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Fracking Linked to Increased Cases of Lymphoma in Pennsylvania Children, Study Finds
Long awaited papers by researchers at the University of Pittsburgh looked at correlations between natural gas development and childhood cancers, asthma, and birth outcomes.
By Jon Hurdle
Children living within a mile of a natural gas fracking well were up to seven times more likely to suffer from lymphoma, a rare kind of cancer, than those who had no such wells within five miles of their homes, according to a long-awaited study that adds to a growing number of investigations into possible links between fracking and illness.