Cancer Cluster Western PA

Recently, a study in western Pennsylvania has found a coincide of cancerous tumors to be developing on people near Washington County School district. Many are believing this problem to be environmentally caused, especially because of the location of the cancer cluster. Washington, PA is located near what used to be a very coal-centered industrious culture. Near Pittsburgh, as well, Washington is is located at the hub of what was once a booming industrious landscape with the production of steel and the mining of coal. Medical records are being examined as early as 1985 to see if there is any relation to the cancer cluster that is currently forming in the area. The district was also located near an old uranium and radium plant and sources are believing that this must have something to do with the issue as well. Sources claim that at the site of the plant, nearly 200,000 tons of contaminated waste are buried and could possibly be leaking into the local ground water. This cluster is being characterized as a rare event. But, it is very easily understood and accepted. It is looked at like a perfect storm. Although the process is rare, if something were to kick start said process, it would make sense as to why this is happening in this specific area.

source: https://whyy.org/articles/state-investigating-potential-cancer-cluster-in-washington-county-some-residents-fear-an-environmental-cause/

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