The Children Of US Marines Who Drank Camp Lejeune Water Developed Cancer
Thousands of cases of Camp Lejeune Cancer from exposure decades ago are diagnosed every year
Thursday, March 23, 2023 - Marines consume large quantities of contaminated water from water fountains and hoses to stay hydrated after vigorous training and also during and after playing sports. Drinking sufficient quantities of water is as integral a part of military training as any other physical skill and went hand in hand with running long distances. Survivors of US Marines who died from drinking water cancer are urged to file a Camp Lejeune Justice Act claim. Survivors include a surviving spouse and the children of the diseased. In addition, the spouse and children may also have been sickened by drinking Camp Lejeune water after having to live on the base with their Marine mother or father. In many cases, the children of marines who served on the base have developed cancer also.
Thousand of Camp Lejeune veterans have passed away due to illnesses they contracted from drinking Camp Lejeune water. Marines have suffered and died from kidney cancer, breast cancer, bladder cancer, and other types of deadly diseases. They have also suffered and died from Leukemia, Multiple myeloma, Non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and Parkinson's disease. The list goes on and on. A recent lawsuit illustrates that not only US marines stationed at the base were vulnerable to drinking water cancer, but their children suffered also. According to AboutLawsuits.com, the son of a US Marine has filed a lawsuit under the provisions of the Camp Lejeune Justice Act, alleging having developed cancer from drinking tap water while living on the marine base in the 1970s. "Plaintiff Robert Park extensively used the water supplied to him by Defendant at Camp Lejeune for drinking, bathing, swimming, and other such activities," the lawsuit notes. "He played a lot of sports, including baseball, basketball, football, and soccer, causing him to drink more water than his siblings and others around him."Park was diagnosed with multiple myeloma in August 2005. Multiple myeloma is a form of blood cancer related to lymphoma and leukemia and is one of the types of cancer known to be associated with Camp Lejeune water contamination," according to AL.
Cancer-causing contaminants were found in two Camp Lejeune water treatment facilities back in the early 1980s and it was not until later in that decade that the Navy and Marine Corps notified residents of the base not to drink the tap water. The contaminated water alert came too late for millions of US Marine families that consumed enormous quantities of drinking water thinking it was safe. Cancer has a decades-long latency period where it lays dormant in the body. People that drank contaminated Camp Lejeune water decades ago may be becoming aware of their injuries just now. Camp Lejeune water contains volatile organic compounds (VOCs), which were present in the base's drinking water from the 1950s to the 1980s. Examples of these VOCs include trichloroethylene (TCE), perchloroethylene (PCE), and benzene. It's noteworthy that not all cases of these malignancies are brought on by exposure to the contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, however, research into the connection between the contaminated water and these diseases shows a likelihood of causation. It's crucial to get medical care and legal counsel if Camp Lejeune's contaminated water has sickened you or a loved one.
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