[CPEO-MEF] Susan Susana Lab (CA) area risks

[Lenny Siegel <lsiegel@cpeo.org>]

What now? Life in toxic 'hot spot'

By Kerry Cavanaugh and Dana Bartholomew
Los Angeles Daily News
February 4, 2006

Within the past seven years, Marlene Calderone has been diagnosed with 
thyroid cancer, melanoma and cancer in both her breasts.

Now after enduring surgery, radiation treatment and chemotherapy, 
Calderone is haunted by the fear that her illnesses could be linked to 
the pleasant hikes she took 20 years ago in the hills west of the San 
Fernando Valley - near Rocketdyne's Santa Susana Field Lab.

Researchers revealed Thursday night that residents living within two 
miles of the facility have higher cancer rates than people living 
farther away. A separate study found that neighbors may have been 
exposed over the years to toxic chemicals through the air, water and soil.

While study authors reiterated that their work is preliminary and they 
cannot link cancer cases to the field lab contamination, Calderone and 
other residents said the research confirms their suspicions.

...

For the entire article, see
http://www.dailynews.com/news/ci_3474492

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Lenny Siegel
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