U.S. Attorney Seeks EPA Review of 12-Plus Child Cancer Cases in Southern California
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Updated · The Independent · Jul 18
U.S. Attorney Seeks EPA Review of 12-Plus Child Cancer Cases in Southern California
3 articles · Updated · The Independent · Jul 18
Summary
A Thursday letter from First Assistant U.S. Attorney Bill Essayli asked the EPA to review a Southern California cluster in which families say more than a dozen children developed rare cancers.
Parents in Orange County have pointed to possible pesticide exposure as a shared factor, though federal officials said no common cause has been established and any link to cancer remains unconfirmed.
Ladera Ranch families told NBC Los Angeles the cases include Ewing sarcoma and synovial sarcoma; one boy, Brody Matteson, died in March at 17 after battling Ewing sarcoma.
Community pressure has already pushed the Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corp. to form a committee to review landscaping practices and consider safer alternatives to traditional pesticides.