Cancer Risk in Texas

A recent study by the University of Texas School of Public Health has found a possible association between air pollution and high cancer rates for children living in Harris County, TX. The researchers found children living within a 2 mile radius of the Houston Ship Channel had a 56 percent higher risk of developing acute lymphocytic leukemia. And those living near increased emissions of 1.3-butadiene, a known carcinogen, were at a higher risk for leukemia.

Investigators stress the preliminary study establishes only an “association” and not proof that these pollutants are connected to an increase in certain diseases.

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