{"id":2164365,"date":"2024-01-31T18:38:02","date_gmt":"2024-01-31T23:38:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-study-more-cancers-linked-to-tainted-water-at-camp-lejeune\/"},"modified":"2024-01-31T18:39:34","modified_gmt":"2024-01-31T23:39:34","slug":"cdc-study-more-cancers-linked-to-tainted-water-at-camp-lejeune","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/cdc-study-more-cancers-linked-to-tainted-water-at-camp-lejeune\/","title":{"rendered":"CDC Study: Camp Lejeune Water Tied to Increased Cancer Cases"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fcdc-study-more-cancers-linked-to-tainted-water-at-camp-lejeune%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2164365&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p><!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">In\u200d a Feb. 27, 2013 file photo, a sign cautions visitors outside a \u201cpump and treat\u201d facility\u2064 on the Marine base at Camp Lejeune, \u2064N.C. Military personnel \u2064stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2024, in a long-awaited study of the\u2063 North Carolina base\u2019s contaminated drinking water.\u200c (AP Photo\/Allen Breed, File)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>OAN\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/abril-elfi\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Abril Elfi<\/a><br \/>2:29 PM \u2013 Wednesday, January 31, 2024<\/p>\n<h2>A\u200b New \u200dStudy\u2062 Reveals More Cancers Linked to Tainted Water at Camp\u200c Lejeune<\/h2>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3\" style=\"min-width: 320px; min-height: 50px; text-align: center;\">  \t<script>  \t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-3'); });  \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<\/p>\n<p>According \u2064to \u200da new government\u2062 study, individuals who lived and worked at\u200d Camp Lejeune in North Carolina \u2062in the middle of the \u200d1970s and 1980s, both military and civilian, had a higher chance of receiving a cancer diagnosis than\u2064 those who were stationed at\u2064 a comparable military base in the United\u200b States\u200b during the same \u200ctime.<\/p>\n<p>A longer list of requirements for which veterans and\u2064 civilian employees of \u200bthe base may be \u2062eligible for government compensation may result from \u2063the study.<\/p>\n<p>From 1953 to\u200c 1985, drinking water\u2063 at \u2064Camp Lejeune was highly contaminated with \u2064several industrial chemicals\u200d that \u200bcause cancer, such as vinyl \u200dchloride, benzene, and \u200dtrichloroethylene, \u2062or TCE. <\/p>\n<p>Those who would drink the \u2063water, inhale steam from the shower, or even just wash their hands, which includes \u2062hundreds of thousands of Marines, \u2064Navy \u2062personnel, and civilian workers at the \u200dbase, unintentionally came into contact with the cancer-causing chemicals.<\/p>\n<p>According to earlier research, there was \u200ca 70% increased \u200crisk of developing Parkinson\u2019s disease\u2063 and a higher risk of dying from specific\u2063 blood and organ cancers in those who were\u2064 exposed to the tainted water. Concerns of infertility and birth defects have also \u200dbeen raised.<\/p>\n<p>The new research was launched\u200d by the CDC in\u2062 2015.<\/p>\n<p>David Savitz, \u200ba Brown University\u2064 disease researcher who is consulting\u2062 for plaintiffs\u2019 \u200battorneys in Camp Lejeune-related litigation, stated \u200cthat the study is \u201cquite impressive,\u201d but that it also cannot be final proof in concluding that the\u200d tainted drinking water causes cancers.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote\">\n<p>\u201cThis is not something we\u2019re going to be able to resolve definitively,\u201d\u2063 he said. \u201cWe are talking about exposures that \u2062happened (decades\u2062 ago) that\u200c were not\u2063 well documented.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease \u2064Registry (ATSDR) \u2063has\u200b reportedly done \u2064a half-dozen studies focused on the health problems at Camp Lejeune. <\/p>\n<p>The ATSDR\u2064 examined \u2062cancer in roughly 211,000 individuals who \u2064were stationed or employed at Camp\u200d Lejeune between \u20631975 and\u200d 1985 and contrasted \u2064them with approximately 224,000 individuals at Camp Pendleton \u200bin \u200cCalifornia, which was not known to have contaminated groundwater, during the same time period.<\/p>\n<p>Senior epidemiologist Frank Bove oversaw the most recent study and has \u200dheaded the agency\u2019s Camp \u200cLejeune research \u2064program. He counted on personnel\u2064 at Battelle Memorial Institute and other institutions to search national cancer\u200d registries for cases associated with either base.<\/p>\n<p>Richard Clapp, a Boston University emeritus public health professor who has\u200b been involved\u2062 in \u2062past\u200b Camp Lejeune research, said that about 12,000 malignant cancers were discovered in \u200beach group.<\/p>\n<p>However, Clapp stated that\u200d for several particular cancer types, the numbers\u2014and \u200dthe relative \u200brisks derived from those numbers\u2014were higher \u2063in the Camp Lejeune population.<\/p>\n<p>President Biden also\u2063 incorporated language addressing the concerns of individuals who have experienced specific health issues that \u2062they believe \u200bare related to the water contamination at Camp Lejeune into a \u2063federal law that was signed in August 2022. The law allowed victims to make claims within\u2064 a two-year period.<\/p>\n<p>According to the new study, thyroid cancer \u200cmight be added to the list\u200b of illnesses that Camp Lejeune staff \u2064members and\u2062 their families may be suffering from.\u2062 <\/p>\n<p>The new study is\u2062 now being submitted for publication. <\/p>\n<p>Stay informed! Receive breaking\u2062 news blasts directly to your inbox for free. Subscribe here. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"rc-widget-10bad2\" data-rc-widget data-widget-host=\"habitat\" data-endpoint=\"\/\/trends.revcontent.com\" data-widget-id=\"278641\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"dpsp-share-text\" style=\"margin-bottom:10px\"> \t\t \t\t\u200c\t\tShare this post!\t<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Over a dozen people are \u200bindicted in connection with\u200b a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/operation-dead-hand-19-indicted-in-intl-crime-syndicate\/\" title=\"19 individuals have been indicted in an international crime syndicate known as Operation Dead Hand\">international organized crime syndicate<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>GOP lawmakers say that they are not surprised a new poll shows that in \u200cseven swing states, the issue of the border and immigration is giving \u2064Donald\u200c Trump a widening lead over Joe\u2063 Biden. \u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The Federal\u200b Reserve \u2063will maintain current interest rates, with\u2064 no cuts announced despite the central bank having suggested several cuts this year. <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Hungary\u200b refuses to be blackmailed by \u2063the E.U.\u2019s threats to sabotage its economy unless it bends \u2064to \u2062it\u2019s woke agenda, fund\u2062 Ukraine\u2019s endless war,\u200b and open its border like\u200c all of its imperiled neighbors.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The \u2063Tesla chief executive and a board seen as\u200b captive to him must find a way to \u2063negotiate a replacement contract.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Qualcomm\u00a0forecast fiscal second-quarter profit slightly \u200dabove \u2062Wall Street\u200b estimates and sales in line\u200b with market expectations.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>Mounting costs of \u200ddeveloping the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/dod-preparing-for-future-scenarios\/\" title=\"DOD getting ready for future situations\">cutting-edge features irked investors hoping<\/a> for a big boost to sales from the new technology.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>The first human patient has received an implant from brain-chip startup Neuralink \u200dand is recovering well.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> rnrn <br \/> O your inbox. Sign up now \u00bb<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/a%E2%80%8B-new-%E2%80%8Dstudy%E2%81%A2-reveals-more-cancers-linked-to-tainted-water-at-camp%E2%80%8C-lejeune\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">OANN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/body><\/html><\/p>\n<h2>  What measures are being taken to address the issue of tainted water at \u2064Camp Lejeune<\/h2>\n<p><span>  The issue of tainted water at Camp Lejeune \u2064has garnered significant attention, and various measures have been taken to address the situation. Here are\u200b some of them:<\/p>\n<p>1.\u2064 Health studies and medical care: The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) has\u2062 conducted health studies to determine\u200d the effects of exposure \u2062to contaminated water at Camp \u200bLejeune. Based on the findings, the VA provides medical care and disability compensation for eligible veterans and their family members\u200d affected by the water contamination.<\/p>\n<p>2.\u2064 Water treatment \u200dand monitoring: The military has made efforts to improve water quality at \u2062Camp \u200bLejeune. Extensive \u200cwater treatment systems have been installed to remove or \u200creduce contaminants. \u200dRegular monitoring \u2062is conducted to ensure the water meets safety standards.<\/p>\n<p>3. Notification process: The Camp Lejeune community has been informed about the \u200cwater contamination issue through a rigorous notification process. Various mediums, including military \u200dwebsites, direct\u200c mails, and public meetings, were used to \u2063reach out to affected individuals \u200band inform them about \u2062potential health risks.<\/p>\n<p>4. Congressional action: In 2012, the U.S. Congress passed the Camp Lejeune Veterans and Family Act, allowing healthcare provisions to\u200c be\u200c extended to veterans \u200band their families affected by the \u2062contaminants. This \u200dlegislation\u200d provides medical care and reimbursement for \u2063eligible conditions related to the exposure.<\/p>\n<p>5. EPA involvement: The Environmental \u200bProtection\u200c Agency\u200c (EPA) has actively participated in addressing the water contamination issue \u2064at Camp Lejeune. They have provided technical assistance, conducted water quality testing, and collaborated with the military to ensure compliance \u200dwith \u2063federal drinking water standards.<\/p>\n<p>6. Research and awareness: \u200bOngoing research and studies are being conducted to further understand the long-term\u2064 health\u200d effects\u200b of exposure\u2064 to the tainted water. \u200dThe results of these studies help raise \u2064awareness, inform public health actions, and improve the handling\u2062 of similar\u200b incidents in the future.<\/p>\n<p>It is important to note that the\u2063 measures taken to address the issue at Camp Lejeune\u200d continue to evolve based on new information, research findings, and the needs of the affected community.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Federal health officials reported that military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 faced a 20% higher risk of various cancers compared to those stationed elsewhere. 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