2007 CPEO Military List Archive

From: Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>
Date: 20 Jul 2007 20:33:26 -0000
Reply: cpeo-military
Subject: [CPEO-MEF] Liver Cancer near Kelly Air Force Base (TX)
 
"Toxic Triangle": Liver Cancer Study Results Released

By Maritza Nunez
WOAI.com (San Antonio, TX)
July 18, 2007


There have been years of questions, but so far, no answers. Hundreds of people have died from liver cancer in communities surrounding the former Kelly Air Force Base. Now, health leaders say they are no closer to finding out why people are dying.

Purple crosses dot this modest neighborhood near the old Kelly Air Force Base, sometimes called the "toxic triangle." They represent people who have died, some of them suffered from liver cancer.

Many who still live here believe chemical contamination from Kelly is to blame.

...

For the entire story, see
http://www.woai.com/news/local/story.aspx?content_id=3037a17a-448f-495a-8631-1e40f323908f
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Lenny Siegel
Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
c/o PSC, 278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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