Polycythemia vera Cancer report ready

The region will receive its cancer diagnosis Oct. 24, and some concerned citizens believe the prognosis is poor.

The state Department of Health announced Tuesday a public meeting to release findings on incidence of a rare blood cancer called polycythemia vera from 7 to 9 p.m. at Best Western Genetti Inn & Suites, Hazleton.

The Carbon County Groundwater Guardians uncovered the three initial diagnosed cases of polycythemia vera on Ben Titus Road, Rush Township in 2003 and made their findings public at a press conference in June, 2004.

Representatives from the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry and the state Department of Health, along with a national polycythemia vera expert and local doctors, will attend the meeting.

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