This is a list of cancer clusters. It should be noted that a cancer cluster is a statistical event, which may or may not have a cause other than chance. There are other cancer clusters that occur without any obvious source of carcinogens. 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 time1. ...

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State nickname: Land of Lincoln, The Prairie State Other U.S. States Capital Springfield Largest city Chicago Governor Rod Blagojevich Official languages English Area 149,998 km² (25th)  - Land 143,968 km²  - Water 6,030 km² (4. ... General Name, Symbol, Number Radium, Ra, 88 Series Alkali earth metals Group, Period, Block 2(IIA), 7, s Density, Hardness 5000 kg/m3, no data Appearance Silvery white metallic Atomic Properties Atomic weight (226. ... 1938 was a common year starting on Saturday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1971 is a common year starting on Friday (click for link to calendar). ... In medicine, carcinoma is any cancer that arises from epithelial cells. ... For other uses, see United States (disambiguation) and US (disambiguation). ... Diethylstilbestrol (DES) is a drug, a synthetic estrogen that was developed to supplement a womans natural estrogen production. ... 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January 8 - AT&T agrees to divest itself of twenty-two subdivisions January 11 - Mark Thatcher, son of the British... In the anatomy of animals, the brain, or encephalon, is the supervisory center of the nervous system. ... CNS can refer to: in air traffic control, Communication, Navigation, Surveillance often associated with the acronym ATM (Air Traffic Management) as CNS/ATM. the central nervous system This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ... Cooke County is a county located in the state of Texas. ... 1979 is a common year starting on Monday. ... 1996 is a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated the International Year for the Eradication of Poverty. ... In the anatomy of animals, the brain, or encephalon, is the supervisory center of the nervous system. ... CNS can refer to: in air traffic control, Communication, Navigation, Surveillance often associated with the acronym ATM (Air Traffic Management) as CNS/ATM. the central nervous system This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... When normal cells are damaged or old they undergo apoptosis; cancer cells, however, avoid apoptosis. ... Toms River is a river, approximately 19 mi (31 km) long, in southern New Jersey in the United States. ... State nickname: The Garden State Other U.S. States Capital Trenton Largest city Newark Governor Richard Codey (acting) Official languages None defined Area 22,608 km² (47th)  - Land 19,231 km²  - Water 3,378 km² (14. ... Styrene (also vinyl benzene, ethenylbenzene, phenethylene, cinnamene, diarex HF 77, styrolene, styrol, styropol) is an organic compound which is an aromatic hydrocarbon having the chemical formula C8H8. ... 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Notes

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• Note 14: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report. (Feb. 24, 1989). Epidemiologic Notes and Reports Testicular Cancer in Leather Workers -- Fulton County, New York (http://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/00001352.htm) 38 (7), 105–106, 111–114.
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