Suffering from brain cancer, a teacher from Alles Basin wants to know where his pathology comes from
Successfully managed, Mark Lemaire now wants to recognize patients in the sector.
An alert launched by the NGO Generations Futures about PFAS pollution around the Salindres industrial site had a shocking effect on Marc Lemaire, 48, who suffers from brain cancer. The revelation of the presence of “permanent pollutants” in the water, and, on the same day, the confidential announcement of the results of a Public Health France investigation into glioblastoma, raised many questions among expert educators. .
“I have been working for 13 years at L’IME Artès, Saint-Privat, a few kilometers from the factory. And I live in Générargues. I am not lucky”The man with his hat would almost smile as he aimed at her head. “I work near the Seveso 2 classified industrial site, and I live in an area affected by pollution linked to mining.”
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“I knew right away it was cancer”
On June 7, at work, Marc Lemaire collapsed due to a severe epileptic seizure. In the Elles emergency room, CT scans and MRIs are performed. A suspicious lesion is detected. Go to the Franciscans in Nîmes. A 4 cm diameter tumor is confirmed. “The next day, I met with the neurosurgeon. It was time to put the protocol in place, run the analysis, see the anesthesiologist… Less than a week later I had surgery on June 14.”
A malignant tumor, a grade 3 astrocytoma, is removed from the patient’s skull. The samples are sent to the laboratory. Anapath confirms the diagnosis. “We started 30 sessions of radiotherapy and chemo at the same time. Later, I took a month-and-a-half break before starting chemo again. I am still under treatment today.”
I want to understand why we are affected, compare our lifestyles, consumption patterns…
Combative and determined, Marc Lemaire wants answers: “I knew right away it was cancer, even though the medical profession is still hesitant to say the words. Doctors never clarify the causes, but I want to know what starts this kind of pathology. After reading the article, I wanted to learn more about the cluster of brain cancers that affected Salindres and Russon. Has any analysis been done? study? Why is no one reporting this? (read below) Who and how many people are affected by this pathology? Someone is working on these themes, right?”
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A teacher wants to get close to other people who are in the same situation as him. “Obviously, the future generation has received calls in this direction. I want to understand why we were affected, compare our lifestyles, consumption patterns… We need to know. I will not give up.”
Lots of cancer, but no explanation
Before being made available on the website of Public Health France, the report was shared in the presence of associations of chemical platform industrialists, local elected officials and factory residents in the sub-prefecture of Alès. For clarification, pedagogy, questions and possible answers, you will have to come back.
Reading the final report, which may have required some clarifications to better understand, we know that the main cause of glioblastomas (commonly known as brain cancer) is exposure to ionizing rays, i.e. radioactivity. . A lead that was rejected by the Nuclear Safety Services.
