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US report dismisses cancer-Navy link on Vieques

US report dismisses cancer-Navy link on Vieques

09 December 2011 00:47 (UTC +04:00)

Baku-APA. A U.S. agency acknowledges there is a higher incidence of cancer on Vieques compared with neighboring Puerto Rico but says it has found no proof the problem is linked to U.S. military activity, APA reports quoting AP.

Puerto Rican officials and Vieques residents are criticizing Thursday’s preliminary federal report. They have long blamed health problems on the U.S. Navy, which used the island as a bombing range for six decades.

The 361-page report by the U.S. Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry nearly concludes a federal investigation into health problems in Vieques. Critics say they will continue to fight for those who are ill.

A study by local scientists found cancer rates on Vieques were 27 percent higher than on the main island.

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