[CPEO-BIF] Pediatric cancer mystery in Johnson Co

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Seeking to solve a pediatric cancer mystery

CBS News
December 16, 2020

Something very strange seems to be happening in Johnson County, Indiana.

"It's been hard on all of us," said Zane. "It's changed us for a lotta ways. I don't even know how to describe them. It's just one thing after another. Every year, or month, there's another kid." Zane was diagnosed with acute lymphastic leukemia when he was ten.

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Kari Rhinehart and Stacie Davidson started tracking the cases in 2015. So far, they have found more than 70 cases in Johnson County alone (which is above the national average).

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For the entire story, see
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/seeking-to-solve-a-pediatric-cancer-mystery-johnson-county-indiana/

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director
Center for Public Environmental Oversight
A project of the Pacific Studies Center
LSiegel@cpeo.org
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