List of cancer clusters
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This is a list of cancer clusters. A cancer cluster is a statistical event, which may or may not have a cause other than chance. There are other cancer clusters that occur without any obvious source of carcinogens.
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| Date | Disease | Location | Number of cases | Cause | References |
| 1917–1927 | Osteosarcoma | New Jersey, Connecticut, Illinois | 86 | Radium | |
| 1938–1971 | Adenocarcinoma | U.S. | 750 | Diethylstilbestrol | |
| ?–2018 | Various cancers | St. Louis, Missouri | 56 | Uranium | |
| 1967–1973 | Liver angiosarcoma (Hemangiosarcoma) | Louisville, Kentucky | 4 | Vinyl chloride monomer | |
| 1968–1995 | Leukemia, Lymphoma | Camp Lejeune, North Carolina | 13 |
Trichloroethylene 1,2-Dichloroethylene Tetrachloroethylene Methylene chloride Vinyl chloride Main article: Camp Lejeune water contamination
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| 1979–1996 | Brain, CNS cancer | Toms River, New Jersey | 90+ | SAN trimer Styrene Acrylonitrile |
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| 1973–1986 | Leukemia | Woburn, Massachusetts | 21 |
Chloroform Tetrachloroethylene Trichloroethylene 1,2-Dichloroethene Arsenic |
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| 1982–1984 | Testicular cancer | Fulton County, New York | 3 |
Dimethylformamide (DMF) 2-Ethoxyethanol 2-Ethoxyethyl acetate 2-Butoxyethanol |
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| 1987–1999 | Brain cancer, Leukemia, Lymphoma | Wilmington, Massachusetts | 20 |
Unknown N-Nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) |
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| 1993–2008 | Childhood brain cancer, brain tumors, colon cancer, anal cancer, rectal cancer, breast cancer. Also nervous system damaged. | The Acreage, Florida | Unknown |
Unknown Some have linked it to a nearby Pratt and Whitney, Beach Aggregates, and the Florida crystals. |
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| 1997–2002 | Leukemia, rhabdomyosarcoma | Fallon, Nevada | 17 |
Unknown Tungsten Arsenic Chlorpyrifos Dichlorodiphenyldichloroethylene (DDE) Benzene in jet fuel |
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| 1996–2013 | Leukemia, Brain Tumors, lymphoma, Other Forms | Clyde, Ohio | 36, mostly children |
Unknown
Main article: Clyde cancer cluster
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| 1953–2010 | wide range of cancers | Shannon, Quebec | 400 | Trichloroethylene | |
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| Date | Disease | Location | Number of cases | Cause | References |
| 1968–1995 | Leukemia | Seascale, Sellafield, England | 9 |
Unsure Studies indicate a correlation with paternal preconceptional irradiation (PPI) |
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| 1978–1993 | Leukemia | La Hague, Normandy, France | 27 |
Unknown Speculated to be tritium |
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| 1980s | Leukemia, Brain tumors | East Yorkshire, England | 13 | Polonium 210, Lead, Arsenic and other metal emitter; unproven link to Capper Pass tin smelter in Melton | |
| 1990–2005 | Leukemia | Elbmarsch, Lower Saxony and Krümmel (Kruemmel), Geesthacht, Schleswig-Holstein in Germany | 16 |
Unknown Speculated to be actinide, especially Plutonium241 of unknown origin that was found in the area or tritium from a nearby nuclear power plant See also: Elbmarsch § Cancer cluster
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| India | |||||
| Date | Disease | Location | Number of cases | Cause | References |
| mid 1980s | Skin Lesions, Arsenicosis | West Bengal, India | Unknown | Arsenic | |