I know this has been debated before but it's making the news rounds again. One thing that really struck me was this:
"Meanwhile, University of Washington women's soccer coach Amy Griffin keeps adding names to her list of athletes — most of them soccer goalies — who played on crumb rubber turf and have been diagnosed with various forms of cancer.
After a story about Griffin aired on NBC News last fall, many people contacted her, and the list has grown from 34 goalkeepers to at least 63. She notes that the Washington State Department of Health has also begun its own research."
As the parent of a keeper (who thankfully is on grass probably 80% of the time) I find that number frightening. What are the odds of that many keepers having cancer, let alone similar types of cancer?
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/art...e-kids-n435731
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/art...l-turf-n435146
"Meanwhile, University of Washington women's soccer coach Amy Griffin keeps adding names to her list of athletes — most of them soccer goalies — who played on crumb rubber turf and have been diagnosed with various forms of cancer.
After a story about Griffin aired on NBC News last fall, many people contacted her, and the list has grown from 34 goalkeepers to at least 63. She notes that the Washington State Department of Health has also begun its own research."
As the parent of a keeper (who thankfully is on grass probably 80% of the time) I find that number frightening. What are the odds of that many keepers having cancer, let alone similar types of cancer?
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/art...e-kids-n435731
http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/art...l-turf-n435146
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