Florida House of Representatives Representatives Gayle Harrell & Larry Lee Districts 83 and 84 District Office: Gayle Harrell 900 SE Federal Hwy. Suite 325 Stuart, FL 34994 (772) 221-4011 District Office: Larry Lee 100 North US Highway 1 Fort Pierce, FL 34950-4205 Phone: (772) 595-1391 Email: gayle.harrell@myfloridahouse.com Tegan K. Boehmer 1600 Clifton Road Atlanta, GA 30329 Dear Ms. Boehmer We are writing to you on behalf of our constituents in Florida’s 83 rd and 84th districts to address concerns of a possible cancer cluster. From the period of 1981 to 1996 28 children were diagnosed with neuroblastoma and a variety of other central nervous system cancers. Following these alarming developments, a study was commissioned by the Florida Department of Health – Sr. Lucie County. The study consisted of testing 44 sites for 561 different chemical and radiological components that could have contributed to a possible cancer cluster. The Florida Cancer Data System was also used to analyze rates of glioblastoma from 1996 to 2015 in St. Lucie County. The results of the study showed that there is not a statistically significant excess of glioblastoma in any area of St. Lucie County. In the past five years, however, 13 people have been diagnosed with glioblastoma. All 13 of these people live in a 7 mile radius of each other in the zip code 34982. Several of these patients have lived on the same street and some even lived in the same house at different times. The proximity of these cases is alarming and despite the county not having an elevated rate of glioblastoma, we believe an investigation into this specific area of the county is warranted. Sincerely, Gayle B. Harrell Florida House of Representatives District 83 Larry Lee Florida House of Representatives District 84