T&M Associates of Middletown and its team of environmentalists are scheduled to begin collecting data at the high school this weekend by placing radon canisters throughout the building to collect air samples, according to township officials. T&M Associates already started conducting historic site research to obtain records related to the school's construction in1967 to today. Platz expects that public health officials will look for specific overlaps in timing and tumor type. The disturbing development came to the fore after one of the former students Al Lupiano - a cancer survivor - decided to untangle the mystery. "We thank Mayor McCormac [sic] and the local residents for raising these concerns and we ask for patience as we pursue the science to try to identify answers," the statement reads. The viral TikTok video discussing the purported cancer cluster was posted Wednesday by popular personality Dr. Joe Whittington. The school has stayed open because there's no evidenced or discernible threat at this point, parents have said district officials told them, citing reports from local, state and federal investigators. "I'm getting reports of whole blocks in and around the neighborhood, that they call themselves 'Cancer Alley,'" Lupiano said. He's looking for a place to host the screenings in early June and says he's had trouble working with local officials to find one. During a press conference, local and state officials said a probe into Colonia High School, located in Woodbridge, found there was no cause and effect relationship between those illnesses and the building and grounds at Colonia High School.. All rights reserved. "Also, records later revealed that in 1948, some radioactively contaminated materials had been trucked from the plant to the Middlesex Municipal Landfill (MML), one-half mile away. But the growing number of victims both alive and dead on the list dont constitute the evidence that public health experts need to determine that Colonia is a cancer cluster, said Dr. Her work has appeared in Scientific American, Wired UK, Popular Science and Youth Today, among others. DeCillis earned her doctorate of nursing practice from Rutgers Universityin 2015. This is terrific news for the current students of Colonia High School and their parents, who worried about their safety, along with current staff members, and is also great news for all former students who attended and staff who worked at Colonia High School.. "We got the state and federal agencies involved, and we're starting some testing of the grounds and the air this weekend," McCormac said. An investigation into a possible brain cancer cluster found no evidence a New Jersey school was the cause of tumors diagnosed in former students, officials declared Thursday. Lupiano said his teamdealt withanti-terrorism work, radioactive materials, and chemical and biological agents. They will remain in place for 14 days before being sent to a lab for analysis. Further explanation of what occurred at that high school over these decades of people being in the building, Lupiano told Fox News Digital. The city of Woodbridge says it has spent hundreds of thousands of dollars for testing at a school that graduated roughly 15,000 people over the last 30 years. 89. WOODBRIDGE A New Jersey man is on amission to find a link between rare braintumors inmore than 60 graduates and former staff at Colonia High School, including his wife and late sister. Since the initial post, Lupiano has published a list of 115 people who attended or worked at Colonia and were diagnosed with a primary brain tumor, according to news reports. 100 PEOPLE WITH RARE TUMORS WHO ATTENDED SAME NEW JERSEY HIGH SCHOOL DEMAND ANSWERS The 110 people that Lupiano has counted on his list of former Colonia High School graduates have been. First published on May 4, 2022 / 10:52 PM. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "To say he was concerned when he discovered all three of us grew up in the same neighborhood is an understatement. Parent Edyta Komorek said she and other parents are thinking about transferring their kids to another district. Suzanne Russell is a breaking news reporter for MyCentralJersey.com covering crime, courts and other mayhem. Mitesh Kapadia moved right next to Colonia High just a few years ago. First published on April 25, 2022 / 10:26 AM. His sister Angela Decillis. We are looking at possible things that we can do between the town and school, and they said they will look at anything we come up with, McCormac said. She died on Feb. 17, 2022, at 44 years old. After his sister passed away, Lupiano wrote a lengthy Facebook post as well as an article in a local newspaper in March, asking for people in the area for help in reporting cases of brain tumors. The township and school district have had discussions and meetings with the federal Environmental Protection Agency, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, the state Department of Health, the state Department of Environmental Protection and Rep. Frank Pallones office. Only 72 of the suspected cancer clusters were confirmed to have an increased incidence of cancer within the cluster. And he said New Jerseys Department of Health has been similarly noncommittal. Jon can be contacted by email at [email protected]. Lupiano is an environmental scientist who tested ground samples for toxins over the course of his career and suggested that the school's grounds could be contaminated, according to NJ Spotlight News. A A. The plant received uranium, thorium and beryllium ores between the 1940s and 1967, which is the same year Colonia High School was built. Lupiano and McCormac have spoken to officials with the state Department of Health and thefederalAgency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry. Lupianowould liketheir investigators to come in over spring break so that students are not disturbed. An investigation has . The analysis took several weeks. "I have full faith they will get to the bottom of this and they will figure out what is going on," she previously told News 4. Immediately I knew exactly what I was looking at. Over 122 people connected to Colonia High School were found to have brain tumors. The department declined to comment for this story. I am being told Lupiano, who graduated from the school in 1989, himself was diagnosed 20 years ago and said he still suffers lingering issues, CBS New York reports. New York, Concerns were raised by Al Lupiano, a 1989 graduate of Colonia High School, who was diagnosed with a brain tumor along with his wife Michele and sister Angela DeCillis, both of whom had. For the Lupianos, they believe the chances of all three of them having tumors on the left sides of their brains were too high to be a coincidence. during the press conference posted on the townships Youtube page. "Both parents of children in school and current teachers and staff deserve answers. 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In 1999, at age 27, he was diagnosed with a large, benign brain tumor called an acoustic neuroma. A majority of former students of Colonia High School developed glioblastoma, a rare brain tumour. (Al Lupiano), "[A]s of midnight Sunday 4/10, I recorded the 100th case of someone having a primary brain tumor," Luapiano said in an update on his Faceboook post. "I talked to him a little bit and learned about what he had been working on," McCormactoldNew Jersey 101.5. Colonia Mayor John McCormac announced Thursday afternoon the results of the findings of the Environmental Assessment Study that was conducted to investigate if Colonia High School buildings and grounds. The school district's superintendent, Dr. Joseph Massimino, said in March that he was waiting to hear from the environmental agencies on next steps. document.getElementById( "ak_js_1" ).setAttribute( "value", ( new Date() ).getTime() ); Thanks for contacting us. WOODBRIDGE TWP., New Jersey -- Al Lupiano graduated from Colonia High School in Woodbridge Township, New Jersey in 1989. The EPA says that inhaling radon for a long time increases your risk of lung cancer. "The high school was the first thing to be there, so there was probably nothing in the ground at that time," he said. Donavyn was a Fulbright Fellow to Denmark where she studiedmolecular nutrition and food policy. But public health experts are cautioning against deeming the tumor cases a cancer cluster just yet. Despite the number of possible cases, officials say they must first determine if there is any scientific evidentiary connection between the school grounds and the brain tumors. Colonia High School is now the subject of radiation detecting research. State Department of Health Commissioner Judith Persichillisaid during the press conference a review of the cancer registry by health officials determined the expected number of primary brain tumors for Colonia students from 1968 to 2021 were 98 to 105 and among staff for that same timeframe were 13 to 14. "The Departments stand ready to assist Woodbridge in reviewing any environmental data it collects to determine appropriate next steps," the statement reads. 2021 DEADLIEST YEAR IN US HISTORY DUE TO COVID-19, DRUG OVERDOSES. WOODBRIDGE TWP., New Jersey -- Al Lupiano graduated from Colonia High School in Woodbridge Township, . Email tips [email protected] or on Twitter at @audpants. However, Lupiano is still worried about his teenage nieces attending the school. Last year, his wife who also attended Colonia was diagnosed with a rare brain tumor. Heres how it works. In other words, they will need to prove by statistical analysis that more Colonia staff and graduates developed brain cancer than people with their same characteristics (age, sex, location) over the same time. While the family had hoped to move forward following the operation, tests . Why is the cancer that killed John McCain so deadly? (Gosselin Funeral Home) In August 2021, DeCillis received her diagnosis of Grade 4 glioblastoma multiforme, an aggressive, rare, and deadly form of brain cancer. McCormac has also reached out toU.S. Rep. Frank Pallone, D-N.J 6th District. LOS ANGELES (AP) More than a week after Tom Sizemore suffered a brain aneurysm, a representative says the actor's family is "now deciding end of life matters." "Today, doctors informed . Lupiano eventually arrived at a single linking factor between himself, his wife and his sister: they each attended Colonia High School in Woodbridge in the 1990s. The states Department of Environmental Protection Commissioner Shawn LaTourette backed up the mayors declaration the school was safe. The announcement comes on the heels of the development that a New Jersey man who graduated from the high school that he believes is linked to a mysterious cluster of brain tumors dating back decades -- and to his own diagnosis -- says he's gotten a New York City-based foundation signed on to offer free brain scans to people in the community who may not otherwise have access. "There could be a real problem here, and our residents deserve to know if there are any dangers," Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac said in a statement carried by the New York Post. ", In an earlier update, Lupiano said many of those who reached out to him about their brain tumor or cancer cases "are former CHS teachers and staff members who didnt live in Colonia, they just worked in the school. A man investigating his former high school in New Jersey says he has counted 115 people who attended or worked there have had a rare brain tumor. A 2012 study in the journal Critical Reviews in Toxicology demonstrates how tricky it can be to confirm a cancer cluster. Twentyyears earlier, he was also diagnosed with an aggressive 36-millimeter acoustic neuroma. Outdoors, radon disperses rapidly and, generally, is not a health issue. After his sister's death in February, Lupiano became convinced of a link between the Colonia. Age, exposure to radiation and family history are all risk factors. Since starting his research, Lupiano said that number has increased to about 90 people, including about 10 who were school staff members, some who worked in the cafeteria and others from the athletic department. Even though the cluster cases ended almost two decades ago, Lupiano appears as determined as ever to uncover the cause -- and he understands that parents who send their kids to school there now may have some concerns despite what officials tell them. NEW JERSEY - A New Jersey man has uncovered a medical mystery apparently linking more than 100. Researchers at Rice University are hoping to begin human clinical trials on a cancer treatment that fights the disease right at the site of the tumor. Brain tumor concerns prompt petition for remote learning at Colonia HS, graduates or staff members with brain tumors, Former Woodbridge, N.J. resident says 65 people who either attended or worked at Colonia High School have had rare brain tumors. His illness was diagnosed in 1999; hers in 2001. And I know that wears on my brother-in-law, it wears on my parents. And it's not just the school that could be at risk. (Exposure to certain types of radiation can increase the risk of cancer, according to the National Cancer Institute.) I will not rest until I have answers, Lupiano, 50, declared in an interview with NJ.com and the Star-Ledger on Thursday. Many more came forward after the posting, and by Thursday, the number had grown to 103, Lupiano told NJ Spotlight News. An investigation has been launched after more than 100 people who attended a high school in New Jersey appeared to contract a rare cancer. Get browser notifications for breaking news, live events, and exclusive reporting. 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An environmental assessment began last month to test the school grounds, which turned up no findings of radiological contaminants, according to NJ.com, a New Jersey news site. The work will be done in cooperation with Woodbridge School District. My wife had a 30-millimeter acoustic neuroma," Lupiano said. Published on Apr 08, 2022 Al Lupiano and his wife, Michele, at their home in Jamesburg,. PROMISING CANCER VACCINE IN THE WORKS UTILIZING SIMILAR MRNA TECHNOLOGY THAT COMBATS COVID: DUKE RESEARCHERS. The onset of brain tumors in more than one hundred people who attended or worked at Colonia High School in New Jersey has continued to baffle experts. We've received your submission. And all three were diagnosed with rare forms of brain cancers or tumors on the left side of their brains. McCormack said the town wants local and federal involvement in the investigation. McCormac and Lupiano are waiting to hear back from the EPA. I have a really bad feeling were going to find contamination beyond the high school. There is one well documented cause of brain tumors radiation exposure," he continued. But Lupiano was not initially sure that the high school was a link to the similar yet rare brain tumor cases until he made a request on Facebook for others who attended Colonia to reach out to him personally. It is the type of brain tumor that Arizona Sen. John McCain died from in 2018. If no link is found with the high school specifically, Woodbridge Mayor John McCormac, said other potential points of connection in the township will be explored, according to NBC Today. (For example, smoking increases a person's risk of lung cancer.). Colonia High School (Google Maps) Middlesex County's Colonia High School, located in Woodbridge, has made national headlines in recent weeks after over 100 former students and faculty. Meanwhile, the TikTok video sparked panic and a range of conspiracy-theory style comments, with people claiming mold, toxic waste, asbestos and nearby cellphone towers could all be causing the cluster. More than 100 people from the same high school have been diagnosed with brain cancer and it is feared soil contaminated with uranium used in the first atomic bomb made them ill. 2023 FOX News Network, LLC. "The rates are actually consistent in New Jersey with the United States," McGreevy said. 100 families having to be told the terrible news. The township has filed an Open Public Records Act request with the state Department of Education to get files from 55 years ago when the school was built, the mayor said. The canisters do not poseany danger and do not emit any substance, and are routinely used in homes, businesses and schools to collect radon measurements, township officials said. In a mysterious story, a man from New Jersey named Al Lupiano found out that 100 people with uncommon cancers were linked to Woodbridge Township School District, Colonia High School. Lupiano also spoke with CBS News on Thursday, saying he now believes ionizing radiation must be responsible for the health issues. More than 120 people who attended Colonia High School in New Jersey have been diagnosed with brain tumors. The diagnoses include several types of primary brain tumors, including cancerous forms like glioblastoma and noncancerous yet debilitating masses such as acoustic neuromas, haemangioblastomas and meningiomas., Brain tumors at colonia high school. Last summer, Lupiano's wife and now-deceased sister were diagnosed with rare brain tumors on the same day. Fortunately one of the survivors is an environmental scientist Al Lupiano, who is bringing attention to this and he is . The issue became national headline in the United States after CBS News aired a story on it. Thats 100 people with their life forever changed. "While we have not yet determined if any contaminant is present, the only link up to this point is that everyone spent a significant amount of time at the school," Lupiano wrote in his Facebook post. Reports claim that more than 60 former students and staff of Colonia High School have been diagnosed with a rare brain tumor called . Earlier this year, 1989 Colonia High School graduate Al Lupiano developed a list of more than 120 people who were students, teachers or staff members at the school from the 1970s to 1990s. Now, an investigation is underway to determine if the school Colonia High School in Woodbridge, New Jersey is linked with a cancer cluster. For anothertwo decades, he held similar jobs withbig companies including Lockheed Martin. The environmental assessment study at Colonia High School was recently completed, in response to allegations that suggested the school had radiological hazards that contributed to diagnoses. Colonia High School A cluster of brain tumors and cancer in people associated with a single New Jersey high school is causing concern. Donavyn Coffey is a Kentucky-based health and environment journalist reporting on healthcare, food systems and anything you can CRISPR. Lupiano began counting how many people associated with the town were effected. Whittington a board-certified MD in California claimed several of the brain tumors developed by ex-Colonia High staff and students are glioblastoma multiforme an aggressive cancer which spreads to brain tissue. "I started doing some research and the three became five, the five became seven, the seven became 15," he told CBS News York. DeCillis's four teenage daughters attend Colonia schools in Woodbridge. Al Lupiano was diagnosed with a "very rare" and abnormally large brain tumor in 1999 when he was 27 called Acoustic Neuroma. 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