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DictionarySeeclustercancer cluster
A cancer that occurs in a group of people living or working in a geographically defined region who may share one or more environmental factors—e.g., DES by their mothers— and a characteristic lesion—e.g., vaginal adenocarcinoma—in commoncancer cluster Epidemiology A cancer that occurs in a group of people living or working in a geographically defined region who may share one or more environmental factors–eg, DES, and a characteristic lesion–eg, vaginal adenoCA, in common. See Clusters. cancer clusterThe occurrence of many cancers in a small geographical area or a defined population in much greater numbers than would be expected through chance alone.See also: cluster |