New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River waste pits—state researchers found above normal levels of four types of cancer in communities near a toxic waste site

New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River waste pits—state researchers found above normal levels of four types of cancer in communities near a toxic waste site

Between 2013-21, 304 people died from leukemia—blood cancer—in suburban Houston. This was 312% higher than the leukemia death rate in the rest of TX, and indicates a severe cancer cluster. Nearby is a Superfund site contaminated with toxic waste. "Residents say they swam and fished near and on top"
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