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This chapter reviews studies that have analysed clustering of cancer. In general, clustering studies may be divided into two distinct categories: (i) studies that are based on post hoc reports of unusual case aggregations; and (ii) studies that are based on rigorous and systematic analyses of population-based data. For each type of analysis, the underlying methodology is briefly described and key findings are summarised and interpreted in relation to putative aetiological factors.
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McNally, R.J. (2010). Clustering Studies for Identifying the Role of Environmental Factors in Aetiology of Human Cancers. In: Roy, D., Dorak, M. (eds) Environmental Factors, Genes, and the Development of Human Cancers. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-6752-7_4
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