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Jul 28, 2008

Cancer Clusters Probed

download the pdf file (2mb) The Alberta Cancer Board says it hopes to complete a review of cancer cases in the Fort Chipewyan area by the fall. The board operates the Alberta cancer registry and investigates claims of so-called cancer clusters. It became involved in the issue shortly after a local physician, John O’Connor, said residents of the community had unusually high rates of blood, colon, bile-duct and liver cancer.

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