Satellite Beach in the News for High Cancer & Disease Rates

Countywide, Brevard had a higher rate of all cancers combined 12 years in a row, from 2005 to 2016, according to FDOH data.

South Patrick Shores & Satellite Beach 2018

Florida Agency Collecting Data on Patrick Air Force base cancers (militarytimes.com)

https://www.militarytimes.com/news/your-military/2018/06/14/florida-health-agency-collecting-data-on-patrick-air-force-base-cancers/

Oncologist concerned over high number of cancers in Satellite Alumni (floridatoday.com)

https://www.floridatoday.com/videos/news/2018/06/23/oncologist-concerned-over-high-numbers-cancers-satellite-alumni/727864002/

Cancer Cluster? 20 cases in Satellite High school graduates (clickorlando.com)

https://www.clickorlando.com/health/cancer-cluster-20-cases-in-satellite-high-school-graduates?__vfz=medium%3Dsharebar

Cancer mystery: 20 cases pop up among Satellite High grads within years of each other (floridaytoday.com)

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2018/06/21/cancer-satellite-high-patrick-air-force-base/651197002/

High number of cancer cases among Florida high school friends prompts doctor to urge investigation (ajc.com)

https://www.ajc.com/news/national/high-number-cancer-cases-among-florida-high-school-friends-prompts-doctor-urge-investigation/TooxnxP6ExdlGRW42LZRMN/

Doctor asks health department to investigate cancer diagnoses in Brevard County (wftv.com)

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/doctor-asks-health-department-to-investigate-cancer-diagnoses-in-brevard-county/772409419

Cancer-causing chemicals detected in groundwater at Patrick Air Force Base (brevardtimes.com)

http://www.brevardtimes.com/2018/06/cancer-causing-chemicals-detected-in-goundwater-at-patrick-air-force-base/amp/

Photos: Concerned citizens meeting about Cancer Cluster (floridatoday.com)

https://www.floridatoday.com/picture-gallery/news/2018/06/24/photos-concerned-citizens-meeting-about-cancer-cluster/36346259/?utm_campaign=gallery&utm_medium=amp&utm_source=google

Satellite Beach-area cancer survivors talk strategy (floridaytoday.com)

https://www.floridatoday.com/story/news/local/environment/2018/06/24/brevard-cancer-survivors-talk-strategy-satellite-beach-test-toxic-chemicals/729165002/   

Doctor holds meeting to discuss string of cancer cases in Brevard County neighborhood (wftv.com)

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/doctor-holds-meeting-to-discuss-string-of-cancer-cases-in-brevard-county-neighborhood/776319519

A Brevard County cancer survivor believes she’s proof that unexplained cancer cases now being discussed started years ago (wftv.com)

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/satellite-beach-to-dig-wells-to-test-groundwater-for-dangerous-chemical/777120962

Cancer Cluster? 20 Cases Diagnosed in Former Satellite Beach Classmates (clickorlando.com)

https://www.facebook.com/JamesSparvero/videos/1849046128488847/?hc_ref=ARSkzOIhn_qpWNLOJ07tfdmsfejB46qSSuIVZbfJ8BKV8vGfNpt3fFVVVcb1wAv_5Ow&fref=gs&dti=2005699303078736&hc_location=group

Cancer spike seen in Satellite Beach neighborhood (fox35orlando.com)

http://www.fox35orlando.com/news/local-news/cancer-spike-seen-in-satellite-beach-neighborhood

Doctor who got cancer at 30 demands probe into Florida Air base (dailymail.co.uk)

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5876611/Doctor-got-cancer-age-30-demands-investigation-possible-cluster.html

Brevard cancer survivors talk strategy; Satellite Beach to test for toxic chemicals – Florida E-Peak (florida.epeak.in)

https://florida.epeak.in/2018/06/24/brevard-cancer-survivors-talk-strategy-satellite-beach-to-test-for-toxic-chemicals/amp/

Erin Brockovich’s New Fight: Toxins at Military Bases (msnbc.com)

https://www.msnbc.com/for-the-record-with-greta/watch/erin-brockovich-s-new-fight-toxins-at-military-bases-934067779890

Brevard County Schools: Brevard Public Schools to test drinking water at barrier island campuses (edline.net)

http://www.edline.net/pages/Brevard_County_Schools/News/Brevard_Public_Schools_to_test

Florida community raises alarms about potential cancer link to water contamination (abcnews.go.com)

https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/florida-community-raises-alarm-potential-cancer-link-water/story?id=56340438

Brevard County school district to test 13 schools’ drinking water for chemicals (wftv.com)

https://www.wftv.com/news/local/brevard-county-school-district-to-test-13-schools-drinking-water-for-chemicals/782421858

Amid cancer cluster fears Brevard testing water at 13 public schools (clickorlando.com)

https://www.clickorlando.com/health/amid-cancer-cluster-fears-brevard-testing-water-at-13-public-schools