Historical Document
This document is provided by the National Center for Environmental Health’s Health Studies Branch ONLY as an historical reference for the public health community. It is no longer being maintained and the data it contains may no longer be current and/or accurate.
For information about current activies, please visit the
Health Studies Branch (HSB) website.
General
- The American Cancer
Society
Provides information on cancer (including cancer clusters), research, and services ...more - CDC's Cancer
Prevention and Control Program
Provides calculation and analysis of cancer incidence rates upon special request ...more - The
National Institutes of Health's National Cancer Institute (NCI)
Conducts extensive cancer research activities and provides educational materials for the public.- NCI's Cancer
Cluster Web site
Provides an extensive overview of cancer clusters, including facts about cancer, the environment, and heredity; methods used in investigating suspected cancer clusters; guidelines for reporting suspected cancer clusters; and a list of additional resources ...more
- NCI's Cancer
Cluster Web site
Cancer Registries
- CDC's
National Program of Cancer Registries (NPCR)
Supports cancer registries in 45 states, the District of Columbia, and 3 territories (Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, and the Republic of Palau) ...more - NCI's Surveillance,
Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER)
[external link]
Gathers in-depth data on cancer cases diagnosed in five states (Connecticut, Hawaii, Iowa, New Mexico, and Utah) and six metropolitan areas (Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, San Francisco/Oakland, San Jose/Monterey, and Seattle). The metropolitan SEER registries send their data to the NPCR state registries ...more
Environment-Related
- The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
Responds to inquiries about toxic waste sites ...more - CDC's National Center for
Environmental Health
Responds to inquiries about suspected cancer clusters relating to environmental problems (see also CDC's role in cancer clusters) ...more -
Cancer and the Environment: What You Need to Know, What You Can Do
[external link] [PDF,
615 Kb]
Published as a collaboration between the National Cancer Institute and the National Institute for Environmental Health Sciences, this booklet addresses concerns about the connection between cancer and exposure to toxic substances in the environment. It contains information about which types of substances are either known to cause or likely to cause cancer, and what can be done to reduce exposures to them. It also explains how scientists discover which substances are likely to cause cancer. The booklet provides an extensive overview of environmental causes of or risk factors for cancer including lifestyle factors such as diet and physical inactivity, certain medical drugs, hormones, radiation, viruses, bacteria, and environmental chemicals that may be present in the air, water, food, and workplace. -
The
National Institutes of Health's National Institute of Environmental
Health Sciences (NIEHS) [external link]
Provides information about environment-related diseases and health risks, such as electromagnetic fields and cancer.-
Report on Carcinogens [external link]
Produced by NIEHS every other year, this report contains an extensive list of chemicals that cause cancer as well as many other toxicology reports ...more
-
Report on Carcinogens [external link]
- The U.S.
Environmental Protection Agency [external link]
Provides information to citizens concerned about environmental issues in their communities ...more - The U.S. Geological Survey
[external link]
Provides information on topics such as biological resources, natural hazards, and water quality ...more
Hazardous Waste Site-Related
- The Agency for Toxic
Substances and Disease Registry
Provides information about and conducts investigations related to the effects of toxic substances at hazardous waste sites on human health ...more
Military-Related
- The U.S. Department
of Defense (DoD) DefenseLink [external link]
Provides information about various topics, including health ...more - The Armed Forces
Institute of Pathology Automated Central Tumor Registry (ACTUR)
[external link]
Used by the DoD Uniformed Services medical treatment facilities to compile, track, and report cancer data ...more
Occupation-Related
- CDC's
National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
Provide information about exposures in the workplace known or suspected to cause cancer. NIOSH also responds to requests from employers, union representatives, or employees to evaluate potentially hazardous working conditions, including suspected cancer clusters ...more - U.S.
Department of Labor’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
[external link]
Provides occupational health-related information to ensure a safe and healthful workplace for all Americans ...more
Publications
- Selected Publications on Cancer
Clusters and Investigations
These publications relate directly to cancer clusters or provide useful information in conducting an investigation ...more
