{"id":3544,"date":"2025-07-15T06:49:05","date_gmt":"2025-07-15T11:49:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/?p=3544"},"modified":"2025-07-12T16:49:52","modified_gmt":"2025-07-12T21:49:52","slug":"usc-study-shows-relationship-between-pfas-and-cancer-incidence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/usc-study-shows-relationship-between-pfas-and-cancer-incidence\/","title":{"rendered":"USC Study Shows Relationship Between PFAS and Cancer Incidence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-3546\" src=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/water-6533726_640-e1752356897649.jpg\" alt=\"water-6533726_640-e1752356897649\" width=\"400\" height=\"600\" \/>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as forever chemicals) are used in many different consumer products. They are found in around 45% of the United States\u2019s drinking water supplies. The chemicals are slow to break down and have been linked to medical problems in the past. Earlier this year, the Keck School of Medicine at USC <a href=\"https:\/\/keck.usc.edu\/news\/study-links-pfas-contamination-of-drinking-water-to-a-range-of-rare-cancers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">published a study<\/a> in the Journal of Exposure Science and Environmental Epidemiology that showed communities that are exposed to drinking water contaminated by PFAS suffer a 33% higher incidence of specific cancers. These cancers are kidney cancer, testicular cancer, liver cancer, thyroid cancer, thyroid disease, and ulcerative colitis. If you were diagnosed with cancer and believe it\u2019s related to PFAS drinking water contamination, please call the seasoned Chicago-based lawyers of Moll Law Group. Billions have been recovered in cases with which we\u2019ve been involved. We represent plaintiffs across the country.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Call Moll Law Group About Your PFAS Lawsuit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The study from the Keck School of Medicine of USC is the first to look at cancer and PFAS-contaminated drinking water. It\u2019s an ecological study that deploys large population-level datasets to find patterns of exposure and related risks. They compared two datasets, one related to all cancer cases reported between 2016-2021 and the other covering data from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)\u2019s Unregulated Contaminant Monitoring Program on PFAS in drinking water around the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Between 2016-2021, the study found, counties with PFAS-contaminated drinking water had higher incidence of specific cancers\u2014the PFAS-contaminated drinking water is estimated to be involved in 6800 cancer cases every year. There are differences in cancer incidence between the sexes. Males in counties with contaminated water had higher rates of leukemia, urinary system cancers, and brain and soft tissue cancers than males who lived in counties with uncontaminated water. Females had higher rates of thyroid, mouth, throat and soft tissue cancers. Other factors that can influence risk of cancer were controlled for at different levels as well, including age, urbanicity, socioeconomic status, smoking rates, and prevalence of obesity.<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.molllawgroup.com\/blog\/usc-study-shows-relationship-between-pfas-and-cancer-incidence\/#more-3544\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u2192<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS, also known as forever chemicals) are used in many different consumer products. They are found in around 45% of the United States\u2019s drinking water supplies. The chemicals are slow to break down and have been linked to medical problems in the past. 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