Indian River area is one of eight state cancer clusters
A cancer cluster was identified in the Indian River area last year, prompting a new study that identified eight clusters statewide.
Millsboro remains the only cancer cluster site in Sussex County. The area has a higher than average occurrence of lung cancer. The state report says it cannot identify the causes of the state’s cancer clusters, but many in the area say industrial pollution has something to do with it.
The report is an important first step, say lawmakers and environmentalists, but the state has to do more to determine the causes of the clusters and limit industrial pollutants.
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