Here is another flier -- see this tweet and pic from resident Rebecca Mills:
Rebecca Mills
@RebeccaMillsDC
Ex-@ThBrightwoodian, onetime ANC 4B04 commissioner, current @Stronghold_DC. Rider of bikes, advocate for bike infrastructure. Rock. And so much more.
4/5/14, 1:35 PMLeft at my front door. Stronghold residents concerned we're a cancer cluster, pushing for a @dcwater study. twitpic.com/e0egxk
Now see this WJLA-TV report
Click on the link below to read the entire story.
Note that this question was raised at last week's Ward 5 DC Water Town Hall meeting.
High number of cancer cases in D.C neighborhood has many concerned
April 18, 2014 - 06:07 pm
(WJLA) - A seemingly high number of pancreatic cancer instances in one neighborhood in the District has many wondering if a common environmental factor has anything to do with the sicknesses.
Neighbors said in the past year and six months, there have been six cases of pancreatic cancer-all within a few blocks of each other.
Four people have died, one is in hospice care and the sixth is recovering from treatment, neighbors told WJLA.
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4 comments:
This is terrifying. Anyone thought it may not be the water, but something to do with all the equipment and towers that they have at the reservoir? There are a bunch of towers and machinery visible from 1st st and its unclear what they're used for. Agreed this needs to be about more than just assessing the water- it could be anything. I'm suprised the hospitals aren't more involved here in trying to figure this out.
This is more of a minor associated issue, but I've heard that a few pipes in that neighborhood have been stopped up by debris. This may be related to the ongoing construction. If anyone in Bloomingdale has encountered problems with stoppages in their plumbing recently, you may want to reach out to the Stronghold folks.
Given that it's unknown what causes pancreatic cancer, it's unclear to me what environmental factors they would be testing for. In addition, before panicking about possible environmental factors, it's important that more information about the folks who passed away from pancreatic cancer be better analyzed, since it appears that there are lots factors associated with pancreatic cancer (race, smoking, obesity, diabetes, etc) that could possibly be pointed to first.
Causes and risk factors for pancreatic cancer:
http://pancreaticcanceraction.org/pancreatic-cancer/about/causes-and-risks/
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