1.  The Division shall publish reports based upon the material obtained pursuant to NRS 457.230, 457.240 and 457.250 and shall make other appropriate uses of the material to report and assess trends in the incidence of cancer in a particular area or population, advance research and education concerning cancer and improve treatment of the disease.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 457.260

  • Cancer: means all malignant neoplasms, regardless of the tissue of origin, including malignant lymphoma and leukemia. See Nevada Revised Statutes 457.020
  • Division: means the Division of Public and Behavioral Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. See Nevada Revised Statutes 457.020
  • population: means the number of people in a specified area as determined by the last preceding national decennial census conducted by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce pursuant to Section 2 of Article I of the Constitution of the United States and reported by the Secretary of Commerce to the Governor pursuant to 13 U. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.050

2.  The Division shall provide any qualified researcher whom the Division determines is conducting valid scientific research with data from the reported information upon the researcher’s:

(a) Compliance with appropriate conditions as established under the regulations of the State Board of Health; and

(b) Payment of a fee to cover the cost of providing the data.

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