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cancer cluster Epidemiology A cancer that occurs in a group of people living or working in a geographically defined region who may share one or more environmental factors–eg, DES, and a characteristic lesion–eg, vaginal adenoCA,
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| She recently helped establish a new organization, the National Disease Cluster Alliance, which seeks to help communities investigate cancer clusters among children, as well as other grave health problems caused by environmental pollutants. In these sections the authors make reference to the allegation that "several cancer clusters in the United States are associated with elevated levels of tungsten in the environment" (Kalinich et al. They weren't satisfied with the health department's way of determining cancer clusters. |
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