Oct 2, 2020 • 46M

Why we need to take a look at cancer clusters w/ Arielle Emmett

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Science journalist Arielle Emmett joins Erin to talk about young women who developed a rare form of eye cancer and the link between them. She talks about the roadblocks she faced when bringing up these cases to those in power and why many scientists are scared to study cancer clusters.

Link to the Mother Jones article mentioned in the interview:

https://www.motherjones.com/environment/2020/10/one-case-of-a-rare-eye-cancer-was-weird-when-4-more-appeared-the-town-knew-something-wasnt-right/