What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicals
He said many of his other friends had died because of similarly rare cancers, which he now suspects were linked, although no proven link has been established."I would say every person that played in the pool that was close to me, apart from one friend who had an operation to get rid of it, is dead," said Michael, 63.
- ▪He said many of his other friends had died because of similarly rare cancers, which he now suspects were linked, although no proven link has been established."I would say every person that played in the pool that was close to me, apart from
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What are my children exposed to? Why I want testing for cancer-causing chemicalsImage caption, Natalie Dugdale is calling for public health bodies to test people that are worried they may have been poisoned by years of exposure to toxic wasteBySteffan Messenger, Wales environment correspondent and Lucy Ballinger, BBC NewsPublishedJust nowWhen she moved to the countryside two years ago, Natalie Dugdale thought it would be the perfect spot to raise her family.Close to a lagoon in north Wales, she thought she could walk her baby, toddler and dogs on public footpaths.But when she watched Michael Sheen's BBC documentary revealing the lagoon's history as a dumping ground of cancer-causing chemicals known as PCBs, Natalie was shocked.Now she is part of a group of people who are worried they may…
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