Category Index of Cancer Epidemiology And Genetics

Clinical Genetics Branch
Integrates clinical observations into an interdisciplinary approach involving clinical, genetic, epidemiologic, statistical and laboratory methods to define the role of susceptibility genes in cancer etiology.

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Program
Conducts independent and collaborative epidemiologic and biostatistical investigations to identify the distribution, characteristics, and causes of cancer in human populations.

Genetic Epidemiology Branch
Designs and conducts interdisciplinary clinical, epidemiologic, genetic, and laboratory studies of persons, families, and populations at high risk of cancer.

Human Genetics Program
Established in 1996 to provide an expanded focus for interdisciplinary research into the genetic determinants of human cancer.

Nutritional Epidemiology Branch
Conducts independent and collaborative research on the role of diet and nutritional status in cancer etiology.

Occupational and Environmental Epidemiology Branch
Conducts studies throughout the United States and around the world to identify and evaluate environmental and workplace exposures associated with the risk of cancer.

Radiation Epidemiology Branch
Seeks to identify, quantify, and understand the risk of cancer in populations exposed to radiation, alone or in combination with other agents.

Viral Epidemiology Branch
Conducts multidisciplinary studies of carefully selected domestic and foreign populations, with the goal of clarifying the relationship of infectious agents, especially viruses, to human cancer and other diseases.