50 attend meeting of P. vera community action group

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Polycythemia Vera cancer cluster

50 attend meeting of community action group

By LIZ PINKEY TN Correspondent tneditor@tnonline.com

Reported on Thursday, October 29, 2009

The first meeting of the Community Action Committee (CAC) of the polycythemia vera (PV) cancer cluster was held Wednesday night at the Hometown Fire Company. Approximately 50 residents and local officials attended the meeting. According to Joe Murphy, who organized the event, the purpose of the CAC is to be a conduit of information and an informational resource between the community and the responsible agencies. The CAC will be working closely with a panel of experts in the environmental field to accomplish a number of goals. Several members of the panel were introduced to the public at last night’s meeting. Read MORE