http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ en-us terry@familiesagainstcancer.org 2011-02-15T13:35:46-07:00 hourly 1 2000-01-01T12:00+00:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000029.inc Eighteen children associated with Sierra Vista have been diagnosed with leukemia, and four have died. This is over three times the expected rate for this small desert town near a military base. See a timeline and read official documents about the cluster. 29@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2011-02-15T13:35:46-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000542.inc FACT has received word that three children from Sierra Vista were diagnosed with leukemia within a one-month period this Summer. FACT has attempted to confirm this news with the Arizona Cancer Registry, who did not answer the question. It is... 542@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-06-01T00:29:52-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000207.inc Communities across the country are experiencing high rates of disease. Currently, chronic diseases like cancer, birth defects, and multiple sclerosis are responsible for seven out of ten deaths in the United States. 207@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-05-18T16:25:10-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000465.inc Floyd Sands, age 56, passed away May 29, 2009 after battling brain cancer. Floyd Sands has been a powerful voice about the need for investigation into the Fallon childhood cancer cluster and response to the children's health crisis. Floyd... 465@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-04-21T01:01:31-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000012.inc Here are some precautions you can take to reduce your families exposure to toxics and carcinogens, and a resource list for more information. 12@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-04-17T02:04:33-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000429.inc Compiled by Terry Nordbrock, Executive Director of Families Against Cancer & Toxics (FACT) Good question! This question has been surprisingly difficult to answer. Arizona has a cancer registry, in the care of the AZ Dept of Health Services. Renee Downing,... 429@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2010-03-03T23:46:04-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000489.inc This is a continuation of the Clusters page Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee More than 100 residents of Oak Ridge may have suffered from thyroid cancer, brain damage, and other illnesses from past exposure to toxic releases at a nearby... 489@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2009-09-17T11:04:21-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000148.inc Experts agree that children are more vulnerable to environmental health threats than adults. Unfortunately, some of these health threats are present in our schools. These threats include exposures to pesticides, diesel bus fumes, mold, poor indoor air quality, radon, toxic... 148@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2009-09-16T00:00:00-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000209.inc The Center for Disease Control has a website on clusters. The National Cancer Institute also has a website on clusters. Here are the 1990 Guidelines for investigating cancer clusters, which most states still use today. The Trust for America's Health... 209@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2009-09-15T18:07:57-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000208.inc by Terry Nordbrock, MPH, MLS Mother of a child diagnosed with leukemia Investigating disease clusters represents some of the best work public health has ever done. One famous example of a successful disease cluster investigation was John Snow's analysis of... 208@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2009-09-12T18:00:22-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000470.inc Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia, Childhood From The National Cancer Institute's PDQ on ALL Family history and exposure to radiation may affect the risk of developing childhood ALL. Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor.... 470@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2009-08-18T04:35:22-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000469.inc From NCI's PDQ on AML The risk factors for developing childhood AML, childhood CML, JMML, TMD, and MDS are similar. Anything that increases your risk of getting a disease is called a risk factor. Having a risk factor does not... 469@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2009-08-18T04:28:59-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000467.inc (Developed by the Trust for America's Heath) Cluster Request Process The following process describes the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) guidelines for responding to disease cluster investigation requests. Some state health departments may follow their own protocol for... 467@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2009-08-17T23:41:43-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000110.inc Stage II Vapor Recovery is an effective gas pump technology that prevents exposures to carcinogens, prevents the creation of smog, and prevents financial loss to gas station owners 110@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2008-01-21T17:36:21-07:00 http://familiesagainstcancer.org/facts/000308.inc Local nonprofit Our Family Services received a $100,000 EPA grant for their Get The Lead Out! program to eradicate childhood lead poisoning in Tucson. FACT President Terry Nordbrock is one member of their Advisory Panel. We are working cooperatively with... 308@http://familiesagainstcancer.org/ 2006-06-17T19:43:02-07:00