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1 day ago

Sandra Steingraber, environmentalist: Fracking is one of the worst US technologies since the atomic bomb'

Environmental contamination and hydraulic fracturing contribute to local cancer clusters, prompting scientific-activist efforts to document harms and push for bans.
fromIrish Independent
4 days ago

Mystery of suspected 'cancer cluster' in small area of county where three died of disease raised with HSE

The first thing to say is that cancer is a very common condition. One in two of us in our lifetimes will be diagnosed with cancer. It is sometimes literally the ageing within a particular community. People have settled in an area at a particular time. We have talked about the ageing of our population. There are modifiable and non-modifiable risks for cancer and one of the most obvious non-modifiable ones is your age.
Public health
Public health
fromIrish Independent
4 days ago

Mystery of suspected 'cancer cluster' in small area of county where three died of disease raised with HSE

A perceived surge in cancer cases prompted concern over environmental causes, while HSE cited aging populations and modifiable risks, noting 30–50% of cancers are preventable.
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