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Case Western Reserve University researchers study health impact of East Palestine train derailment

Case Western Reserve University researchers are now recruiting residents of East Palestine to take part in a study to measure if there's any long-term health impact or cancer risk from the toxic soup of chemicals that spilled out of the Norfolk Southern train back in February. They set up an informational booth at the Columbiana County Fair in Lisbon to begin educating residents about their goals. It's called the Healthy Futures Research Study. "We want to provide this kind of general information to them that we're not testing for cancer now, but we're trying to understand what the propensity almost like family history. You know, maybe the chemical reaction is actually increasing your chance, just like if you had a positive family history member," said lead researcher Fred Schumacher, Ph.D., MPH, Associate Professor in the Department of Population and Quantitative Health Sciences at the Case Western School of Medicine. The study is looking for residents aged 18 and older who live in the four county region around the derailment site, which includes Columbiana and Mahoning counties and two counties in Pennsylvania. Participants will also be compensated based on the level of involvement in the study. For those who just fill out a questionaire, they can get a $25 gift card. Those who choose to give blood, hair and toe nail samples can make up to $125. "The long term goal is to start this bio repository and begin to look at what the health effects from not just the train derailment, but obviously focusing on that and seeing what the effects are going to be on their their health over time," Schumacher said. The team will be working with the Ohio Department of Health. Read: https://www.wkyc.com/article/news/spe...