Ladera Ranch Families Push for EPA Cancer Cluster Investigation

Yahoo • 26 Jul 21:16

Residents of Ladera Ranch, California, are urging officials to investigate a possible link between pesticide use and a series of rare childhood cancers, after state data showed a small number of Ewing sarcoma cases.

The Guardian • 23 Jul 20:24

Six children in the Orange County community of Ladera Ranch have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, leading local officials to request a state and federal investigation into possible environmental factors.

Yahoo • 23 Jul 18:19

Six cases of the rare bone cancer Ewing Sarcoma have been identified in Ladera Ranch since 2013, prompting calls for a public health investigation but no definitive environmental link has been established.

ABC7 Los Angeles • 22 Jul 19:18

Community members in Ladera Ranch, California, voiced concerns at a town hall meeting about a cluster of child cancer cases and the potential role of herbicides and pesticides, urging authorities to investigate and consider limiting chemical applications.

The Independent • 18 Jul 19:04

Six children in a wealthy Southern California suburb have been diagnosed with rare cancers, prompting a federal prosecutor to ask the EPA to examine possible pesticide exposure.

Yahoo • 17 Jul 21:28

The homeowners' association in Ladera Ranch, California, has suspended routine applications of specific weed-control and growth-regulation products while a review is conducted, following a request for a federal environmental investigation into a cluster of rare childhood cancers.

New York Post • 17 Jul 21:28

The homeowners' association in Ladera Ranch, California, has halted routine applications of specific weed-control and plant-growth chemicals while a federal agency reviews possible links to a series of childhood Ewing sarcoma cases.

Yahoo News Canada • 17 Jul 21:02

Residents of Ladera Ranch, California, are urging authorities to examine a possible link between pesticide use and an apparent increase in rare pediatric cancers, prompting a temporary pause on certain landscaping chemicals.

Yahoo News New Zealand • 17 Jul 21:02

Residents of Ladera Ranch, California, are urging authorities to examine a possible link between pesticide use and an apparent increase in rare pediatric cancers, prompting a temporary pause on certain landscaping chemicals.

New York Post • 17 Jul 00:18

The U.S. Attorney’s Office has asked the Environmental Protection Agency to investigate whether environmental factors contributed to six cases of Ewing sarcoma among children in the Ladera Ranch community.

Yahoo • 16 Jul 18:49

A second rare cancer, synovial sarcoma, has been identified among children in Ladera Ranch, California, adding to a growing number of Ewing sarcoma cases and prompting health officials to review cancer data while residents call for tighter pesticide controls.

New York Post • 16 Jul 18:49

Health officials are reviewing cancer data after a cluster of synovial sarcoma and Ewing sarcoma cases was reported among children in Ladera Ranch, Orange County.

New York Post • 14 Jul 20:40

Attorneys are collecting data from families in Ladera Ranch after at least six cases of rare childhood cancers were reported since 2013, while local health agencies begin a review of cancer incidence in the community.

New York Post • 12 Jul 19:45

In Ladera Ranch, Orange County, community members have reported multiple cases of Ewing sarcoma and other cancers, prompting calls for investigation into the area’s extensive pesticide applications.

New York Post • 09 Jul 14:37

At least six children in the Ladera Ranch community have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, prompting local families to request a review of pesticide use and further health data analysis.

NBC Los Angeles • 09 Jul 00:46

Residents of Ladera Ranch report five recent diagnoses of the rare cancer Ewing sarcoma and are urging local officials to investigate possible environmental factors.