Residents of Clarendon, Vermont are desperately searching for answers in the ongoing mystery of why dozens of
cancer cases have been diagnosed in the small town within the last decade. Seventy residents (Clarendon's population is estimated at only 2,900) have been diagnosed with cancer within the last ten years, with many cases involving young children. Surveys indicate that the town's rate of non-Hodgkins lymphoma and
leukemia is over 12 times the national average. Residents believe there is a link between pollution in the town and the cancer cluster.
A citizens group known as Clarendon FIRST is currently investigating several areas of Clarendon where suspected
toxic chemicals may have been dumped over the years. Vermont's governor has asked several of the state's health services organizations to conduct their own investigation into the unusually high cancer rate in Clarendon.
See your doctor if you live in Clarendon and you have experienced serious health problems. In addition, it may be important to
contact an attorney who can help you protect your legal rights. Please keep in mind that there may be
time limits within which you must commence suit.
See Also
- Specific Contaminated Sites
- Cancer