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@NCIEpiTrainingThe following are highlighted research findings and scientific papers by DCEG investigators.
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March 05, 2018
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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March 02, 2018
New study describes mortality risk associated with cigarette-, cigar-, or pipe-only use
New research from scientists at the National Cancer Institute and the Food and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products, provides contemporary estimates of elevated risk of death from cancers known to be associated with tobacco among users of only cigars or pipes, as well as those who smoke only cigarettes.
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September 26, 2017
Scientific Highlights July - October 2017
Scientific papers by DCEG researchers, July through October, 2017
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January 23, 2018
Cervical Cancer Screening May Be Less Effective in Obese Women
In a population of 1,000,000 women undergoing state-of-the-art cervical cancer screening, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) found that overweight and obese women had an increased risk of cervical cancer compared to normal weight women, likely due to less effective cervical cancer screening.
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January 19, 2018
Detailed study of stomach cancer incidence predicts changes in “typical” patient
In January 2018, a team of DCEG investigators published an updated analysis of U.S. cancer incidence in the lower part of the stomach--known as noncardia gastric cancer. Despite an overall downward trend at the population level, they showed a distinct split in rates across generations.
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January 18, 2018
Study finds risk of breast cancer among survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma varies by subtype of breast cancer and Hodgkin lymphoma treatment
In a new study of female survivors of Hodgkin lymphoma, researchers at the National Cancer Institute (NCI) report on the subtypes of breast cancer most likely to develop in this high-risk population.