Report: Residents near Sterigenics facility could face increased risk of cancer

Report: Residents near Sterigenics facility could face increased risk of cancer

CHICAGO — If you lived or worked within a mile radius of the Sterigenics facility in Willowbrook, a new study finds you could be at an increased lifetime risk of cancer. "For the risk of certain lymphoid cancers, including non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, as well as for breast cancer," said Lydia Hoadley, an environmental health scientist. The Willowbrook facility used ethylene oxide (EtO), a cancer causing gas, to sterilize medical equipment and other g…