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News Manager of the Public Interest & Advocacy Team @ The Staten Island Advance/SILive.com
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Behind Staten Island’s cancer crisis are thousands of untold stories. Share yours.

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By Tracey Porpora Verified
| Staten Island Advance Verified
Editor’s Note: Staten Island has some of the highest cancer rates in New York—and for many families, the question isn’t just about diagnosis, but why. In this series, “Cancer on Staten Island: The Search for Why,” the Advance/SILive.com will examine what data, public health studies and environmental research reveal about cancer in the borough, while also elevating the voices of the people living it. STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. -- A spouse. A sibling. A coworker. A child.
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Demanding answers: Why hasn’t Staten Island ever received a comprehensive cancer study?

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By Tracey Porpora Verified, Amanda Galloza Faublas
| Staten Island Advance Verified
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. – Rob Bass spent nearly a decade working at the Fresh Kills Landfill, often wearing little more than a paper mask as he worked around dust, debris and landfill gases. He handled construction wreckage connected to the rebuilding of Ground Zero and later helped transform the former dump into what would become Freshkills Park. Years later, he got cancer.
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I got stuck on a tall ship during Sail4th 250 on Staten Island. Here’s what happened.

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By Tracey Porpora Verified
| Staten Island Advance Verified
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — I knew boarding a tall ship would be memorable. I just didn’t expect to get stuck on one. What began as a visit to Sail4th 250 on Staten Island’s waterfront turned into an unexpected adventure when the rising tide shifted a gangway, temporarily stranding passengers aboard Colombia’s ARC Gloria. Before the day was over, I had toured two international tall ships, sampled a taste of South American culture and gained a newfound appreciation for life at sea.
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