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The following is a personal story submitted to Civilian Exposure and published as part of our series: “Contamination Chronicles: Personal Stories of Exposure”. The author currently resides in Ohio and has shared a news video covering his burn pits exposure.

Watch: Gavin P. Smith, Executive Director and Founder of Civilian Exposure, is asked to comment on the recent VA decision on Camp Lejeune Toxic Water Contamination.

Every day, new ways of decoding and attacking cancer are being envisioned, researched and discovered. We thought you might like to have a look at this TED Talk on Open-Source Cancer Research. With military chemical contamination possibly having a damaging effect on your DNA, we find this angle interesting.

It’s been a busy week on Capitol Hill and in other activities regarding toxic contamination at military installations.  Here’s what you missed.

Civilian Exposure was featured on the 5:30p and 6:00p newscasts on WITN 7.  The interview consisted of the founder commenting on the recent VA announcement on Camp Lejeune, as well as sharing the story about his late father.  He also discusses the cause and mission of Civilian Exposure to continue to work on behalf of civilian workers to get the accountability and assistance that they, too, deserve.

This new PBS documentary series by Ken Burns on cancer will be thought-provoking and useful for those that want to see the entire scope of the impact of cancer in our world.

This new PBS documentary series by Ken Burns on cancer will be thought-provoking and useful for those that want to see the entire scope of the impact of cancer in our world.

This new PBS documentary series by Ken Burns on cancer will be thought-provoking and useful for those that want to see the entire scope of the impact of cancer in our world.

In a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives today, Speaker of the House John Boehner (R-OH) criticized the lack of significant action to reform the Veterans Administration one year after the firing of former director Shinseki and the installation of Robert McDonald to the post.

Full video recording of the CDC/ATSDR Camp Lejeune Community Assistance Panel Meeting held in Greensboro, NC on May 13, 2015.  The video features the handling of ongoing action items, research and interagency policy and process discussions surrounding the handling of claims and health concerns for victims of decades of Camp Lejeune toxic water contamination.