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I live on the Cape and have breast cancer. How did Silent Spring researchers learn about my disease?

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I live on the Cape and have breast cancer. How did Silent Spring researchers learn about my disease?

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By legal statute, physicians and other health care providers must report cases of certain diseases, known as reportable and notifiable diseases, to health authorities. The specific diseases that must be reported vary by state. In Massachusetts, cancer registries must report new cancer cases to the Massachusetts Cancer Registry in the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. Because our study satisfied the state’s rigorous application and review process, Silent Spring researchers obtained information on possible participants from the Massachusetts Department of Public Health.