{"data":{"id":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.671","jurisdiction":"us-mn","citation":"Minn. Stat. § 144.671","heading":"CANCER REPORTING SYSTEM; PURPOSE.","body":"The commissioner of health shall establish a statewide population-based cancer reporting system. The purpose of this system is to:\n(1) monitor incidence trends of cancer to detect potential public health problems, predict risks, and assist in investigating cancer clusters;\n(2) more accurately target intervention resources for communities and patients and their families;\n(3) inform health professionals and citizens about risks, early detection, and treatment of cancers known to be elevated in their communities; and\n(4) promote high quality research to provide better information for cancer control and to address public concerns and questions about cancer.","path":["HEALTH","CHAPTER 144. DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH","CANCER REPORTING SYSTEM"],"source_url":"https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/144.671","current_through":"2025 Minnesota Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-02T22:10:33Z","sha256":"bff29739bd2c32eb0aef64405687cd0995a5c646f8f97e7c96085a2fcdec494c","source_id":"us-mn","stale":false,"prev":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.67","next":"us-mn/minn.-stat.-144.672"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}