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	Wikinfo \| Cancer
		In medicine, cancer is a general term for any of a number of different diseases where some of the body's own cells divide in an uncontrolled manner.
		Cancers are capable of spreading through the body by two mechanisms: local invasion and distant metastasis.
		Below is a list of some well-known institutions dedicated to funding cancer research that would eventually lead to a cure for cancer.
	www.wikinfo.org /wiki.php?title=cancer (856 words)

	Cancer -- Definition -- Biotechnology Stocks
		Adult cancers usually form in epithelial tissues and are believed often to be the result of a long biological process related to the interaction of exogenous exposures with genetic and other endogenous characteristics among susceptible people.
		Cancer screening is the widespread uses of tests to detect cancers in the population.
		Cancer is caused by the accumulation of multiple mutations in the DNA of a cell.
	www.edinformatics.com /biotechnology/cancer.htm (3482 words)

	Wired News: Cancer Clusters: It's the Water
		After accidents, cancer is the largest killer of children in the United States, according to the National Cancer Institute and the National Childhood Cancer Foundation, and cancer in children is on the rise.
		Clusters of these cases are occurring in regions where drinking water has been contaminated by carcinogenic volatile organic compounds (VOCs) discharged by industry and municipalities into underground sources of drinking water (USDW).
		Historically, cluster investigations have been used by scientists to identify environmental factors causing a disease such as the outbreak of Legionnaire's disease in the 1970s from contaminated water in air conditioning ducts.
	www.wired.com /news/politics/1,31546-2.html (2166 words)

	Cancer Clusters - Health Conditions and Diseases
		A cancer cluster is defined as a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time.
		Cancer cases are more likely to represent a cancer cluster if they involve (1) one type of cancer, (2) a rare type of cancer, or (3) a type of cancer in a group not usually affected by that cancer, such as a cancer in children that is normally seen in adults.
		The local or state health department gathers information about the suspected cancer cluster (e.g., types of cancer, number of cases, addresses and occupations of those people with cancer, possible causes), develops and applies the case definition, and determines whether there is a greater-than-expected number of cases.
	www.thackeragency.com /healthconditions/cancerclusters.htm (757 words)

	Cancer cluster - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Cancer cluster is a term used by epidemiologists, statisticians, and public health workers to define an occurrence of a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time
		Cancer cluster suspicions usually arise when members of the general public report that their family members, friends, neighbors, or coworkers have been diagnosed with the same or related cancers.
		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 investigated.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Cancer_cluster (412 words)

	Article: Cancer Clusters
		Cancer clusters are one of the most frightening, frustrating situations a community can encounter.
		The lack of answers or assistance to the families of stricken children is a story filled with fear, helplessness, anger, self-blame, and disillusionment with the very people to whom they turn for help: their government officials.
		When a third child a block away was diagnosed with cancer, Randy's mother, Connie Rosales, realized something was terribly wrong and began to ask the Kern County officials to evaluate whether high nitrates in the water or pesticide spraying in nearby fields could be the culprit.
	www.ccaej.org /projects/canccluster.htm (2277 words)

	Public Clamor Puts Focus on 'Clusters' in Cancer Research (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Cancer clusters -- the term is used to describe higher-than-expected concentrations of similar cancers in one discrete area -- have been in the national vocabulary for decades.
		It was to correlate the types and locations of specific cancers, information already assembled in the state cancer registry, with neighborhood-specific data on past and present water quality, pesticide and chemical emissions, radiation exposure, industrial pollution and local toxic-waste sites.
		The proliferation of cancer mapping reflects a growing trend nationwide to integrate two sets of data that are widely and publicly available: one on toxic-chemical releases and the other on geographical variations in the incidence of some diseases.
	www.junkscience.com /sep98/nytclust.htm (1734 words)

	Frequently Asked Questions - State Cancer Profiles
		Coping with Cancer for information about complications of cancer and its treatment, as well as information on treatment-related nutritional concerns, supportive care clinical trials, and end-of-life issues.
		The focus is on cancer sites for which there are known, preventable risk factors (e.g., smoking and lung cancer) or screening tests for early detection and effective treatment options (e.g., mammography screening for breast cancer).
		Cancer prevalence is defined as the number or percent of people alive on a certain date in a population who previously had a diagnosis of the disease.
	statecancerprofiles.cancer.gov /faq.html (2028 words)

	Cancer Clusters: FAQ \| CDC HSB
		Cancer cluster investigations are complex and difficult for several reasons.
		Although any cancer case is one too many, suspected cancer clusters often do not contain enough cases for investigators to do a meaningful statistical analysis or reach a conclusion.
		Unfortunately, cancer is often the result of a combination of agents and risk factors that interact in a way that science does not yet fully understand.
	www.cdc.gov /nceh/clusters/faq.htm (1145 words)

	EESJ - Cancer Clusters Reading List.
		The Toms River cancer cluster has not received the national press attention of the Woburn case ("A Civil Action").
		"Cancer cluster in kids reported; brain tumor rate is three times over normal." Bergen Record, March 11, 1996, p.
		Jenkins, J. "The cluster and the fluster." The Guardian (Manchester, England), June 17, 1997, P. Martin, G. "Cluster: random or environmental?" San Francisco Chronicle, October 4, 1998, p.
	www.ldeo.columbia.edu /edu/eesj/casestudies/cancer.html (1886 words)

	Gallbladder cancer
		Cancer of the gallbladder, an uncommon cancer, is a disease in which cancer (malignant) cells are found in the tissues of the gallbladder.
		Cancer has spread to the tissues around the gallbladder, such as the liver, stomach, pancreas, or intestine and/or to lymph nodes in the area.
		A list of organizations and Web sites that offer information and services for cancer patients and their families is available on cancer.gov (Http: //cancer.gov/support_resources.html).
	cancerweb.ncl.ac.uk /cancernet/201186.html (1674 words)

	Disease Clusters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		TFAH’s Disease Cluster and Hotspot Map depicts areas that have been investigated by government agencies and/or by private entities, which may include academicians, science-based organizations, or independent epidemiologists, as well as areas in which residents have raised concerns about unexpectedly high rates of disease.
		Disease Cluster - An unusual aggregation, real or perceived, of health events that are grouped together in time and space and that are reported to a health agency.
		Guidelines for Investigating Clusters of Health Events/ Retrieved August 12, 2004 from http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001797.htm.
	healthyamericans.org /state/clusters (301 words)

	Disease Clusters: Hammond, Lake County, Indiana (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		IRATE worried that the pediatric cancers may have been caused by the release of 1,2-dichloroethane (ethylene dichloride, or EDC) and vinyl chloride (VC) from the plant during the Pyro-Chek manufacturing process.
		A public health assessment by the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, released in June 2001, concluded that contaminants detected in samples from an air monitoring station 1.5 miles from the site were not at levels of health concern and that the site was not a public health hazard.
		Indiana State Department of Health concurrently released its findings in a health consultation and concluded that rates of childhood cancer were not elevated for Lake County or for the community surrounding the Keil Chemical Company.
	healthyamericans.org /state/clusters/cluster.php?HotSpotID=19 (201 words)

	University of Minnesota Cancer Center: Cancer Center Update
		Cancer Center Update is sent to Cancer Center members and staff every Tuesday at 10 a.m.
		Several Cancer Center researchers and University of Minnesota colleagues will be among the presenters at the American Society of Hematology (ASH) meeting in Orlando, Fla., December 9-12, 2006.
		View a complete list of ASH presenters from the Cancer Center that have been submitted to Update.
	www.cancer.umn.edu /page/ccmembers/members.html (925 words)

	Cancer Clusters: Home \| CDC HSB
		Genetic Studies of a Cluster of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cases in Churchill County, Nevada.
		A cancer cluster is a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occurs within a group of people in a geographic area over a period of time...
		Status of Cancer Cluster Activities at CDC (As of January 2006)
	www.cdc.gov /nceh/clusters (505 words)

	What was new in the Guide to Cancer Information on the InterNet - CancerIndex
		A book by the wife of a cancer patient: telling the story of her husband's 5 month battle with a brain tumour, including treatments, support, links, death and dying, and other issues.
		Kelly's story shows the importance of breast cancer awareness and self examination, Tricia's story the possibilities of prevention where there is a family history of breast cancer.
		This includes a description of what a cancer cluster is, how environmental and hereditary factors need to be assessed, and how cancer clusters will be investigated and reported.
	www.cancerindex.org /clinks20.htm (7167 words)

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		Several cancer advocacy organizations educate lawmakers at all levels of government about the need to expand funding for cancer research and programs to prevent, detect, and treat cancer.
		Cancer advocacy groups can help to communicate with affected groups in terms that are most meaningful to them and the issues they are facing.
		The American Cancer Society is working with our partners in Congress and in the cancer community to advance initiatives critical to reducing the toll of cancer on the nation.
	ncilistens.cancer.gov /content/question2landl.htm (2739 words)

	Films for the Humanities and Sciences - Deadly Neighborhoods: Cancer Clusters
		In this program from the Medical Detectives series, medical investigators search for answers as to why these neighborhoods are "cancer clusters." In Phoenix, epidemiologists examine benzene gas emissions from a local petroleum processing plant, the proximity of electric power lines, and farm insecticide runoff as possible causes for the outbreak.
		In Connecticut, a cellular biologist and an environmental epidemiologist examine the possibility that electromagnetic radiation from a local substation may be causing the cancers there.
		All across the U.S., growing numbers of children are being diagnosed with asthma, childhood cancers, and learning and behavioral disabilities.
	www.films.com /id/9059/Deadly_Neighborhoods_Cancer_Clusters.htm (361 words)

	Applied Cancer Epidemiology Program
		Cancer Incidence and Mortality in New Jersey, 1997-2001.
		Cancer Incidence and Mortality in New Jersey, 1996-2000.
		Risk of breast cancer in young women in relation to body size and weight gain in adolescence and early adulthood.
	www.state.nj.us /health/cancer/applepi1.htm (4134 words)

	cbs4boston.com - Cancer Clusters
		Blown off by the State Public Health Department whose job it is to determine whether a cancer cluster exists.
		Take a look at this list of cities and towns waiting for the health department to conduct a cancer cluster investigation.
		But, experts say, even when the state does a cancer cluster study, the conclusions are often wrong or incomplete because it uses outdated scientific methods.
	cbs4boston.com /iteam/local_story_062160436.html (682 words)

	Women's Health: Breast Cancer (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		When enough clusters of these rogue cells escape the tissue of the breast and attack other organs, the cancer has metasticized.
		If a woman learns she has breast cancer before the rogue cells have established tumors throughout her body, the disease may be easier to treat.
		A list of resources from the National Association of Breast Cancer Organizations, including fact sheets, news, and links to information on clinical trials and support groups.
	www.nytimes.com /specials/women/whome/breast_cancer.html (868 words)

	ATSDR - CSEM - Disease Clusters: Suggested Reading List
		Cluster software to assess investigations of rare health events.
		Guidelines for the investigation of clusters of adverse health events.
		Schulte PA, Ehrenberg RL, Singal M. Investigations of occupational cancer clusters: theory and practice.
	www.atsdr.cdc.gov /HEC/CSEM/cluster/sugg_list.html (337 words)

	Cancer (General) - National Institutes of Health (NIH)
		Cancer Studies at the National Institutes of Health Clinical Center: Questions and Answers
		Cancer Chemotherapy, Cancer--Coping with Cancer, Cancer Radiation Therapy, Cancer Alternative Therapy, Childhood Cancers, Cancers
		The NIH funds research studies about Cancer (General) that you may be able to join.
	health.nih.gov /result.asp?disease_id=103 (595 words)

	A Genome-Wide Screen Reveals Functional Gene Clusters in the Cancer Genome and Identifies EphA2 as a Mitogen in ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		A Genome-Wide Screen Reveals Functional Gene Clusters in the Cancer Genome and Identifies EphA2 as a Mitogen in Glioblastoma -- Liu et al.
		A Genome-Wide Screen Reveals Functional Gene Clusters in the Cancer Genome and Identifies EphA2 as a Mitogen in Glioblastoma
		Copyright © 2006 by the American Association for Cancer Research.
	cancerres.aacrjournals.org /cgi/content/abstract/66/22/10815 (297 words)

	Everything you always wanted to know about Cancer
		In about 15% of all cancers, viruses seem to play a role.
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	www.relan.net /Cancer.html (813 words)

	MedlinePlus: Cancer
		Cancer: Common Cancers in Adults (American Academy of Family Physicians)
		Cancer 101 (Dept. of Health and Human Services, Office of Minority Health)
		The primary NIH organization for research on Cancer is the National Cancer Institute
	www.nlm.nih.gov /medlineplus/cancer.html (1294 words)

	Cancer - Questionz.net , answers to all your questions (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
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		2006 Clinical Cancer Advances: Major Research Advances in Cancer Treatment, Prevention, and Screening
		JCO Cancer Advances: Childhood Leukemia and Brain Tumor Survivors at Increased Risk of Stroke Later in Life
		Part IV: Cancer Terms to Know: After Treatment
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	Digital Images of the Sky, List
		M 53 (NGC 5024), Globular Cluster, Two Colors
		M 41 and Sirius, Open Cluster, Color Slide
		Coma Cluster (Mel 111), Open Cluster, Color Slide
	www.allthesky.com /textlist.html (304 words)

	South West Public Health Observatory - Factsheet No 18: Cancer Clusters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-21)
		Description: A six page overview of cancer clusters.
		Head of Information, South West Cancer Intelligence Service, South West Public Health Observatory, eirf@swpho.nhs.uk
		Cancer IntelligencePublic Health IntelligenceAPHO Lead AreasNDTMSScreening Quality AssuranceData and StatsData TransferVacanciesSite map
	www.swpho.nhs.uk /resource/item.aspx?RID=9108 (157 words)

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