152 Students and Staff at North Carolina University Diagnosed with ‘Cancers, Tumors and Disease’
152 students, staff, and alumni at North Carolina University have reportedly been diagnosed with cancers and a “host of tumors and disease.”
Cases of lymphoma, thyroid, and breast cancers have been reported among patients who spent time at a class building at North Carolina State University in Raleigh.
The building, Poe Hall, closed in November 2023.
Poe Hall was shut down amid reports of exposure to concerning levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxic chemicals linked to cancer.
A month before it was closed, an investigation found that PCB levels in five rooms were over 38 times the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) building limit.
The university now faces lawsuits from some of the 152 patients who report falling sick with diseases believed to be linked to the toxins.
These include Sarah Glad, a 35-year-old mother-of-one.
Glad says she dreamed of using her degrees from NC State to run for office.
However, her dreams were cut short when she died from stage four breast cancer.