Report of Case Finding for Lymphoid and Myeloid Leukemia Among Navy and Marine Corps Members Assigned to NSAWC/NAS Fallon or Their Dependents
Abstract
The objective of this effort was to assist the Nevada State Health Department in identifying cases of lymphoid or myeloid leukemia during the cluster period, from 1 January 1997 to the present, in Navy and Marine Corps personnel or their dependents under age 25, using existing electronic data resources. The Nevada State Health Department identified a cluster of 12 cases of acute lymphocytic leukemia (ALL) that were diagnosed in children and teenagers in Churchill County, Nevada, a rural county approximately 50 miles east of Reno, Nevada. There is a permanent complement at NSAWC/NAS Fallon of approximately 1,038 Naval officers and enlisted personnel, and fewer than 10 Marine Corps personnel. One of the 12 Churchill County cases was diagnosed in a child of an active-duty Navy enlisted person. For this reason, the Nevada State Epidemiologist asked the Navy for help in locating other possible leukemia cases in children of Naval personnel who may have left Churchill County and would be unknown to the Nevada State Health Department. At the request of BUMED and the Commanding Officer, NAS/NSAWC Fallon, the Naval Health Research Center (NHRC) joined the effort to assist the Nevada State Health Department on 16 March 2001 in case finding. This project was partially supported under work unit no.60126, part of a special Congressional allocation managed by the Department of Defense for Cancer Studies supporting the Hollings Cancer Center of the Medical University of South Carolina.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 24, 2001
- Accession Number
- ADA452821
Entities
People
- C. F. Garland
- E. D. Gorham
- E. E. Gunderson
- F. C. Garland
- M. A. Ryan
- Madeleine L. Miller
- T. C. Smith
- W. Honner
Organizations
- Naval Health Research Center