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CDC releases draft cancer cluster guidelines for public comment

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Date: 2016-01-01 00:00:00

CDC/ATSDR has released a draft of its Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns for public comment. Comments are open through the Federal Registerexternal icon until July 25, 2022.

CDC/ATSDR conducted extensive scientific literature reviews and gathered comprehensive feedback from community stakeholders, subject matter experts, and state, tribal, local, and territorial partners. This feedback contributed to CDC/ATSDR:

Placing a greater emphasis on engaging and communicating with community members,

Recommending health departments consider proactive evaluation of cancer registry data at regular intervals to look for unusual patterns of cancer,

Replacing the steps in the 2013 Guidelines with new detailed criteria to: address environmental concerns more broadly, and de-emphasize statistical significance as the criterion for moving forward with evaluating potential exposures and cancer rates,

Identifying and developing tools and templates to support our public health partners when conducting these investigations.

CDC/ATSDR welcomes public comment on these guidelines. For more information about the guidelines and updates, visit Cancer Cluster Guidelines | CDC.

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