Investigation at Uxbridge High School after multiple cancer cases

An investigation is underway to determine if any “environmental factors” at Uxbridge High School in Massachusetts may be responsible for multiple teachers there being diagnosed with breast cancer or precancerous conditions in recent years, the superintendent said.

Superintendent David Ljungberg shared the “sobering news” with school families and staff on Monday.

“It is, of course, possible that these multiple cases are not connected to one another, but out of abundance of caution, we are looking into any environmental factors at the school that may be a factor in their diagnoses,” Ljungberg wrote…

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