ST. LUCIE COUNTY, Fla. (CBS12) — Florida health officials notified CBS12 News on Thursday that an updated Treasure Coast brain cancer review is available, finding no statistically significant excess of glioblastoma in the areas examined.
The findings come as the CBS12 News I-Team continues pressing the Florida Department of Health for updated data and answers about which brain tumors are counted. CBS12 News has covered families’ concerns for well over a decade.
The analysis covers diagnoses through 2023, leaving more recent cases outside its scope. It also documents a change in the tumor classifications included compared with the state’s 2019 review.
In an email Thursday, St. Lucie County Health Officer Clint Sperber directed the I-Team to the report, accompanying resources and a scientific journal article addressing environmental risk factors…