EPA to look into cluster of rare cancer cases in West Salem

KATU, where's The Flagging Option For "False?" All I see Is "Spam, Offensive, Profane, And Off Topic," But I Guess All Of Those Could Work To Describe Ignorance.

To Link This To Fluoride is Completely Asinine. Wouldn't The Other 75% Of Americans Exhibit This Propensity For Cancer? That's Like Saying It Was Because Salem Is Sunnier Than Portland. There Is NO Evidence That Fluoridated Water Has Any Harmful Effects. (PLEASE keep In Mind That fluoridated Water And fatal Fluoride Toxicity AreTwo Very Different Arenas, Like Using Chlorine To Disinfect Water Versus Drinking Bleach)

Maybe the should take into account the fact that Salem fluoridates the water.

I have lived in West Salem for 50 years.  My family also live here in the 1940s and 1950s.  I know where most of the industries have been and to a degree some about chemicals used.  I have a restricted us chemical applicator's license.  On the site where the school is located used to be a cherry orchard.  The site was heavily excavated and filled to accommodate the school, making the possibility of topsoil contaminants less likely.  I also know mercury, arsenic, and DDT were heavily used in cherry orchards at the time.  Also Salem's water is so chlorinated, and fluoridated I will not drink it (you can bleach laundry in it) and only use it if it is filtered.  Salem water used to be good, now it is nothing but a vile chemical soup.  There is also a large tank reservoir built at the top of the hill less than 1/4 mile from the school (built in the early 1970s with less regulation at the old Mt.View Grade School site) which is probably where the school gets their water from.  It is supplied by the city water supply.  There is also the old Gould Battery plant in lower West Salem which has sat empty for years, probably due to ground contamination.  It is only recently being built on.  I have much more information about the area, and can be reached on Facebook.

Any one who allow any amount of fluoride is a lying deceiving bribe taker . Fluoride is an Industrial waste LETHAL chemical, Period. IT is a Chemical. An Industrial Chemical. 

Chemicals are TOXINS. 

 

The EPA should also check the soil...and the records of soil assessments for the old and new sites of the Oregon State Hospital.  I think they would be surprised at the records they would find of chemical plumes on sites where a large population of people are employed and housed. 

Osteosarcoma seems to be the cancer about which the most concern has been raised in regards to fluoridation. One theory on how fluoridation might affect the risk of osteosarcoma is based on the fact that fluoride tends to collect in parts of bones where they are growing. These areas, known as growth plates, are where osteosarcomas typically develop. The theory is that fluoride might somehow cause the cells in the growth plate to grow faster, which might make them more likely to eventually become cancerous in children and young adults.

 

The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has set a maximum amount of fluoride allowable in drinking water of 4.0 mg/L. Long-term exposure to levels higher than this can cause a condition called skeletal fluorosis, in which fluoride accumulates in the bones. This can eventually result in joint stiffness and pain, and can lead to weak or brittle bones in older adults.

 

The EPA also set a secondary standard of no more than 2.0 mg/L to help protect children (under the age of 9) from dental fluorosis. In this condition, fluoride collects in developing teeth, preventing tooth enamel from forming normally and resulting in permanent staining or pitting of teeth.

 

If children are taking fluoride tablets or getting exposed to it at the dentist in large doses it can add to the child's overall intake of which gets supplemented further by means of city water injestion and absorbtion.  Salem I believe is currently set to 1.0 mg/L but thats not to say there aren't other variables playing a role here.

 

 

Keep eating genetically modified foods that the government claims is perfectly safe.  Never mind all the studies where the rats/monkeys have all gotten tumors and died.

since when the govmnt tell truth in cancer stats? 

it has long been proven cancer is a weak virus types organism that Medical grade Hydrogen peroxide with its Oxygen enriching  properties can destroy readily. unless you are on a nuclear plant and "fleas" are around you, the chances are it is readily dealt with. Of course, this paper will likely delete my post and the cancer society that is Aware of the facts will obfuscate it like last time. 

In young people. Check their vaccine records...

Nods. Hope it's not like Fracking. the guy got exemptions from the Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, and the Safe Drinking Water Act, and turns around and tells us it's safe...

I hope and pray that the truth is revealed and not hidden.