Parents Want Answers On Rare Cancer Cases

(WPXI) – Concerns over cases of a rare cancer in the Canon-McMillan School District will be discussed Monday night during a public hearing.  A Pennsylvania Department of Health report released  in April found no evidence of a cluster of Ewings Sarcoma, even though there had been six reported cases in the past ten years, but it had to be verified by the Centers for Disease Control and  Prevention before a public meeting could be held to discuss the findings. Monday night, concerned families will have a chance to address their concerns. Affected parents and concerned groups  will hold a news conference ahead of the Department of Health’s community meeting to discuss childhood cancers in southwestern Pennsylvania. During the news conference, which is scheduled  for 5:30 p.m. at Canon-McMillan High School, the parents and concerned groups will call on Gov. Tom Wolf and the DOH to take “immediate action to investigate childhood cancers in the region  and take steps to protect residents from health impacts that may be associated with local industrial activities.”