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Lurk De-Lurk,
The chromosome problems associated with MDS could be spontaneous abnormalities that result from cell division errors, but it's known that they can also result from toxic exposures. And what's more toxic than a Superfund site?
Scientists, or more correctly statisticians, can look for correlations, such as the rate of serious diseases among people who lived near that pond. They could certainly do surveys as bailie suggests. But they can't do the typical types of clinical experiments to show cause and effect, since they can't purposely expose test subjects to those toxins.
Many MDS patients have their suspicions about possible environmental causes, and it's natural to wonder if you're right, but at the same time we have to concentrate on what's ahead of us and how to stay healthy or get better.
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