Officials: No evidence of cancer cluster in Henry County

NEW CASTLE, Ind. (AP) – Indiana’s state health department says its investigation has found no evidence of a brain cancer cluster in Henry County.

Some residents suspected a cluster after 26 Henry County residents were diagnosed with glioblastoma over 14 years ending in 2013.

State Health Commissioner Jerome Adams said at a public meeting on Wednesday night that the expected number of cases for a county that size in those years would actually be slightly higher.

Adams also addressed concerns about several cases of glioblastoma being diagnosed within a one-mile radius over the previous 23 months.

After an investigation, Adams said state health officials determined those cases happened by chance.

According to Adams, the investigation included interviews with family of Henry County residents diagnosed with glioblastoma, as well as local groundwater data.