[CPEO-MEF] HEALTH: Retinoblastoma near Santa Susana Field Lab (CA)

[Lenny Siegel <lennysiegel@gmail.com>]

Cancer cause near Santa Susana Field Lab disputed
Genetics vs. pollution debated in 11 children's cases of rare retinoblastoma

By Kerry Cavanaugh
Los Angeles Daily News
April 12, 2008

Researchers are at odds over whether 11 cases of a rare eye cancer found 
in West Valley children could be linked to pollution from the nearby 
Santa Susana Field Lab.

Last year, state Sen. Sheila Kuehl, D-Los Angeles, asked the California 
Department of Public Health to investigate the possibility of a cancer 
cluster after she learned that nine children in the area had been 
diagnosed with retinoblastoma - an aggressive eye cancer.

Department of Public Health analysts found 11 cases of retinoblastoma 
over eight years within 10 miles of the field lab.

While conceding that the incidence was slightly higher than expected, 
the agency report found "no statistically significant excess of 
retinoblastoma" and suggested that the cases were caused by genetics, 
not environmental issues.

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For the entire article, see
http://www.dailynews.com/ci_8896728

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Lenny Siegel
Executive Director, Center for Public Environmental Oversight
a project of the Pacific Studies Center
278-A Hope St., Mountain View, CA 94041
Voice: 650/961-8918 or 650/969-1545
Fax: 650/961-8918
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