Four Philadelphia Workers Developed Glioblastoma After Years Near Shuttered Army Plant
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Updated · NBC News · Jul 23
Four Philadelphia Workers Developed Glioblastoma After Years Near Shuttered Army Plant
1 articles · Updated · NBC News · Jul 23
Summary
Four people tied to a Philadelphia police narcotics unit developed glioblastoma, an aggressive and rare brain cancer, after years working in the same area.
Three of them were longtime Philadelphia officers who all died within a few years of one another, making the overlap in workplace, timing and diagnosis difficult to dismiss.
The cases were linked in the report to a shuttered Army ammunition plant near the unit’s longtime base, raising questions about possible environmental exposure.
The cluster adds to scrutiny of whether former industrial or military sites can leave lasting health risks for workers long after operations end.