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The following are highlighted research findings and scientific papers by DCEG investigators.
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May 15, 2018
Which risk models perform best in selecting ever-smokers for lung cancer screening?
A new analysis by scientists at NCI evaluates nine different individualized lung cancer risk prediction models based on their selections of ever-smokers for computed tomography (CT) lung cancer screening.
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April 05, 2018
Benign Thyroid Conditions Associated with Increased Risk of Thyroid Cancer Later in Life
In a new study from the National Cancer Institute and Aarhus University Hospital in Denmark, researchers report an association between diagnosis of hyperthyroidism and thyroiditis (inflammation of the thyroid gland), two benign thyroid conditions, and increased risk of differentiated thyroid cancer.
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February 02, 2018
Scientific Highlights November 2017 - February 2018
Scientific papers by DCEG researchers, published from November 2017 through February 2018
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March 22, 2018
Get 150 minutes/week of moderate physical activity: It doesn’t matter how
Researchers at the National Cancer Institute have shown that people who engage in more minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity enjoy health benefits (measured here by likelihood of dying during the study period), but it does not matter how those minutes are accumulated.
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March 05, 2018
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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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.