1.  The Chief Medical Officer or a qualified person designated by the Administrator of the Division shall analyze the material obtained pursuant to NRS 457.230, 457.240 and 457.250 and the reports published pursuant to NRS 457.260 to determine whether any trends exist in the incidence of cancer in a particular area or population.

Terms Used In Nevada Revised Statutes 457.265

  • 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
  • person: means a natural person, any form of business or social organization and any other nongovernmental legal entity including, but not limited to, a corporation, partnership, association, trust or unincorporated organization. See Nevada Revised Statutes 0.039
  • 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.  If the Chief Medical Officer or the person designated pursuant to subsection 1 determines that a trend exists in the incidence of cancer in a particular area or population, the Chief Medical Officer or the person designated pursuant to subsection 1 shall work with appropriate governmental, educational and research entities to investigate the trend, advance research into the trend and the cancer identified in the trend, and facilitate the prevention and control of the cancer.

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