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1962 – CDC played a key role in one of the greatest triumphs of public health: the eradication of smallpox. 1963 – CDC tested the newly developed jet injector vaccine for smallpox. 1964 – The first Surgeon General's report linking smoking to lung cancer was released.
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 ...
A cancer cluster is a disease cluster in which a high number of cancer cases occurs in a group of people in a particular geographic area over a limited period of time. [ 1 ] Historical examples of work-related cancer clusters are well documented in the medical literature.
Pages in category "Cancer-related timelines" ... List of cancer clusters; T. Timeline of cancer treatment development
Below is an abridged timeline of their work. 1950s: The EIS worked on polio, lead poisoning, and Asian influenza; 1960s: Cancer clusters, and smallpox; 1970s: Legionnaires' disease, Ebola, and Reye syndrome; 1980s: Toxic shock syndrome, birth defects, and HIV/AIDS; 1990s: Tobacco, West Nile virus, and contaminated water
Cancer-related timelines ... List of cancer clusters; H. ... Timeline of nursing history; Timeline of nursing history in Australia and New Zealand; O.
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention defines a cancer cluster as a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that are either the same, similar or have similar causes.
1900 – Swedish Dr. Stenbeck cures a skin cancer with small doses of radiation [4]; 1920s – Dr. William B. Coley's immunotherapy treatment, regressed tumors in hundreds of cases, the success of Coley's Toxins attracted heavy resistance from his rival and supervisor, Dr. James Ewing, who was an ardent supporter of radiation therapy for cancer.