Newly Released Study Links Water Contamination to Childhood Leukemia

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) just released a new report confirming the link between contaminated tap water at Camp Lejeune to an increased risk of serious birth defects and childhood cancers.  The study examined a number of children (almost 13,000 sample size) between 1999 and 2002

This new study, along with an upcoming mortality study to be released soon, marks a shift in the fight to hold the base and the government accountable for over four decades of water supply contamination.  For links to the news story and the report, visit:

CBS News Report: http://www.cbsnews.com/news/cdc-camp-lejeune-birth-defects/

CDC Report from the ATSDR: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/lejeune/docs/Camp%20Lejeune_Birth%20Defects%20and%20Childhood%20Cancers%20Study_Fact%20Sheet.pdf

Complete Updates from the ATSDR: http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/sites/lejeune/update.html