Home › News ›

Do Cancer Cases Cluster Around Atomic Plants?

Posted by: Chris Steins
Thanks to: Chris Steins
22 July 2004 - 9:00am

Research into whether people living close to nuclear power plants are more likely to get cancer is not conclusive.

" 'Of the 14 areas studied, the two counties closest to the reactors in St. Lucie County had the highest cancer rates,' said principal researcher Joseph Mangano, national coordinator of the RPHP. Mangano said the Florida State Cancer Registry lists four cases in St. Lucie County for children under 10 from 1981 to 1983, but this increased to 30 cases from 1996 to 1998. Accounting for a near doubling of population, the incidence still represents a 40 percent increase, compared to an average national increase of 11 percent in childhood cancers."

Full Story: Do cancers cluster around atomic plants?
Source: Environmental News Network, July 22, 2004
»
Bookmark and Share
“
The decision to abandon a property is a symptom of the loss of confidence. And while abandonment certainly affects confidence among surrounding homeowners, the most important question to answer is not "how do we deal with abandoned properties?" but "what is the most cost-effective way to restore market confidence, and how do abandoned properties fit into that picture?"
”