What
is a cancer cluster?
Cancer clusters are defined as the occurrence
of a greater than expected number of cases within a group of
people, a geographic area or a period of time. Cancer Clusters
may be suspected when people report that several family members,
friends, neighbors or co-workers have been diagnosed with cancer.
Over the past several decades, a steadily rising number of suspected
clusters of many types of cancer has been reported by the public.
Reported disease clusters of any kind, including suspected cancer
clusters, are investigated by epidemiologists (scientists who
study the frequency and distribution of diseases in populations),
who use their knowledge of diseases, environmental science,
lifestyle factors and biostatistics to try to determine whether
a suspected cluster represents a true excess of cancer cases.
Cancer
Cluster Investigations Completed
October 01, 2003 thru
September 30, 2007, by County |
Please select your county of
interest by name:
Please Note: For additional
information, or to request a cancer cluster investigation,
please e-mail
, or call 1-800-252-8059 (in Texas) -or- 512-458-7523
(outside of Texas). |
| Cancer Cluster Information |
- Introduction
& Cancer Cluster Investigation Brochure ( .pdf - 12K)
- Number of
Cancer Cluster Investigations Completed By year, 1989-2006 ( .pdf - 47K)
- Distribution
of Cancer Cluster Investigations by Texas County, 2003-2006 ( .pdf - 580K)
- Acrobat PDF files must be viewed/printed
using Adobe
Acrobat Reader.
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