Linkage Newsletter - News Updates
Longer-format articles that go in-depth on DCEG research or profile investigators. These articles are distributed three times each year as the DCEG Newsletter, Linkage.
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The Unique Role of Staff Clinicians in DCEG Research
Staff clinicians operate at the intersection of clinical care and research on natural history studies of families with cancer predisposition syndromes.
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Laboratory of Translational Genomics Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Symposium
In December 2018, DCEG hosted a day-long symposium in celebration of the 10th anniversary of the founding of the Laboratory of Translational Genomics (LTG). The symposium highlighted the history and key discoveries of the LTG and its investigators.
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Controlling Cervical Cancer: DCEG’s Ongoing Commitment to Improving Women’s Health
Scientists in DCEG are among the leaders of a growing global effort to greatly reduce deaths from cervical cancer
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Understanding the Etiology of Gynecologic Cancers: 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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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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Agricultural Exposures, Multiple Myeloma Etiology: Profile of Tenure-track Investigator Jonathan Hofmann
Tenure-track investigator Jonathan Hofmann, Ph.D., M.P.H., has established a research program in the Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch focused on the role of agricultural exposures in the etiology of multiple myeloma and other cancers, and on understanding the biological mechanisms that influence the development and progression of multiple myeloma.
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Death Before Old Age: Untangling Premature Mortality in the U.S.
DCEG scientists are spearheading the Premature Mortality Project—an interdisciplinary, multi-institutional effort to characterize U.S. trends in premature mortality. In the process, the team has uncovered distinct mortality trends by race, ethnicity, age, and region, and provided crucial information about the ongoing, well-publicized, drug overdose epidemic.
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Cari Kitahara Explores Medical Radiation Exposures and Thyroid Cancer Etiology
Dr. Cari Kitahara has built a multidisciplinary research program to explore cancer risks from occupational and medical radiation exposures, and to investigate the etiology of radiosensitive tumors, including thyroid cancer.
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Of Microbes and Men: Advancing Epidemiologic Research on the Human Microbiome
DCEG investigators have developed a program to advance epidemiologic research on the microbiome.
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Utilizing Longitudinal Primary Care Patient Data to Conduct Epidemiologic Studies
DCEG investigators are utilizing data from the UK Clinical Practice Research Datalink, the world’s largest database of anonymized, longitudinal primary care medical records.
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Lisa Mirabello: Using Genetic Data to Understand Osteosarcoma Etiology and HPV Carcinogenicity
Profile of Lisa Mirabello in the Clinical Genetics Branch. Dr. Mirabello uses genetic data to understand osteosarcoma etiology and HPV carcinogenicity.
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Applying 3-Dimensional Printing for Radiation Exposure Assessment
Researchers are using 3D printing to create tools for health physicists to improve their estimates of radiation dose for epidemiological studies.
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Exploring the Relationship Between Mammographic Breast Density and Breast Cancer
Dr. Gretchen Gierach and colleagues employ a range of technologies and approaches to study mammographic breast density and its relationship to breast cancer risk.
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Unexpected Findings Reveal Genetic Mosaicism as Possible Early Marker for Disease
Unexpected Findings Reveal Genetic Mosaicism as Possible Early Marker for Disease - Spring 2017 Linkage newsletter, published by the NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics
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Using Geographic Information Systems to Improve Exposure Assessment in Epidemiological Studies of Cancer
Description of epidemiologic studies that are using geographic information system (GIS) technology, recently-available data resources, and novel analytic methods to home in on environmental causes of cancer.
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Advances in the Study of Cancer Risk Among Organ Transplant Patients
Advances in the Study of Cancer Risk Among Organ Transplant Patients--article in Linkage newsletter, fall 2016 issue. Published by the NCI Division of Cancer Epidemiology & Genetics.
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Linking Population-Based Registries to Study Early-Life Factors and Cancer
Linking Population-Based Registries to Study Early-Life Factors and Cancer
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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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Clinical Genetics Branch Discovery: RTEL1 Founder Mutation Among Ashkenazi Jews
Clinical Genetics Branch Discovery: RTEL1 Founder Mutation Among Ashkenazi Jews - reported in the Spring 2016 issue of Linkage newsletter, published by the NCI Division of Cancer epidemiology & Genetics