Friends:

Here on Cape Cod we have a cluster of Ewing's sarcoma with a
standardized incidence ratio of 3.84 (Massachusetts Department of
Public Health figure)or 6.67 (my figure). We should see one case every
6.7 years, and had (in children) 2 in 2002. 3 in 2003, 2 in 2004, and
one in 2005. There are cses in 1996 and 1996. There are also adult
cases. A pair were diagnosed the same day; the 2 in 2004 the same
month. A pair are 1.75 miles apart; another pair 1/4 mile apart.
There is an ensemble of 3 cases in the Mid-Cape, but most cases are
from the Upper Cape. THere is a 13 mile gap between these two
ensembles.

I am suspicious of a particularly high incidence in athletes or
athletically active individuals, although I recognize we are becoming a
more active society.

Anyone have any observations or concerns to offer to this discussion?

Bernie