Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics

Discovering the causes of cancer and the means of prevention

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Redesign of NCI Risk Assessment Tools for Breast and Colorectal Cancers

DCEG’s communications team and scientific staff upgraded the user interface of NCI risk assessment tools that allow health professionals to quickly assess patients’ risk of developing breast or colorectal cancer.

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Metabolomics: The Growing Potential of an Emerging Field

DCEG scientists have been evaluating the performance of metabolomics assays and applying them to studies of cancer etiology.

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Profile of Tenure-Track Investigator Britton Trabert

Tenure-track investigator Britton Trabert, Ph.D., M.S., studies the epidemiology of ovarian cancer and the hormonal etiology of gynecologic cancers.

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Redesign of NCI Risk Assessment Tools
Metabolomics: An Emerging Field
Profile: Britton Trabert, Ph.D., M.S.

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.