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Father Fights to Expose Cancer Cluster in Maryland

By Dave ThierAug 21st 2010 – 6:40PM
White Family Photo

White Family Photo

(Aug. 21) -- Two and a half years ago, Randy White's daughter Kristen was diagnosed with brain cancer. She went through chemo, radiation and three brain biopsies, but nothing worked. Just 30 years old, she died in his house, in his arms. "She was never sick a day in her life" before the cancer, White told AOL News....

Background on cancer cluster

Cancer cluster is a term used by epidemiologists, statisticians, and public health workers to define an occurrence of a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases within a group of people in a geographic area over a period.

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