DCEG News Updates
The latest news and research findings from the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics.
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Enhanced Risk-Based Lung Cancer Screening May Prevent More Deaths than Current Approaches
Cancer Currents Blog Post: NCI researchers have developed a risk model-based approach for selecting smokers and former smokers who may be candidates for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT).
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Joanne Colt, Environmental Epidemiologist, Retires from NCI
Joanne Colt Retires from NCI
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Charting a Course toward Precision Cancer Prevention
Dr. Stephen Chanock discusses risk prediction for breast cancer in women of European background in the United States in the Cancer Currents Blog.
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Gary Fraser Delivers 2016 Arthur Schatzkin Distinguished Lecture in Nutritional Epidemiology
Gary Fraser Delivers 2016 Arthur Schatzkin Distinguished Lecture in Nutritional Epidemiology
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First-ever serial collection of dysplastic nevi and melanomas launched
DCEG produces online catalogue with serial images of dysplastic nevi, normal moles, and melanoma.
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Increased physical activity associated with lower risk of 13 types of cancer
New study of physical activity and cancer shows greater levels of leisure-time physical activity associated with a lower risk.
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DCEG Hosts HIV and Cancer Workshop
DCEG Hosts HIV and Cancer Workshop
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Arsenic in Drinking Water from Private Wells Linked to Elevated Bladder Cancer Risk in New England
Private wells, particularly dug wells established during the first half of the 20th century, may have contributed to the elevated risk of bladder cancer that has been observed in Maine, New Hampshire, and Vermont for over 50 years.
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NCI GeoViewer Expanded with Historical Data from the U.S. Cancer Mortality Maps
NCI GeoViewer Expanded with Historical Data from the U.S. Cancer Mortality Maps
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Noel Weiss Gives Visiting Scholar Lecture; Shares Lessons Learned in Presenting Data on Gene-Environment Interactions
Noel Weiss Gives Visiting Scholar Lecture; Shares Lessons Learned in Presenting Data on Gene-Environment Interactions
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DCEG Postdocs Receive 2016 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowships
DCEG Postdocs Receive 2016 Sallie Rosen Kaplan Fellowships
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DCEG Fellows Present at the 2016 NIH Postbac Poster Day
DCEG Fellows Present at the 2016 NIH Postbac Poster Day - Includes research topic for each fellow
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American Heart Association Selects Leisure Time Physical Activity Paper as Most Impactful in 2015
American Heart Association Selects Leisure Time Physical Activity Paper as Most Impactful in 2015
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Jackie Lavigne Praised for Efforts to Champion Workforce Diversity
The journal Cancer recognized Dr. Lavigne's contributions to promoting diversity within the biomedical workforce at NCI and beyond.
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Sharon Savage Discusses Telomeres in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome at 2016 NIH Rare Disease Day
Sharon Savage Discusses Telomeres in Li-Fraumeni Syndrome at 2016 NIH Rare Disease Day
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Charles Matthews Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
Charles Matthews Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
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DCEG Study Design Tools: Power for Genetic Association Analyses (PGA)
On June 6, 2018, DCEG hosted a half-day session with several editors and contributors to the fourth edition of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, published by Oxford University Press in November 2017.
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Shedding Light on the Etiology of Male Breast Cancer
Drs. Louise Britton and Michael Cook investigate the etiology of male breast cancer
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Early Life and Maternal Risk Factors Working Group Appoints New Co-Chair
Early Life and Maternal Risk Factors Working Group Appoints New Co-Chair