Texas, San Jacinto River and cancer rates

New Texas study finds unusually high cancer rates in communities along San Jacinto River
East Harris County has elevated levels of cervix uteri, leukemia, lung and bronchus, and lymphoma cancers, the Texas Department of State Health Services says.
Cancer rates near San Jacinto River waste pits ‘significantly greater’ than Texas average
The Texas Department of State Health Services, at the request of the nonprofit Texas Health and Environmental Alliance, studied cancer rates in a 65-census-tract area in the floodplain surrounding the San Jacinto River,
Elevated Cancer Rates Found Near Highly Toxic Texas Sites
Texans living around the San Jacinto River Waste pits, a toxic Superfund site, suffer from abnormally high rates of certain types of cancer, a study has found. The Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS) released its findings on an area of East Harris County in its " Assessment of the Occurrence of Cancer" earlier this month.
New study finds elevated cancer rates near toxic San Jacinto River waste pits
Texans living in a 250-square-mile area of Harris County that includes a hazardous Superfund site had abnormally high rates of certain types of cancer, according to a new assessment from the state’s health department.
Report finds cancer cluster in area upstream and downstream from San Jacinto River waste pit sites
A state study says a 250-square-mile area of east Harris County is a cancer cluster. Some residents believe it may be linked to decades-old hazardous waste.
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Harris County joins legal fight against spending cuts to National Institutes of Health
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Harris County capital murder suspect mistakenly released by authorities, now back behind bars
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Harris County, Texas organizations locked out of $400 million in federal funds to expand solar
The EPA has frozen more than $400 million in funding for Texas-based organizations to implement clean energy programs.
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