More than 150 students and staff at North Carolina State University are diagnosed with host of tumors - as officials find college building is teeming with toxic chemicals after death of young mom
More than 150 students, staff, and alumni have reportedly been diagnosed with cancers and other diseases linked to a university building teeming with toxins.
"Cases of lymphoma and thyroid and breast cancers have been reported among patients who spent time at Poe Hall, a class building at North Carolina State University in Raleigh," according to reports.
"The building closed in November 2023 amid reports of exposure to concerning levels of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs), toxic chemicals linked to cancer," the reports added.
"The university now faces lawsuits from some of the 152 patients who report falling sick with diseases linked to the toxins," as stated in the reports.
"I don’t care about money. I don’t care about compensation. I do care about being able to help other people," said Robbie Glad, husband of Sarah Glad, who attended NC State and was diagnosed with stage four breast cancer.
"I could not figure out what was happening," said Christie Lewis, an NC State alumna, about experiencing night sweats while studying at Poe Hall.
Around 2011-2012, Ms. Lewis was diagnosed with thyroid cancer.
"I was having to get up in the middle of the night and change clothes completely. And then I would fall asleep. And I had to put a towel down," she added.
Jennifer Walter, another former student, was diagnosed with thyroid cancer in 2017, followed by synovial sarcoma in 2022.
"I feel violated," said Ms. Lewis. "It's made me feel just really nervous."
Poe Hall, constructed in 1971, was built using materials containing PCBs, chemicals banned in 1979 due to health and environmental concerns.
