Meeting

This is the first in-person meeting of the International Society of Radiation Epidemiology and Dosimetry
A bar graph shows the age-standardized death rate per 100,00 for Asian American and Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander men and women. The death rate is higher for the Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander population in both men and women.

Disaggregating AANHPI Data Reveals Disparities in Mortality Rates

This study emphasizes the importance of separating Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander individuals from Asian American individuals in medical research.

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Interdisciplinary Working Groups

Learn about our collaborative efforts to support interdisciplinary approaches to epidemiological and genetic research.
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Careers at DCEG

DCEG recruits scientific personnel from academia, government agencies, and major health organizations. Browse a range of opportunities.
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Events

DCEG sponsors seminars by inhouse experts, lectures by visiting scholars, and informal meetings—all on a wide range of scientific topics.
 

DCEG's Commitment to Training

Join DCEG in a training program for postdoctoral, predoctoral, and postbaccalaureate fellows.