November 4, 2007 - A refined government look at cancer cases among residents in the Liberty Hill Road area has determined there is no "cancer cluster" in the most recent 14-year period examined.
Residents still maintain, however, that there are a significant number of cancer cases among people living in the neighborhood, and they fear coal tar dumping in the 1950s may be to blame.
"Upon further review of more data, there is no indication of a 'cancer cluster' in Gilford, in the census blocks around Liberty Hill Road, or on lower Liberty Hill," reported Environmental Epidemiologist John Colby, who has prepared several cancer reports regarding potential links between the toxic coal tar material and cancer among residents on the hill.
A cancer cluster is defined by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention as a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases that occur within a group of people, in a geographic area, or over a period of time.
However, according to experts who conducted the Gilford study, the findings do not rule out the possibility that a small isolated group of individuals could have been affected by the environmental hazard believed to have been buried there 55 years ago.
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How many studies need to be done before government admits there is a connection between cancer-causing chemicals in dumps (landfills) and high rates of cancer in neighborhoods near dumps?
Janice R. England
People Investigating Toxic Sites
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