Health Alert: Cancer Clusters,
Disease, and the need to Protect
People from Toxic Chemicals
An unusually large number of people sickened by a disease in a certain place and time is known as a ?disease cluster?. Clusters of cancer, birth defects, and other chronic illnesses have sometimes been linked to chemicals or other toxic pollutants in local communities, although these links can be controversial. There is a need for better documentation and investigation of disease clusters to identify and address possible causes. Meanwhile, toxic chemicals should be identified and controlled through reform of the Toxic Substances Control Act, so these chemicals don?t pollute communities and sicken people....
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