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Brenda Lawrence: “I hope other physicians will never know the heartbreak of facing a patient with cancer, asking if their tumor was in…”

On the recordJuly 23, 2019
I hope other physicians will never know the heartbreak of facing a patient with cancer, asking if their tumor was in part caused by poisoned water coming out of their taps, and the same water their children are drinking.
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Brenda Lawrence
Democratic · Michigan

Editor's note · Context

Lawrence highlights the health risks posed by contaminated drinking water.

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