Childhood Leukemia

Eight Cases Have Surfaced This Year In Nevada

Published in Cancer Weekly, January 16th, 2001

An eighth case of childhood leukemia this year has surfaced in this small rural town where the drinking water was found to contain twice as much arsenic as allowed by law, a newspaper reported. The cases are under investigation by the state Health Division, which is searching for a common link among the children.

"To see this many cases all of a sudden is unusual," state epidemiologist Randall Todd said in recent issues of Lahontan Valley News and Fallon Eagle Standard. "If there is something in the environment, we need to find it so we can prevent further cases." Since the investigation began in July, Todd said he has met with the children and their families but has...

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Source: Cancer Weekly (2001-01-16)

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