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Title: Guidelines for Examining Unusual Patterns of Cancer and Environmental Concerns
Subject of Planned Report: The guidelines presented here update the 2013 publication, "Investigating Suspected Cancer Clusters and Responding to Community Concerns: Guidelines from the CDC and the Council of State and Territorial Epidemiologists (CSTE)."
Purpose of Planned Report: This document is intended to help health departments as they investigate patterns of disease in communities.
Type of Dissemination: ISI
Timing of Review (including deferrals): January 2022
Type of Review (panel, individual or alternative procedure): Individual
Opportunities for the Public to Comment (how and when): A request for public comment was released as a Federal Register Notice to solicit input from the public. The notice was open from May 15, 2019, through July 15, 2019, for public comments. A second federal register notice was published May 25, 2022. This solicitation was open for public comment for 60 days.
Peer Reviewers Provided with Public Comments before the Review: No
Number of Reviewers: 3
Primary Disciplines or Expertise: cancer cluster investigations, environmental epidemiology, environmental risk assessment, geospatial methods and statistics, cancer registry data, and community outreach and risk communication
Reviewers Selected by (agency or designated outside organization): CDC/ATSDR
Public Nominations Requested for Reviewers: No
Reviewers
Academic and Professional Credentials
MD
PhD
Current Position Title
Senior Biostatistician
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Verge Genomics
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
- Pediatric cancer
- Environmental public health tracking
- Biostatistics
- Clinical medicine
- Environmental epidemiology
Recommended by Scientific/Professional
Society or General Public
Academic and Professional Credentials
Current Position Title
Professor in the Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics
Organizational Affiliation(s)
Emory University
Rollins School of Public Health
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
- Data science
- Applied and theoretical statistics
- Disease surveillance
- Infectious disease
- Spatial analysis
- Public health preparedness and response
Recommended by Scientific/Professional
Society or General Public
Academic and Professional Credentials
- MPH
- PhD
- CTR
Current Position Title
Program Manager of Data Use and Research
Organizational Affiliation(s)
North American Association of Central Cancer Registries
Areas of Expertise, Discipline, Relevant Experiences
Recommended by Scientific/Professional
Society or General Public
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