[Health and social aspects in the investigation of cancer clusters].
This paper analyzes the main problems in the research on cancer clusters, with a specific emphasis on the population perception and risk communication. Population information needs and the approach to give information to the population regarding environmental risks are reviewed, as well as the relationship with mass media. Finally, the implications of risk perception for epidemiologic research on clusters and for public health are discussed.
Unitat de Prevenció i Control del Cáncer, Institut Català d'Oncologia, Barcelona.
J M
JM
Borràs
C A
CA
González
D006126:Group Processes; D006801:Humans; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology / Q000523:psychology*; D012307:Risk Factors; D013029:Space-Time Clustering