Public Health Impact of DCEG Research

Environmental Exposures

• Benzene-associated Hematoxicity and Carcinogenicity
• Occupational Exposures: 2,4,D; Arsenic; Acrylonitrile; Benzene; Chromium Compounds; Diesel Exhaust; Formaldehyde; Pesticides; Silica; Tetrachloroethylene; Trichloroethylene; Wood Dust
• Contaminants in Drinking Water: Arsenic; Disinfection Byproducts; Fluoride; Nitrate; Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances
• Diesel Exhaust and Risk of Lung Cancer
• Ionizing Radiation: Medical Radiation from Therapeutic and Diagnostic Procedures; Radioactive Fallout or Environmental Contamination from Nuclear Weapons; Naturally-occurring Radiation; Ultraviolet Radiation; Electromagnetic Fields

Genetics and Heritable Factors

• Genetic Etiology of Cancer
• Genetic and Environmental Factors Influence APOBEC Mutagenesis in Tumors
• Genetic and Molecular Epidemiology
• Hereditary Cancer Predisposition Syndromes

Health Outcomes

• Breast Cancer
• Cervical Cancer Screening and Management
• Melanoma

Lifestyle and Medical Exposures

• Medical Radiation and Cancer, the Risk from CT Scans
• Diet, Cooking Methods, and Dietary Supplements
• Diethylstilbestrol (DES) Exposure in Pregnancy or in utero 
• Infectious Agents: Human Immunodeficiency Virus, Helicobactor pylori, Human Papillomavirus
• Lung Cancer Screening
• Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
• Physical Activity
• Risk Assessment Tools and Methods
• Second Primary Cancers
• Tobacco Products

Citations

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