Vinyl Chloride In Camp Lejeune Drinking Water Is Associated With Developing Brain Cancer

The surviving loved ones of Marines that have died from brain tumors or brain cancer can file a Camp Lejeune water lawsuit

Tuesday, September 6, 2022 - Brain cancer is on the list of illnesses assumed to have been caused by carcinogenic chemicals found to contaminate the Camp Lejeune water supply from 1953 to 1987. US marines, civilian employees, and independent contractors working on the base may now file Camp Lejeune water lawsuits against the federal government and seek lump-sum monetary compensation for their disease. Brain cancer is a complex and potentially fatal disease, and most cases lead to permanent disability or death. Patients hoping to treat brain cancer must endure invasive open skull surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy in addition to years of rehabilitation. Brain cancer or a brain tumor almost always leaves a patient unable to continue with one's chosen occupation or profession, costing millions of dollars in lost wages. Brain cancer can affect motor skills leaving a patient permanently unable to participate in sports, engage in activities with their children, or other activities that provide joy to one's life. Scientific studies provide a connection between consuming the chemicals that were proven to be in the Camp Lejeune water supply and subsequently developing brain cancer. Information-Lawsuit-Center.com tells found one such study on brain cancer and water contamination which provides a link. "A study by a research team in Denmark that was published in 2003 found that occupational exposure to vinyl chloride had a clear correlation with significantly increased rates of brain cancer. The study found a similar association between vinyl chloride exposure and increased rates of liver cancer, lung cancer, and other types of cancer." There is a latency period of potentially many years from the time of the initial exposure to carcinogens to the time when symptoms of brain cancer become apparent. Those symptoms usually start with headaches or headaches that become more severe and more frequent. As a brain tumor grows the headaches are usually accompanied by nausea, vomiting, blurred vision, double vision or loss of peripheral vision, the gradual loss of sensation or movement in an arm or a leg, and difficulty with balance according to MayoClinic.org. The earlier a brain tumor is detected the smaller it is and easier it is to remove and the disease to treat.

Lawsuits against the federal government are being filed now under the Camp Lejeune Justice Act by US Marines with brain cancer, or the surviving spouse, children, or siblings of those who have died from the disease. The Camp Lejeune Justice Act nullifies the North Carolina Statute of Repose which prohibited filing a lawsuit 10 years after Camp Lejeune water was known to be contaminated in 1953. With the passage of the Act, Marines with cancer that served from 1953 to 1987 or the survivors of those who have died may file and seek monetary compensation. The VA has assured veterans that filing a lawsuit will not affect any benefits that they have applied for or are currently receiving. Brain cancer survivors should contact a Camp Lejeune water attorney for a free consultation.

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