[CPEO-MEF] Leukemia victim's family vs. Wyle (Norco, CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

Leukemia diagnosis perplexing
Family tries to link 14-year-old's condition to Wyle

By Amy Frye, Staff Writer
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin (CA)
January 23, 2006

NORCO - When Nicole Schulz, a vibrant 14-year-old Norco High School 
student, was diagnosed in December with a rare type of leukemia, her 
family and friends started to suspect her illness was linked to Wyle 
Laboratories Inc., an El Segundo-based company that operated a 
now-closed defense, aerospace and manufacturing test site in Norco. The 
site is under investigation by the state for contamination.

Even though health officials say it is unlikely that any contaminants 
from Wyle contributed to Nicole's acute myelogenous leukemia -- and such 
a relation would be impossible to prove -- many are still skeptical.

Nicole's leukemia, diagnosed in late December, has stoked widespread 
fears in the community regarding contamination from the Wyle site.

That re-ignited activism could be seen at Thursday's Citizens Advisory 
Group meeting where dozens of parents pummeled experts with questions, 
demanding something be done to protect their children.

...

For the entire article, see
http://dailybulletin.com/news/ci_3425771

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