Ritzy SoCal city rocked by rare cancer outbreak suspends use of chemical landscaping products

Key takeaways Powered by Yahoo Scout. Yahoo is using AI to generate key points from this article. This means the info may not always match what’s in the article. Reporting mistakes helps us improve the experience. Ladera Ranch, a wealthy Southern California community, has experienced a spike in rare cancer cases among children, prompting the halting of landscape chemicals by LARMAC. The decision to pause the routine use of certain landscape maintenance products was made by Ladera Ranch Maintenance Corporation (LARMAC) following concerns raised by parents and a request for investigation by the US Environmental Protection Agency. The community's actions come after reports of multiple pediatric Ewing sarcoma cases within Ladera Ranch, with residents questioning the potential link between repeated chemical applications and the illnesses. See more A wealthy Southern California community with a disturbing spike in rare cancer cases among children is taking action.