Ladera Ranch childhood cancer mystery deepens after 20-year-old handwritten warning emerges - New York Post
Unearthed documents reveal that officials were warned 20 years ago about building on land in Ladera Ranch, California, where a cluster of childhood cancer cases has recently emerged. While the cause of the illnesses remains under investigation, the discovery of these handwritten warnings has renewed community concerns.
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Raises significant public health and environmental safety questions regarding land development and historical industrial site management.
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Add The California Post on Google Officials were warned over 20 years ago not to build on land now struck by extremely rare childhood cancers without “further considerations,” unearthed records show.
The ominous handwritten notes appeared on documents for the abandoning of a historical oil well below what is now Orange County’s Ladera Ranch in California.
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The memos have renewed fears about what caused at least six cases of Ewing sarcoma to be diagnosed in the community between 2013 and 2024.
Some worry they have been sparked by pesticides being used on school property, while others have pointed to a landfill site in the area, with health officials still investigating possible links or causes.
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