A woman promoting awareness of childhood leukemia wants health officials to investigate a possible ``cancer cluster'' in Grand Forks County.
Kristen Abner of Grand Forks says she's identified at least nine children diagnosed in the past three years with leukemia. Two of the children have died.
State health officials say they're still collecting data. A review of available figures from 1997 to 2006 suggested nothing out of the ordinary.
Marlys Knell of the North Dakota Cancer Registry says it takes time to get the figures together and parents' permission is needed to get the records.
Grand Forks public health director Don Shields says it's difficult to tell whether a cluster exists because there are so many variables in what people are exposed to.
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Woman wants ND to check for cancer cluster
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By The Associated Press - Grand Forks
Oct 5, 2009 - 8:53:20 AM
By The Associated Press - Grand Forks
Oct 5, 2009 - 8:53:20 AM
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