Public Health Impact of DCEG Research

DCEG research findings have made a significant improvements to the nation's health.

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

An interactive tool for researchers to search, visualize, and download results from the PLCO GWAS.

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: researchers developed a risk model-based approach for selecting smokers and former smokers who may be candidates for lung cancer screening with low-dose computed tomography (CT). Using data from two lung cancer screening studies and a U.S. health survey, the researchers estimated that the new approach might prevent more deaths from lung cancer over five years than would current screening recommendations. (Katki HA, Kovalchik SA, Berg CD, et al. Development and validation of risk models to select ever-smokers for CT lung cancer screening. JAMA. 2016.)
Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices
Physical Activity
Risk Assessment Tools and Methods
Second Primary Cancers
Tobacco Products

Evidence crosses geographies, providing opportunities to reduce program costs and expand coverage.