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Dr. Lynn Goldman formally served as the chief epidemiologist for the California Department of Health Services. In 1986 the State informed the public that nine cancers had been recorded in the San Joaquin Valley, centering on the town of Rosamond. The nine were considered by Dr. Goldman to be statistically significant and constituted a "cancer cluster." This spawned the "Rosamond Cancer Cluster Scare." It cause significant anxiety and near hysteria in the area for the next six years, with some people electing to move out of the area. Dr. Goldman eventually announced that the State had identified no cause for the statistics, which did not satisfy the public. See No Cancer Link Found in Tests of 22 Sites at Rosamond" October 25, 1988|LOUIS SAHAGUN | Los Angeles Times Staff Writer. "Mysterious Cancer Clusters Leave Anxiety in 3 Towns" July 12, 1992|JENIFER WARREN | LOS ANGELES TIMES STAFF WRITER. "More information can be obtained by Googling "Rosamond Cancer Cluster Scare." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 192.153.23.105 (talk) 15:28, 29 August 2018 (UTC)[reply]
