Certain cancers occur at rates slightly higher than expected in the town of Wellesley.

Among women in Wellesley, breast cancer has been found to be statistically significantly elevated.*

Among men in Wellesley, the incidence of prostate cancer has been found to be statistically significantly elevated.*

Among both men and women in Wellesley, the incidence of brain cancer has been found to be statistically significantly elevated.*

The World Health Organization concluded that at least 80% of all cancer is attributable to environmental influences.

Decades pass between exposure to contaminants and the appearance of cancer symptoms.

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*as of the Massachusetts Cancer Registry's 2002 study of Cancer Incidence in Massachusetts cities and towns. Click here to view the Wellesley report.