DCEG News Updates
The latest news and research findings from the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
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Sandler Delivers 2018 Visiting Scholar Seminar on Prospective Studies of Environment and Health
Dr. Dale Sandler, Chief of the Epidemiology Branch of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) was a DCEG Visiting Scholar. Her seminar was entitled, “Prospective Studies of Environment and Health.”
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Occupational Exposure to Low-dose Ionizing Radiation Increases Risk of Cataract
Investigators in the Radiation Epidemiology Branch have identified a significant exposure-response between low-dose cumulative occupational radiation exposure to the eye lens and risk of cataracts.
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Redesign of NCI Risk Assessment Tools for Breast and Colorectal Cancers
The DCEG 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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For HPV-Positive Women, Test Can Guide Cervical Cancer Screening Follow-Up
A new test can help to improve the clinical management of women who screen positive for human papillomavirus (HPV) infection in routine cervical cancer screening, an NCI-led study has shown.
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Kreimer Receives NIH Director’s Award
In August 2018, Aimée R. Kreimer, Ph.D., senior investigator in the Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch, received the NIH Director’s Award in the Scientific/Medical category in recognition of her outstanding achievements in human papillomavirus (HPV) cancer research and leadership in the Costa Rica HPV Vaccine Trial.
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Pediatric Mortality Decreases in U.S., but Rates Still Higher than Canada and U.K.
All-cause mortality rates in the U.S. have decreased in most age and racial/ethnic groups, but rates remain higher and are improving more slowly than other high-income nations.
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Kevin Brown Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
In October 2018, Kevin Brown, Ph.D., was awarded scientific tenure by the NIH and promoted to senior investigator in the Laboratory of Translational Genomics.
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Davis Lynn Recognized by Rising Star in Biomedical Research
Brittny Davis Lynn was selected as a 2018 Rising Star in Biomedical Research and has been invited to speak at a related training workshop for female and under-represented minorities in biomedical research.
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Study Provides Closer Look at Postmenopausal Bleeding and Endometrial Cancer
In the largest analysis to date looking at the extent to which vaginal bleeding is associated with endometrial cancer in post menopausal women, 90% endometrial cancer patients reported bleeding before diagnosis.
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DCEG and DCCPS volunteers for High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program
This summer, DCEG and DCCPS volunteers taught students enrolled in the NIH High School Scientific Training and Enrichment Program (Hi-STEP) about vaccines and coached them through the making of a public health campaign video on a vaccine of their choice.
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DCEG welcomes Ashley Thompson from NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program
DCEG welcomes Ashley Thompson from the NIH Undergraduate Scholarship Program (UGSP).
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DCEG Summer Intern Program 2018
DCEG’s Summer Intern Program celebrate its 20th anniversary with the high-caliber work of this year’s interns on display at a poster session.
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Douglas Lowy and John Schiller Appointed DCEG Adjunct Investigators
In August 2018, Douglas R. Lowy, M.D., and John T. Schiller, Ph.D., were appointed as Adjunct Investigators in the DCEG Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program.
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AuthorArranger Tool Helps Quickly Format Manuscript Title Pages
Free web tool designed to help authors of research manuscripts generate correctly formatted title pages for manuscript journal submission in a fraction of the time it takes to create the pages manually.
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DCEG Biostatisticians Participate in the Joint Statistical Meeting 2018
DCEG fellows and staff members presented exciting new statistical methods developed to solve important analytic problems in cancer epidemiology and genetics at the Joint Statistical Meeting in Vancouver, Canada From July 28- August 2, 2018
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DCEG Joins the NCI Clinical Investigator Development Program
DCEG joins the NCI Clinical Investigator Development Program (CIDP). This training opportunity is intended for clinically-focused investigators seeking to develop a research program in cancer etiology and prevention.
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Novel Susceptibility Loci Identified for Ewing Sarcoma
New genetic susceptibility regions identified for Ewing sarcoma (EWS), a rare pediatric bone tumor for which genetic risk factors were poorly understood.
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CGB Fellows Successfully Defend Dissertations
Rotana Alsaggaf, Kelvin C. de Andrade, and Jennifer Young successfully defended their doctoral dissertations in May 2018. Dr. Alsaggaf studies cancer predisposition in myotonic dystrophy, Dr. de Andrade investigates cancer risk, progression, and phenotypic variability in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome (LFS) patients, and Dr. Young performs psychosocial and qualitative research on LFS families.
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Morton re-elected to a second term as WSA
In summer 2018, Lindsay Morton, Ph.D., was re-elected by her peers to serve a three-year term as one of the Women Scientist Advisors (WSAs).
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Projecting Premature Death Rates for the U.S. Population Through 2030
A new analysis by DCEG investigators and collaborators at the National Institute on Drug Abuse and the Pacific Institute for Research and Evaluation, projects future premature death rates and the number of excess deaths for the U.S. population aged 25 to 64 by race or ethnicity and sex. Their findings were published online July 20, 2018, in the journal Lancet Public Health.