November 25, 2007 - A rare blood cancer making headlines locally is taking the national stage.
Polycythemia vera, a disease studied in Schuylkill, Luzerne and Carbon counties, will be the subject of a national meeting of blood disorder experts.
On Oct. 24, the federal agency reported confirming 38 cases of polycythemia vera, which leads to overproduction of red blood cells, in the three-county area, which is roughly 52 percent higher than the 25 cases that might have been expected given the population.
Local community leaders are concerned elevated levels of the disease are the result of environmental contamination, but federal officials say no cause for the disorder has yet been determined.
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