Spike in lung cancer concerns Dawson Creek doctor
October 21st, 2008
The recent death of the mayor of Dawson Creek has raised concerns about a cluster of similar lung cancer cases in the northern B.C. community.
Mayor Calvin Kruk was 43 when he was diagnosed with non-small cell lung cancer less than two months ago. He died on Sunday, leaving behind a wife and 12-year-old son.
Kruk’s diagnosis was one of a cluster of lung cancers recently detected in the area, a phenomenon that caught his doctor’s attention.