2017 - News Updates
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Louise Brinton Retires from DCEG
Louise Brinton Retires from DCEG
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Exposure to Mold Toxin Linked to Gallbladder Cancer Risk
A study by the National Cancer Institute reports an association between a marker of exposure to aflatoxin, a poisonous chemical produced by a type of mold, and gallbladder cancer in a population of men and women in Shanghai, China.
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Winners Announced for the 2017 DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge
Winners Announced for the 2017 DCEG Informatics Tool Challenge
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Phil Taylor Retires from DCEG
Phil Taylor Retires from DCEG
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Schiffman Honored With 2017 Gordon Lecture
Mark Schiffman of the Clinical Genetics Branch Honored With 2017 Gordon Lecture
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2017 DCEG Fellows’ Training Symposium: Big Data and Cancer Research
Big Data and Cancer Research: Ninth Annual DCEG Fellows’ Training Symposium
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In-depth Investigation of Genetic Region Identifies Mechanism that Contributes to Cancer Susceptibility
Investigators in the Laboratory of Translational Genomics have identified a genetic variant in a multi-cancer risk locus at chromosome 5p15.33 that explains, at least in part, the molecular mechanism through which this variant influences cancer risk.
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Increased Risk of Cancer After Pediatric Organ Transplantation
A new analysis by researchers from DCEG shows a considerable increase in risk for several cancers following organ transplantation in childhood.
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DCEG Participates in 2017 AACR Annual Meeting
DCEG Participates in 2017 AACR Annual Meeting
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Lynn Goldin Retires from DCEG
Lynn Goldin Retires from DCEG
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Q&A with DCEG Fellows: Minority Health Research
Q&A with DCEG Fellows: Minority Health Research
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Gretchen Gierach Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
Gretchen Gierach Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
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Q&A with DCEG Fellows: Minority Health Research
Postdoctoral fellows Brittny Davis Lynn, Ph.D., M.P.H., and Tracy Layne, Ph.D., M.P.H., discuss their research on cancer health disparities and the experiences that led them to pursue this field.
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Easton Gives Visiting Scholar Seminar on Genetic Susceptibility to Breast Cancer
Dr. Douglas Easton Gives Visiting Scholar Seminar on Genetic Susceptibility to Breast Cancer in March 2017
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Rena Jones Appointed as Tenure-Track Investigator for Environmental Exposure Assessment
Rena Jones Appointed as Tenure-Track Investigator for Environmental Exposure Assessment
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Eric Engels Appointed Acting Branch Chief
Eric Engels Appointed Acting Chief, Infections and Immunoepidemiology Branch
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2017 National Minority Health Awareness Month
DCEG investigators conduct descriptive analysis of cancer rates and trends using population-based registries such as SEER to study cancer health disparities. [https://seer.cancer.gov/]
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Increasing Thyroid Cancer Incidence and Mortality in the United States
A new analysis of thyroid cancer trends found significant increases in both incidence and mortality overall and for advanced-stage papillary thyroid cancer.
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2017 DCEG Intramural Research Awards
2017 DCEG Intramural Research Awards
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Melissa Friesen Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH
Melissa Friesen Awarded Scientific Tenure by the NIH