Is there a cancer cluster near Fresh Kills? Why Staten Island still can’t get a definitive answer
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Van Gerwen said that a truly comprehensive study would cost millions of dollars and require decades of tracking participants, which is why they’re rarely conducted.
“That’s the type of research we need if we want answers,” she said.
State Sen. Jessica Scarcella-Spanton is now pushing to secure funding for a comprehensive cancer study focused on Staten Island, an effort prompted by the Advance/SILive.com’s ongoing cancer series.
