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More Information on GIS

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are powerful computer systems that can be used to store, manipulate, analyze, and display spatial (geographic location) relationships between dissimilar data types. The LI GIS provides the opportunity to apply this powerful emerging technology to the study of environmental causes of breast cancer and other types of cancer and diseases.

To learn more about GIS:

• Visit NCI's Geographic Information Systems Web site, a central source of information about GIS and related resources with information on ways in which the National Cancer Institute makes use of GIS technology.
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) offers information about public health applications of GIS technology, through the National Center for Health Statistics.
• The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry offers resources for the use of geographic information systems in public health applications.

More Information on Breast Cancer

To learn more about breast cancer and the environment research, visit:

• NCI's Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project (LIBCSP) Web site
• NCI and National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences funded Breast Cancer and the Environment Research Centers
• Cornell University's Web site for the Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors (BCERF)
• National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences resources on breast cancer

For general information about breast cancer, view:

• NCI’s Breast Cancer Information Page
• NCI's Cancer Mortality Maps & Graphs for Breast Cancer
• NCI’s “Cancer Risk: Understanding the Puzzle” Web site
• NIH's National Library of Medicine’s Web site
• The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s Breast Cancer information Web pages

More Information on Cancer and the Environment

• NCI’s Understanding Cancer Series
• NIH National Library of Medicine’s ToxTown and TOXMAP Web sites
• National Institute of Environmental Health Services
• The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry provides health information to prevent harmful exposures and diseases related to toxic substances.
• To learn more about cancer and the environment download: Cancer and the Environment (PDF - 615kb)