2008-05-20
Delaware Studies Cancer Levels around Coal-Fired Power Plant. By Dan Shortridge, Delaware News Journal, May 18, 2008. "The [Indian River] power plant [in Sussex County] is ground zero in [Delaware's] cancer cluster study, which began in mid-March and will wrap up in August. The research is a follow-up to a study released last summer identifying a cluster of cancer cases in six codes around the coal-fired power plant. That study showed the age-adjusted rate of cancer cases in the area is 17% higher than the national average, including an increased incidence in lung cancer among older residents. The current study will map cancer cases according to patients' proximity to the plant. Researchers want to interview 300 people with lung cancer about their lifestyle, where they've lived, their health history and other factors to get specific information about possible causes. They will also interview 300 people without cancer. 'We're convinced this is a more comprehensive look at whether or not proximity to the Indian River area has anything to do with lung cancer,' said Allison Shevock, a state epidemiologist and the study's principal investigator."
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