Other Exposures

Crop Dusting

Among the 56 respondents, 27 (48%) indicated that the cancer patient had at some time lived near crop dusting. Among the 27, 22 reported that crop dusting had occurred within 2 miles or "around the area". The frequency of crop dusting was reported as during the summer months (8 respondents), yearly (6 respondents), 2-3 times per year (4 respondents), during crop season (3 respondents), once every (3 respondents), once every 3 years (1 respondent), and routinely (2 respondents).

Medical radiation exposure

No medical radiation exposure was reported, except as part of cancer diagnosis or treatment in 26 persons; recurrent brain cancer in one person, and diagnosis of pneumonia in one person.

Body site exposed / reason for medical radiation	Number of persons reporting exposure	Reason for radiation
Adenoids	0
Cancer Treatment	26	All 26 related to diagnosis or treatment for brain cancer
Nasopharnynx (nose or throat)	0
Skin or scalp	0
Thymus (gland in upper chest)	0
Thyroid	0
Tonsils	0
Tuberculosis (TB)	0
Other sources of medical radiation	2	1 recurrent brain cancer; 1 lung cancer/x-rays for pneumonia

Hobbies

Among respondents, 26 persons wrote "none" for hobbies that may have caused chemical exposure; 14 left the question blank; 2 wrote "unknown".
Hobbies were reported by 14 persons:

Hobby	Number of persons listing hobby*
Ceramics	1
Fishing	2
Fixing or working on cars and trucks	2
Gardening	1
Golf	2
Hunting	1
Painting	4
Remodeling / house construction	1
Smoking	1
Sports	1
Woodworking	1