cancer cluster

[ kan-ser kluhs-ter ]

/ ˈkæn sər ˌklʌs tər /

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noun

the occurrence of a higher than expected number of cancer cases in a small, defined geographical area or population.

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Origin of cancer cluster

First recorded in 1965–70

After four or five months of casual interaction, they realized they both had lost a young parent to cancer.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
A single father, he had been living abroad and returned when his mother was diagnosed with cancer.
Everyone at This Dinner Party Has Lost Someone|Samantha Levine|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Family members say he developed also liver cancer after his capture.
Final Chapter for Accused Africa Bomber|Jamie Dettmer|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST
To his credit, Huckabee is conscious of the fact that he will need a cluster of deep-pocketed patrons and bundlers.
Can Huckabee Convert the GOP’s Moneymen?|Lloyd Green|January 4, 2015|DAILY BEAST

My father has suffered two strokes and endured brain cancer since I was arrested and imprisoned.
An American Marine in Iran’s Prisons Goes on Hunger Strike|IranWire|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
(b) Diseases of the stomach associated with deficient hydrochloric acid, as chronic gastritis and gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
To-day men of science are trying to conquer the horrors of cancer and smallpox, and rabies and consumption.
God and my Neighbour|Robert Blatchford
Since he died from cancer in the stomach, he could retain very little food.
Assimilative Memory|Marcus Dwight Larrowe (AKA Prof. A. Loisette)
With the tertian parasite, the segments more frequently form an irregular cluster.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd
The presence of lactic acid is the most suggestive single symptom of gastric cancer.
A Manual of Clinical Diagnosis|James Campbell Todd