Highland County Childhood Cancer Information
/02/06/2020
A recent news story has created concern in Highland County regarding childhood cancer and other childhood health conditions. The Highland County Health Department is aware of these concerns, and would like to provide the following information about the rates of cancer in our community. The following link will provide some information and data related to childhood cancer in Highland County.
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There is no level of childhood cancer that is acceptable. Unfortunately, some cases do continue to occur in Ohio and in Highland County. In almost every case of childhood cancer in the nation, doctors are unable to identify why the cancers occurred. We all want answers for why these diseases effect our children, but in most cases, no answers are available. That is part of what makes these investigations so difficult.
The Highland County Health Department continues to maintain childhood leukemia cancer surveillance and overall childhood cancer surveillance as part of regular disease surveillance efforts. The Ohio Department of Health also maintains cancer surveillance efforts for Highland County and the rest of Ohio.