OAN’s Elizabeth Bolbelding
5:15pm – Monday, April 1, 2024
North Carolina State University is in the midst of an investigation by numerous current students and former students who say they were exposed to worrisome amounts of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), a potential carcinogen, in one of the university’s now-closed campus buildings. We are investigating claims from alumni.
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“The International Agency for Research on Cancer has declared that PCBs are probably carcinogenic to humans. According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the National Toxicology Program concludes that PCBs are probably carcinogenic to humans. states that it is reasonable.
At North Carolina State University in Raleigh, there is an ongoing effort to investigate students and alumni who were exposed to carcinogenic levels of PCBs in one of the campus buildings that have been closed since November 2023.
More than 150 cancer cases among students who attended Poe Hall have been reported in local news outlets. Warar. Around November 2023, one month after PCB levels exceeding 38 times the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) building materials standard were discovered in five rooms of the building. Warar An investigation has been launched into concerns regarding the building.
“After the finals, I was scheduled to go to the health center for a physical exam. …I had been having night sweats for weeks and couldn’t understand what was going on,” said Christy, North Carolina State University graduate. Lewis explained. fox news digital. “I had to wake up in the middle of the night, completely undress, and then fall asleep. And then I had to put a towel down. Honestly, it took me weeks to tell my husband about it. Because it was midnight and I kept forgetting.”
Lewis studied at North Carolina State University from 2007 to 2012. She initially chose business as her major, but eventually changed her major to education and attended Poe’s lectures in her hall. According to her report, she studied in the building for “approximately four years.” Lewis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer while she was in college. Her doctors discovered a tumor in her throat, and just a few months after her initial diagnosis, she was diagnosed with angiosarcoma, reports said. new york post.
“So, as I was finishing my final exams and writing my paper, I ended up seeing an endocrinologist who had to do a biopsy on my neck. That’s traumatic,” Lewis said. . “They don’t sedate you or anything. They just put a giant needle down your throat and stick it all over the place.”
Lewis knew that some people end up developing cancer due to factors such as genetics, environment, and diet, but North Carolina State University graduates are three times more likely to develop cancer than any other group in Wake County. Seeing the frequency of cancer diagnoses made me even more concerned.
“I never could have made those connections on my own because I didn’t know anyone else. In college, I was the only one in my small class of classmates to have cancer,” she said. “And I thought maybe there was something wrong with my body. It was something wrong with me. I have four siblings, and they’re all very healthy except for me. .”
Lewis said she believed she was “getting a good education in a safe place” but now felt “violated” because she was “suddenly” “put in a dangerous situation”. He said there was. Additionally, she said, Ms. Lewis said she was worried that “permanent chemicals” would “pass through her uterus” and that she would pass them on to her children.
It is unclear whether people diagnosed with cancer will take action against the school. Find the latest information on the status of Poe Hall. here.
The EPA provided: Description below Regarding PCB:
“PCBs have been demonstrated to cause a variety of adverse health effects. These include not only causing cancer in animals, but also effects on the immune system, reproductive system, nervous system, endocrine system, and other health effects. It has been shown to cause serious health effects other than cancer in animals.
Human studies support evidence of the potential carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic effects of PCBs. The various health effects of PCBs may be interrelated. Changes in one system can have significant effects on other systems in the body.
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