Clinical encounter with three cancer patients affected by groundwater contamination at Camp Lejeune: a case series and review of the literature.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Advanced understanding of tumor biology has recently revealed the complexity of cancer genetics, intra/inter-tumor heterogeneity, and diverse mechanisms of resistance to cancer treatment. In turn, there has been a growing interest in cancer prevention and minimizing exposure to potential environmental carcinogens that surround us. In the 1980s, several chemical carcinogens, including perchloroethylene (PCE), trichloroethylene (TCE), and benzene, were detected in water systems supplying Camp Lejeune, a US Marine Corps Base Camp located in North Carolina.

Case presentation

This article presents three cases of cancer patients who have lived at Camp Lejeune, and, decades later, came to our clinic located 1000 miles from the original exposure site. The first patient is

SUBMITTER: Jung K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9275133 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature