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Subject: [NYSUFFOL] South Fork Breast Cancer Report
Date: Thu, 16 Dec 1999 12:18:43 EST

Dear Suffolk-Rootsers, etc.,


Today's NEWSDAY (page A03) has an article (the first 3 paragraphs appear
after my signature) about a west-to-east pattern of steadily increasing
breast cancer cases on Suffolk County's South Fork (the Towns of Southampton
and East Hampton).

Women in the Hamlet of Montauk (eastern portion of the Town of East Hampton)
area are more than three times as likely to have had breast cancer than those
in the westernmost part of the Town of Southampton, with areas in between
reporting progressively higher rates of the disease.

One theory cited is that people who live farther east have relied more on
shallow backyard wells that are prone to contamination.

For those who have their copy of the 1998 LI Population Survey or have
already downloaded the report from the Suffolk County Cooperative Library web
site (e-Mail me directly if you need instructions on how to access and
download the report), you'll find the Towns of Southampton and East Hampton,
Suffolk County on pages 2, 15, 28 and 32 (map) & 29 and 33 (population
estimate).

For all those Suffolk-Rootsers who wish to see the entire story but can not
access
the web, please e-Mail me directly and I will then e-Mail the entire story to
you.


Sincerely,

Walter Greenspan

Possible Breast Cancer Pattern / Researcher reports on South Fork cases
--by Dan Fagin. STAFF WRITER

A researcher yesterday reported a west-to-east pattern of steadily
increasing breast cancer cases on the South Fork, identifying what may
prove to be an important clue about whether environmental factors help
explain Long Island's relatively high rate of breast cancer.
"There does appear to be a pattern, and it may be significant," said
Roger Grimson, a biostatistician at the State University at Stony Brook
who analyzed the results of surveys filled out by 3,660 women over age
24 in the towns of Southampton and East Hampton.
Suffolk County is "concerned" about the findings and will follow up
next year with a more elaborate study in which women in Riverhead and
the South Fork will be questioned about their exposure to pesticides,
radiation and other environmental factors, said Suffolk Health
Department Commissioner Clare Bradley.

EDITION: NASSAU AND SUFFOLK
SECTION: News
DATE: 12-16-1999
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