Cancer Inquiry Report

Background

• Morgan County has the highest rate of newly diagnosed cancers in the state of Indiana.

• Martinsville residents want to know their cancer rates.

Main Findings

• Morgan County and Martinsville have higher than expected amounts of multiple different types of cancer that are related to PCE exposure, including kidney and renal pelvis cancers, leukemia, and myeloma.

• The Indiana Cancer Registry concluded that there is not a cancer cluster in Martinsville, IN at this point in time, according to the standard definition of a cancer cluster from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC).

Indiana Cancer Registry's follow-up

• The Cancer Registry will update the TCE, PCE, and vinyl chloride cancer analysis when newer data becomes available.

Next Steps

• We are conducting a follow-up cancer study in Martinsville with the Indiana University Melvin and Bren Simon Comprehensive Cancer Center.

• We will recruit a limited number of participants in this study.