Merrimack Kidney Cancer Study

Through a contract approved by the New Hampshire Executive Council, the New Hampshire Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) and Dartmouth College conducted a Phase 3 Feasibility Study to understand the need for and feasibility of conducting a Phase 4 study to identify the reason(s) why kidney cancer rates in the town of Merrimack may be higher than expected.

The Phase 3 Feasibility Study included four major components:

Community Engagement
Analysis of Cancer Registry Data
Granite State Research Feasibility Survey
Pilot Study

Reports from this study can be found below:

Lay Summary of Merrimack Kidney Cancer Study
Final Merrimack Kidney Cancer Study Report

Additional information about this work can be found on the NH DHHS Investigation of Kidney Cancer in Merrimack, NH webpage:

https://www.dhhs.nh.gov/programs-services/disease-prevention/cancer/cancer-concerns-and-investigations/investigation-kidney