Ladera Ranch pauses landscape chemicals after rare pediatric cancer cluster emerges
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In Ladera Ranch, California, amid a rising number of pediatric cancers dating back to 2013, the homeowners association halted routine landscape maintenance products for 60 days, formed an advisory committee to review the program, and requested a federal investigation into potential environmental factors; no causal link has been proven, and essential public-health activities remain unaffected.
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