Ladera Ranch Families Push for EPA Cancer Cluster Investigation

Yahoo • 26 juil. 21h16

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 juil. 20h24

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 juil. 18h19

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 juil. 19h18

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 juil. 19h04

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 juil. 21h28

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 juil. 21h28

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 juil. 21h02

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 juil. 21h02

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 juil. 00h18

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 juil. 18h49

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 juil. 18h49

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 juil. 20h40

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 juil. 19h45

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 juil. 14h37

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 juil. 00h46

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