To find data about cancer in Deer Park, Deer Park Community Advisory Council (DPCAC) asked its facilitator to search the Texas Cancer Registry (TCR) and also to summarize studies previously conducted for the community-industry forum by the state health department. Recent cancer statistics on Deer Park were not found, but data comparing Texas to other states and Harris County to other counties in Texas were available. Information came primarily from the Texas Cancer Registry, Cancer Epidemiology Health and Surveillance Branch, Texas Department of State Health Services and the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) and Prevention’s US Cancer Statistics.
