TY - JOUR
T1 - A public health response to cancer clusters in Missouri
AU - Devier, J. R.
AU - Brownson, R. C.
AU - Bagby, J. R.
AU - Carlson, G. M.
AU - Crellin, J. R.
PY - 1990
Y1 - 1990
N2 - A protocol was developed in 1984 by the Missouri Department of Health to provide a systematic method for responding to citizen reports of cancer clusters. This protocol integrates public health and environmental expertise and includes two stages: the preliminary review and the investigation. The preliminary review is focused on problem definition and hypothesis generation. Cancer mortality and incidence data are reviewed. Information is gathered and verified through the efforts of citizens, local health officials, environmental staff, and the cancer program staff. Epidemiologic factors evaluated include type of cancer, temporal and spatial relations, population at risk, community profile, and possible environmental and occupational factors. The investigation is an expanded analytic study. Resources are focused on cancer inquiries that appear most likely to involve manageable common exposures. Program experience and protocol development highlights, including surveillance system improvement and educational programming, are described.
AB - A protocol was developed in 1984 by the Missouri Department of Health to provide a systematic method for responding to citizen reports of cancer clusters. This protocol integrates public health and environmental expertise and includes two stages: the preliminary review and the investigation. The preliminary review is focused on problem definition and hypothesis generation. Cancer mortality and incidence data are reviewed. Information is gathered and verified through the efforts of citizens, local health officials, environmental staff, and the cancer program staff. Epidemiologic factors evaluated include type of cancer, temporal and spatial relations, population at risk, community profile, and possible environmental and occupational factors. The investigation is an expanded analytic study. Resources are focused on cancer inquiries that appear most likely to involve manageable common exposures. Program experience and protocol development highlights, including surveillance system improvement and educational programming, are described.
KW - epidemiologic methods
KW - mortality
KW - neoplasms
KW - occupational diseases
KW - space-time clustering
KW - water pollution
UR - https://www.scopus.com/pages/publications/0025371999
M3 - Article
C2 - 2356832
AN - SCOPUS:0025371999
SN - 0002-9262
VL - 132
SP - S23-S31
JO - American journal of epidemiology
JF - American journal of epidemiology
IS - 1 SUPPL.
ER -