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High incidences of Ewing Sarcoma cancer in children & young adults in Canonsburg PA and Ladera Ranch CA with oil & gas wells at shale layer

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The states of California and Pennsylvania are littered with active and abandoned oil & gas wells, there is a high incidences of Ewing Sarcoma cancer in children and young adults in Canonsburg PA fracking and Ladera Ranch CA with oil & gas wells nearby. Canonsburg PA mimics Ladera Ranch CA with 27 cases of Ewing sarcoma in a 10 year period prior to 2019, currently there are approx 9 cases of Ewing sarcoma in Ladera Ranch CA up through 2026. When methane leaks from oil and gas sites, it is released with other harmful chemicals. These companion pollutants include known cancer-causing agents like benzene, formaldehyde, and acetaldehyde. UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH ;  In the last decade, there have been 18 cases of  Ewing sarcoma  – a bone cancer most often found in children and young adults – in Washington and Westmoreland counties PA. To put that in perspective, there are roughly 200 Ewing sarcoma cases across the US each year, meaning the rate in Washington and Westm...