Hi, we live in Vermilion, Ohio and want to raise our family in low crime and healthy area. Why are the cancer rates so high here? Is it the water system?
Carrie | Vermilion, OH | Report Abuse

It more than likely is. Here in Napoleon we get warnings on the water bill not to drink the city water because it can cause cancer, So yes, i'm sure it's no different. Or something else to think about is how close it is to a nuclear power plant, which had many major accidents and close calls.
Andrew | Napoleon, OH | Report Abuse

I really like Ohio and the people there, but almost everyone I grew up with in Cincinnati (cancer alley Ohio Valley) has cancer or autoimmune disease... It's so prevalent there--yuck. Of the parents of childhood friends, I can list it: brain cancer, colon cancer, diabetes, lung cancer, breast cancer, pancreatic cancer, thyroid cancer, fibromylalgia, lupus (know 2 people with this & it can kill you), thyroiditis (2 people w/ this), Epstein Barr Syndrome, chronic fatigue syndrome, etc. It makes me angry & horrified. They simply must clean OH up. Lake Erie is beautiful, but so is your health. You can still make a big mistake on the Lake!!
Katrice | Richmond, VA | Report Abuse