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Testicular cancer: Fulton County, New York: 3 Dimethylformamide (DMF) 2-Ethoxyethanol 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate 2-Butoxyethanol [14] 1987–1999 Brain cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma: Wilmington, Massachusetts: 20 Unknown N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) [15] [16] [17] 1993–2008 Childhood brain cancer, brain tumors, colon cancer, anal cancer, rectal ...
Following the McFarland Cancer Cluster in 1975, the small city in California never fully recovered from the effects of the pesticides. This is a city inhabited mostly by farmworkers, and 94% of the population is Latino. [28] City leaders believed that the poor economy of the city was to blame for the Cancer Cluster.
In the U.S., state and local health departments respond to more than 1,000 inquiries about suspected cancer clusters each year. It is possible that a suspected cancer cluster may be due to chance alone; however, only clusters that have a disease rate that is statistically significantly greater than the disease rate of the general population are ...
State Sen. Vickie Sawyer, an Iredell County Republican, represents a district that has grappled with concerns about cancer clusters for years, with many linking cases to coal ash.
The following is a list of chemicals published as a requirement of Safe Drinking Water and Toxic Enforcement Act of 1986, commonly known as California Proposition 65, that are "known to the state to cause cancer or reproductive toxicity" as of January 3, 2020. [1]
Pages in category "Cancer clusters" The following 9 pages are in this category, out of 9 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...
Only 1% of California residents who are eligible to be screened for lung cancer have done so, according to a new report. The American Lung Association’s fifth annual "State of Lung Cancer ...
Since January 1, 1988, all cancers in California have been reported to California Cancer Registry (CCR) regional registries. Hinkley, in San Bernardino County, is covered by the Desert Sierra Cancer Surveillance Program (DSCSP) with the California Department of Public Health. [44] Epidemiologist John Morgan began working with the DSCSP in 1995 ...