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Tools & Resources

Absolute Risk Modeling

Explanation of absolute risk modeling and how it was used to develop the NCI Risk Assessment tools (breast, colorectal and melanoma)

DCEG makes available to the scientific community an extensive collection of tools for study design and planning, analysis, and risk assessment, as well as links to a variety of descriptive epidemiology resources and publicly available data. 

Data Sharing Policy

DCEG is committed to sharing research data to further advance science, improve public health, and leverage the investment made by the U.S. taxpayers in the Division’s research program.

  • AuthorArranger: Quickly Format Manuscript Title Pages

    A free web tool to help authors generate correctly formatted title pages for journal submission in a fraction of the time. Whether your manuscript has 20 authors or 200, AuthorArranger can save time and resources by helping you conquer journal title pages in seconds.

  • Descriptive Epidemiology Resources

    A list of methods tools developed by DCEG to identify novel risk factors, evaluate tumor heterogeneity, describe current and future trends of common and rare malignancies, and project risk for second primary cancers.

  • Moles to Melanoma: Recognizing the ABCDE Features

    This website presents serial photographs in three categories of pigmented lesions: common moles; dysplastic nevi (DN); and melanomas that arose from DN. Each case series shows changes in an individual pigmented lesion over a number of years and across the spectrum of changes typically seen in U.S. melanoma-prone families.

  • Publicly Available Data

    Links to publicly available data from the National Cancer Institute

  • Risk Assessment Macros and Software Programs

    Overview of risk assessment macros and software programs offered by DCEG

  • Study Design and Planning Tools

    Overview of study design and planning tools offered by DCEG.

  • Search DCEG Publications

    The DCEG Publications database comprises research articles, reviews and books published by DCEG scientists over the last 25 years. Citations may include links to the abstract as well as full-text content from PubMed Central.