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Cancer clusters investigated

Cancer clusters investigated

Produced by the Freedom of Information office
Authored by Health and Care Jersey and published on 13 June 2025.
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​Request 712045363

How many cancer clusters in Jersey have been investigated to establish a causational link? Please provide detail of any cancer clusters investigated to include; the number of cases, the cancer type and the location on the island.

Response

In 2012, further to concerns raised by a member of the public of a possible cancer cluster, the Medical Officer for Health instructed analysis to ascertain if there appeared to be any unusual patterns in the number of people affected or the types of cancers diagnosed and to determine if there was any evidence pointing to a cancer cluster. No evidence of a cancer cluster was identified within the cohort.

The summary report provided to the Medical Officer for Health is attached. Personally identifiable information has been redacted, in line with Article 25 of the Freedom of Information (Jersey) Law 2011 to protect the privacy of individuals.

Summary report – July 2018.pdf

Work was also commissioned to understand higher incidence of some cancers in Jersey. The 2013 report by Public Health England Knowledge and Intelligence Team (South West) is available at the link below:

R CANCER IN JERSEY 20130731 MC V1.pdf

Prior to publication, this report was mentioned in response to a Written Question to the Minister for Health and Social Services on cancer incidence (19 February 2013). The full question and response is available on the States Assembly website at the following link:

States Assembly | Studies-on-incidents-of-cancer-in-Jersey

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Article 25 - Personal information

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(2) Information is absolutely exempt information if –

(a) it constitutes personal data of which the applicant is not the data subject as defined in the Data Protection (Jersey) Law 2018; and

(b) its supply to a member of the public would contravene any of the data protection principles, as defined in that Law.​​​

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