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Harvard Study Links Coldwater Creek to 44% Cancer Risk

7/24/2025

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A Harvard study reveals alarming news: children near Coldwater Creek in Missouri, from the 1940s to 1960s, face a staggering 44% increased risk of cancer linked to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. This urgent finding calls for enhanced public health measures and coincides with Congress's move to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for those impacted.

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A Harvard study reveals alarming news: children near Coldwater Creek in Missouri, from the 1940s to 1960s, face a staggering 44% increased risk of cancer linked to radioactive waste from the Manhattan Project. This urgent finding calls for enhanced public health measures and coincides with Congress's move to expand the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act for those impacted.