Who We Study
DCEG research is carried out among a variety of cohorts, cancer cases, and families.
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Cases and Controls
Comparisons of two groups of people: those with the cancer under study (cases) and a very similar group of people who do not have the cancer (controls).
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Cohorts
Studies of defined populations that are observed over time, either prospectively or retrospectively.
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Families
Study of cancer risk among families in which disease occurs at a higher rate than in the "general population".