California Neighborhood Raises Red Flags Over Childhood Cancer and Chemicals
Residents say the worries go beyond one diagnosis and point to a broader set of possible environmental factors in the community. At least six children from Ladera Ranch have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer that primarily affects bones and soft tissue. With only about 200 to 240 cases being reported nationwide each year, the issue gained wider notice after the mother of 17-year-old Brody Matteson spoke publicly about her son’s death in March.
- ▪Residents say the worries go beyond one diagnosis and point to a broader set of possible environmental factors in the community.
- ▪At least six children from Ladera Ranch have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma, a rare cancer that primarily affects bones and soft tissue.
- ▪With only about 200 to 240 cases being reported nationwide each year, the issue gained wider notice after the mother of 17-year-old Brody Matteson spoke publicly about her son’s death in March.
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Home – California Politics & News – California Neighborhood Raises Red Flags Over Childhood Cancer and Chemicals news California Neighborhood Raises Red Flags Over Childhood Cancer and Chemicals Hailey Gomez • July 24, 2026 Print New homes in Rancho Mission Viejo back up against dry hillsides in unincorporated south Orange County, California. (Jeff Gritchen/Digital First Media/Orange County Register via Getty Images) (function(){var t=document.querySelector(".wp-block-kadence-dynamichtml"),s=document.currentScript.previousElementSibling;if(t&&s){if("prepend"==="before_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t);else if("prepend"==="after_element")t.parentNode.insertBefore(s,t.nextSibling);else if("prepend"==="prepend"||"prepend"==="inside_first_child")t.insertBefore(s,t.firstChild);else…
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