City Councilman Charles Potter sponsored the nonbinding resolution. He says the state needs to spend the money necessary to find the causes of cancer in Delaware, even if it requires going in debt.
Council calls for probe of cancer clusters
WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) - May 2, 2008
Delaware has one of the highest cancer rates in the nation, and
a recent report from the Delaware Division of Public Health
identified eight areas in the state where residents are diagnosed
with cancer at unusually high rates. The report did not identify
possible causes for the disparities.