Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers—from leukemia to thyroid

Camp Lejeune water contamination tied to a range of cancers—from leukemia to thyroid

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NEW YORK — Military personnel stationed at Camp Lejeune from 1975 to 1985 had at least a 20% higher risk for a number of cancers than those stationed elsewhere, federal health officials said Wednesday in a long-awaited study about the North Carolina base’s contaminated drinking water. Federal…

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