Chicago Medical Malpractice Lawyer And Injury Blog
Sterigenics and Cancer
You may have heard or read the front-page news about Sterigenics recently. There is evidence that this Chicago-area business has for decades been releasing toxic, cancer-causing fumes into the Willowbrook community. There is further evidence that some government entities knew about the great public risk this entailed, but did not alert the public. As the evidence against Sterigenics continues to rise, so too do the number of personal injury and wrongful death lawsuits against the company.
Sterigenics
Sterigenics is a plant in Willowbrook, located in DuPage County, west of Chicago. As part of its operations, Sterigenics routinely emits the gas ethylene oxide. Ethylene oxide is used to sterilize medical equipment, such as surgical trays. Sterigenics operates over 40 facilities in 13 countries.
Cancer Clusters
According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control), when a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases within a group of people in a certain area over a certain amount of time appears, it may be a cancer cluster. Could there be a cancer cluster in Willowbrook?