On
August 13, 2014 the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry's
(ATSDR) journal article "Mortality study of civilian employees exposed
to contaminated drinking water at USMC Base Camp Lejeune: a
retrospective cohort study" was published (http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
The
purpose of this study was to determine whether potential exposures to
the drinking water contaminants at Camp Lejeune are associated with
increased risk of death from specific cancers and other chronic diseases
among civilian workers employed at the base. The study evaluated
specific causes of death in 4,647 full-time workers who were employed at
Camp Lejeune during 1973-1985. ATSDR also evaluated a comparison group
of 4,690 full-time workers who were employed at Camp Pendleton during
1973-1985 but were not employed at Camp Lejeune during this period. The
Camp Pendleton workers were not exposed to contaminated drinking water.
This
study is one of several health initiatives that ATSDR is expected to
complete in the next several years. For more information about these
studies, visit http://www.atsdr.cdc.gov/
Since
1991, the Marine Corps has supported the health initiatives conducted
by various scientific agencies. We are also working diligently to
identify and notify individuals who, in the past, may have been exposed
to the chemicals in drinking water. For more information about these
efforts or to update your contact information, please see: http://www.marines.mil/
To contact the Department of Veterans Affairs to learn more about health care benefits, please visit http://www.publichealth.va.
Sincerely,
The Camp Lejeune Historic Drinking Water Program
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