Editorial Roundup: Louisiana
The Advocate on a scientific report studying whether chemical plant emissions caused cancers in Louisiana: Cancer in all its manifestations is a deadly disease and rightly feared. While medical science has made great strides against it, fear of the disease continues. But if the causes of cancer are becoming clearer with time, it remains difficult to justify criticisms of careful scientific studies that do not prove activists’ assertions about the impact of industrial emissions. A new example: LSU found that its Louisiana Tumor Registry has accurately reported cancer cases around a chemical ...