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DHHS and Dartmouth update commission on Merrimack cancer feasibility study and data analysis
Summary
DHHS and Dartmouth teams reported progress on a multi‑part feasibility and pilot study of kidney cancer and other cancers in Merrimack: community engagement is complete, a UNH survey has been deployed, Dartmouth is finalizing pilot protocols and IRB plans, and VA cancer data are being incorporated into registry analyses.
Michelle Rovers, Bureau Chief for Public Health Protection at the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), updated the commission on Feb. 14 about the Dartmouth‑led Merrimack cancer investigation and the department’s parallel cancer data analysis work.
Rovers said the Dartmouth project has four components: community engagement studios (complete), cancer registry analysis, a UNH feasibility survey, and a pilot study. The Dartmouth team distributed a UNH survey to 8,500 members of the Granite State Panel in November 2024 with an…
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