Historical Document
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General cancer cluster
- Aldrich TE, Sinks TH. Things to know and do about cancer clusters. Cancer Invest 2002;20(5&6):810-6.
- American Council on Science and Health, Inc. Cancer clusters findings vs. feelings [external link]. New York (NY) American Council on Science and Health, Inc.; 2002.
- Bellec S, Hemon D, Clavel J. Answering cluster investigation requests: the value of simple simulations and statistical tools [external link]. Eur J Epidemiol. 2005;20(8):663-71.
- Bender AP, Williams AN, Johnson RA, Jagger HG. Appropriate public health responses to clusters: the art of being responsibly responsive. Am J Epidemiol 1990;132(1):S48-S52.
- Caldwell GG. Twenty-two years of cancer cluster investigations at the Centers for Disease Control. Am J Epidemiol 1990;132(1):S43-S47.
- Caldwell GG, Heath CW. Case clustering in cancer. South Med J 1976;69(12):1598-602.
- Cartwright RA. Cluster investigations: are they worth it? Medl J Aust 1999;171(4):172.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Guidelines for investigating clusters of health events. MMWR 1990;39(RR-11):1-23.
- Heath CW. Investigating causation in cancer clusters. Radiat Environ Biophys 1996;35:133-6.
- Iyengar VS. Space-time clusters with flexible shapes. MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2005 Aug 26;54 Suppl:71-6.
- Jacquez GM, Kaufmann A, Meliker J, Goovaerts P, AvRuskin G, Nriagu J. Global, local and focused geographic clustering for case-control data with residential histories [external link]. Environ Health. 2005 Mar 22;4(1):4.
- McNally RJ, Eden TO, Alexander FE, Kelsey AM, Birch JM. Is there a common aetiology for certain childhood malignancies? Results of cross-space-time clustering analyses [external link]. Eur J Cancer. 2005 Dec;41(18):2911-6. Epub 2005 Oct 21.
- Radespiel-Troger M, Daugs A, Meyer M. A simulation model for small-area cancer incidence rates [external link]. Methods Inf Med. 2004;43(5):493-8.
- Thun MJ, Sinks T. Understanding cancer clusters [external link]. CA Cancer J Clin. 2004 Sep-Oct;54(5):273-80.
- Ward DE. Cancer clusters. Frontiers, Ohio State University, Spring/Summer 1999;12-5,28.
Specific Cancers
- Angiosarcoma
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiologic notes and reports angiosarcoma of the liver among polyvinyl chloride workers—Kentucky. MMWR 1997;46(5):97-101.
- Brain Cancer
- Annegers JF, Schoenberg BS, Okazaki H et al. Epidemiologic study of primary intracranial neoplasms. Arch Neurol 1981;38(4):217-9.
- Beall C, Delzell E, Rodu B et al. Case-control study of intracranial tumors among employees at a petrochemical research facility. J Occup Environ Med. 2001;43(12): 1103-13.
- Carozza SE, Wrensch M, Miike R et al. Occupation and adult gliomas. Am J Epidemiology 2000;152(9): 838-846.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Brain cancer—Texas. MMWR 1984;33(33):477-9.
- Cheng MK. Brain tumors in the People's Republic of China: a statistical review. Neurosurgery 1982;10(1):16-21.
- Delzell E. Beall C, Rodu B, et al. Case-series investigation of intracranial neoplasms at a petrochemical research facility. American J Ind Med 1999;36: 450-458.
- Hanis NM, Holmes TM, Newill VA, et al Brain cancer: issues and dilemmas. Ann N Y Acad Sci. 1982;381:83-90.
- Kheifets LI Electric and magnetic field exposure and brain cancer: a review. Bioelectromagnetics 2001;Suppl 5:S120-131.
- Kogevinas M, Sala M, Bofetta P et al. Cancer risk in the rubber industry: a review of the recent epidemiological evidence. J Occup Environ Med 1998;55(9): 646-7.
- McLaughlin JK, Malker HS, Blot WJ, et al. Occupational risks for intracranial gliomas in Sweden. JNCI 1987;78:253-57.
- Navas-Acien A, Pollan M, Gustavsson P et al. (2002). Occupation, exposure to chemicals and risk of gliomas and meningiomas in Sweden. Am J Ind Med 2002;42(3): 214-27.
- Paunu N, Pukkala E, Laippala P et al. Cancer incidence in families with multiple glioma patients. Int J Cancer 2002;97(6):819-22.
- Preston-Martin S. Epidemiology of primary CNS neoplasms. Neurologic Clinics 1996;14(2):273-90.
- Schoenberg BS, Christine BW, Whisnant JP. The descriptive epidemiology of primary intracranial neoplasms: the Connecticut experience. Am J Epidemiology 1976;104(5): 499-510.
- Surawicz TS, McCarthy BJ, Kupelian V et al. Descriptive epidemiology of primary brain and CNS tumors: results from the Central Brain Tumor Registry of the United States, 1990-1994. Neuro-oncology 1999;1(1):14-25.
- Thomas TL and Waxweiler RJ. Brain tumors and occupational risk factors. Scand J Work Environ Health 1986;12:1-15.
- Thomas TL, Stewart PA, Sternhagen A et al. Risk of astrocytic brain tumors associated with occupational chemical exposures. Scand J Work Environ Health 1987;13:417-423.
- Tornqvist S, Knave B, Ahlbom A et al. Incidence of leukemia and brain tumours in some "electrical occupations." British J Industrial Med 1991;48(9): 597-603.
- Villeneuve PJ, Agnew, Johnson KC. Brain cancer and occupational exposure to magnetic fields among men: results from a Canadian population-based case-control study. Int J Epidemiology 2002;31(1): 210-7.
- Zheng T, Cantor KP, Zhang Y et al. Occupational risk factors for brain cancer: a population based case-control study in Iowa. J. Occupational and Environmental Med 2001;43(4):317-24.
- Breast Cancer
- Broome CV. Report to Congress: CDC review of the Northern California Cancer Center report “Status of breast cancer research in the San Francisco Bay Area.” Atlanta (GA): Dept. of Health and Human Services (US); Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; 1998.
- Buffler P, Bhatia Rajiv, Bailey L, et al. International summit on breast cancer and the environment: research needs [external link]. Berkeley (CA): University of California, Berkeley; 2003.
- Winn DM. Science and society: the Long Island Breast Cancer Study Project [external link]. Nat Rev Cancer. 2005 Dec;5(12):986-94.
- Leukemia/Lymphoma
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiologic notes and reports adult T-cell leukemia/lymphoma associated with human T-lymphotropic virus Type I (HTLV-I) infection—North Carolina. MMWR 1987;36(49):804-6,812.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiologic notes and reports acute childhood leukemia—Columbus, Ohio. MMWR 1997;46(29):671-673.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiologic notes and reports Burkitt’s lymphoma—Winchester, Virginia. MMWR 1997;46(29):674-678.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Risk Factors for Acute Leukemia in Children: A Review. Environ Health Perspect. Online November 30, 2006. doi:10.1289/ehp.9023. [external link]
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Infectious Etiologies of Childhood Leukemia: Plausibility and Challenges to Proof. Environ Health Perspect. Online November 30, 2006. doi:10.1289/ehp.9024. [external link]
- Fallon (Churchill County), Nevada Childhood Leukemia Cluster
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Cross-Sectional Exposure Assessment
of Environmental Exposures in Churchill County, Nevada. February
2003.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Follow-up Investigation: Exposure to
Tungsten in Three Nevada Communities. June 2003.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Genetic Studies of a Cluster of Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia Cases in Churchill County, Nevada. Environ Health Perspect. Online November 30, 2006. doi:10.1289/ehp.9025. [external link]
- Investigating Childhood Leukemia in Churchill County, Nevada. Environ Health Perspect. Online November 30, 2006. doi:10.1289/ehp.9022. [external link]
- National Toxicology Program. Tungsten and selected tungsten compounds: review of toxicological literature [external link] [PDF, 490 Kb]. January 2003.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
A Cross-Sectional Exposure Assessment
of Environmental Exposures in Churchill County, Nevada. February
2003.
- Heath CW Jr. Community clusters of childhood leukemia and lymphoma: evidence of infection? [external link] Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Nov 1;162(9):817-22. Epub 2005 Sep 21. Comment in: Am J Epidemiol. 2005 Nov 1;162(9):823-4; discussion 825.
- Selvin S, Ragland KE, Chien EY, Buffler PA. Spatial analysis of childhood leukemia in a case/control study [external link]. Int J Hyg Environ Health. 2004 Dec;207(6):555-62.
- Toms River, New Jersey Childhood Leukemia Cluster
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Childhood Cancer Incidence Update: A Review and Analysis of Cancer Registry Data, 1979-2000 [external link] [PDF, 103 Kb]. January 2003.
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Childhood Cancer Incidence Health Consultation: A Review and Analysis of Cancer Registry Data, 1979-1995 [external link] [PDF, 154 Kb]. September 1997.
- Woburn, Massachusetts Childhood Leukemia Study
Testicular Cancer
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Epidemiologic notes and reports testicular cancer in leather workers—Fulton County, New York. MMWR 1989;38(7):105-6,111-4.
Specific Exposures
- Environmental and Occupational Causes of
Cancer
- Clapp, R, Howe GK, and Jacobs MM. Environmental and Occupational Causes of Cancer: A Review of Recent Scientific Literature [external link] [PDF, 1.62 Mb]. Lowell Center for Sustainable Production, University of Massachusetts Lowell. September 2005.
- Executive Summary [external link] [PDF, 125 Kb]
- Press Release [external link] [PDF, 79 Kb]
- Perchlorate and Trichlorethylene
- Morgan JW, Cassady RE. Community cancer assessment in response to long-time exposure to perchlorate and trichloroethylene in drinking water. J Occup Environ Med. 2002 Jul;44(7):616-21.
