If you or a loved one were diagnosed with prostate cancer after being exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Camp Lejeune prostate cancer lawsuit case or settlement claim.
A team of personal injury lawyers and class action attorneys is investigating potential Camp Lejeune lawsuit cases and settlement claims of individuals who were diagnosed with prostate cancer after being exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune.
Prostate cancer is a type of cancer that forms in the prostate (a walnut shaped gland in the male reproductive system that produces seminal fluid that nourishes and transports sperm) when cells in the prostate become abnormal and start to grow out of control.
According to the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry (ATSDR), contaminated drinking water at Camp Lejeune may be associated with an increased risk of developing prostate cancer.
Camp Lejeune Prostate Cancer Lawsuit Claims
Camp Lejeune prostate cancer lawsuit and settlement cases potentially being investigated include claims of individuals who were diagnosed with prostate cancer after being exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune between August 1, 1953, and December 31, 1987:
- Prostate cancer
- Carcinoma of the prostate
- Adenocarcinomas
- Small cell carcinoma
- Neuroendocrine tumor
- Transitional cell carcinoma
- Sarcoma
- Metastatic prostate cancer
- Other Camp Lejeune cancer lawsuit claim
Prostate cancer is one of the most common forms of cancer in men. According to American Cancer Society estimates, more than 3.1 million men in the U.S. have prostate cancer, about 268,490 new prostate cancer cases are diagnosed annually in the U.S. and about 34,500 men die from prostate cancer each year. Most prostate cancers are adenocarcinomas (i.e., a cancer that forms when semen-secreting gland cells mutate into cancer cells), which are slow growing.
Camp Lejeune Prostate Cancer Injury Cases
Various studies have reported a potential link between the contaminants found in the water at Camp Lejeune and carcinoma of the prostate.
For example, according to a study comparing Marine and Navy personnel at Camp Lejeune (who were believed to have been exposed to toxic water) and those at Camp Pendleton (who were not believed to have been exposed to the contaminated water), the Camp Lejeune group had higher mortality rates for death from prostate cancer.
Similarly, according to ATSDR, trichloroethylene (TCE), one of the chemicals found in the Camp Lejeune water, may be associated with the development of prostate cancer. Likewise, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found a possible association between TCE exposure and prostate cancer in its Toxicology Review of Trichlorethylene.
Indeed, in 2010 a VA Board of Veterans’ Appeals found that “exposure to TCE has been associated with excess incidences of prostate cancer.”
Prostate Cancer Signs & Symptoms
Prostate cancer signs and symptoms can potentially include:
- Difficulty urinating
- Slow or weak urinary stream
- Pain urinating (dysuria)
- Need to urinate more often
- Increase urination at night (nocturia)
- Blood in semen
- Blood in urine (hematuria)
- Erectile dysfunction (ED)
- Incontinence
- Painful ejaculation
- Pelvic area discomfort
- Weakness or numbness in the legs or feet
- Loss of bladder or bowel control
- Pain in the hips, back or chest
- Other prostate cancer symptoms
Procedures and tests used by doctors (such as a urologist or oncologist) to diagnose prostate cancer can include a digital rectal exam DRE to examine the prostate gland, blood tests (such as a prostate-specific antigen test or PSA test), transrectal ultrasound, Gleason scores, imaging tests (such as MRI, bone scan, CT scan, PET scan, etc.) and biopsy of prostate tissue (prostate biopsy).
Prostate Cancer Complications
Prostate cancer complications can potentially include erectile dysfunction, urinary incontinence, pain, fatigue, infertility, weak bones, prostate cancer metastasis to other parts of the body and/or death.
Prostate Cancer Treatment
Prostate cancer treatment can include surgery to remove the prostate (radical prostatectomy), surgery to remove cancerous tissue or lymph nodes, radiation therapy (i.e., external beam radiation or brachytherapy), cryoptherapy or cryoablation to freeze prostate tissue, high-intensity focused ultrasound (HIFU) to heat prostate tissue, hormone therapy to reduce testosterone production (e.g., luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone LHRH or gonadotropin-releasing hormone GnRH agonists and antagonists, anti-androgens or removal of testicles or orchiectomy), chemotherapy, immunotherapy, and targeted drug therapy.
If you or a loved one were diagnosed with prostate cancer after being exposed to contaminated water at Camp Lejeune, you may be entitled to recover compensation from a Camp Lejeune prostate cancer lawsuit case or settlement claim. Contact an injury lawyer to request a free case review.
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