5 nurses in one unit (5th floor maternity) found to have brain cancer -Newton Wellesley Hospital

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https://www.nbcboston.com/news/local/5-nurses-in-1-unit-at-newton-wellesley-hospital-diagnosed-with-brain-tumors/3676081/?amp=1

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The hospital says 11 staff members have been interviewed since April 1. In addition to the five diagnosed with brain tumors, six others were found to have other health concerns.

"After we became aware of reported brain tumors in individuals who currently or previously had worked in the same area of the hospital, we conducted an extensive investigation in collaboration with the Department of Occupational Health and Safety, Newton-Wellesley Safety Officer, radiation and pharmaceutical safety offices, and external environmental consultants," officials with Newton-Wellesley Hospital said in a statement. "Every staff member who came forward was given the opportunity to be interviewed by the Occupational Health and Safety team to evaluate each diagnosis in the context of their individual medical history and risk factors. To evaluate for any possible environmental exposures in that area of the hospital, comprehensive environmental assessments following CDC guidelines began in December," the hospital wrote. "The investigation found no environmental risks which could be linked to the development of a brain tumor."

But the Massachusetts Nurses Association tells NBC10 Boston the hospital's environmental testing was not comprehensive.

The union says it has received more than 300 responses from people who work at Newton-Wellesley and is now working to contact those who want a direct follow-up and obtain medical records.
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Nothing more really at the article. There is no way this is a coincidence.

Anyone remember the child leukemia cases in Woburn years ago? WR Grace and contaminated water supply?

I worked at a hospital up north and knew one of the nurses who was a parent to one of the kids. What they had to go through….

They are going to have to support these people and drill down deep to figure out this brain cancer finding, benign or not.