she contracted non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma from toxic chemicals in the drinking and bathing water of Camp Lejeune. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, “the time between first exposure to a cancer-causing agent and clinical recognition of the disease is called the latency-period. Latency periods vary by cancer type, but usually are 15 to 20 years, or longer.” Indeed, according to Dr. Michael L. Gross’s testimony at a Congressional hearing regarding Camp Lejeune’s allegedly contaminated water, cancer in the affected marines and their families would not manifest for “10-15 years.” Moreover, many cancers like non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma provide no indication of their cause. Here, those exposed to the water at Camp Lejeune could not have 4-Ohio-322, 639 N.E.2d 425 (1994) (<HOLDING>); Hazine v. Montgomery Elevator Co., 176 Ariz.
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