St. Louis woman says family decimated by cancer after living near toxic creek for decades This story is part one of a two-part series that examines the effects of nuclear waste contamination in ...

A new study in JAMA shows how proximity to Coldwater Creek, where nuclear waste from the Manhattan Project was improperly stored, affected cancer rates over the decades.

Researchers have now confirmed that exposure to the Coldwater Creek has led to an increased incidence of cancer for children in the area between the 1940s and 1960s, due to nuclear waste. AP The ...