What's the cancer connection? Cases of Ewing sarcoma cancer confirmed in Ladera Ranch, San Juan Capistrano and Rancho Santa Margarita CA all within roughly 10 miles — dated between 2008 and 2024. What's confirmed: Families in Ladera Ranch report that at least six children have been diagnosed with Ewing sarcoma — a rare bone and soft-tissue cancer — with going back to 2013. Importantly, these are diagnoses, not deaths: current news coverage identifies one of the six, 17-year-old Brody Matteson, as having died in 2026. Separately, residents searching public reports have identified Four more Ewing sarcoma diagnoses in nearby communities — San Juan Capistrano and Rancho Santa Margarita, within roughly 10 miles — dated between 2008 and 2022. These are counted separately from the Ladera Ranch six above, on purpose: a wider area and a longer span also cover a far larger population, so the two groups cannot simply be added together, we'll see about that! OVERALL CANCER CONNECTION ...