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Agent Orange reconsidered

Description: Veterans Affairs Secretary will reconsider extending benefits to Vietnam veterans suffering cancer and other diseases from exposure to Agent Orange. John Kerry. Dorchester Veterans Memorial.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 05/15/1989

Drought fungus aflatoxin

Description: Aflatoxin fungus which thrives in drought conditions is known to cause liver cancer. Corn fields, corn meal. MIT scientist in lab.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 03/02/1989

New allegations against Beatrice

Description: Woburn families go back to court against Beatrice Foods for contamination of drinking water, which presumably caused leukemia. They charge concealment of evidence and perjury. Jan Schlichtmann.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 04/06/1989

Pilgrim cancer study in question

Description: Department of Public Health study of elevated cancer rates around Pilgrim nuclear plant is still in progress. Boston Edison claims bias against them. Plymouth residents claim undue delay of findings.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/11/1989

Risk to Pilgrim neighbors

Description: Pilgrim nuclear power station manager claims unequivocally that incidence of cancer is not attributable to radiation from plant. Plymouth man whose mother died of leukemia questions cause of her disease.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 01/10/1989

Young cancer patient

Description: Young cancer patient at Children's Hospital has leg amputated and foot reattached backwards in place of knee to operate prosthesis.
Collection: Ten O'Clock News
Date Created: 08/18/1989