San Jacinto River, Texas and cancer rates

New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River waste pits
Texans living in a 250-square-mile area of Harris County that includes a hazardous Superfund site had abnormally high rates of certain types of cancer, according to a new assessment from the state’s health department.
Unusually high cancer rates found in San Jacinto River communities, says new Texas study
East Harris County has elevated levels of cervix uteri, leukemia, lung and bronchus, and lymphoma cancers, the Texas Department of State Health Services says.
Report: Large cancer cluster identified near San Jacinto River, Texas
Residents say they believe the cancer cluster was caused by the superfund site and waste pits in the area. The report focuses on the location and cleanup.
Cancer rates near San Jacinto River waste pits ‘significantly greater’ than Texas average
The Texas Department of State Health Services, at the request of the nonprofit Texas Health and Environmental Alliance, studied cancer rates in a 65-census-tract area in the floodplain surrounding the San Jacinto River,
Local advocates bring renewed attention to cancer cluster around San Jacinto waste pits
A community group that has been fighting to clean up the San Jacinto waste pits for a decade now has a new weapon: the latest state study showing a large cancer cluster.
San Jacinto cancer cluster study
A new study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto river waste pits. Texans living in a 250-square-mile area of Harris County that includes a hazardous superfund
Cancer cluster tag adds urgency to Waste Pits cleanup
Environmental activist Jackie Medcalf unveiled Monday a new state report identifying a 250-square mile around the San Jacinto River Waste Pits as a cancer cluster.
Elevated Cancer Rates Found Near Highly Toxic Texas Sites
Texans living around the San Jacinto River Waste pits, a toxic Superfund site, suffer from abnormally high rates of certain types of cancer, a study has found. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) released its findings on an area of East Harris County in its "Assessment of the Occurrence of Cancer" earlier this month.
New study shows large cancer cluster at San Jacinto waste pits
A community group that has been fighting to clean up the San Jacinto waste pits for a decade now has a new weapon: the latest state study showing a large cancer cluster.
Report finds cancer cluster in area upstream and downstream from San Jacinto River waste pit sites
A state study says a 250-square-mile area of east Harris County is a cancer cluster. Some residents believe it may be linked to decades-old hazardous waste.
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